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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:353. Secretary of natural resources

RS 36:353 - Secretary of natural resources
There shall be a secretary of natural resources, 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 the position by the legislature while in session. The secretary shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources 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, provided that the secretary shall perform his functions under the general control and supervision of the governor. The secretary shall be an ex officio member of the State Mineral and Energy Board.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2009, No. 196, §4, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2023, No. 150, §10, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:355. Deputy secretary

RS 36:355 - Deputy secretary
There may be a deputy secretary of the department, who shall be appointed by the secretary with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary at a salary fixed by the secretary, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the deputy secretary shall be determined and assigned by the secretary. If appointed, he shall serve as acting secretary in the absence of the secretary.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:356. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:356 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, 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 the 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 Energy and Natural Resources. In this capacity, the undersecretary shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, data processing, management and program analysis, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. The undersecretary shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote 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 2023, No. 150, §10, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:357. Assistant secretaries

RS 36:357 - Assistant secretaries
A. Each office within the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, except the office of management and finance, shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant secretary. The assistant secretary of each office shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Each assistant secretary shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the salary approved for the position by the legislature while in session. The commissioner of conservation shall serve as the assistant secretary for the office of conservation and shall be selected in accordance with law.
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; Acts 1986, No. 581, §2, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 2023, No. 150, §10, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:358. Offices; purposes and functions

RS 36:358 - Offices; purposes and functions
A. The purposes for which the offices of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources are created shall be as set forth in this Section.
B. The office of coastal management shall perform the functions of the state relative to the coastal zone management program.
C. The office of conservation, in accordance with law, shall exercise the functions of the state with respect to the regulation, conservation, and use of the natural resources of the state which are not specifically within the jurisdiction of other state departments or agencies. Its functions shall include but not be limited to the conservation of the oil and gas resources of the state and matters pertaining thereto; the promotion and encouragement of exploration, production, and refining efforts for oil, intrastate gas, and other hydrocarbons; the control and allocation of energy supplies and distribution; the lease or construction and operation of intrastate pipeline systems; the implementation and enforcement of any emergency gas shortage allocation plan and the setting of priorities; regulation of the minimum sale price of intrastate natural gas, and management of ground water resources all in accordance with applicable laws.
D.(1) The office of mineral resources shall perform the functions of the state relating to the lease of lands and water bottoms of the state for the development and production of minerals, oil, and gas, and supervision of such mineral leases, in accordance with the law, including but not restricted to the exercise of the option of the state to receive in kind the portion due to the state as royalty of any minerals produced and severed from leased premises, and shall receive, administer, and control royalties due in kind to the state in accordance with state law.
(2) Work in cooperation with Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to maintain current surface and subsurface geological surveys of the state, or otherwise at the discretion of the assistant secretary of the office of mineral resources or his designee; conduct geological mapping; prepare geological hazards assessments and resource inventories; and conduct process investigations and related studies.
E. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 97, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 1984.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 449, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1982, No. 698, §1; Acts 1983, No. 97, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 581, §3, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. July 14, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 95, §1, eff. June 12, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 239, §2; Acts 2003, No. 49, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 523, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2023, No. 150, §10, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 523, §§9 and 10, relative to transfer of duties and responsibilities to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:358.1. Agricultural studies

RS 36:358.1 - Agricultural studies
Studies, research projects, or programs regarding the development and utilization of any agricultural product as a source of fuel or as a fuel extender may be conducted by the Department of Agriculture as provided in R.S. 36:624(A)(8).
Added by Acts 1981, No. 223, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:402. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:402 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the undersecretary for public safety services, the undersecretary for corrections services, the undersecretary for youth services,* the deputy secretary for public safety services, the deputy secretary for corrections services, the deputy secretary for youth services, and assistant secretaries, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary for public safety services, deputy secretary for corrections services, deputy secretary for youth services, undersecretary for public safety services, undersecretary for corrections services, undersecretary for youth services,* or assistant secretary 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. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary for public safety services, deputy secretary for corrections services, deputy secretary for youth services, undersecretary for public safety services, undersecretary for corrections services, undersecretary for youth services,* or assistant secretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary, undersecretary for public safety services, undersecretary for corrections services, undersecretary for youth services,* deputy secretary for public safety services, deputy secretary for corrections services, deputy secretary for youth services, or assistant secretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in postsecondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1983, No. 97, §4, eff. Feb. 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 326, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 2004, No. 7, §1, eff. May 5, 2004, except see note re §7(B) below.
*NOTE: Acts 2004, No. 7, §7(B) provides that provisions of the Act relative to the office of management and finance for youth services and relative to the office of management and finance for corrections services shall become effective on the effective date of the creation of the office of management and finance for youth services as provided in the approved transition plan as provided in Section 5 of the Act. References in this Section to the office of management and finance for youth services and to the undersecretary for youth services would be subject to this provision.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 7, §§5 and 6 relative to implementation.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:403. Secretary of public safety and corrections

