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  "citation": "R.S. 42:36",
  "heading": "Limitation on prerequisites for state employment",
  "text": "A. A state agency shall not require as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree or more than three years of relevant experience.\n\nB. Subsection A of this Section does not apply if the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree, as determined by the Department of State Civil Service or the State Police Commission for classified positions or the appointing authority for unclassified positions or to management, higher-level positions, or positions in a career progression group as defined by a Department of State Civil Service or State Police Commission rule.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "42",
      "name": "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "2",
      "name": "ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD OFFICE OR POSITION"
    },
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      "level": "part",
      "number": "I",
      "name": "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 42 › Chapter 2 › Part I",
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      "act_year": 2024,
      "act_number": 655,
      "section": 1,
      "effective_date": "2025-01-01",
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      "role": "enactment"
    }
  ],
  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2024, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.",
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