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HLS 26RS-297 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
8 BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS:
8 BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to legislative staff attendance at executive sessions ofmeetings of anystate or statewide retirementsystem boardorcommittee AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Authorization for staff to attend executive sessions * * * B.(1) An authorization madepursuantto the provisions of this Section shall be made in writing, specifically name the legislative staff member or members authorized to attend such executive sessions, and be submitted to the director of the state or statewide retirement system board whose executive sessions staff shall be authorized to attend.
Authorization for staff to attend executive sessions * * * B.(1) An authorization made pursuant totheprovisions of this Section shall be made in writing, specifically name the legislative staff member or members authorized to attend such executive sessions, and be submitted to the director of the state or statewide retirement system board whose executive sessions staff shall be authorized to attend.
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(2) The chairman of the House Committee on Retirement and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Retirement are authorized to revoke or modify any writtenauthorizationmadepursuantto this Section at anytime byproviding written Page 1 of 2 CODING:
HLS 26RS-297 ENGROSSED HB NO.
HB NO.
8 (2) The chairman of the House Committee on Retirement and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Retirement are authorized to revoke or modify any written authorization made pursuant to this Section at anytime byprovidingwritten notice to the director of the affected board.
8 ENROLLED notice to the director of the affected board.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 8 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Bacala Abstract:
Providesrelativetolegislativestaffattendanceatexecutivesessionsofmeetings of state or statewide retirement system boards or committees.
Present law provides that in certain limited circumstances, public bodies may enter into executive session to discuss certain business.
Present law permits each chairman of the House and Senate committees on retirement to authorize legislative staff to attend any executive session of a meeting of any state or statewide retirement system board or committee.
Present law furtherrequiresanysuch authorizationto bemadein writing,specificallyname the authorized staff, and be submitted to the director of the board whose executive sessions staff are authorized to attend.
Authorizes chairmen to revoke or modifyan authorization.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that a written authorization or modification is valid for one calendar year from the date of submission.
Proposed law changes authorization period to four calendar years.
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