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  • 8/3/2019 Acts of the 2008 Louisiana Legislature

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    * As it appears in the enrolled billCODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words under-scored (House Bills) and underscored and boldfaced (Senate Bills) are additions.

    THE ADVOCATE, Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 29, 2008PAGE 481

    ACTS OF 2008LEGISLATURE

    Acts 839 - 903

    ACT No. 839- - -

    HOUSE BILL NO. 1098BY REPRESENTATIVE KATZ

    AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 14:67.21(A)(3),

    R.S. 28:825, R.S. 40:1299.58(A)(introductoryparagraph) and (1) through (3), (B)(introductoryparagraph), and (F), 1300.51(2)(introductoryparagraph)(e) and (h), (3), and (5), 1300.122(1),1300.123(1), 2006(E)(2)(q), (r), and (s), 2009.20(B)(1),

    2120.1, 2120.2(2), (4), and (5), 2120.3(A), (B), and(G), 2120.4(A), (B)(1), (6), and (9), (C), and (D),2120.5(A), (C), and (D), 2120.6(A) and (B), and2120.7(A)(1) and (4) and R.S. 46:2624(B)(7) and (8)and to repeal R.S. 40:1299.58(G), 1300.51(2)(d), (i),and (j), 2006(E)(2)(t), (u), (v), and (w), 2120.2(6), (7),and (8), 2120.3(H), Part II-E of Chapter 11 of Title40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,comprised of R.S. 40:2120.11 through 2120.16,and Part II-F of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprisedof R.S. 40:2120.21 through 2120.26, relative tohome- and community-based service providers;to dene a home- and community-based serviceprovider; to provide for the services of home- and

    community-based service providers; to providefor a single home- and community-based serviceprovider license and uniform fees for personalcare attendant services agencies, respite careservices agencies, supervised independentliving programs, adult day care agencies, andfamily support agencies; to provide for home-and community-based services for elderlypersons and people with disabilities or mentalillness; to provide for denitions; to providefor licensure; to provide for rules, regulations,and licensing standards; to provide for fees; toprovide for surveys; to provide for penalties; toprovide for enforcement upon the promulgationof nal rules and regulations by the Departmentof Health and Hospitals; and to provide forrelated matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 14:67.21(A)(3) is hereby amended

    and reenacted to read as follows:67.21. Theft of the assets of an aged person or

    disabled personA. As used in this Section the following terms

    have the following meanings:* * *

    (3) Health care is any expense resultingfrom medical, personal, residential, or othercare provided or assistance received from anyadult day care facility home- and community-

    based service provider, adult foster home, adultcongregate living facility, nursing home, or otherinstitution or agency responsible for the care ofany aged or disabled person.

    * * *Section 2. R.S. 28:825 is hereby amended and

    reenacted to read as follows:825. Administering medicationPersonal care attendants, home- and community-

    based service provider workers, as dened in R.S.40:2120.2, and respite care workers providing in-home services to persons with developmentaldisabilities pursuant to a Medicaid waiver mayadminister medication to patients as provided inR.S. 37:1024 after successful completion of the drug

    administration course offered by the Department

    of Health and Hospitals in accordance with R.S.37:1021 et seq.

    Section 3. R.S. 40:1299.58(A)(introductoryparagraph) and (1) through (3), (B)(introductoryparagraph), and (F), 1300.51(2)(introductoryparagraph)(e) and (h), (3), and (5), 1300.122(1),1300.123(1), 2006(E)(2)(q), (r), and (s), 2009.20(B)(1),2120.1, 2120.2(2), (4), and (5), 2120.3(A), (B), and (G),2120.4(A), (B)(1), (6), and (9), (C), and (D), 2120.5(A),(C), and (D), 2120.6(A) and (B), and 2120.7(A)(1) and

    (4) are hereby amended and reenacted to read asfollows:1299.58. Consent to surgical or medical

    treatment for mentally retarded or develop-mentally disabled persons and residents of state-operated nursing homes

    A. Upon the written recommendation of thetreating physician, the following persons mayconsent to any surgical or medical treatment onbehalf of any mentally retarded or developmentallydisabled person who is a recipient of servicefrom a state-operated supported living

    programor supervised independent living program, orpersonal care attendant program for the mentallyretarded or developmentally disabled home- and

    community-based service provider, or who is aresident of a state-operated residential facility,community, or group home for the mentallyretarded or developmentally disabled, state-supervised extended family living program, or anonstate-operated residential facility, community,or group home for the mentally retarded ordevelopmentally disabled or who is a resident ofa state-operated nursing home:

    (1) For a resident of a state-operated residentialfacility, community, or group home for thementally retarded or developmentally disabled,the administrator of the residential facility,community, or group home.

    (2) For a resident of a state-supervised extended

    family living program, or a recipient of servicefrom a state-operated supported living programor supervised independent living program, orpersonal care attendant program for the mentallyretarded or developmentally disabled home- andcommunity-based service provider, the ofcefor citizens with developmental disabilitiesadministrator or manager with administrativeauthority over the extended family livingprogram, supported living program, or supervisedindependent living program, or personal careattendant program home- and community-basedservice provider for the region where the homeis located or the program or service is beingprovided.

    (3) For a resident of a nonstate-operatedresidential facility, community, or group home forthe mentally retarded developmentally disabled,the chief executive ofcer of the providerorganization which administers or operates thefacility or home.

    * * *B. Consent for any surgical or medical treatment

    on behalf of a mentally retarded person personwith a developmental disability or a residentin a facility, home, or program as described inR.S. 40:1299.58(A) Subsection A of this Section isauthorized under the following circumstances:

    * * *

    F. As used in this Section, mentally retardedincludes the developmentally disabled.G. Notwithstanding anything else herein to

    the contrary, no person shall be authorized tomake a medical decision for an individual with adevelopmental disability pursuant to this Sectionunless there is no decision maker reasonablyavailable, competent, and willing to act pursuantto R.S. 40:1299.53.

    * * *1300.51. DenitionsFor the purposes of this Part:

    * * *(2) Employer means any of the following

    facilities, agencies, providers, or programs:

    * * *

    (e) A home health agency, as dened in R.S.40:2009.31 R.S. 40:2116.31.

    * * *(h) A personal care attendant services

    agency, as dened in R.S. 46:2682 A home- andcommunity

    -based service provider, as dened inR.S. 40:2120.2.

    * * *(3) Nonlicensed person means any person

    who provides for compensation nursing care or

    other health-related services to residents in anursing facility, intermediate care facility forpeople with developmental disabilities, adultresidential care facility, or adult day care center,personal care attendant services agency, respitecare services agency, or supervised independentliving program home- and community-basedservice provider and who is not a licensed healthprovider. Nonlicensed person also means anyperson who provides such services to individualsin their own homes as an employee or contractprovider of a home health agency, hospice,personal care attendant services agency, respitecare services agency, or supervised independentliving program or home- and community-based

    service provider. Nonlicensed person alsomeans any person employed as a driver by or whocontracts as a driver with a nonemergency, non-ambulance transportation facility or entity.

    * * *(5) Licensed ambulance personnel means

    personnel who provide for compensation orvolunteer services of care as a certied emergencymedical service professional including certiedemergency medical technician-basic, certiedemergency medical technician-intermediate,certied emergency medical technician-paramedic, or certied rst responder.Nothing herein shall pertain to any licensedambulance personnel working for a nursing

    home, intermediate care facility for people withdevelopmental disabilities, adult residentialcare home, adult day care center home- andcommunity-based service provider, home healthagency, or hospice.

    * * *1300.122. Legislative intentThe legislature nds and declares that:(1) Certain nursing home and related facilities,

    residential care/assisted living facilities, adultcongregate living facilities, home health agencies,adult day care centers home- and community-based service providers which provide adultday care services, hospices, and continuing careretirement communities are presently known tooffer to provide or provide a special program orspecial unit for persons who have Alzheimersdisease or a related disorder.

    * * *1300.123. DenitionsAs used in this Part:(1) Alzheimers special care unit means any

    nursing facility, residential care/assisted livingfacility, adult congregate living facility, homehealth agency, adult day care center home- andcommunity-based service provider which providesadult day care services, hospice, or continuingcare retirement community that segregates orprovides a special program or special unit for

    residents with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimersdisease or a related disorder so as to prevent orlimit access by a resident to areas outside thedesignated or separated area; and that advertises,markets, or otherwise promotes the facility asproviding specialized Alzheimer/dementia careservices.

    * * *2006. Fees; licenses; penalties

    * * *E.

    * * *(2) This Subsection shall apply to any licensed:

    * * *(q) Personal care attendant services agency

    Home- and community-based service provider.

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    (r) Respite care services agency Adult braininj

    ury facility.(s) Super vised independent living program Pain

    management clinic.* * *

    2009.20. Duty to make complaints; penalty;immunity

    * * *B.(1) Any person who is engaged in the practice of

    medicine, social services, facility administration,

    psychological or psychiatric services; or anyregistered nurse, licensed practical nurse,nurses aide, home- and community-based serviceprovider employee or worker, personal careattendant, respite worker, physicians assistant,physical therapist, or any other direct caregiverhaving knowledge that a consumers physicalor mental health or welfare has been or may befurther adversely affected by abuse, neglect,or exploitation shall, within twenty-four hours,submit a report to the department or informthe unit or local law enforcement agency of suchabuse or neglect. When the department receivesa report of sexual or physical abuse, whetherdirectly or by referral, the department shall

    notify the chief law enforcement agency of theparish in which the incident occurred of suchreport. Such notication shall be made prior tothe end of the business day subsequent to the dayon which the department received the report.For the purposes of this Paragraph, the chief lawenforcement agency of Orleans Parish shall bethe New Orleans Police Department.

