HB 1011 — JURY DUTY: Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

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1011 BY REPRESENTATIVES FREIBERG, EDMONSTON,BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX, CARVER, CHASSION, COX, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON,FISHER,FREEMAN,GADBERRY,GLORIOSO,GREEN,DANA HENRY, HILFERTY, JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, MILLER, MURRAY, OWEN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, WALTERS, AND OWENWYBLE JURYAN DUTY:ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to theformal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

The clerk of court for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court judicial district court shall provide each juror with an option to donate their per diem compensationto CASA thedesignatedorganizationasdescribedinthedesignatedorganizationasdescribedinSubsection Subsection Aof this Section at the time of juror orientation or at another appropriate time during the Page 1 of 43 CODING:

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1011 thisENROLLED Section at the time of juror orientation or at another appropriate time during the juror service process.

Thepilot programin theNineteenthJudicialDistrictCourt isestablishedis established asavoluntaryoptionforjurorstosupportacourt-relatednonprofitorganizationwith the Nineteenth Judicial District Court Jury Office CASA with the judicial district juryofficefacilitatingtheconsolidation ofofindividual individualjuror jurorpaymentspayments intoamonthlyinto amonthly payment to CASA.

Exceptions * * * B.Thelegislaturefurtherrecognizesthatthereexistexceptions,exemptions, and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised statutesandcodesofthisstate.Therefore,thefollowingexceptions,exemptions,and Page 2 of 43 CODING:

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1011 statutesandcodesofthisstate.Therefore,thefollowingexceptions,exemptions,andENROLLED limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by citation:

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1011 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Freiberg Abstract:

Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Present law authorizes apilot programthatallowsjurors in the 19th JDC to donate their per diem compensation in whole or in part to an organization that is either formallyrecognized under Ch.C.

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424 for its role in advocatingforthebestinterests of abused and neglected children in the court system, or specifically designated as Capital Area Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Present law requires the clerk of court for the 19th JDC to provide each juror an option to donate the per diem compensation to CASA during jury orientation or the juror service process.

Present law requires the clerk of court for the 19th JDC to establish procedures for the collection and timely distribution of donated per diem compensation to the designated organization.

Presentlawrequiresthattheproceduresforthecollectionandtimelydistributionofdonated per diem compensation to the designated organization include provisions for donor acknowledgment and compliance with financial management standards.

Present law also requires a form to be distributed to each person registered for the jurypool that contains the mission of CASA and the voluntaryoption to assign fees due to them as a tax-deductible donation to the organization.

Present law provides for the purposeoftheprogramandrequiresthejurorofficeofthe 19th JDC to send a monthly check of individual juror payments to CASA along with the names, addresses, and amounts donated of the individual juror for a mailed tax-deductible receipt.

Present law requires any information provided to CASA by the juror office to remain confidential and not be subject to disclosure under the public records law.

PresentlawrequiresthatCASAbedesignatedexclusivelyfortheperdiemdonationsduring the two-year pilot program.

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1011 Proposed law deletes present law that provides for the "pilot" program in the 19th JDC.

Proposed law amends present law to authorize a program in any judicial district court to allow jurors to voluntarily donate per diem compensation to CASA.

Proposed law requires the clerk of court for thejudicial district court to provide each juror an option to donatetheperdiemcompensationto CASA duringjuryorientation or the juror service process.

Proposedlawrequirestheclerkofcourtforthejudicialdistrict courttoestablishprocedures for the collection and timely distribution of donated per diem compensation to CASA.

Proposed law requires the juror office of the judicial district court to send a monthly check of individual juror payments to CASA along with the names, addresses, and amounts donated of the individual juror for a mailed tax-deductible receipt.

Provides that such information is exempt from public records.

ProposedlawrequiresdonationsmadetoCASAtobeutilizedexclusivelyforsupportingthe mission of CASA.

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