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LA Rev Stat § 42:282 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§282. Record of monies received; penalty for violation

RS 282 - Record of monies received; penalty for violation  All public officers except notaries public, shall keep a full and complete record of all monies received by them for account of the state or its subdivisions or as fees for services rendered. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined, for the first offense, not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for each subsequent offense not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.
LA Rev Stat § 42:282.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§282.1. Disbursement of funds by state agency, board or commission; information to be provided to legislators; penalty for violation

RS 282.1 - Disbursement of funds by state agency, board or commission; information to be provided to legislators; penalty for violation  Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any official, the head of any board, any commission or any agency of the State of Louisiana charged or assigned with the duty and/or responsibility to collect, receive or disburse state funds, excepting the governor, shall upon request furnish immediately to members of the legislature any information relating to the payment, allotment or disbursement of state funds. Nothing herein shall affect the confidence of the payment of state taxes. Any person or persons found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be suspended from employment by the State of Louisiana, without pay, for a period of not less than sixty days or more than six months. Acts 1972, No. 515, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:283 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§283. Expenditures to be reported to police juries and clerks of court

RS 283 - Expenditures to be reported to police juries and clerks of court  All parish sheriffs, clerks of court, assessors, coroners, registrars of voters, boards of health, boards of equalization, and all district levee boards, boards of commissioners of drainage districts for the state, parish of Orleans excepted, shall furnish annually to the governing authority and clerk of court of their respective parishes, a written itemized report showing the expenditures made by their respective offices, boards, or commissions, whether made out of the salary or expense funds of said offices or members of their respective commissions or boards, or otherwise. Any office, board, or commission required by this Section to make reports and which functions or exercises control in more than one parish, must make its reports to the governing authority and clerk of court of each parish wherein it functions or exercises control.
LA Rev Stat § 42:284 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§284. Reports, classification, and itemization

RS 284 - Reports, classification, and itemization A. The reports provided for in R.S. 42:283 shall be classified under the following headings: (1) Salaries of officials. (2) Salaries of deputies. (3) Salaries of other employees. (4) Office supplies and furnishings. (5) Other expenditures. B. The reports required of the sheriffs at the various parishes shall also include specific itemization of the following expenditures: (1) Transporting prisoners, fugitives, and insane persons. (2) Feeding prisoners. Acts 2004, No. 757, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 42:285 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§285. Names of deputies, employees, etc., and compensation to be reported

RS 285 - Names of deputies, employees, etc., and compensation to be reported The first report of each year, made under the provisions of R.S. 42:283 and 42:284 shall include the names of all deputies, employees and officers of the respective offices, boards and commissions, for the preceding year, whether they were employed full time or only temporarily, and shall also show the total salary or compensation paid to each of them during that year.
LA Rev Stat § 42:286 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§286. Time of making report

RS 286 - Time of making report  The annual reports required by R.S. 42:283 shall be made within thirty days after the close of the fiscal year employed by the respective offices, boards or commissions, and shall be filed and kept by the secretaries of the respective police juries and respective clerks of court, as public records, for one year.
LA Rev Stat § 42:287 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§287. Publication of reports

RS 287 - Publication of reports  Any parish governing authority may, in its own discretion, publish any of the reports which it receives as a result of R.S. 42:283.
LA Rev Stat § 42:288 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§288. Penalties

RS 288 - Penalties  Whoever violates any of the provisions of R.S. 42:283 through R.S. 42:287 shall be fined one thousand dollars or imprisoned for six months or both.
LA Rev Stat § 42:289 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§289. Definitions

RS 289 - Definitions  The following definitions shall be used in connection with the provisions of R.S. 42:289 through R.S. 42:291:  A. "Appointing authority" means an agency, department, officer, board, or commission of the executive branch and the officers and employees thereof authorized by statute or lawfully delegated authority to employ persons in state government. B. "Board member" means a member of a board, commission, or other authority of state government created or authorized by law, by the Louisiana Constitution, or by executive order. C. "Education employee" means an employee of a college or university of the state. D. "Student employee" means an employee who is required under the terms of his employment to be a full-time student in a school, college, or university in this state. E. "Unclassified employee" means any person holding an office or position of trust or employment in the state service, whether elective or appointive, who is not in the classified civil service of the state under the provisions of Section 2 of Article X of the Louisiana Constitution, excluding bona fide students employed by the educational institution in which they are enrolled as students. Acts 1964, No. 38, §1. Acts 1987, No. 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:290 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§290. Filing of information on employees; exceptions; penalties

