Bill > SB228

This bill restructures the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council by transferring its administrative management to the State Licensing Board for Contractors. The council's membership is reduced from twenty to seventeen members, with a more specific composition that includes representatives from various construction and building-related professions such as architects, engineers, contractors, and building code enforcement officers. The executive director of the State Licensing Board for Contractors will now serve as the council's executive director without voting privileges, and will have the authority to designate board staff to support the council's operations. The bill modifies the council's governance by establishing that members will be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, serving four-year terms with a two-term limit. Meetings will now be held bi-monthly in East Baton Rouge Parish, and the governor can remove council members for cause or for excessive absences. The bill also provides the executive director with the ability to use board funds for council operations and allows the board to delegate its powers and duties to staff as needed to efficiently implement its responsibilities.

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