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LA Rev Stat § 36:607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§607. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 607 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance  A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, who shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor at a salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The undersecretary shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the secretary. B. The undersecretary shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting, budget forecasting and control, procurement and contract management, data processing, management and program analysis, socioeconomic research and analysis, property control, boat registration, customer service program management, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. The undersecretary shall be responsible for assisting the office of wildlife and the office of fisheries with the administration of the licensing and permit issuance program, the collection of fees, taxes, fines, and penalties, and the dissemination of information through various media channels. He shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the office of management and finance and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws. The undersecretary shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the secretary. C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the undersecretary shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the secretary, except that the undersecretary shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the secretary. Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2001, No. 113, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 36:608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§608. Assistant secretaries

RS 608 - Assistant secretaries  A. Each office within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, except the office of management and finance, shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant secretary. The assistant secretary of each such office shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. Each shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, the duties and functions of each office and its assistant secretary shall be determined by the secretary, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the secretary.  C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 36:801, each assistant secretary shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of his office and its programs and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws.  D. Each assistant secretary shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the secretary.  Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 36:621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§621. Department of Agriculture and Forestry; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 621 - Department of Agriculture and Forestry; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge. The department shall be known as the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. B. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry, through its offices and officers, shall be responsible for performing the functions of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and the agencies transferred into this department in accordance with the provisions of this Title. C.(1) The Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall be composed of the executive office of the commissioner, the office of forestry, the office of management and finance, the office of agricultural and environmental sciences, the office of agro-consumer services, the office of animal health and food safety, the office of soil and water conservation, and such other offices as shall be created by law. (2) Whenever the commissioner of agriculture and forestry determines that the administration of the functions of the department may be more efficiently performed by eliminating, merging, or consolidating existing offices or establishing new offices, he shall present a plan therefor to the legislature for its approval by statute. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Acts 1986, No. 581, §2, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1988, No. 91, §1; Acts 2008, No. 52, §2, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 920, §4, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009. NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 736, §3. NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 601, §§3-5. NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 24, §§9-11 relative to transfer of certain authority to the La. Agricultural Finance Authority (associated with abolition of office of marketing and agro-economic development and State Market Commission).
LA Rev Stat § 36:622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§622. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 622 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only A. The officers of the department shall be the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, the assistant commissioner for management and finance, the deputy commissioner, if a deputy commissioner is appointed, the confidential assistant, and an assistant commissioner for each office of the department. With the exception of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, each of them shall be selected as provided in this Title. They shall perform functions as provided in this Title. If a deputy commissioner is appointed, he shall be the first assistant to the commissioner appointed pursuant to Article IV, Section 13 of the constitution. If a deputy commissioner is not appointed, the commissioner shall appoint his first assistant to the office of assistant commissioner for management and finance or to one of the offices of assistant commissioner. B. No person serving as commissioner of agriculture and forestry, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner for management and finance, confidential assistant, or assistant commissioner shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices. C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, any person serving as assistant commissioner for management and finance, deputy commissioner, confidential assistant, or assistant commissioner, may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in post-secondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 36:623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§623. Commissioner of agriculture and forestry

RS 623 - Commissioner of agriculture and forestry The commissioner of agriculture and forestry shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and shall have the responsibility for the policies of the department, except as otherwise provided by this Title, and for the administration, control, and operation of the functions, programs, and affairs of the department. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 36:625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§625. Deputy commissioner

RS 625 - Deputy commissioner  There may be a deputy commissioner of the department, who shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry at a salary fixed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature. If appointed, the deputy commissioner shall be the first assistant of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. The duties and functions of the deputy commissioner shall be determined and assigned by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. He shall serve as acting commissioner of agriculture and forestry in the absence of the commissioner as provided by law. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 36:626 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§626. Assistant commissioner for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance

RS 626 - Assistant commissioner for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance  A. There shall be an assistant commissioner for management and finance of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry who shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry with the consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry at a salary fixed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The assistant commissioner for management and finance shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. B. The assistant commissioner for management and finance shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, data processing, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the assistant commissioner for the office of management and finance shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the commissioner, except that the assistant commissioner for the office of management and finance shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the commissioner. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 36:626.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§626.1. Confidential assistant to the commissioner

RS 626.1 - Confidential assistant to the commissioner  There may be a confidential assistant to the commissioner, who shall be appointed by the commissioner with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner at a salary fixed by the commissioner, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the confidential assistant to the commissioner shall be determined and assigned by the commissioner. If appointed, he shall serve as acting commissioner in the absence of the commissioner and the deputy commissioner.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 36:627 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§627. Assistant commissioners