RS 290 - Filing of information on employees; exceptions; penalties  A. The appointing authority of each agency, board, commission, department, or other entity in the executive branch of state government shall file with the Department of State Civil Service the name, address, position, date of employment, place of employment, hours of work, and salary or per diem of each unclassified employee under its jurisdiction. Thereafter, within thirty days of employment, termination, or change in any of the elements of employment herein enumerated, the appointing authority shall report such employment, termination, or change in status to the Department of State Civil Service. Each such appointing authority shall report with respect to all classified employees under the jurisdiction of the entity as required by and in accordance with the rules of the State Civil Service Commission. All such information shall be open to public inspection and, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 44:1 through R.S. 44:41. B. For purposes of R.S. 42:289 through 291, the term "state government" shall not include district courts, including the civil and criminal courts of Orleans Parish, district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks of court, registrars of voters, assessors, coroners, election officials and workers, parishes, municipalities, and any other unit of local government, including school boards and special districts, authorized by law to perform governmental functions. C. Any person who willfully violates any provision of R.S. 42:289 or R.S. 42:290 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term of not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both fine and imprisonment. Acts 1964, No. 38, §§2-4. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 328, §2; Acts 1986, No. 898, §1; Acts 1987, No. 843, §1; Acts 1992, No. 949, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 42:291 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§291. Compilation of reported information; reports

RS 291 - Compilation of reported information; reports  A. The Department of State Civil Service shall collect and maintain in accordance with law the information reported pursuant to R.S. 42:289 and R.S. 42:290. Said department shall publish quarterly, or at lesser intervals as deemed appropriate by the director of state civil service, a report reflecting the number of employees of state government by categories as provided in Subsection B of this Section. B.(1) The report shall provide, separately, the number of full-time equivalent executive branch employees of state government and the number of full-time equivalent executive branch employees of state government whose salaries and employee benefits are funded through an appropriation measure enacted by the legislature, and each such number shall be further divided into the number of:  (a) Education employees. (b) Student employees. (c) Board members. (d) All other employees. (2) The report also shall include the aggregate number of full-time equivalent executive branch employees of state government, excluding student employees and board members, and the aggregate number of full-time equivalent executive branch employees of state government whose salaries and employee benefits are funded through an appropriations measure enacted by the legislature, excluding student employees and board members. Each number reported also shall be subdivided into classified employees and unclassified employees. C. The information reporting required by this Section in the various categories as required shall include information on the number of employees who are and are not residents of the state. Acts 1987, No. 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:301 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§301. Default in settlement of arrears; suspension from office

RS 301 - Default in settlement of arrears; suspension from office  Whenever the State Auditor, or the governing authority of any parish, notifies the governor, that any public officer charged with the collection or custody of public funds, is in arrears, the governor shall make immediate demand upon that officer for settlement within a delay not exceeding ten days, and in default of his making full settlement within that delay, the governor shall at once suspend him from office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§302. Temporary appointment during suspension

RS 302 - Temporary appointment during suspension  Whenever the governor suspends any officer under R.S. 42:301, he shall immediately appoint some person having the legal qualifications to perform the functions of the office during the suspension. The person so appointed shall take the oath and give the bond required by law, and shall exercise and perform all the powers and duties of the office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§303. Power of governor to remove for cause is not modified

RS 303 - Power of governor to remove for cause is not modified  The provisions of R.S. 42:301 and 42:302 shall not be construed as modifying, limiting, or restraining the power of the governor, under existing laws to remove for cause any tax collector appointed by him, or as in any way affecting the penalties provided for failure to make settlement within the time prescribed by law.
LA Rev Stat § 42:304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§304. Report of defaulters by State Auditor to legislature

RS 304 - Report of defaulters by State Auditor to legislature  The State Auditor shall, on the first day of the session of each legislature, enclose to the president of the senate and speaker of the house, a list of all persons who are defaulters to the state on account of any public moneys; and, if in the list the name of any member of the legislature appears, the house to which he has been returned shall take such action as it may deem necessary.
LA Rev Stat § 42:305 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§305. Annual report of defaulters; penalty

RS 305 - Annual report of defaulters; penalty  The State Auditor, the president of parish governing authorities, and the mayors of municipal corporations shall report annually to the governor, on or before the tenth day of November of each year, all persons who may be defaulters to the state, parish, or municipal corporations, with the amount of their defalcations. Whoever fails or neglects to perform this duty shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars to be sued for and recovered in the name of the state by the district attorney.
LA Rev Stat § 42:306 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§306. Annual publication of list of defaulters

RS 306 - Annual publication of list of defaulters  The State Auditor shall on the fifteenth day of December, annually, publish in the official journal of the state, for thirty days, the names of all persons who became defaulters to the state during the year, together with the amount of their defalcations. No person whose name is in this published list shall be entitled to receive his commission until he has exhibited the proper discharge from the State Auditor.
LA Rev Stat § 42:307 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§307. Governor to publish annually list of defaulters reported to him

