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Committee advances bill updating qualifications for Louisiana State Museum director
Summary
A committee voted to report favorably on HB108, which revises minimum qualifications for the Louisiana State Museum director to allow either a master’s degree in museum science or related field, or relevant professional experience.
House Bill 108, read into the record by committee staff, would update the minimum qualifications for the Louisiana State Museum director. Representative Domingue said he brought the measure on behalf of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and summarized the change: "It updates the minimum qualifications for the Louisiana State Museum director to include either a master's degree in museum science or related field or relevant professional experience."
The bill was supported on the record by the lieutenant governor (card filed, no oral testimony) and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism provided information to the committee. Senator Jackson Andrews moved to report the bill favorably; the motion carried with no objections and HB108 was reported favorably.
The measure, as described in the read-in, amends provisions of Title 25 of state law (the code of libraries, museums, and cultural facilities) to change criteria for the museum director position. No amendments or changes to the text were recorded in the committee during the hearing.
The committee’s action sends the bill on to the next step in the legislative process; no floor date or further scheduling was stated in the transcript.
