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LA Rev Stat § 49:229.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§229.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.

RS 229.1 - Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 49:251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§251. Opinions

RS 251 - Opinions  A. The attorney general shall give his opinion in writing upon all questions of law when required by the governor, the state auditor, or the state treasurer. He shall consult with and advise the district attorneys on all matters pertaining to the duties of their offices whenever requested by them. B. The attorney general shall, within thirty days of receipt of a request, give his opinion in writing upon all questions of law when requested by any state board, agency, or commission or by any political subdivision pursuant to Subsection C, except parish and municipal governing authorities.  C. A state board, agency, commission or political subdivision, except parish and municipal governing authorities, shall request an opinion of the attorney general whenever its counsel advises that the public bid law of this state is not applicable to the particular state board, agency, commission, or political subdivision, except parish and municipal governing authorities. No state board, agency, commission, or political subdivision, except parish and municipal governing authorities, shall act in accordance with its attorney's advice that the public bid law of the state is not applicable to the particular body until an attorney general's opinion is rendered and received.  Amended by Acts 1975, No. 351, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:251.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§251.1. Justice of the peace training course

RS 251.1 - Justice of the peace training course A. The attorney general of the state of Louisiana, within six months from the date justices of the peace and constables take office and once a year thereafter, shall conduct courses of training and education for persons elected to full terms to the offices of justice of the peace and constable. Such courses of training shall be known as the Justice of the Peace Training Course, which may be conducted in various sections of the state at places designated by the attorney general. B. Newly elected justices of the peace and constables must attend the first training course available after they take office. Every justice of the peace and constable shall attend at least one of the training courses every other year, and a justice of the peace or constable who fails to do so shall not earn or receive state supplemental pay for his office until he attends a course and receives a certificate of completion from the attorney general. C. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 598, §1. D. The attorney general may use the facilities, when available, of the public buildings of the state, including the capitol building, the universities, colleges, junior colleges, and the courthouses, to hold such courses of training. The attorney general, in his discretion, may also provide such training course for any new justice or constable who is filling the unexpired term of any justice or constable who has vacated his office. These courses may be used as emergency measures only, and the applicant must present in writing to the attorney general his reasons for having missed the general course offered within the six months after his taking office. E. The attorney general shall prescribe the course of training to be conducted, which shall include as much as practicable of justice of the peace venue, jurisdiction, elements of a cause of action, limitation of actions, conduct of trials, trial demonstrations, the duties, functions, and responsibilities of their respective offices, and such other subject matter as he may prescribe. F. The attorney general may select as instructors in these courses of training any lawyer, judge, law professor, or senior law student of this state, and may seek the aid and advice of the bar associations and judges associations for this purpose. G. At the conclusion of the Justice of the Peace Training Course, the attorney general shall present to each justice of the peace and constable who has attended the full course a certificate of completion prepared by him and bearing his signature. Added by Acts 1970, No. 215, §1; Acts 1995, No. 941, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1237, §2; Acts 1997, No. 598, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:251.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§251.2. Authority to designate representative

RS 251.2 - Authority to designate representative  The attorney general may designate a particular named assistant, special counsel or deputy to act for him and in his place at meetings of and in connection with the actions, transactions, functions and duties of agencies, boards, commissions or other political subdivisions of the state, or any subdivision thereof, including public districts and authorities.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 398, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:251.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§251.3. Contractual attorney's fees; affidavit

RS 251.3 - Contractual attorney's fees; affidavit Each attorney employed on a contractual basis by the attorney general pursuant to R.S. 49:251.2, shall submit his fee for professional services by sworn affidavit. The affidavit shall contain a detailed statement of the number of hours actually worked, giving the dates and time of day and a description of the work performed. No contract fee shall be paid unless submitted by affidavit as provided herein.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 848, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 49:252 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§252. Biennial report

