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urn: urn:us-la:rs:42:36
citation: "R.S. 42:36"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 42 › Chapter 2 › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2024, number: 655, section: 1, effective_date: 2025-01-01, role: enactment }
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# Limitation on prerequisites for state employment

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.

B. 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.