[StBernard] Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco signs bills

[Westley Annis]

BATON ROUGE, LA- Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco signed the following
bills on Tuesday, November 29, 2005; 

House Bills
HB-3: Changes the effective date of Act 169 of the 2005 Regular Session of
the Legislature of Louisiana;

HB-4: Authorizes any clerk of court to establish an ancillary office during
a state of emergency; 

HB-6: Extends time limit for certain investment deadlines under the CAPCO
program due to the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;

HB-7: Provides relative to payment of certain expenses related to the
legislative offices of certain temporarily displaced legislators;

HB-8: Provides relative to oyster lease renewals in 2006; 

HB-9: Requires elected officials and appointed state officials to disclose
information regarding certain contracts and subcontracts;

HB-19: Provides for the applicability of provisions relative to the
requirements for student/lead teacher and student/adult staff member ratios
for LA 4 classes; 

HB-20: Provides for the applicability of provisions relative to the required
dates for school boards to adopt budgets and submit such budgets to the
state superintendent of education;

HB-21: Provides for applicability of provisions relative to the requirement
for a minimum school session of not less than 180 days for certain purposes;


HB-22: Provides for applicability of provisions relative to the requirement
for testing the sight and hearing of pupils within 30 days after the
admission of any pupils entering school late in the session; 

HB-24: Increases deduction from state income taxes for federal income taxes
paid by the amount of presidential disaster area relief credits; 

HB-27: Provides for a special statewide election for the purpose of
submitting constitutional amendments to the electors of the state;

HB-33: Provides for applicability of provisions relative to minimum
requirements for instructional time including certain work days per school
year under specified circumstances; 

HB-35: Provides for a change of the time and date when the assessor of
Orleans Parish has to complete the work on preparing and making up the
assessment lists for the year 2006; 

HB-41: Provides for the computation of borrowed capital by corporations
affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita which have incurred extraordinary
debt;

HB-44: Provides with respect to the deferment of tax payments where property
subject to ad valorem taxation has been damaged during a gubernatorially
declared disaster or emergency; 

HB-45: Provides for the furnishing of tax information to the taxpayer or his
duly authorized representative;

HB-46:  Provides for the continuation of the homestead exemption and special
assessments when property is damaged due to a gubernatorially declared
disaster or emergency;

HB-92: Provides relative to the effect of suspension of legal deadlines on
judgments of divorce; 

HB-131: Provides relative to the effective date of the Healthcare
Affordability Act;

HB-135: Provides relative to the emergency powers of the commissioner of the
Office of Financial Institutions relative to nondepository institutions; 

HB-140: Provides relative to the balance in the Budget Stabilization Fund;
and 


Senate Bills
SB-1: Provides for registration of sex offenders in emergency housing,
enhances penalties for failure to register, and requires re-registration
under certain circumstances; 

SB-10: Provides for unemployment compensation benefits; and 

SB-44: Establishes a state uniform construction code. 



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The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (LDRF), Louisiana's fund for
Louisiana's people, has been established by Governor Kathleen Babineaux
Blanco in order to support long-term family restoration and recovery and
help provide assistance to our citizens in need through a network of
Louisiana charities and non-profit agencies. 

1-877-HELPLA1 (877-435-7521) www.louisianahelp.org