RS 252 - Biennial report  The Attorney General shall report to the legislature at the commencement of each regular session convening in even numbered years on all official business done by him during the preceding biennium. He shall specify the suits and prosecutions at which he attended, the number of persons prosecuted, the crimes for which and the parishes in which the prosecutions were had, the results thereof, and the punishments imposed.  He shall include in his biennial report an abstract of the annual reports of the several district attorneys, with such observations and statements as in his opinion the criminal jurisprudence and the proper and economical administration of the criminal law of the state shall warrant.  Amended by Acts 1964, No. 40, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 49:253 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§253. Attendance at sessions of legislature

RS 253 - Attendance at sessions of legislature  The Attorney General shall attend the legislature during its session, and shall give his aid and advice in the arrangement and preparation of legislative acts and documents, when required by either the senate or the house.
LA Rev Stat § 49:254 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§254. Records

RS 254 - Records  The Attorney General shall keep two sets of books or journals, which shall constitute the records of that office; one set shall contain a transcript of all the legal opinions given by him, and the other a statement of all the suits brought by him on behalf of the state; each set shall have an index.
LA Rev Stat § 49:255 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§255. Suits involving title to land of the state or its agencies; federal actions against any registrar of voters or of his assistants or employees

RS 255 - Suits involving title to land of the state or its agencies; federal actions against any registrar of voters or of his assistants or employees  The attorney general shall, upon the request of the governor, represent the state or any political agency or subdivision thereof, in any suit in any court involving the title to any land or real property belonging to the state or any of its political agencies or subdivisions, whether the title to said land or real property is vested in or appears in the name of the state or in the name of any of its political agencies or subdivisions.  The attorney general shall give his advice and aid to any registrar of voters, deputy registrar of voters, and/or any employees of a registrar of voters, whose official acts have been or are being inquired into, challenged or disputed before any federal court, federal grand jury, federal board, federal commission or federal official, and he shall represent any registrar of voters, assistant registrar of voters, or employee in any suit or prosecution instituted in a federal court which relates to the official conduct of his office, all without costs or expense to said registrar, deputy registrar and/or employee.  Amended by Acts 1958, No. 482, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:256 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§256. Attorney general

RS 256 - Attorney general The attorney general shall not engage in the private practice of law during his term of office, but shall devote his full time to the duties of the office of the attorney general. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 478, §1; Acts 1956, No. 125, §1; Acts 1960, No. 532, §1; Acts 1965, No. 61, §3; Acts 1969, No. 11, §6; Acts 1974, No. 433, §6; Acts 1979, No. 236, §7, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 376, §5, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 636, §8, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1995, No. 846, §3, eff. Jan. 8, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 49:258 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§258. Procurement of private contractual legal services for state agencies

RS 258 - Procurement of private contractual legal services for state agencies   Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary and specifically the provisions of any law that authorizes the state or a state agency to appoint, employ, or contract for private legal counsel to represent the state or a state agency, including but not limited to the provisions of R.S. 42:261, 262, and 263, and R.S. 40:1237.1(E), any appointment of private legal counsel to represent the state or a state agency shall be made by the attorney general with the concurrence of the commissioner of administration in accordance with the following procedure:   (1) All attorneys appointed as private legal counsel to represent the state or a state agency shall meet or exceed written minimum qualifications and all appointments shall be made in accordance with a written appointments procedure, both of which shall be established by the attorney general and the governor, or their designees. The commissioner of administration shall participate in the preparation of the minimum qualifications and the appointment procedure. The minimum qualifications and the appointments procedure shall be published at least annually in the Louisiana Bar Journal or such other publication as will reasonably assure dissemination to the membership of the Louisiana State Bar Association. The exercise of the authority provided in this Section shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.   (2) All appointments of private legal counsel representing the state or a state agency that are in effect on the effective date of this Section shall be reviewed to ensure that such counsel satisfy the minimum qualifications provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Section and all such changes in or terminations of such appointments shall be made as are necessary to ensure such compliance.   (3) For the purposes of this Section, "state agency" means any department, board, commission, agency, office, special district, authority, or other entity of the state, but does not include the Public Service Commission or the State Bond Commission or any political subdivision of the state, as defined by Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana, or any entity of such political subdivision.   Acts 1988, No. 448, §5, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 946, §1; Acts 1992, No. 385, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 49:301 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§301. Commission and oath

RS 301 - Commission and oath  The state treasurer shall be commissioned by the governor and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the constitution, which shall be indorsed on his commission. His commission shall not be issued by the governor until the bond and surety shall have been given.  Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
LA Rev Stat § 49:302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§302. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 846, §4, eff. Jan. 8, 1996.