RS 36:403 - Secretary of public safety and corrections
There shall be a secretary of public safety and corrections 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 secretary shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections 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; however, the secretary shall perform his functions under the general control and supervision of the governor.
Acts 1983, No. 97, §4, eff. Feb. 1, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:407. Assistant secretaries

RS 36:407 - Assistant secretaries
A. Each office within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, except the offices of management and finance and the office of state police, shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant secretary who 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 and except for the offices within youth services, 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. The exercise of the duties and functions of the offices of public safety services and their assistant secretaries shall be under the supervision of the deputy secretary for public safety services. The duties and functions of the office of juvenile justice and its assistant secretary shall be as provided in this Chapter and as determined by the deputy secretary for youth services. The exercise of the duties and functions of youth services and its offices and officers shall be under the supervision of the deputy secretary for youth services.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, 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; Acts 1983, No. 97, §4, eff. Feb. 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 326, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 2004, No. 7, §1, eff. May 5, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 565, §5.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 7, §§5 and 6, relative to implementation.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:451. Department of Revenue; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 36:451 - Department of Revenue; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions
A. The Department of Revenue 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.
B. The Department of Revenue, through its offices and officers, shall be responsible for assessing, evaluating, and collecting the consumer, producer, and any other state taxes specifically assigned by law to the department, and shall have authority generally for alcoholic beverage control and the regulation of charitable gaming.
C. The Department of Revenue shall be composed of the executive office of the secretary, the office of management and finance, the office of tax administration, group I, the office of tax administration, group II, the office of tax administration, group III, the office of alcohol and tobacco control, the office of legal affairs, the office of charitable gaming, the office of debt recovery, and such other offices as shall be created by law. Whenever the secretary 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; provided that, whenever the secretary deems necessary, he may reassign the responsibility for the collection of a specific tax from one office to another office.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1; Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1188, §3, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 283, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 658, §1, eff. July 7, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 568, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 399, §2, eff. June 17, 2013.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 736, §3.}}
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 7.}}
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 1188, §6.}}
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 568, §§5 & 7 eff. June 30, 1999, relative to transfer of functions of division of charitable gaming, office of state police, Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, to office of charitable gaming, Dept. of Revenue, not later than 1/1/2000 and conflicting Acts.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:452. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:452 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the undersecretary, the deputy secretary if a deputy secretary is appointed, and assistant secretaries, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, or assistant secretary 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. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, or assistant secretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary, or assistant secretary 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.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:453. Secretary of revenue

RS 36:453 - Secretary of revenue
There shall be a secretary of the Department of Revenue, 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 secretary shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Revenue 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; provided that the secretary shall perform his functions under the general control and supervision of the governor.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1997, No. 658, §1, eff. July 7, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:455. Deputy secretary

RS 36:455 - Deputy secretary
There may be a deputy secretary of the department, who shall be appointed by the secretary with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary at a salary fixed by the secretary, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the deputy secretary shall be determined and assigned by the secretary. If appointed, he shall serve as acting secretary in the absence of the secretary.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:456. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:456 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Revenue, 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 Revenue. In such capacity, he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, data processing, management and program analysis, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Revenue, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. 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 1997, No. 658, §1, eff. July 7, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:457. Assistant secretaries

RS 36:457 - Assistant secretaries
A. Each office within the Department of Revenue, except the office of management and finance, shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant secretary, who 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; Acts 1997, No. 658, §1, eff. July 7, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:471. Department of Children and Family Services; creation; domicile; composition; purpose and functions

RS 36:471 - Department of Children and Family Services; creation; domicile; composition; purpose and functions
A. The Department of Children and Family Services 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 where it shall maintain its principal offices, but the secretary may maintain branch offices if he deems it in the best interest of the efficient administration of the department.
B. The Department of Children and Family Services, through its office and officers, shall be responsible for the development and providing of social services and the improvement of social conditions for the citizens of Louisiana.
C.(1) The Department of Children and Family Services shall be composed of the office of children and family services, and such other offices as shall be created by law.
(2) Whenever the secretary 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.
Acts 1988, 1st. Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 773, §2, eff. July 2, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 744, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 939, §4, eff. July 1, 2010.
NOTE: See Acts 1988 1st E.s., No. 1, §§5-9.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 858, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 772, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 773, §§1, 4.
NOTE: See Acts 1990, No. 601, §4.
NOTE: See Acts 1990, No. 744, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:472. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:472 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the deputy secretary, the undersecretary, the assistant secretary of child welfare, and the assistant secretary of family support, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary 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. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in postsecondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard.
Acts 1988, No. 773, §2, eff. July 17, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:473. Secretary of children and family services

