SB 440 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the membership of the board of commissioners in a renaissance district. (8/1/26)

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440 BY SENATOR LUNEAU SPECIALAN DISTRICTS.ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.

Provides15:1109.21 forand the1109.22(A), membershiprelative ofto the board of commissioners in a renaissancerenaissancedistrict; district.

(8/1/26)to ANprovide ACTrelative Toto amenda andrenaissancedistrict reenactR.S.in the parish of Rapides;

15:1109.21 and1109.22(A), relative to a renaissancedistrict;

to provide relative to arenaissancedistrict in the parish of Rapides;

jurisdiction A renaissance district is herebycreated in anythe parish of Rapides having a population of more than one hundred twenty-nine thousand and less than one hundred thirty-two thousand persons accordingaccordingto to the most recent federal decennial census, which shall be a political subdivision of the state.

The renaissance district shall be governed by a commission which shall Pagecontrol, 1administer, ofand 4manage Coding:its affairs.

The commission shall be composed of seven nine commissioners, and each shall be a qualified elector of and domiciled in theparish.Eachcommissionershallbeappointedforatermoffouryearsasfollows:

(1) Five Four members shall be appointed by the parish of Rapides governing authority as follows:

(a) Two One members member shall be appointed from an existing the prior nonprofit entity renaissance board of directors as long as at least one member of that board exists is capable of serving, after which time two one members member shall be appointed from the residents of the parish who are not employed by the parish police jury and who have experience with juveniles in Page 1 of 2 Coding:

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The commission shall be composed of seven nine commissioners, and eachshall be a qualified elector of and domiciled in theparish.Eachcommissionershallbeappointedforatermoffouryearsasfollows:

(1) Five Four members shall be appointed by the parish of Rapides governing authority as follows:

(a) Two One members member shall be appointed from an existing the prior nonprofit entity renaissance board of directors as long as at least one member of that board exists is capable of serving, after which time two one members member shall be appointed from the residents of the parish who are not employed by the parish police jury and who have experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(3) One member who is employed bythe officeofoffice of the district attorneyof the parish of Rapides having experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 440 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Luneau Presentlaw(R.S.15:1109.21)createsarenaissancedistrictinanyparishhavingapopulation of more than 129,000 and less than 132,000 persons, which shall be a political subdivision of the state with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parish to be governed bya board of Page 2 of 4 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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440 commissioners.

Proposed law retains present law but changes the designation of the district from being identified by population to the parish of Rapides.

Present law (R.S.

15:1109.22) provides that the board of commissioners be composed of seven commissioners and that each be a qualified elector and domiciled in the parish.

Proposed law retains present law but increases the number of commissioners from seven to nine.

Present law provides that the board of commissioners be appointed for four year terms as follows:

(1) Five members will be appointed by the parish police jury as follows:

(a) Two members appointed from an existing renaissance home board of directors as long as that board exists, after which time two members will be appointed from the residents of the parish who are not employed by the parish police jury and who have experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(b) Three members who are not employed by the parish police jury and who have experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(2) One member who is employed by the sheriff's office of the parish and who has experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(3) One member who is employed bythe office of the district attorneyof the parish and who has experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

Proposed law provides that the board of commissioners be appointed for four year terms as follows:

(1) Four members will be appointed by the parish of Rapides governing authority as follows:

(a) One member will be appointed from the prior nonprofit entity renaissance board of directors as long as at least one member of that board is capable of serving, after which time one member shall be appointed from the residents of the parish who are not employed by the parish police jury and who has experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(b) Three members who are not employed by the parish police jury who have experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(2) Onememberwhoisemployedbythesheriff'sofficeoftheparishofRapidesandhas experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.