RS 307 - Governor to publish annually list of defaulters reported to him  The governor shall report to the legislature and cause to be published annually, in the official journal of the state, a list of all persons who appear to be defaulters by the reports on file in his office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§321. Outgoing officer to deliver records to successor

RS 321 - Outgoing officer to deliver records to successor  Every public officer shall, upon resignation, removal, or upon the expiration of his term, deliver all the books, records, documents and writings appertaining to his office, without delay to his successor or to a person duly authorized to receive them.
LA Rev Stat § 42:322 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§322. Penalty for failure to deliver records; application

RS 322 - Penalty for failure to deliver records; application  Every public officer who withholds or detains from his successor, or other person entitled by law thereto, any of the books, records, documents, or writings appertaining to his office, or who mutilates, destroys, or takes them away from the building or office where they are usually kept, shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten years. The provisions of this Section apply to any person, who has in his possession books, records, documents, or writings, and refuses to deliver them to the proper authority, or who willfully mutilates, destroys, withholds, or detains them, or aids in their mutilation, destruction, or detention.
LA Rev Stat § 42:331 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§331. Authority of first assistants

RS 331 - Authority of first assistants  A first assistant to a statewide elected official, under the direction of the official, shall have authority to perform all the acts and duties of the office. Added by Acts 1975, No. 456, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:341 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§341. Definitions

RS 341 - Definitions  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Agency" means a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity.  (2) "Agency head" means the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or the chairman of a board or commission.  (3) "Elected official" means any person holding an office in a governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. It shall also include any person appointed to fill a vacancy in such office.  (4) "Governmental entity" means the state or any political subdivision.  (5) "Public employee" means anyone who is:  (a) An administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office.  (b) Appointed to a post or position created by rule, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, or executive order.  (c) Employed by an agency, officer, or official of a governmental entity.  (6) "Public servant" means a public employee or an elected official.  Acts 2018, No. 270, §1, eff. January 1, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 42:342 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§342. Mandatory policy prohibiting sexual harassment

RS 342 - Mandatory policy prohibiting sexual harassment  A. Each agency head shall develop and institute a policy to prevent sexual harassment which is applicable to all public servants in the agency.  B. At a minimum, the policy shall contain all of the following:  (1) A clear statement that unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, physical, or inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when the conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment or the holding of office, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment and shall not be tolerated.  (2) A description of the behavior the agency defines as inappropriate conduct, including examples.  (3) An effective complaint or grievance process that includes taking immediate and appropriate action when a complaint of sexual harassment involving any public servant in the agency is received. The complaint process shall detail who may make a complaint, to whom a complaint may be made, and shall provide for alternative designees to receive complaints. Actions taken on the complaint shall be documented.  (4) A general description of the investigation process, including requiring the alleged sexual harasser and the alleged victim to participate in the investigation.  (5) A clear prohibition against retaliation against an individual for filing a complaint or testifying or participating in any way in an investigation or other proceeding involving a complaint of sexual harassment.  (6) A general description of the possible disciplinary actions which may occur after the conclusion of the investigation, including the possible disciplinary actions that may be taken against a complainant if it is determined that a claim of sexual harassment was intentionally false.  (7) A statement apprising public servants of applicable federal and state law on sexual harassment, including the right of the complainant to pursue a claim under state or federal law, regardless of the outcome of the investigation.  Acts 2018, No. 270, §1, eff. January 1, 2019; Acts 2019, No. 413, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 42:343 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§343. Preventing sexual harassment; mandatory training requirements

RS 343 - Preventing sexual harassment; mandatory training requirements  A.(1) Each public servant shall receive a minimum of one hour of education and training on preventing sexual harassment during each full calendar year of his public employment or term of office, as the case may be.  (2) An agency head shall require supervisors and any persons designated by the agency to accept or investigate a complaint of sexual harassment in his agency to receive additional education and training.  B. The education and training required pursuant to this Section may be received either in person or via the internet through training and education materials approved by the public servant's agency head.  C. Each agency head shall ensure that each public servant in the agency is notified of the agency's policy against sexual harassment and the mandatory training requirement on preventing sexual harassment. The agency head, or his designee, shall be responsible for maintaining records of the compliance of each public servant in the agency with the mandatory training requirement. Each public servant's record of compliance shall be a public record and available to the public in accordance with the Public Records Law.  D. Each agency head shall ensure that its policy against sexual harassment and its complaint procedure is prominently posted on its website or, if the agency does not have a website, that a notice on how to obtain the information is posted in a conspicuous location in each of the agency's offices.  Acts 2018, No. 270, §1, eff. January 1, 2019.