RS 302 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 846, §4, eff. Jan. 8, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 49:303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§303. Seal

RS 303 - Seal  The state treasurer shall keep a seal of office, which shall be used to authenticate all written papers, documents, and certificates from his office. Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
LA Rev Stat § 49:304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§304. Residence

RS 304 - Residence  The state treasurer shall reside at the seat of government.  Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
LA Rev Stat § 49:305 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§305. Bond

RS 305 - Bond  The state treasurer shall, within ten days after being officially informed of his election and before he is commissioned or enters on the discharge of the duties of his office, execute and deliver a faithful performance bond payable to the governor for the sum of fifty thousand dollars. Premiums of the bond shall be paid by the state.  Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
LA Rev Stat § 49:306 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§306. Authority to administer oaths

RS 306 - Authority to administer oaths  The state treasurer shall have authority to administer oaths required and allowed by law in all matters touching the duties of his office.  Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
LA Rev Stat § 49:307 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§307. Duties in general

RS 307 - Duties in general  The state treasurer shall:  (1) receive and safely keep all the monies of this state, not expressly required by law to be received and kept by some other person;  (2) disburse the public money upon warrants drawn upon him according to law, and not otherwise;  (3) keep a true, just, and comprehensive account of all public money received and disbursed, in books to be kept for that purpose, in which he shall state from whom monies have been received, and on what account; and to whom and on what account disbursed;  (4) keep a true and just account of each head of appropriations made by law, and the disbursements under them;  (5) give information in writing to either house of the legislature when required, upon any subject connected with the treasury, or touching any duty of his office; and  (6) perform all other duties required of him by law.  Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
LA Rev Stat § 49:307.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§307.1. Attendance at meetings; representation

RS 307.1 - Attendance at meetings; representation The state treasurer shall attend meetings of all state boards, agencies, retirement system boards, or other public bodies of which he is a member, whether ex officio or otherwise. However, the state treasurer is hereby authorized to designate the deputy state treasurer or any assistant state treasurer, as defined in Louisiana R.S. 36:765 through R.S. 36:768, or any senior staff member of the treasurer's office to represent the state treasurer at any such meeting, in which case any action taken or vote made by such representative shall carry the full force and effect as if made by the state treasurer.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 115, §1, eff. July 3, 1981; Acts 1989, No. 755, §1, eff. July 8, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 49:308.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§308.1. Comprehensive Capital Outlay Budget Acts Interest Earnings Account

RS 308.1 - Comprehensive Capital Outlay Budget Acts Interest Earnings Account  A.(1) There is hereby created an account in the state treasury to be known as the Comprehensive Capital Outlay Budget Acts Interest Earnings Account, hereafter referred to as the "Account".  (2) As of April 1, 1987, the balance of the account in excess of two million dollars shall be credited to the state general fund.  (3) After July 1, 1983, interest earned from the investment of general fund monies appropriated in any capital outlay act, and from the investment of general obligation bond or note proceeds appropriated in any capital outlay act, and from the investment of monies in the account shall be credited to the state general fund; however, from April 1, 1987, to July 1, 1987, should the balance in the account fall below two million dollars due to allocations for cost over-runs, all interest earned shall be credited to the account until a balance of two million dollars is restored. After July 1, 1987, should the balance in the account fall below five million dollars due to allocations for cost over-runs, all interest earned shall be credited to the account until a balance of five million dollars is restored.  B. If it is determined by the agency, political subdivision, board, or director of the facility planning and control section of the office of the governor that the funds appropriated in any capital outlay budget act are not sufficient to complete the projects contained therein through unavoidable deficiencies in appropriation, including administrative and legal requirements, the commissioner of administration, subject to approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, may direct the use of monies in the fund, not to exceed an aggregate of fifteen million dollars in any one fiscal year, for the purpose of completing the projects contained in any capital outlay budget act and such money shall be deemed appropriated in specific amounts necessary for such purpose; provided that such appropriations for administrative purposes shall be processed using existing procedures.  C. All appropriations made pursuant to this Section are made as additions to funds for previously authorized projects, and for accounting purposes shall be included in the account of the previously authorized project.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 307, §1; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 23, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, 1ST EX. SESS., NO. 23, §2.}}
LA Rev Stat § 49:308.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§308.2. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 37, §1.

