Louisiana Term Limits for Public Boards Act, Amendment 1 (2008)

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Louisiana's Term Limits for Public Boards Amendment, or Louisiana Amendment 1, was on the November 4, 2008, statewide ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. It proposed term limits for members of public boards and commissions.^[1]

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The measure enacted the following provisions:

Impose term limits on board and commission members which are identical to the limitation for members of the legislature, specifically:
- A person who has served for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall not be appointed or elected to the succeeding term.
The new limitations would not apply to persons elected or appointed to the respective board or commission prior to the effective date of this proposed constitutional amendment.^[2]

The Louisiana government boards and commissions that are affected by the amendment are:

Public Service Commission
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Board of Regents
Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System
Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges
Louisiana Forestry Commission
State Civil Service Commission
State Police Commission.

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