    * * *PART II-D. LICENSING OF

    HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASEDSERVICES SERVICE PROVIDERS

    2120.1. PurposeThe purpose of this Part is to further provide

    for the operation and maintenance of home- and

    community-based services for elderly personsand people with disabilities or mental illnessthrough the Medicaid program in the state andfor the maintenance of community-based servicesavailable under that program.

    2120.2. DenitionsAs used in this Part:

    * * *(2) Financial viability means that the provider

    seeking a home- and community-based serviceprovider license licensure is able to provide oneof the following verication and maintenance of:

    (a) Verication of sufcient assets equal to onehundred thousand dollars or the cost of threemonths of operation, whichever is less A line ofcredit issued from a federally insured, licensedlending institution in the amount of at least ftythousand dollars.

    (b) A letter of credit equal to one hundredthousand dollars or the cost of three monthsof operation, whichever is less General andprofessional liability insurance of at least threehundred thousand dollars.

    (c) Workers compensation insurance.* * *

    (4) Personal care attendant services meansservices required by a person with a disability todo any one or more of the following:

    (a) Become physically independent.

    (b) Remain in the community.(c) Return to the community.Home- and community-based services means

    one or more of the following services:(a) Personal care attendant services, which

    are dened as services required by a personwith a disability in order to become physicallyindependent or to remain in or return to thecommunity.

    (b) Respite care services, which are dened asthe temporary care and supervision of a personwith a disability or an inrm elderly person sothat the primary caregiver can be relieved of suchduties. Respite care services may be performedeither in the home of the person with a disability

    or inrm elderly person or in a facility ownedby the home- and community-based service

    provider who provides respite care services.For the purposes of this Section, person with adisability shall mean a person with a physical,mental, or medical condition or an adult whorequires assistance with activities of daily living.

    (c) Supervised independent living services ,which are dened as necessary training, socialservices, and medical services to enable a personwho has mental illness or who has developmentaldisabilities and who is living in congregate or

    individual apartments to live as independently aspossible in the community.(d) Family support services, which are dened

    as advocacy services, family counseling, includinggenetic counseling, family subsidy programs,parent-to-parent outreach, legal assistance,income maintenance, parent training, homemakerservices, minor home renovations, marriage andfamily education, and other related programs.

    (e) Adult day care services, which are dened asa group program designed to meet the individualneeds of functionally impaired adults whichis structured and comprehensive and whichprovides a variety of health, social, and relatedsupport services in a protective setting for a

    portion of the twenty-four hour day. The groupprogram shall provide for ten or more functionallyimpaired adults who are not related to the owneror operator of the home- and community-basedservice provider. For the purposes of this Section,functionally impaired adults shall meanindividuals aged seventeen years of age and olderwho are physically, mentally, or socially impairedto a degree that supervision is necessary.

    (f) Waiver program services, which are denedas other services approved by the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services for home- andcommunity-based waivers for the LouisianaMedicaid Program.

    (5) Personal care attendant services agency

    means an agency, institution, society, corporation,person or persons, or any other group licensed asa personal care attendant service agency by theDepartment of Health and Hospitals. Home- andcommunity-based service provider means anagency, institution, society, corporation, personor persons, or any other group licensed as ahome- and community-based service providerby the department to provide one or more home-and community-based services as dened in thisSection.

    2120.3. Licensure of home- and community-based services service providers

    A. No agency, institution, society, corporation,person or persons, or any other group providingpersonal care attendant services, respite careservices, or supervised independent livingservices home- and community-based servicesmay be established or operated or be reimbursedunder the Medicaid program for such servicesunless licensed to perform such services by thedepartment.

    B. A license issued to a personal care attendantagency, a respite care services agency, or asupervised independent living program home-and community-based service provider shall bevalid for only one geographic location, and shallbe issued only for the person or and premisesnamed in the license application.

    * * *G. A license issued under this Part shall bevalid for only one geographic location.

    H. A license issued to a personal care attendantagency, a respite care services agency, or asupervised independent living program home-and community-based service provider shall beposted in a conspicuous place on the licensedpremises and shall list the types of home- andcommunity-based services that the provider islicensed to provide.

    2120.4. Rules and regulations; licensingstandards

    A. The licensing agency of the department ishereby authorized and directed to promulgate

    and publish rules, regulations, and licensingstandards, in accordance with the Administrative

    Procedure Act, to provide for the licensureof personal care attendant services agencies,respite care services agencies, and supervisedindependent living programs home- andcommunity

    -based service providers, and toprovide for the health, safety, and welfare ofpersons receiving services from such facilitiesor programs providers, and to provide for thesafe operation of such facilities or programsproviders. The rules, regulations, and licensing

    standards shall become effective upon approvalof the secretary of the department in accordancewith the Administrative Procedure Act. Theserules, regulations, and licensing standards shallhave the effect of law.

    B. The licensing agency of the departmentshall prescribe, promulgate, and publish rules,regulations, and licensing standards to includebut not be limited to the following:

    (1) Licensure application and renewalapplication procedures and requirements.Licensure procedures and requirements mayinclude provisions for granting deemed status tohome- and community-based service providersthat obtain accreditation through a recognized

    national, not-for-prot accrediting body; thelicensure procedures and requirements mayinclude provisions for denying and revokingdeemed status, for complaint surveys andinvestigations of providers holding deemed status,and for approved accreditation organizations.Deemed status shall not be available to personsor entities seeking initial licensure with thedepartment.

    * * *(6) Initial and annual renewal of license,

    including the requirement of a showing ofnancial viability not in excess of the requirementfor initial licensure.

    * * *

    (9) Planning, construction, and design of thefacility or provider to insure the health, safety,welfare, rights, and comfort of patients, clients,and persons receiving services.

    * * *C. Such rules and regulations shall not provide

    for the licensure of residential orientationand adjustment programs for blind persons assupervised independent living service programshome- and community-based service providers.

    D.(1) The secretary of the department is furtherauthorized to set and collect fees for the licensureof personal care attendant services, respite careservices, and supervised independent livingservice providers home- and community-basedservice providers; however, no fees shall becollected from any council on aging pursuant tothis Section. The license fees shall not exceedthe cost of licensure and shall not exceed thefollowing:

    (a) Two hundred dollars per year for eachpersonal care attendant service agency (1) Sixhundred dollars per year for the base license forhome- and community-based service providerswho provide in-home services.

    (b) Two hundred dollars per year for eachsupervised independent living program (2) Anadditional two hundred dollars per year forhome- and community-based service providers

    who provide adult day care services.(c) Two hundred dollars per year for each agencyproviding in-home respite care (3) An additionaltwo hundred dollars per year for home- andcommunity-based service providers who provideout-of-home respite care.

    (2) Each out-of-home respite care facility shallbe assessed fees as follows:

    (a) Four hundred dollars per year for each out-of-home respite care facility with no fewer thanfour and no more than six beds.

    (b) Eight hundred dollars per year for each out-of-home respite care facility with no fewer thanseven and no more than fteen beds.

    (c) Twelve hundred dollars per year for each

    out-of-home respite care facility with sixteen ormore beds.

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    THE ADVOCATE, Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 29, 2008PAGE 483

    2120.5. License issuance; application; onsiteinspection

    A. Each application for licensure of a personalcare attendant services agency, respite careservices agency, or supervised independent livingprogram home- and community-based serviceprovider shall be submitted to the departmenton forms provided by the licensing agency andshall contain such information as that agencymay require. Additional information required

    by the licensing agency shall be provided by theapplicant as requested.* * *

    C.(1) Following receipt of the completedapplication and licensing fee, the licensing agencyshall perform an onsite survey and inspection.If, after the onsite survey and inspection, thelicensing agency nds that the facility or providermeets the requirements established underthis Part and the licensing standards adoptedpursuant to this Part, a license shall be issued.

    (2) The licensing agency shall work to ensurethat surveys are coordinated to the greatestextent possible with other state regulatoryagencies in order to reduce duplication of effort

    on the part of the state, as well as the regulatedagency provider. This provision shall not apply tocomplaint investigations.

    D. As a condition for a renewal of a license, thelicensee must submit to the licensing agency acompleted annual renewal application on formsprescribed by the licensing agency and shallcontain such information as required by theagency; additionally, the annual renewal licensingfee must be submitted with the annual renewalapplication. Upon receipt of the completed annualrenewal application and the annual renewallicensing fee, the licensing agency shall determineif the facility or provider continues to meet therequirements established under this Part and

    the licensing standards adopted pursuant to thisPart. The licensing agency may perform an onsitesurvey and inspection upon annual renewal. Ifthe facility or provider continues to meet therequirements established under this Part andthe licensing standards adopted pursuant to thisPart, a license shall be issued which is valid forone year.

    * * *2120.6. Operation without license; penaltyA. A personal care attendant services agency,

    respite care services agency, and supervisedindependent living program home- andcommunity-based service provider shall notoperate without a license issued by the licensingagency, regardless of provider payor source.Any such facility or provider operating withouta license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor andupon conviction shall be ned no less than twohundred fty dollars nor more than one thousanddollars. Each day of violation shall constitute aseparate offense. It shall be the responsibilityof the department to inform the appropriatedistrict attorney of the alleged violation to assureenforcement.