RS 308.2 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 37, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:308.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§308.4. Use of funds on deposit; repayment to special funds

RS 308.4 - Use of funds on deposit; repayment to special funds A. The treasurer is authorized to use, loan, or borrow any available state cash in the state treasury from any fund to make payments from the state general fund that are authorized by law. Any funds so used, loaned, or borrowed during a fiscal year shall be repaid no later than August fifteenth of the calendar year following the end of that fiscal year. B. At each scheduled meeting of the Revenue Estimating Conference, as provided in R.S. 39:26, the state treasurer shall provide, in a format prescribed by the conference, a fiscal status report to contain, without limitation, the level of interfund borrowing authorized herein. C. This Section shall not apply to or otherwise provide for the use of the money in the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, also known as the Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, Article VII, Section 10.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana and the Transportation Trust Fund, Article VII, Section 27 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Acts 1989, No. 836, §3, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 11, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 1023, §1; Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. June 30, 2000, and §2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2013, No. 56, §4, eff. May 29, 2013. NOTE: See Acts 1989, No. 836, §6. NOTE: See Acts 2000, No. 46, second §2, eff. June 28, 2000, relative to applicability of this Section and Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, which repeals and voids Acts 2000, No. 46, §2. \
LA Rev Stat § 49:308.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§308.6. State government fees for services and activities; cost recovery

RS 308.6 - State government fees for services and activities; cost recovery A.(1) The division of administration shall establish a procedure for periodic review, analysis, and evaluation that ensures that fees established to fund specific activities are generating funding in direct proportion to expenditures associated with such activity. (2) The review, analysis, and evaluation shall be performed by House and Senate staff and shall include historical data and trends. It shall specifically consider revenue generated through the fee, expenditures incurred for the activity, the ratio of revenue to expenditures, the units of service and annual cost per unit of service. It may include any other information deemed relevant and appropriate by the commissioner of administration. B.(1) Beginning October 1, 2010, and every year thereafter, the division of administration shall develop a plan and schedule for the review of fees. The plan and schedule shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for its review and approval. The plan may be adjusted annually as needed. (2) Each plan and schedule shall provide for the review of not more than twenty-five percent of the fees. The plan and schedule shall specify the fees that are to be reviewed. A fee shall be reviewed at least once in a time period of five years. (3) The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, hereinafter referred to as "the committee", shall conduct a review of the fees as specified in such plan and schedule. Such review may include the division of administration's evaluation and any other information deemed appropriate by the committee. (4) No later than February 15, 2011, and every year thereafter, the committee shall report the findings of each review to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the governor, the commissioner of administration, and the chairman of the Commission on Streamlining Government. Such report shall include findings regarding a policy determination as to the appropriate apportionment of funding between the general public and the user group for the activity and whether the fee is set at the appropriate amount to fund in whole, or in part, the activity. (5) In the event the committee finds that the fee is not set at the appropriate amount, the head of the agency shall have sixty days to provide a response to the committee on actions planned or taken to address the finding. C. Each agency that charges fees which are part of a budget unit's operating budget in the General Appropriation Bill shall post on its website the data and information used to calculate the fee and the method of calculation. The agency shall also post any audits regarding the fee as well as any review and findings of the committee. Acts 2010, No. 1001, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 49:309 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§309. Endorsement of warrants

RS 309 - Endorsement of warrants  The state treasurer shall endorse on each warrant its payment and the date of payment.  Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.