§ 49:969 — Legislative veto, amendment, or suspension of rules, regulations, and fees

§969. Legislative veto, amendment, or suspension of rules, regulations, and fees
A. In addition to the procedures provided in R.S. 49:966 for review of the exercise
of the rulemaking authority delegated by the legislature to state agencies, as defined by this
Chapter, the legislature, by concurrent resolution, may suspend, amend, or repeal any rule
or regulation or body of rules or regulations, or any fee or any increase, decrease, or repeal
of any fee, adopted by a state department, agency, board, or commission. The Louisiana
Register shall publish a brief summary of any concurrent resolution adopted by the
legislature pursuant to this Section. The summary shall be published not later than forty-five
days after signing of such resolution by the presiding officers of the legislature.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a rule adopted
by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to state content standards
adopted by the board for use in public elementary and secondary schools, may not be
amended by the legislature and may be suspended or repealed only in its entirety.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1980, No. 660, §1. Acts 1995, No. 1109, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2015, No. 245, §2; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.