    B. If a personal care attendant services agency,respite care services agency, or supervisedindependent living program home- andcommunity-based service provider is operating

    without a license issued by the licensing agency,the department shall have the authority to issuean immediate cease and desist order to thatfacility or provider. Any such facility or providerreceiving such a cease and desist order from thedepartment shall immediately cease operationsuntil such time as that provider is issued a licenseby the applicable licensing agency.

    * * *2120.7. Fees on home- and community-based

    service providers; disposition of feesA.(1) The department is hereby authorized to

    adopt and impose fees for home- and community-based services provided by the Medicaid programon every personal care attendant services agency,

    respite care services agency, and supervisedindependent living program home- and

    community

    -based service provider and to adoptrules and regulations relative to the imposition ofsuch fees. The amount of any fee shall not exceedthe total cost to t he state of providing the servicesubject to such fee. In addition, the amount of thefees imposed shall not exceed six percent of thegross revenues of such agency or program.

    * * *(4) The department shall not impose, adopt, or

    collect any fee authorized under the provisions

    of this Section until written approval isreceived from the secretary of the United StatesDepartment of Health and Human Services thatpersonal care service agencies, respite careservices agencies, or supervised independentliving programs, either collectively or separately,home- and community-based service providersmay be considered a class of providers for thepurposes of 42 C.F.R. CFR 433.56.

    * * *Section 4. R.S. 46:2624(B)(7) and (8) are hereby

    amended and reenacted to read as follows:2624. Louisiana Medical Assistance Trust

    Fund Advisory Council; creation; membership* * *

    B. The Louisiana Medical Assistance TrustFund Advisory Council shall be composed of thefollowing members:

    * * *(7) One member appointed by the governor who is

    a provider of home- and community based-serviceprovider who provides personal care attendantservices or respite care services, provided thisservice provider group pays a provider fee.

    (8) One member appointed by the governor who isa provider of home- and community based-serviceprovider who provides supervised independentliving services, provided this service providergroup pays a provider fee.

    * * *

    Section 5. R.S. 40:1299.58(G), 1300.51(2)(d), (i),and (j), 2006(E)(2)(t), (u), (v), and (w), 2120.2(6), (7),and (8), 2120.3(H), Part II-E of Chapter 11 of Title40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,comprised of R.S. 40:2120.11 through 2120.16, andPart II-F of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the LouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.40:2120.21 through 2120.26, are hereby repealedin their entirety.

    Section 6. The provisions of this Act shallnot be implemented, applied, or enforced untilthe nal adoption of the necessary rules andregulations promulgated by the Department ofHealth and Hospitals. The Department of Healthand Hospitals shall, upon the effective date ofthis Act, immediately commence the process ofpromulgating such rules and regulations.

    Section 7. This Act shall become effectiveupon signature by the governor or, if not signedby the governor, upon expiration of the time forbills to become law without signature by thegovernor, as provided by Article III, Section 18of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed bythe governor and subsequently approved by thelegislature, this Act shall become effective on theday following such approval.

    Approved by the Governor, July 8, 2008.A true copy:

    Jay Dardenne

    Secretary of State- - - - - - - -

    ACT No. 840- - -

    HOUSE BILL NO. 1145BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL

    AND SENATOR DORSEYAN ACT

    To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3351.6(B) and toenact R.S. 17:3351.6(A)(4), (5), and (6), relativeto authorizing the Board of Supervisors ofLouisiana State University and Agriculturaland Mechanical College to increase tuition andnonresident fee amounts for students at the Paul

    M. Hebert Law Center; to authorize proportionalamounts for part-time students and for summer

    sessions; to provide limitations; to provide foreffectiveness; to provide for an effective date;and to provide for related matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 17:3351.6(B) is hereby amended

    and reenacted and R.S. 17:3351.6(A)(4), (5), and (6)are hereby enacted to read as follows:

    3351.6. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana StateUniversity and Agricultural and MechanicalCollege; tuition and nonresident fee amounts for

    the Paul M. Hebert Law CenterA. In addition to the authority granted to theBoard of Supervisors of Louisiana State Universityand Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S.17:3351(A)(5) and Act No. 493 of the 1999 RegularSession of the Legislature and in accordance withthe provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of theConstitution of Louisiana, the board may imposethe following increases in tuition and nonresidentattendance fee amounts:

    * * *(4) For full-time students in the rst-y

    ear classat the Paul M. Hebert Law Center for the Fall 2008semester, an increase in tuition by an amountof ve hundred dollars per semester and an

    increase in the nonresident attendance fee by anamount of ve hundred dollars per semester. Thetuition and nonresident attendance fee amountsauthorized by this Paragraph for such studentsshall continue and shall not be increased throughthe Spring 2011 semester.

    (5) For full-time students in the rst-year classat the Paul M. Hebert Law Center for the Fall 2009semester, an increase in tuition by an amountof one thousand dollars per semester and anincrease in the nonresident attendance fee by anamount of one thousand dollars per semester. Thetuition and nonresident attendance fee amountsauthorized by this Paragraph for such studentsshall continue and not be increased through the

    Spring 2012 semester.(6) For full-time students in the rst-year class

    at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center for the Fall 2010semester or in the rst-year class in a subsequentyear, an increase in tuition by an amount of onethousand ve hundred dollars per semester andan increase in the nonresident attendance fee byan amount of one thousand ve hundred dollarsper semester.

    B. The increases in tuition and nonresidentattendance fee amounts authorized by Paragraphs(A)(1), (2), and (3) of this Section shall be increasesfrom the tuition and nonresident attendance feeamounts in effect for the Spring 2002 semester. Theincreases in tuition and nonresident attendancefee amounts authorized by Paragraphs (A)(4), (5),and (6) of this Section shall be increases from thetuition and nonresident attendance fee amountsin effect for the Spring 2008 semester.

    * * *Section 2. This Act shall become effective

    upon signature by the governor or, if not signedby the governor, upon expiration of the time forbills to become law without signature by thegovernor, as provided by Article III, Section 18of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed bythe governor and subsequently approved by thelegislature, this Act shall become effective on theday following such approval.

    ThisbillhavingbeensubmittedtotheGovernorandnoactionhavingbeentakenwithinthetimeprovidedbytheConstitution,saidbillbecomeslawwithouthisapproval.A true copy:

    Jay DardenneSecretary of State

    - - - - - - - -

    ACT No. 841- - -

    HOUSE BILL NO. 1164BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRIS

    AN ACT

    To amend and reenact R.S. 17:85 and to repealR.S. 17:85.1, 85.2, 85.3, 85.5, 85.8, 85.11, and 85.12,

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    relative to the naming of facilities; to authorizeschool boards to name athletic facilities afterliving persons; to repeal prior grants of similarauthority and to provide relative to actions takenby school boards under such grants of authority;and to provide for related matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 17:85 is hereby amended and

    reenacted to read as follows:85. Naming of football stadium athletic facility

    by certain school boardsNotwithstanding R.S. 14:316 R.S. 42:267 or anyother law to the contrary, a parish school board ina parish having a population between forty-threethousand and forty-three thousand six hundredpersons according to the most recent federaldecennial census may name a football stadiuman existing athletic facility at a high school inthe parish within its jurisdiction in honor of aformer principal and coach who meets all of thefollowing criteria: living person. A school boardmay establish criteria that it will apply in namingan athletic facility in honor of a living person,but such criteria are not a prerequisite for theexercise of the authority granted by this Section.

    (1) He coached football at a high school in theparish that is no longer in existence and thefootball team he coached at that high school wontwo state championships.

    (2) He was a principal of the high school wherethe stadium is located and also served as anassistant coach at that high school.

    (3) He retired from the school system prior to1990.

    Section 2. R.S. 17:85.1, 85.2, 85.3, 85.5, 85.8 , 85.11,and 85.12 are hereby repealed in their entirety.

    Section 3. Any action taken by a school board toname a high school stadium, eld house, athleticfacility, or gymnasium which action was validunder a provision of law in effect at the time the

    action was taken is hereby ratied and afrmedand shall remain in effect except as provided bysubsequent action of the school board.

    Section 4. This Act shall become effectiveupon signature by the governor or, if not signedby the governor, upon expiration of the time forbills to become law without signature by thegovernor, as provided by Article III, Section 18of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed bythe governor and subsequently approved by thelegislature, this Act shall become effective on theday following such approval.

    ThisbillhavingbeensubmittedtotheGovernorandnoactionhavingbeentakenwithinthetimeprovidedbytheConstitution,saidbillbecomeslawwithouthisapproval.A true copy:

    Jay DardenneSecretary of State

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    HOUSE BILL NO. 1182BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER

    AN ACTTo enact R.S. 24:653(K) and R.S. 39:51.1 and 345.1,

    relative to the expenditure of public funds; to

    provide a procedure for the submission of certaininformation by certain nongovernmental entitiesfor the purpose of inclusion in appropriationbills; to provide with respect to the approvalby the Joint Legislative Committee on theBudget of budgets of certain public entities orsalaries of certain public ofcials; to authorizethe committee to direct by resolution thewithholding of certain warrants of monies fromthe state treasury under certain circumstances;to designate certain expenditures as prohibiteddonations; and to provide for related matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 24:653(K) is hereby enacted to

    read as follows:

    653. Duties and functions* * *

    K.(1) In the conduct of its responsibility todischarge the constitutional scal and budgetaryresponsibilities of the Louisiana Legislature, thecommittee shall consider the operating budgetsof public entities and salaries of particular publicofcials which by law require the approval of thecommittee.

