Today at the Legislature

• Advocate Capitol News Bureau
• Published: May 21, 2008 - Page: 7A - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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House convenes at 2 p.m.
Senate convenes at 2 p.m.

House Committee Meetings
Criminal Justice. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 6. Agenda includes:

HB68 Bans possession of assault weapons.
HB1205 and HB1210 Amends the crime of cruelty to juveniles to include prenatal exposure to a controlled dangerous substance.
SB144 Authorizes the administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate to or voluntary castration of persons convicted of a crime which classifies the convicted person as a “sex offender.”
SB410 Provides that the powers granted the governor and local governmental officials during disasters or emergencies do not authorize the seizure or confiscation of a firearm.
Also: HB1218, HB1243, HB1259, HCR119, HCR120, SB4, SB415, SB500, SB510, SB512, SB514, SB517, SB600, SB752, SB784.

Education. 9 a.m. in Committee Room 1. Agenda includes:

SB549 Requires, by the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, that all children attending public schools have the opportunity to study the “critical languages” in addition to the traditional languages currently offered.
SB733 Provides for the La. Science Education Act.
Also: SB126, SB127, SB475, SB482, SB548, SB632, SB746, SCR30, SCR59, SCR69,

Health & Welfare. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 5. Agenda includes:

SB235 Authorizes DHH to promulgate rules for facilities located in areas subject to hurricanes, tidal surges or flooding.
SB282 Provides for nursing home beds placed in alternative health care use to be re-licensed as nursing home beds.
Also: SB36, SB73, SB75, SB77, SB258, SB786.

Municipal, Parochial & Cultural Affairs. At adjournment in Committee Room 6. Agenda includes:

HB1238 Provides relative to water supply systems and sewerage systems.
HB1297 Authorizes parish and municipal ordinances to secure or condemn and demolish and remove structures that endanger the public health and welfare, including payment of costs, and provides for National Guard assistance.
HB1330 Creates the Revitalization Economic Development District in East Baton Rouge Parish.
HCR42 Designates the city of Opelousas as the Zydeco Capital of the World.
SB724 Provides with respect to the Louisiana State Museum, including membership and appointment of the board of directors and the lease of certain property.
Also: HB745, HB836, HB936, HB1094, HB1235, HB1334, HB1343, SB25, SB291, SB710.

Natural Resources. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 4. Agenda includes:

SB754 Provides for certain permits concerning ground water.
Also: HB1281, SB384, SB763.

Retirement. 11 a.m. in Committee Room 2. Agenda includes:

HB1068 Provides for retirement eligibility for certain enforcement personnel within the office of alcohol & tobacco control of the Department of Revenue and provides for funding of benefits for such persons.
HB1084 Establishes the Hazardous Duty Services Plan relative to LASERS.
Also: HB159, HB1077, HB1121.