RS 627 - Assistant commissioners  A. In addition to the office of management and finance, each other office within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner of each such office, except the office of forestry and the office of soil and water conservation, shall be appointed by the commissioner with the consent of the Senate. The state forester shall serve as the assistant commissioner for the office of forestry. The director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall serve as the assistant commissioner for the office of soil and water conservation. Each assistant commissioner, except the assistant commissioner for the office of forestry and the assistant commissioner for the office of soil and water conservation, shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Each assistant commissioner shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the commissioner and which shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The state forester shall be selected as provided by law and with the consent of the Senate. The director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall be selected as provided by law. B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, the duties and functions of each office and its assistant commissioner shall be determined by the commissioner, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the commissioner of agriculture. C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 36:801, each assistant commissioner shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of his office and its programs and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws. D. Each assistant commissioner shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the commissioner of agriculture. E. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 1981, No. 158, §2; Acts 1986, No. 581, §2, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 91, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §4, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 36:641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§641. Statement of purpose

RS 641 - Statement of purpose  In furtherance of its constitutional mandate to provide for the education of the people of the state and to establish and maintain a public educational system and to allocate within not more than twenty departments the functions and responsibilities of all offices and agencies within the executive branch of state government, the legislature enacts this Chapter.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 36:643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§643. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 643 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only  A. The officers of the department shall be the state superintendent of education, the deputy state superintendent of education if a deputy state superintendent of education is appointed, the deputy superintendent of management and finance, and the deputy superintendent of district support. With the exception of the state superintendent of education, each of them shall be selected as provided in this Title. They shall perform functions as provided in this Title.  B. No person serving as a state superintendent, deputy state superintendent, or deputy superintendent shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices.  C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, subject to approval of the state superintendent, any person serving as deputy state superintendent or deputy superintendent may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in post-secondary educational institutions or as a member of the National Guard.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1; Acts 2021, No. 468, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 36:644 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§644. State superintendent of education

RS 644 - State superintendent of education The state superintendent of education shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Education and shall have the responsibility for implementing educational policies, except as otherwise provided by this Title, and for the administration, control, and operation of the functions, programs, and affairs of the department to the extent provided by this Title. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 36:646 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§646. Deputy state superintendent

RS 646 - Deputy state superintendent There may be a deputy state superintendent of the department, who shall be appointed by the state superintendent with consent of the Senate. He shall serve at the pleasure of the state superintendent at a salary fixed by the state superintendent, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the deputy state superintendent shall be determined and assigned by the state superintendent. He shall serve as acting state superintendent in the absence of the state superintendent. If no deputy state superintendent is appointed, the state superintendent shall designate the deputy superintendent of management and finance or the deputy superintendent of district support to serve in his absence. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 36:647 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§647. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 302, §3, eff. June 28, 2011.

RS 647 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 302, §3, eff. June 28, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 36:648 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§648. Deputy superintendents

RS 648 - Deputy superintendents A. The office of management and finance and office of district support shall each be under the immediate supervision and direction of a deputy superintendent, who shall be appointed by the state superintendent with consent of the Senate. Each shall serve at the pleasure of the state superintendent and shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the state superintendent and shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, the duties and functions of each office and its deputy superintendent shall be determined by the state superintendent, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the state superintendent. C. Each deputy superintendent shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the state superintendent. Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1997, No. 19, §2, eff. May 14, 1997; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 36:648.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§648.1. Special School District; administration

RS 648.1 - Special School District; administration  A. The Special School District shall be under the administration and supervision of a superintendent who shall be appointed by the district's board of directors, subject to confirmation by the Senate.  B. The salary of the superintendent shall be fixed by the district's board of directors and shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session.  C. The superintendent shall exercise his duties and functions under the oversight of the district's board of directors.  Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 441, §2; Acts 2021, No. 468, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 36:649 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch|§649. Offices; purposes and functions relating to elementary and secondary education

RS 649 - Offices; purposes and functions relating to elementary and secondary education A. The purposes for which the offices in the Department of Education are created shall be as set forth in this Section. B. The office of management and finance shall perform the functions of the state relating to accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, and grants management, all in accordance with applicable law. C. The office of district support shall support local education agencies in identifying opportunities and resources for improved instructional leadership, effective policy and practice, and comprehensive intervention in their lowest-performing schools. It shall serve as the office having primary responsibility for communications with and support for all local superintendents, charter school leaders, and school administrative staff throughout the state. Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 550, §2; Acts 1981, No. 267, §1; Acts 1988, No. 896, §2, eff. July 21, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 190, §2, §3, eff. June, 26, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 993, §2, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 19, §§1, 2, eff. May 14, 1997; Acts 2010, No. 132, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 732, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 132, §4, and Acts 2010, No. 732, §4, relative to transfer of adult education programs from BESE to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, including provisions for administrative rules.