    (a) The consideration of operating budgetsshall be given in advance of the beginning ofthe subject entitys scal year. In the event the

    committee nds that the entity has failed toreceive the required approval, either by failureto appear or by committee disapproval of itsbudget, the committee shall have the authorityto adopt a resolution to direct the commissionerof administration and the state treasurer to denyany warrant or payment of money from the statetreasury for any amount contained within thatbudget. The committee is also authorized toadopt a resolution to direct the commissioner ofadministration and state treasurer to recommencethe acceptance of warrants. In case of a publicentity whose operating funds are administeredoutside of the state treasury, if the committeedetermines that the entity has failed to receive

    the required approval of its budget, either byfailure to appear or by committee disapproval ofits budget, the committee is authorized to adopta resolution to that effect, and any expenditureof public monies by such entity shall constitute aviolation of the provisions of Article VII, Section14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

    (b) The consideration of salaries of publicofcials, which by law require the approval of thecommittee, shall occur prior to the execution ofany employment contract for that ofcial. Thestate shall not be liable for any payment of suchsalary if the salary has not been approved bythe Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.The committee shall have the authority to

    adopt a resolution to direct the commissionerof administration and the state treasurer todeny any warrant or payment of money fromthe state treasury for any monies related to thepayment of the salary at issue. The committeeis also authorized to adopt a resolution to directthe commissioner of administration and statetreasurer to recommence the acceptance ofwarrants.

    (2) The provisions of this Section shall have noeffect on the provisions of any contract which is ineffect prior to July 1, 2008.

    (3) Notwithstanding any contrary provisionof law, the chairman of the Joint LegislativeCommittee on the Budget may grant an entity, forgood cause shown, an extension of time, not toexceed thirty days, to comply with the provisionsof this Subsection and the Joint LegislativeCommittee on the Budget may grant an additionalextension of time.

    Section 2. R.S. 39:51.1 and 345.1 are herebyenacted to read as follows:

    51.1. General Appropriation Bill and otherappropriation bills; nongovernmental entityfunding request form

    A.(1)(a) No later than the rst day of Novembereach year any nongovernmental entity which isneither a budget unit nor a political subdivision ofthe state that is requesting funding from the state

    through the General Appropriation Bill, capitaloutlay bill, or any supplemental appropriationbill shall transmit certain information relative tosuch proposed funding to the House Committeeon Appropriations, the House Committee on Waysand Means, the Senate Committee on Finance,and the Senate Committee on Revenue andFiscal Affairs in a form and manner as shall beprescribed jointly by the committees.

    (b) The provisions of this Section shall notapply to appropriations for the payment of money judgments against the state, including consent judgments, stipulated judgments, judgmentsrendered by the Board of Tax Appeals, and otherjudgments against the state.

    (2) At the direction of the committees , the clerkof the House of Representatives and the secretary

    of the Senate shall provide for a mechanism formaking all completed forms available to themembers of the legislature and for notication tothe members of the legislature of the availabilityof the information.

    (3) Each completed form shall be published bythe clerk of the House of Representatives andthe secretary of the Senate and shall be madeavailable to the public via the Internet. The clerkof the House of Representatives and the secretary

    of the Senate shall maintain the informationcontained in the completed forms in an online,searchable database, available to the public viathe Internet.

    B. Such information shall include, at a minimum,the following information:

    (1) The entitys full legal name, mailing address,and physical address.

    (2) The type of entity (for instance, a nonprotcorporation) and, if the entity is a corporation, thefull names of the incorporators of the entity. Ifthe entity is a private entity required to registerwith the secretary of state, the entity shall showevidence of good standing with that ofce.

    (3) The last four numbers of the taxpayer

    identication number of the entity.(4) The full names and addresses of the governing

    board and all ofcers of the entity. Additionally,the entity shall provide the full names andaddresses of its executive director, chiefexecutive ofcer, or other person responsible forthe operation of the entity, and the key personnelresponsible for the program or functions to befunded through the proposed funding.

    (5) The dollar amount of the proposed funding.(6) The entitys proposed comprehensive budget

    showing all anticipated uses of the proposedmonies, including additional sources of revenuefor the program or project proposed, and amountsbudgeted by categories of expenditures, including

    but not limited to salaries, operating services,professional services, contracts, acquisitions,major repairs, and other charges.

    (7) A certication that the entity has nooutstanding audit issues or ndings or that theentity is working with appropriate governmentalagencies to resolve those issues or ndings.

    (8) The entitys public purpose sought to beachieved through the use of state monies and thegoals and objectives to achieve such purpose.

    (9) The proposed length of time the entityestimates is needed to accomplish the purpose.

    (10) If any elected or appointed ofcial or animmediate family member of such an ofcial isan ofcer, director, trustee, or employee of theentity who receives compensation or holds anyownership interest therein:

    (a) If an elected or appointed ofcial, the nameand address of the ofcial and the ofce held bysuch person.

    (b) If an immediate family member of an electedor appointed ofcial, the name and address ofsuch person; the name, address, and ofce of theofcial to whom the person is related; and thenature of the relationship.

    (c) The percentage of the ofcials or immediatefamily members ownership interest in the entity,if any.

    (d) The position, if any, held by the ofcial or

    immediate family member in the entity.(11) If the entity has a contract with any electedor appointed ofcial or an immediate familymember of such an ofcial or with the state or anypolitical subdivision of the state:

    (a) If the contract is with an elected or appointedofcial, the name and address of the ofcial andthe ofce held by such person.

    (b) If the contract is with an immediate familymember of an elected or appointed ofcial, thename and address of such person; the name,address, and ofce of the ofcial to whomthe person is related; and the nature of therelationship.

    (c) If the contract is with the state or a political

    subdivision of the state, the name and address ofthe state entity or political subdivision.

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    (d) The nature of the contract, including adescription of the goods or services provided orto be provided pursuant to the contract.

    C. Requests submitted after November rst ofeach year may be included within an appropriationbill if the late submission is approved by the JointLegislative Committee on the Budget or the JointLegislative Committee on Capital Outlay prior tothe last day for introduction of a matter intendedto have the effect of law by either house of the

    legislature. Requesting entities shall submit allapplicable information prior to such approval.D. After the last day for introduction of a matter

    intended to have the effect of law by either house ofthe legislature, authorization for late submissionshall be approved by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the standing committeeto which such matter is referred or through anamendment in accordance with the rules of therespective house.

    E. A completed nongovernmental entity fundingrequest form shall be submitted for each entitywhich is neither a budget unit nor a politicalsubdivision of the state and for which fundingis provided in an appropriation bill either

    upon introduction or through an amendmentin accordance with the rules of the respectivehouse.

    F. The term immediate family as used in thisSection shall have the same meaning as providedin R.S. 42:1102.

    G. Nothing in this Section shall be construedto waive the provisions of Part III of Chapter 1of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana RevisedStatutes of 1950, pertaining to the capital outlaybudget.

    * * *345.1. Denial of warrants pursuant to resolution

    of the Joint Legislative Committee on the BudgetUpon receipt of a resolution of the Joint

    Legislative Committee on the Budget whichdirects the denial of warrants for a particularentity, the commissioner of administration andthe state treasurer shall deny any warrant for thebenet of such entity until receipt of a resolutionto recommence the payment of warrants.

    Section 3. This Act shall become effectiveupon signature by the governor or, if not signedby the governor, upon expiration of the time forbills to become law without signature by thegovernor, as provided by Article III, Section 18of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed bythe governor and subsequently approved by thelegislature, this Act shall become effective on theday following such approval.

    Approved by the Governor, July 8, 2008.A true copy:

    Jay DardenneSecretary of State

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    HOUSE BILL NO. 1201BY REPRESENTATIVE PERRY AND SENATORS

    N. GAUTREAUX AND MARIONNEAUXAN ACT

    To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1532, relative to theofce of risk management; to require reporting

    on the payment and satisfaction of certain claimsand judgments; to provide for an effective date;and to provide for related matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 39:1532 is hereby amended and

    reenacted to read as follows:1532. Reporting requirementsA. The commissioner of administration shall

    prepare such reports as he nds necessary for theproper conduct of his duties.

    B. In the scal year immediately followinga regular session of the legislature in whichthe legislature has enacted appropriationsfrom the state general fund for the payment ofspecic judgments or claims, the commissioner

    of administration shall report to the HouseCommittee on Appropriations and the Senate

    Committee on Finance on the fteenth dayof October and the fteenth day of Februaryregarding the payment status of all such claimsand judgments, including but not limited to thelast offer made by the plaintiff as well as the lastoffer made by the state of Louisiana and the nalcost of each judgment.

    Section 2. This Act shall become effectiveon July 1, 2008; if vetoed by the governor andsubsequently approved by the legislature, this

    Act shall become effective on July 1, 2008, or onthe day following such approval by the legislature,whichever is later.

    Approved by the Governor, July 9, 2008.A true copy:

    Jay DardenneSecretary of State

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    SENATE BILL NO. 773BY SENATOR MARTINY

    AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 26:80(A)(3) and

    280(A)(3), relative to alcohol permits; to providefor the issuance of alcohol permits to certainfacilities which are leased for the purposeof conducting charitable games of chance; toprovide for permits for dealers in beveragesof low alcoholic content to certain facilitieswhich are leased for the purposes of conductingcharitable games of chance; and to provide forrelated matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 26:80(A)(3) and 280(A)(3) are

    hereby amended and reenacted to read asfollows:

    80. Qualications of applicants for permitsA. Applicants for state and local permits of all

    kinds shall meet all of the following qualicationsand conditions:

    * * *(3) Be the owner of the premises , or have a bona

    de written lease therefor, or be a commerciallessor or a non-commercial lessor licensed pursuantto R.S. 4:701 et seq., exclusively for the sole purposeof conducting charitable gaming.