RS 36:473 - Secretary of children and family services
There shall be a secretary of children and family services, 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 secretary shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Children and Family Services 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; provided that the secretary shall perform his functions under the general control and supervision of the governor.
Acts 1988, 1st. Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:475. Deputy secretary

RS 36:475 - Deputy secretary
The secretary may appoint, with consent of the Senate, a deputy secretary of the department who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary at a salary fixed by the secretary, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the deputy secretary shall be determined and assigned by the secretary. If appointed, the deputy secretary shall serve as acting secretary in the absence of the secretary.
Acts 1988, 1st. Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:475.1. Undersecretary; functions; division of management and finance

RS 36:475.1 - Undersecretary; functions; division of management and finance
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, who shall be appointed by the governor with the 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 the secretary 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 division of management and finance, within the office of children and family services within the Department of Children and Family Services. In such capacity, he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, data processing, personnel management, grants management, and facility construction and consulting services for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Children and Family Services, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. 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 division of management and finance, within the office of children and family services 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 1988, No. 773, §2, eff. July 17, 1988; Acts 2008, No. 314, §1, eff. June 17, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:476. Assistant secretaries

RS 36:476 - Assistant secretaries
A. There shall be an assistant secretary of child welfare and an assistant secretary of family support, 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.
B. The assistant secretary of child welfare shall manage the division of child welfare and perform the duties and functions of the division related to program development and administration, program service delivery, and development of rules and policy to govern the various programs of the division.
C. The assistant secretary of family support shall manage the division of family support and perform the duties and functions of the division related to program development and administration, program service delivery, and development of rules and policy to govern the various programs of the division.
Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:477. Office; purposes and functions

RS 36:477 - Office; purposes and functions
A. The purposes for which the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services is created shall be set forth in this Section.
B.(1) The office of children and family services shall perform the services of the state relating to public assistance programs to provide aid to dependent children and to adults, who due to age, disability, or infirmity, are unable to adequately meet their basic needs. It shall also administer the food stamp program or its successor, child support programs, establishment of paternity programs, disaster relief grant programs for individuals and families, and such other programs as assigned by the secretary. It shall also conduct disability and other client eligibility determinations, and may conduct medical assistance client eligibility determinations. The office is authorized to enter into interagency agreements with other state agencies to conduct eligibility determinations. The office shall provide for the public child welfare functions of the state including but not limited to prevention services that promote, facilitate, and support activities to prevent child abuse and neglect; child protective services; voluntary family strengthening and support services; making permanent plans for foster children and meeting their daily maintenance needs of food, shelter, clothing, necessary physical medical services, school supplies, and incidental personal needs; and adoption placement services for foster children freed for adoption. It shall also perform the functions of the state relating to the licensing of facilities regulated under Chapter 14 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The office shall issue and monitor domestic violence services contracts.
(2) After July 1, 1999, the office shall not provide for the administration of any programs related to Aid to Families with Dependent Children, public assistance, or the food stamp program except as provided under the welfare reform program required in R.S. 36:474(G) if such program is adopted by the legislature.
Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 858, §2, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 141, §1, eff. June 22, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 219, §1; Acts 1990, No. 744, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1219, §2, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 390, §1, eff. June 20, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 702, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 110, §1, eff. June 21, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 166, §1, eff. June 27, 2007; Acts 2009, No. 400, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 409, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 868, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 1990, No. 744, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:478. Transfer of agencies and functions to Department of Children and Family Services

