RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 623 (HB 588) 2024 Regular Session Crews
Existing law provides for the membership of the La. Workforce Investment Council
(council).
Prior law provided that the council shall consist of 53 members as follows:
(1) The governor.
(2) The secretary of La. Workforce Commission.
(3) The secretary of the Dept. of Children and Family Services.
(4) The secretary of the Dept. of Economic Development.
(5) The state superintendent of education.
(6) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.
(7) The secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
(8) One member appointed by the governor who is a chief executive officer of a
community-based organization.
(9) 27 members, appointed by the governor, representing business and industry,
including at least one member from a woman-owned business and at least two
members from a minority-owned business.
New law removes a member, who is a chief executive officer of a community-based
organization, and 27 members representing business and industry, and replaces them with
the following:
(1) At least 51% of the members must be from businesses, who meet certain criteria
provided in new law.
(2) At least 20% of the members must be from workforce within this state, who meet
certain criteria provided in new law.
(3) The balance of the members may also include other representatives and officials the
governor may designate.
Prior law required, in appointing the members representing business and industry, the
governor to appoint:
(1) One representative from this state's retail and wholesale sector.
(2) One representative from this state's energy sector.
(3) One representative from this state's medical services and biotechnology sector.
(4) One representative from this state's entertainment and tourism sector.
(5) One representative from this state's information technology sector.
(6) One representative from this state's durable goods and manufacturing sector.
(7) One representative from this state's construction sector.
(8) One representative from this state's agriculture and forestry sector.
(9) One representative from this state's financial and insurance sector.
(10) One representative from this state's logistics and transportation sector.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior law required 11 members of the council to be representatives from the La. AFL-CIO
and four members from organized labor.
New law repeals prior law and instead adds at least one member who is a representative of
the Vocational Rehabilitation Program under the La. Rehabilitation Services.
Prior law required the term limits for the members of the council be based upon a numerical
amount.
New law instead requires that the term limits for the members to be based upon a percentage
rate.
Existing law requires, in regards to the appointments, that governor, when practicable, to
appoint members in a manner that is representative of the population of the regions of the
state and shall consider factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender and
national origin.
Existing law requires the governor to submit each appointment to the Senate for
confirmation.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 23:2043(A)(10), (11)(a), and (13), and 2046; Adds R.S. 23:2043(A)(9);
Repeals R.S. 23:2043(A)(11)(b) and (14))


Statutes affected:
HB588 Original: 23:2043(A)(10), 23:2043(A)(11)
HB588 Engrossed: 23:2043(A)(10), 23:2043(A)(11)
HB588 Enrolled: 23:2043(A)(10), 23:2043(A)(11)
HB588 Act 623: 23:2043(A)(10), 23:2043(A)(11)