    * * *280. Qualications of applicants for permitsA. Applicants for state and local permits of all

    kinds shall meet the following qualications andconditions:

    * * *(3) Be the owner of the premises , or have a bona

    de written lease therefor, or be a commerciallessor or a non-commercial lessor licensed pursuantto R.S. 4:701 et seq., exclusively for and for the solepurpose of conducting charitable gaming. In caseswhere the applicant holds a bona de writtenlease, the name and current street address of thelessor shall be shown on the application form ledwith the commissioner.

    * * * ThisbillhavingbeensubmittedtotheGovernorandnoactionhavingbeentakenwithinthetimeprovidedbytheConstitution,saidbillbecomeslawwithouthisapproval.A true copy:

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    HOUSE BILL NO. 1267BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTOUCET

    AN ACTTo enact R.S. 13:1883(J), relative to the marshal

    of the city of Rayne; to authorize an increase insalary; and to provide for related matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. R.S. 13:1883(J) is hereby enacted to

    read as follows:

    1883. Compensation of marshal* * *

    J. Either the governing authority of the city ofRayne or the governing authority of the parish ofAcadia, or both, may increase the compensationthat either or both pay to the marshal of the CityCourt of Rayne in such an amount over and abovethat xed by Subsection A of this Section as eitheror both may determine.

    Approved by the Governor, July 9, 2008.A true copy:

    Jay Dardenne

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    HOUSE BILL NO. 1288BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN

    AN ACTTo provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing

    Fund and the allocation and distribution thereoffor Fiscal Year 2008-2009; and to provide forrelated matters.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:Section 1. For the purposes of this Act the

    following denitions shall apply and obtain:

    (a)(1) Unless otherwise provided herein, taxrecipient bodies shall mean the city of NewOrleans, parish governing authorities, schoolboards, special taxing districts, and otherbodies which were eligible for reimbursementor payment from the Property Tax Relief Fundprior to its abolition and repeal by Act 10 of the1972 Extraordinary Session of the LouisianaLegislature and any other taxing district listedin Sections 1(a)(3) and 1(a)(4) or any other taxingdistrict for any millage specied in Section 9(B) ofthis Act. In the parish of Rapides, tax recipientbodies shall not include Red River Waterways.In the parish of Lafourche, tax recipient bodiesshall not include the Atchafalaya Basin Levee

    District, the Lafourche Levee District, and FreshWater District No. 1.

    (2) Tax recipient bodies shall not include themillage levied by the various law enforcementdistricts in the state in lieu of commissions as aresult of Act 689 of the 1976 Regular Session of theLouisiana Legislature; however, law enforcementdistricts shall be considered tax recipient bodiesfor any millage voted and levied for that purposeto the extent specically provided in Section 9(B)of this Act.

    (3) Tax recipient bodies shall also mean thosespecial taxing districts and other bodies whichwere not eligible for reimbursement as providedin Section 1(a)(1) but which had erroneouslyshared as a tax recipient body in the proceedsof Act 598 of the 1977 Regular Session and weresubsequently determined by the state treasurerto be ineligible for such participation under theprovisions of Act 592 of the 1978 Regular Session.The exclusive listing of all such special taxingdistricts and other bodies is as follows:

    AcadiaMermentau River Harbor & Terminal

    AllenElizabeth Recreation District #3

    Kinder Recreation District #2--Maintenance Hospital Service District #3--Maintenance

    AscensionLighting District #6Lighting District #7

    Avoyelles Red River Waterway District--Capital Outlay

    Red River Waterway District--OperationsBeauregard

    Waterworks District #3--Ward 4Waterworks District #3--Ward BienvilleFire Protection District #6Hospital Service District #2

    CaldwellColumbia Heights Sewerage

    CameronCameron Water District #1--Maintenance

    Water District #7--Maintenance Grand Lake Recreation District--Maintenance

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    Water District #10--MaintenanceFire District #10--Maintenance

    CatahoulaHospital District #2

    ClaiborneHospital District #1Concordia

    Recreation District #3--MaintenanceFire Protection District #1

    Evangeline

    Cemetery Tax District--Ward 4Cemetery Tax District #1Cemetery Tax District #6Water District #1--MaintenanceEvangeline Parish School BoardConsolidated School District No. 2Evangeline Parish School BoardConsolidated School District No. 7 GrantHospital District #1Recreational District #2

    JeffersonAmbulance Service #1Community Center Playground District #1Community Center Playground District #10Community Center Playground District #11

    Community Center Playground District #12Community Center Playground District #13Community Center Playground District #14Community Center Playground District #15Fire Protection District #5Fire Protection District #6Sewerage District #8Sewerage District #9Jefferson Hospital District #1

    LaSalleSewer MaintenanceRecreation District #5

    LivingstonRoad Light District #2Fire Protection District #1

    Fire Protection District #4Recreation District #3

    MorehouseBastrop Area Fire District #2Fire District #1--Ward 6Fire District #1--Ward 10

    Pointe CoupeeSewerage District #1

    RapidesWaterworks #11A--MaintenanceRecreational--Maintenance

    St. JamesRoad Light District #1ARoad Light District #2Road Light District #4

    St. LandryFire Protection District #3

    St. MartinSewerage District

    St. MaryWest St. Mary Parish Port Commission

    St. TammanyFire District #4Fire District #5Fire District #7Fire District #9Fire District #10Recreation District #2

    Tangipahoa

    Hospital District #1--MaintenanceUnionHospital Service--Tri-WardHospital Service--East Union

    VermilionWard 8 Public Cemetery

    (4) Tax recipient bodies shall also mean the following special taxingdistricts and other bodies which were not eligible for reimbursement asprovided in Section 1(a)(1) and which had never shared, except in the parishesof Bossier, East Baton Rouge, Ouachita and Terrebonne, as a tax recipientbody in the proceeds of state revenue sharing. The exclusive listing of allsuch special taxing districts and other bodies is as follows:

    Assumption

    Road Lighting District #2

    BossierCypress Back Bayou Recreation Tax--Bonds/Maintenance

    East Baton RougeVillage St. George Fire District

    OuachitaCooley Hospital TaxSterlington Sewerage DistrictFire District No. 1--MaintenanceNorth Monroe Sewerage District No. 1--MaintenanceRoad Light District No. 5

    Road Light District #1Road Light District #3Road Light District #4East Ouachita Recreational District

    TerrebonneRoad Lighting District No. 4Road Lighting District No. 5 --MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 6Road Lighting District No. 8 --MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 9 --MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 10- -MaintenanceFire Protection District No. 4-A--MaintenanceFire Protection District No. 5 --MaintenanceFire Protection No. 8--MaintenanceFire Protection District No. 10- -Maintenance

    Sanitation District No. 1--MaintenanceRecreation District No. 1--MaintenanceRecreation District No. 4- -MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 1--MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 2- -MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 3AFire Protection District No. 123--MaintenanceFire Protection District No. 9 --MaintenanceRoad Lighting District No. 7--Maintenance

    St. TammanyMosquito District No. 2(A)--10 millsMosquito District No. 2(B)--10 mills

    (5)(a) In addition to the limitations hereinabove set forth, tax recipientbodies for purposes of this Act shall be tax recipient bodies within the

    meaning of Ar ticle VII, Section 26 of the Constitution of Louisiana, limitedsolely to those taxes authorized prior to January 1, 1978, and any renewalsthereof, or any millage authorized prior to January 1, 1978, but not leviedin full or part on the tax rolls. In Orleans Parish this limitation shall applysolely to those taxes authorized and collected prior to January 1, 1978.

    (b) Population shall mean that enumeration of persons within the state,its parishes, and incorporated municipalities determined by the divisionof business and economic research of Louisiana Tech University underthe most recent federal-state cooperative program for local populationestimates. Such determination shall be submitted to the state treasurerannually not later than January fteenth of each calendar year. Any taxrecipient body or incorporated municipality which is aggrieved by suchdetermination may le a petition for administrative review with the statetreasurer not later than March fteenth of each calendar year hereafter.The estimates so submitted shall have no effect on the distribution for thescal year in which they are made but shall be utilized for purposes ofthis Act and for distribution during the ensuing scal year. The treasurershall have authority to afrm, modify, or set aside in whole or in part,the determination of the division of business and economic research ofLouisiana Tech University.

    (c) Homesteads shall mean that enumeration of homestead exemptionclaims led with the assessors as determined by the Louisiana TaxCommission as of November fteenth of the current calendar year fromthe original tax rolls submitted to the commission prior to any adjustmentsthereto.

    (d) Public school population shall mean the enumeration of enrollmentscontained in the Department of Education Annual Report for the precedingschool year.

    (e) City of New Orleans, unless otherwise indicated herein, shall mean

    only the city of New Orleans, the Orleans Levee District, the Sewerage andWater Board of New Orleans, the Board of Assessors for Orleans Parish, andthe Orleans Parish School Board and reference in this Act to tax recipientbodies in the city of New Orleans shall refer only to the aforesaid entities.

    Section 2. The revenue sharing fund for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 shallconsist of the sum of Ninety Million and No/100 ($90,000,000.00) Dollars.

    Section 3. The amount to be distributed annually to each parish fromthe revenue sharing fund shall be the sum of (a) an amount equal to thatpercentage of eighty percent of the total fund which is equal to the ratiowhich the population of the parish bears to the total state population, and(b) an amount equal to that percentage of twenty percent of the total fundwhich is equal to the ratio which the number of homesteads in the parishbears to the total number of homesteads in the state. As used in this Section,the term homesteads shall mean that enumeration of adjusted homesteadexemption claims led with the assessors as determined by the Louisiana

    Tax Commission as of March thirty-rst of the current calendar year.

