§225. Personnel program for employees; conflict of interest; employment of specified persons by corporation prohibited; background investigations

A. The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program including rules and regulations for its employees. The corporation may procure benefit programs or group insurance plans and may provide or arrange for a retirement plan. Employees of the corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the president who shall determine their compensation. The employees shall be subject to suspension, dismissal, reduction in pay, demotion, transfer, or other personnel action at the discretion of the president and shall not be subject to civil service provisions.

B. A background investigation shall be conducted by the chief security officer of the corporation or his agent or designee on every applicant who has reached the final selection process prior to employment by the corporation, which background investigation shall include testing the applicants for the presence of illegal controlled dangerous substances. Applicants shall be fingerprinted as a condition of employment.

C. No person who has been convicted of a felony, bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling, or a crime involving moral turpitude shall be employed by the corporation. The board may by regulation provide for a definition of moral turpitude.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:625 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.