Louisiana § RS 49:969 - Legislative veto, amendment, or suspension of rules, regulations, and fees
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§ RS 49:969. Legislative veto, amendment, or suspension of rules, regulations, and fees
A. In addition to the procedures provided in R.S. 49:966 for review of the exercise of the rulemaking authority delegated by the legislature to state agencies, as defined by this Chapter, the legislature, by concurrent resolution, may suspend, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation or body of rules or regulations, or any fee or any increase, decrease, or repeal of any fee, adopted by a state department, agency, board, or commission. The Louisiana Register shall publish a brief summary of any concurrent resolution adopted by the legislature pursuant to this Section. The summary shall be published not later than forty-five days after signing of such resolution by the presiding officers of the legislature.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a rule adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to state content standards adopted by the board for use in public elementary and secondary schools, may not be amended by the legislature and may be suspended or repealed only in its entirety.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 660, §1. Acts 1995, No. 1109, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2015, No. 245, §2; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
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Section RS 49:969 ("Legislative veto, amendment, or suspension of rules, regulations, and fees") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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