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    Section 4. Except as provided in Section 5, the state treasurer shalldistribute the funds herein allocated to the tax collectors of the respectiveparishes and to the city of New Orleans.

    Section 5. That portion of the fund for the parish of Ouachita allocated tothe Monroe City School Board shall be an amount which will reimburse saidboard, to the extent available and subject to the provisions of Section 9(C)of this Act, for the taxes lost as a result of homestead exemptions based onthe tax rolls for the current calendar year and shall be distributed directlyto the city treasurer of the city of Monroe, who shall pay therefrom thestatutorily dedicated deductions for retirement systems. For the purpose ofdistribution of the balance of the revenue sharing funds the state treasurermay use the amount listed on the prior year Ouachita Parish tax rolls whichwere due the Monroe City School Board.

    Section 6. Eleven and nine-tenths percent of all revenue sharing fundsdistributed by the provisions of this Act, excluding such funds as aredistributed directly to the city of New Orleans and the amount listed on theprior year Ouachita Parish tax rolls which were due the Monroe City SchoolBoard ($1,260,166), shall form a special fund ($9,981,594) to be distributedas commissions to the tax collectors of the respective parishes, the city ofNew Orleans excepted. Each such tax collector shall receive a percentageof such fund, based on commissions received by him pursuant to Act 153 ofthe 1973 Regular Session, as provided in Section 8 of this Act.

    Section 7.A. Two and forty-four hundredths percent of all revenue sharingfunds distributed by the provisions of this Act, excluding such funds as aredistributed directly to the city of New Orleans and the amount listed on

    the prior year Ouachita tax rolls which were due the Monroe City SchoolBoard ($1,260,166), shall form a special fund ($2,046,646) to be distributed tothe various retirement systems which were eligible for payment pursuantto Act 153 of the 1973 Regular Session, as provided in Section 8 of this Actfor distribution to such retirement systems, and shall make due paymentthereof to each retirement system in the same proportion that the statutorydeduction provided by law for the system bears to the total statutorydeductions provided by law for all such retirement systems. For the purposeof distributing these retirement contributions, the state treasurer may usethe statutory deductions determined by the Public Retirement SystemsActuarial Committee as per R.S. 11:103 for the previous calendar year.

    B. The city of New Orleans shall make the deductions legally establishedfor retirement systems which were eligible for payment pursuant to Act 153of the 1973 Regular Session and shall make due payment in accordance withthe statutory deductions provided by law for all such retirement systems.

    Notwithstanding the above provisions the city of New Orleans shall remitthe following amounts for the indicated retirement systems for Fiscal Year2008-2009: Assessors Retirement Fund, $168,474; Clerks of Court Retirementand Relief Fund, $137,015; District Attorneys Retirement System, $67,281;Registrars of Voters Employees Retirement System, $64,443; SheriffsPension and Relief Fund, $55,762.

    Section 8. The respective percentages to be used in calculating taxcollectors commissions and retirement system distributions shall be asfollows:

    PARISH SHERIFF RETIREMENTAcadia 1.491% 1.047%Allen .739% .475%Ascension 1.283% .985%Assumption .871% .399%

    Avoyelles 1.263% .811%Beauregard .842% .583%Bienville .596% .405%Bossier 1.705% 2.281%Caddo 5.490% 10.375%Calcasieu 4.719% 6.051%Caldwell .473% .319%Cameron .498% .400%Catahoula .468% .303%Claiborne .543% .326%Concordia .730% .486%DeSoto .547% .349%East Baton Rouge 7.118% 11.977%East Carroll .443% .331%East Feliciana .489% .238%Evangeline .730% .525%Franklin .731% .757%Grant .614% .357%Iberia 2.221% 1.847%Iberville 1.391% .810% Jackson .653% .495% Jefferson 13.312% 13.856% Jefferson Davis .693% .766%Lafayette 3.081% 2.843%Lafourche 1.928% 1.958%LaSalle .548% .349%Lincoln .727% .922%Livingston 1.679% 1.322%Madison .443% .401%

    Morehouse 1.001% .907%Natchitoches 1.072% .775%

    PARISH SHERIFF RETIREMENTOuachita 2.736% 3.200%Plaquemines 1.436% 1.241%Pointe Coupee .641% .422%Rapides 3.250% 3.751%Red River .421% .147%Richland .655% .683%Sabine .685% .517%St. Bernard 3.467% 3.005%St. Charles 1.060% .959%St. Helena .446% .291%St. James .928% .759%St. John the Baptist 1.184% .704%St. Landry 2.740% 2.013%St. Martin 1.121% .626%St. Mary 1.895% 1.826%St. Tammany 2.752% 2.396%Tangipahoa 2.773% 1.863%Tensas .343% .266%Terrebonne 2.233% 2.175%Union .590% .409%Vermilion 1.220% 1.004%Vernon 1.627% 1.112%Washington 1.349% .922%Webster 1.068% 1.131%

    West Baton Rouge .747% .516%West Carroll .464% .466%West Feliciana .404% .188%Winn .633% .377%

    Section 9. All remaining funds shall be allocated and distributed asfollows:

    A. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section and except asprovided by Section 5, the tax collector of each parish and the city of NewOrleans shall allocate and distribute, within fteen days after receipt thereof,to the tax recipient bodies within his jurisdiction an amount available aftercommissions and deductions which is necessary to offset losses attributableto homestead exemptions. In any parish which had excess funds in 1977,the amount available for the reimbursement of homestead exemption lossesshall be limited to the amount used for that purpose in 1977, adjusted by

    the percentage by which the number of homesteads in the parish increasedor decreased from 1977 to 2007, together with any additional taxing bodiesor millages authorized to participate on the same pro rata basis underthe provisions of Section 1(a)(3), Section 1(a)(4), and Section 9(B) of thisAct. This restriction shall not apply to the parish of East Carroll and toparishes in which there were no excess funds in 1977. However, in the cityof New Orleans the amount available for the reimbursement of homesteadexemption losses shall be limited to the amount used for that purpose in1977, except that the amount distributed to the Orleans Levee District shallbe limited solely to the amount used for the reimbursement of homesteadexemption losses in 1977 on its two mill tax. The remaining amount shall beadjusted by the percentage by which the number of homesteads in the cityof New Orleans increased or decreased from 1977 to 2007, together with anyadditional taxing bodies or millages authorized to participate on the samepro rata basis under the provisions of Section 9(B) of this Act.

    B. For purposes of this Subsection only, tax recipient bodies shall mean andinclude any recipient of funds hereunder, but limited solely to such specieddisbursements. The millages listed are included solely as an identicationaid for administrative purposes and the new tax approved by the electorateshall be eligible for distribution hereunder, regardless of uctuations inmillage caused by adjustments for reassessment or other purposes. Inno event shall any amount be deemed available within the meaning ofArticle VII, Section 26 of the Constitution of Louisiana to reimburse lossesattributable to homestead exemptions for taxes authorized after January 1,1978, and any renewals thereof, with the following basic exceptions:

    (1) In the parish of Sabine, all millages listed on the tax roll, except thesheriffs original millage, shall share on a pro rata basis.

    (2) In the parish of DeSoto, all school board taxes authorized after January 1, 1978 and prior to the convening of the 1979 Regular Session,the 7 mill parishwide school tax authorized May 2, 1987, the 37 mill schoolspecial tax authorized October 24, 1987, the assessors original millage, themaintenance taxes for Fire Protection Districts Nos. 1, 5, 8, and 9 prior to1990, the 7 mill tax authorized in 1994 for Fire District #2, the additional8.37 mill tax authorized on November 7, 1978 for the parish law enforcementdistrict, the 1 mill tax authorized April 5, 1997 for Water District #1, the 3mills tax authorized November 21, 2002 for the parish library, and the 1 milltax authorized July 16, 1994 for the Communications District 911 System,shall share on a pro rata basis with all other tax recipient bodies in theparish. The parish road maintenance tax which lapsed in 1983 and whichwas reauthorized at 5 mills in 1984 shall share on a pro rata basis with allother tax recipient bodies in the parish.

    (3) In the parish of Bossier, after full reimbursement of all taxes authorizedprior to May 1, 1978 to all other tax recipient bodies in the parish includingthe additional 3 mills authorized on April 5, 1980 for the law enforcement

    district and the assessors original millage, the following new millages shallbe reimbursed to the extent available:

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    School Board District 13--11.63 mills/September 16, 1978School Board District 3--15.1 mills/September 16, 1978(4) In the parish of Grant, all new millages authorized prior to January 1,

    1989, the 10.9 mill tax authorized January 16, 1999 for the library, the millageauthorized October 7, 1989 for Fire District No. 1, the 15 mill tax authorizedin 1995 for Fire District #3, the additional mills for the law enforcementdistrict and the assessors original millage, but excluding bond millages,shall share on a pro rata basis with all other tax recipient bodies in theparish.

    (5) In the parish of Webster, after full reimbursement of all taxes authorizedprior to January 1, 1978 to all other tax recipient bodies in the parish and theassessors original millage, the following new millages shall be reimbursedto the extent available:

    Doyline School District No. 7--33.32 mills/August 1, 1979Consolidated School District No. 3--10.51 mills/June 1, 1978Minden School District No. 6--32.9 mills/May 1, 1980Parish Library12 mills/November 2004(6) In the parish of Vernon, all taxes authorized after January 1, 1978,

    including the additional 7 mills authorized on April 4, 1981 for the lawenforcement district, but excluding the sheriffs original millage, shallshare on a pro rata basis with all other tax recipient bodies in the parish.