RS 36:478 - Transfer of agencies and functions to Department of Children and Family Services
The following agencies previously abolished by the Executive Reorganization Act and their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services and shall be exercised and performed as provided in R.S. 36:921 et seq.:
(1) Louisiana Health and Human Resources Administration (R.S. 46:1751-46:1767, and generally Chapters 1 and 11 of Title 40 and all of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except R.S. 46:1601 through 1608) to the extent that the cited provisions provide with respect to agencies or functions placed in or transferred to the Department of Children and Family Services.
(2) State Youth Planning Advisory Commission (Act No. 430 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature).
(3) State Department of Public Welfare (Such provisions of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as apply to the abolished department).
(4) State Board of Public Welfare (Such provisions of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as apply to the abolished board).
Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 555, §2, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 785, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89, §2, eff. June 16, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 456, §3; Acts 1989, No. 566, §1; Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 351, §1, eff. July 10, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 860, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; Acts 1993, No. 654, §2, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 864, §1; Acts 1993, No. 1006, §§2 and 3, eff. June 25, 1993; Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 559, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 194, §3, eff. June 30, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 743, §8B, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 867, §1, eff. July 2, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 877, §3, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 811, §§11, 17, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 301, §3, eff. June 2, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 237, §3; Acts 2022, No. 623, §4, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:501. Department of Transportation and Development; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 36:501 - Department of Transportation and Development; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions
A. The Department of Transportation and Development 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.
B. The Department of Transportation and Development, through its offices and officers, shall be responsible for developing and implementing programs to assure adequate, safe, and efficient transportation and other public works facilities and services in the state in accordance with the transfer of agencies and functions made by this Chapter. The department shall develop and implement programs in all areas of transportation, including highways, airports, waterways, flood protection, and mass transit, as well as public works activities, in accordance with such transfers.
C.(1) The Department of Transportation and Development shall be composed of the executive office of the secretary, the office of management and finance, the office of engineering, the office of planning, the office of operations, the office of multimodal commerce, and such other offices as shall be created by law.
(2) Whenever the secretary 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.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 445, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1981, No. 693, §1; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 488, §1, eff. July 9, 1988; Acts 1997, No. 1381, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 6, §2; Acts 2006, No. 11, §3; Acts 2009, No. 523, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 261, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 719, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 736, §3.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 488, §§2, 3.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 601, §§3-5.
NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 523, §§9 and 10, relative to transfer of duties and responsibilities to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the transfer of business, employees, programs, etc. of the authority and the Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration in the office of the governor.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:502. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:502 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A.(1) The officers of the department shall be the secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary, chief engineer, assistant secretary of planning, commissioner of multimodal commerce, and assistant secretary of operations, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
(2) The secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary, assistant secretary of planning, assistant secretary of operations, executive director of the Offshore Terminal Authority, commissioner of multimodal commerce, and such other positions which may be authorized by the State Civil Service Commission or the state constitution shall be the only unclassified positions in the Department of Transportation and Development. All other positions in the department shall be in the classified state service. The secretary shall fill such positions as in his opinion and judgment are necessary to the operation of the department in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the State Civil Service Commission and applicable law.
B. No person serving as a secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary, chief engineer, assistant secretary of planning, assistant secretary of operations, commissioner of multimodal commerce, or in any other office in the department 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. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary or deputy secretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary or deputy secretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in postsecondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard.
Acts 1988, No. 488, §1, eff. July 9, 1988; Acts 1997, No. 1381, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 6, §2, eff. April 18, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 523, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 261, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 719, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 523, §§9 and 10, relative to transfer of duties and responsibilities to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the transfer of business, employees, programs, etc. of the authority and the Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration in the office of the governor.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:503. Secretary of transportation and development

RS 36:503 - Secretary of transportation and development
There shall be a secretary of transportation and development who shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. He 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. He shall be the appointing authority for the department in accordance with civil service rules and regulations. The secretary shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Transportation and Development and shall have the responsibility for the policies of the department, except as specifically provided for particular agencies transferred to or placed within the department by other provisions of this Title. He shall also be responsible for the administration, control, and operation of the functions, programs, and affairs of the department; provided that the secretary shall perform his functions under the general control and supervision of the governor.
Acts 1988, No. 488, §1, eff. July 9, 1988; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:505. Deputy secretary

RS 36:505 - Deputy secretary
A. There may be a deputy secretary of the department, who shall be appointed by the secretary. He shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary 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 duties and functions of the deputy secretary shall be determined and assigned by the secretary. He shall serve as acting secretary in the absence of the secretary.
B. If the position of deputy secretary is not filled during the absence of the secretary, the secretary may designate either the undersecretary or the chief engineer to serve as acting secretary in his absence. The secretary shall notify the governor in writing of his temporary appointment of an acting secretary in his absence. The governor shall have the full authority to revoke the appointment. In no event shall the temporary appointment exceed thirty days in length, except with the specific written approval of the governor. The governor may appoint a temporary secretary to act in the absence or incapacity of the secretary if an acting secretary has not been appointed.
Acts 1988, No. 488, §1, eff. July 9, 1988; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.