Repeals provisions relative to the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. (8/1/26)
Repeals provisions relative to the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. (8/1/26)
SB 382 repeals the statutory provisions establishing the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, which is currently located within Louisiana Works. The bill eliminates R.S. 23:1294 and R.S. 36:309(B)(2), thereby removing all legislative authorization for the council's existence, structure, and operations. This repeal eliminates the requirement that the council consist of seventeen members domiciled in Louisiana who are appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure, as well as the duties and functions previously assigned to the council.
The practical effect of this legislation is the dissolution of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council as an advisory body within Louisiana's workers' compensation system. Currently serving members of the council will no longer hold their positions upon the effective date of August 1, 2026. The council's primary function of reviewing proposed rules affecting the administration and resolution of workers' compensation claims and making policy recommendations to the governor through Louisiana Works will cease. Additionally, the statutory immunity from liability previously afforded to council members under state law will no longer apply, though this protection would be moot upon the council's dissolution.
The Workers' Compensation Advisory Council operates within the broader framework of Louisiana's workers' compensation system, which is governed by Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The council was established as part of the administrative structure of Louisiana Works, which serves as the state's workers' compensation authority. By repealing both R.S. 23:1294 and R.S. 36:309(B)(2), the bill removes the council from the Department of State Civil Service organizational structure while simultaneously eliminating its workers' compensation functions, leaving the regulation and administration of Louisiana's workers' compensation system to proceed through other existing statutory mechanisms and administrative channels.
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