    (7) In the parish of East Baton Rouge, the B.R.E.C. Maintenance andOperation and Capital Improvement millages shall be limited to a total of5.44 mills.

    (8) In the parish of Lafourche, the total parish allocation, excluding the

    tax collectors commission and the retirement systems deductions shallform a special fund to be distributed as follows:Parish Council - 61.60%School Board - 27.25%South Lafourche Levee District - 2.95%Port Commission - 2.0 6%Assessor - 3.32%Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District - 2.82%Provided, however, that of the funds distributed to the Bayou Lafourche

    Fresh Water District in any state scal year, no less than Ten ThousandDollars ($10,000) shall be used for the abatement of water hyacinth andother noxious vegetation within the jurisdiction of the district in LafourcheParish.

    (a) Of the amount distributed to the parish the following allocations shallbe made:

    Bayou Blue Fire District - 0.42%Drainage District No. 1 - 0.90 %Drainage District No. 5 - 0.65%Fire District No. 1 - 0.57%Fire District No. 2 - 0.59%Fire District No. 3 - 1.30%Fire District No. 9 - 0.42%Lafourche Ambulance District No. 1 - .61%Recreation District No. 2 - 2.81%Water District No. 1 - 3.02%Health Unit - 3.04%Recreation Commission - 5.05%Recreation District No. 1 - 0.96%Recreation District No. 8 - 0.61%Drainage - 10.14%

    Road Lighting - 4.24%Public Buildings - 6.19%Library - 6.24%Criminal - 0.24%Road District #1 - 5.46%Drainage 1 of 12 - 0.20%Drainage 2 of 12 - 0.11%Drainage 3 of 12 - 0.14%Juvenile Justice - 1.47%(b) The amount distributed to the school board shall be allocated as

    follows:Schools - 24.31%Special Education - 2.94%(9) In the parish of Calcasieu, the total parish allocation, excluding the tax

    collectors commission and the retirement systems deductions, shall form aspecial fund to be distributed as follows:

    Police Jury--48.5%School Board--29.4%Sheriff--11.9%Police Jury--5.0% to be distributed to the district attorneyLake Charles Harbor and Terminal District--2.8%Assessor--2.3%Vinton Harbor and Terminal District--0.1%.(10) In the parish of Iberville, the librarys 1996 millage shall be limited

    to 2.9 mills.(11) In the parish of St. Bernard, the assessors millage shall be limited to

    1.47 mills.(12) In the parish of Livingston, the librarys 1995 millage shall be limited

    to 3.48 mills, the assessors millage shall be limited to 2.56 mills, and the

    Juvenile Detention Centers 1995 millage shall be limited to .44 mills, the#2 Fire Districts millage shall be limited to .81 mills, the #8 Fire Districts

    millage shall be limited to 1.91 mills, and the #9 Fire Districts millage shallbe limited to 1.96 mills.

    (13) In the parish of Assumption, the total parish allocation, excluding thetax collectors commission and the retirement systems deductions, shallform a special fund to be distributed as follows:

    Law Enforcement District - 30.77%Police Jury - 30.25%School Board - 28.72%Assessment District - 10.26%(14) The following new millages shall share on a pro rata basis with all

    other tax recipient bodies in their respective parishes:

    AcadiaBayou des Cannes-Nepique Gravity Drainage District--10 mills/19965th Ward Gravity Drainage District--5 mills/April, 1980Iota-Long Point Gravity Drainage--0.40 mills/October 27, 1979Bayou Mallett Gravity Drainage--0.73 mills/April 5, 19806th Ward and Crowley Dist. Maint.--1.29 mills/Dec. 8, 1979Basile School District #7 Maintenance--3.32 mills/May 19, 1979Acadia-St. Landry Hospital District--7 mills/November 2, 1982Bayou Plaquemine-Wikoff Drainage--5 mills/Jan. 21, 1984Library--4.25 mills/Jan. 19, 1985Road Maintenance--3 mills/Nov. 28, 1981Health Unit Mt.--1.06 mills/Nov. 28, 1981Fire District #4 Maintenance 8 mills/January 16, 1999

    Assessors original millageFire District #6 Maintenance8.01 mills/June 15, 2000Allen

    Law Enforcement District (Additional)--6.47 mills/April 11, 1992Assessor--5.23 mills/1990Road Dist. #1--4.86 mills/1992Road Dist. #1--20.69 mills/1995Road Dist. #1A--8 mills/1995Road District No. 2 Maintenance--7 mills/October 6, 1990Road District No. 2 Maintenance--10 mills/July 18, 1992Road District No. 2 Bridge Maint.--5 mills/July 18, 1992Road District No. 3 Maintenance--8.18 mills/March 10, 1992Road District No. 3 Maintenance--10 mills/January 20, 1990Road Dist. #3--30 mills/1995Road Dist. #4--21.12 mills/1995

    Road District No. 4 Maintenance--30 mills/March 10, 1992Library -- 10.76 mills/October 2002

    AscensionLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--5 mills/Nov. 4, 1980Library Maintenance--4.2 mills/November 6, 1990Library -- 2.6 mills/2000East Asc. Gravity Drainage Dist.--5 mills/January 20, 1979West Asc. Gravity Drainage Dist.--5 mills/November 4, 1980West Ascension Gravity Drainage Dist.-- 4.67 mills/20 00Mental Health -- 2 mills/2000Road Lighting District No. 1--5 mills/ January 16, 1993Road Lighting District No. 2--5 mills/ January 16, 1993Road Lighting District No. 3--5 mills/ January 16, 1993Road Lighting District No. 4--5 mills/ January 16, 1993Road Lighting District No. 5--5 mills/ January 16, 1993

    Road Lighting District No. 6--5 mills/ January 16, 1993Road Lighting District No. 7--5 mills/ September 27, 1986Prairieville Fire District #3--11 mills/ July 16, 2005Assessors original millage

    AvoyellesAll millages listed on the tax roll, except the sheriffs original

    millage, shall share on a pro rata basisBeauregard

    Law Enforcement District--5 mills/April 5, 1980Assessors original millage

    BienvilleSolid Waste--6 mills/April 7, 1984Assessors 1997 millage

    CaddoFire Protection District No. 1--5 mills/July 16, 1983Juvenile Court--0.12 mills/January 16, 1982Jail Facilities--4.00 mills/April 5, 198 0Courthouse Maintenance--3.00 mills/January 16, 1982Law Enforcement District (Cont. Ser.)-- 4.00 mills/April 30, 1983Library--4.90 mills/April, 1988Library--5.26 mills/April 1996Fire Dist. No. 2--10 mills/April 7, 1984Fire Dist. No. 3--10 mills/Sept. 29, 1984Fire Dist. No. 4--10 mills/Nov. 6, 1984Fire Dist. No. 5--10 mills/Nov. 6, 1984Fire Dist. No. 6--10 mills/Jan. 19, 1985Fire Dist. No. 7--10 millsFire Dist. No. 8--4 mills/1999Fire Dist. No. 9--10 mills, Nov. 18, 1989

    Fire Dist. No. 1--10 mills/1989School Board Operations--11 mills/May 4, 1985

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    Public Works--6 mills/November 4, 198 6Public Facilities--0.92 millsJail--2 millsAssessors original millageParish Health Unit--1 mill/1990Caddo Detention Center--3 mills/1990Law Enforcement District--3 mills/November 6, 1990Law Enforcement District--3.0 mills/October 16, 1993BioMedical--2 mills/1993Criminal Justice System--1.82 mills/October 20, 2001

    CaldwellAssessors original millageRecreation Maintenance--November 1995Road Maintenance--May 1990

    CameronLaw Enforcement District (Add.)--8 mills/April 7, 1990Assessors original millage

    CatahoulaAll millages listed on the tax roll, except the sheriffs originalmillage, shall share on a pro rata basis

    ClaiborneAssessment DistrictSchool District #13--12 mills/November 2, 1982Law Enforcement District--6.25 mills/July 21, 199 0School Board Maintenance--2 mills/April 5, 1986

    School Board Operations--5 mills/April 5, 1986Police Jury Building--2 mills/March 30, 1985Road, Street & Bridge Maintenance--1993Road Equipment--1993

    ConcordiaSchool Operation & Maintenance--23.25 mills/September, 1982Library--All millagesAssessors original millageLaw Enforcement District--12 mills/April 11, 1992Highway, Drainage and Courthouse Maintenance--10 mills/

    October 16, 1993East Baton Rouge

    Fire Protection #6 (Hooper Rd.)--10 mills/November 6, 1984Fire Protection #3 (Brownseld)--10 mills/November 6, 1984Fire Protection #4 (Central) 10 mills/October 8, 1985

    Zachary Constitutional School -- 5 mills/November 15, 2003Baker Constitutional School -- 5 mills/November 15, 2003

    East CarrollGarbage District No. 1--7 mills/November 4, 1980Parish Library--6.5 mills/May 22 , 1989Parish Health Unit--3 millsRural Fire District Maintenance--2 millsCourthouse Maintenance--2 millsRoad Maintenance and Construction--0.75 mills/March 26, 1983Drainage Maintenance and Construct.--0.75 mills/March 26, 1983East Carroll Hospital Service Dist.--5 mills/May 5, 1984Assessors original millage

    East FelicianaAssessment District, 1997

    Evangeline

    Consolidated School Dist. #2--9.47 mills/May 19, 1979Basile New School Dist. #7--3.32 mills/May 19, 1979Elderly Services--1 mill/Nov. 4, 1980Ward 5 Fire Protection District--11.17 millsPine Prairie Fire Protection District--8.95 mills/Nov. 3, 1992Acadia-Evangeline Fire Protection District--0.97 millsMamou Fire Protection District No. 1--8.0 mills/April, 1995Fire District No. 2 -- 5 mills/1999District Two Cemetery--1.07 millsDistrict Three Cemetery--1.07 millsDistrict Seven Cemetery--1.01 millsRoad District Two--10.00 mills (Additional)Road District No. 5--10 mills/1997Ward One Cemetery--1 mill/1997Ward Four Cemetery--1 mill/1997Ward Five Cemetery--1 mill/1997Road District Three--.48 mills/1987 and 5.0 mills/1996Road District Four--10.00 mills (Additional)Mamou Gravity Drainage District No. 5- -1.56 millsPrairie Mamou Gravity Drainage District No. 8--3.42 millsDurald Gravity Drainage District No. 4Vidrine Gravity Drainage District No. 7Assessors original millage

    FranklinLaw Enforcement District--10 mills/July 10, 1982Assessors original millageLibrary--7 mills/1990Health Unit--3.0 mills/November 6, 199 0Parish Equipment--8.0 mills/October 16, 1993

    Drainage Maintenance--11 mills/October 16, 1993Courthouse Maintenance--4 mills/October 16, 1993

    IberiaRecreation District No. 8- -1.85 mills/November 13, 1993Assessment District

    IbervilleLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--5 mills/December 8, 1979Assessors original millage

    JacksonAdditional Support to Public Sch.--7.07 mills/July 28, 1979Law Enforcement District--8 mills/May 16, 1981Library--All millagesAssessment district

    JeffersonWest Jefferson Levee District--All millages

    LafayetteLafayette Parish Public Library--1.09 mills/May, 1979School Board--10 mills/May 4, 1985Lafayette Parish Sheriff--5.0 mills/May, 1980Assessors original millageBayou Vermilion District--All maintenance taxes prior to 1990

    LaSalleLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--8.2 millsLibrary--November 1995Road District 2B--3.09 mills/April 16, 1988Road District 2BN--1.03 mills/April 16, 1988Ambulance Tax--0.65 mills

    Road and Bridge--0.66 millsHealth Unit--0.23 millsFair Tax--0.09 millsSpecial B & C 1A--0.19 millsSewer Maintenance--6.04 millsFire District--5.32 millsLittle Creek-Searcy Volunteer Fire District -- 20 millsSummerville-Roseeld Volunteer Fire District -- 20 millsEden-Fellowship Volunteer Fire District -- 9.79 millsWhitehall Volunteer Fire District -- Operations -- 10 millsWhitehall Volunteer Fire District -- Maintenance -- 10 millsRecreation District #22--1.05 millsAssessors original millage

    LincolnLibrary Const./Mt.--0.75 Mills/January 21, 1978

    Law Enforcement District (Additional)--8.5 mills/July 22 ,1992School-Special Maint. & Oper.--0.15 mills/May 18, 1979School-Special Repair & Equip.--0.15 mills/May 18, 1979Library--0.71 mills/January 15, 1983Assessors original millage

    LivingstonLaw Enforcement District (Special)--12.19 mills/1976Recreation District #3--2 mills/May 19, 1979School District No. 5- -5 mills/November 2, 1982Fire District No. 1--10.04 mills/1986Fire District No. 5--10 mills/Nov. 6, 1984Fire District No. 7 -- 5 Mills/1999Fire District No. 10--10.33 mills/1985Fire District No. 11--All millagesRoads & Bridges--5 mills/November 3, 1992

    MadisonAssessors original millage

    MorehouseBastrop Area Fire Pro. Dist. No. 2--2 mills/Nov. 7, 1978Assessors original millageLibrary--1 mill/ Jan. 20, 199 0

    NatchitochesLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--10 mills/May 16, 1981Fire District No. 6--7 millsParish Ambulance TaxFire District No. 7--10 millsGoldonna Area Fire Protection Dist. No. 2Library--3 mills/1988Assessors original millageCity of New OrleansBoard of Assessors original millage

    OuachitaLaw Enforcement District (Add.)--7.85 mills/Oct. 17, 1981Ouachita Parish Road Lighting District No. 1 (Lakeshore Area)Ouachita Parish Assessment DistrictGreen Oaks Juvenile Detention Home -- 3.75 mills/1996Library -- 7.75 mills/1995

    PlaqueminesSchool Board Tax--6 (4 Maint./2 Sal.) mills/November 19, 1983Law Enforcement District (Additional)--5 mills/May 4, 1985Water--2.47 mills in 1992Library--1.24 mills in 1992Pollution Control--2.47 mills in 1992Road Maintenance--1.86 mills in 1992

    Public Health--1.24 mills in 1992Waste Disposal--3.69 mills in 1992

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    Incineration--1.24 mills in 1992Hospital--2.54 mills in 1992Law Enforcement Jail Fac. Prop. I--6 mills/October 3, 1992Assessors original millage

    Pointe CoupeeLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--10 mills/April 4, 1981School Board--5.83 mills/April 4, 1981Library--1.22 mills/April 4, 1981Fire Protection Dist. #1--All maint. millages prior to 1991Fire Protection District #2--3 mills/October 17, 1981Fire Protection District #3--3 mills/October 17, 1981Fire Protection District #4--3 mills/October 17, 1981Fire Protection District #5--5 mills/October 17, 1981Sewerage Dist. No. 1 Mt.--5 mills/July 9, 1977 (levied 1980)Assessors original millage

    RapidesRapides Parish School Board--.20 mills/April 1, 1978Rapides Parish School Board--15.20 mills/May 13, 1978Gravity Drainage District #1 Main.--1 mill/October 17, 1981Road District 1A (Ward 4)Road District 2CRoad District 3ARoad District 5ARoad District 6A (Ward 6)Road District 7A (Ward 7)

    Road District 36 (Ward 8)Road District 9B (Ward 9)Road District 10A (Ward 10)Road District 2B (Ward 11)Fire District #8 (Maint.)--20 mills/April 30,1983School District No. 11 (Ward 10)--2 mills/May 7, 1980School District No. 50 (Ward 11)--2 mills/September 11, 1982School Dist. No. 51 (Ward 5)--All maint. millages prior to 1990Consolidated School Dist. No. 62--4.02 mills/April 4, 1987Consolidated School Dist. No. 62--4.0 0 mills/April 16, 1988Fire District No. 5--20 mills/Nov. 4, 1986Fire District No. 3--12 mills/Oct. 19, 1985Fire District No. 7--6 mills/May 3, 1986Fire District No. 9Fire District No. 10--20 mills/Nov. 4, 1986

    Fire District No. 11Fire District No. 12Assessors original millagePlainview Fire District No. 10--10 mills/1990Fire District #4Fire District #7Senior CitizensBuckeye Recreational DistrictFlatwoods Fire DistrictLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--Nov. 6, 1984Fire District No. 6--20 millsLibrary--6.0 mills/January 15, 1994

    Red RiverLaw Enforcement District (Additional)--5 mills/April 5, 1980

    St. Bernard

    St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District--All millagesLibrary--All millages

    St. CharlesLaw Enforcement District (Add.)--7.75 mills/Nov. 4, 1980Library--3 mills/September 27, 1986Law Enforcement District 3.75 mills/July 16, 2005Assessors original millage

    St. HelenaParishwide Road District MaintenanceRoad District #1 MaintenanceSub-Road District #2 of Road District #2 MaintenanceRoad District #3 MaintenanceRoad District #4 MaintenanceRoad District #5 MaintenanceRoad District #6 MaintenanceParish LibraryFire Protection District #5 MaintenanceLaw Enforcement District--10 mills/May 3, 1986Assessors original millageSub-Road District #1 of Road District #2Fire Protection District #2Fire Protection District #3Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center--3 mills/1995

    St. JamesSt. James Hospital Board--4.31 mills/May 18, 1979Gramercy Recreation District--5 mills/May 18, 1979Law Enforcement District--6.00 mills/July 16, 1988Assessment District, 1985

    St. John

    Law Enforcement District (Additional)--15.18 mills/May 17, 1980Assessors original millage

    St. LandryGravity Drainage District No. 1 of Ward 2Fire District #3Fire District #2Fire District No. 5St. Landry Parish School Board--12 mills/May 3, 1986Jail Maintenance Tax--1 mill/January 19, 1980Fire District No. 6Acadia-St. Landry Hospital District--7 mills/November 2, 1982Road District #11A, Sub-1--10.00 mills/1993Road District #11-A, Sub-2 Maintenance--5 mills/April 30, 1983Road District #3, Ward 1, Sub-1 Main.--10 mills/Jan. 21, 1984Road District #12, Ward 2--2.65 mills/January 1, 1979Road District #1, Ward 3Road District #4,-- 10 mills/July 21, 2001Road District #5--15 mills/1993Road District #6--15 mills/ May 4, 2002Assessors original millageSouth St. Landry Comm. Library Dist.--5.75 mills/Nov. 16, 1991

    St. MartinAssessors original millage

    St. MaryWax Lake East Drainage DistrictSub Gravity Drainage District of Wax Lake EastAssessor--2.9 mills/1982

    Hospital Service District No. 1--7.88 mills/1999Hospital Service District No. 1--6 mills/1999Hospital Ser