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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1428. Immunization information; influenza

RS 46:1428 - Immunization information; influenza
A. Each licensed specialized provider or child-placing agency, before November first of each year, shall make available to each child's parent or legal guardian and to each youth aged eighteen or above information relative to the risks associated with influenza and the availability, effectiveness, known contraindications, and possible side effects of the influenza immunization. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of influenza, the means by which influenza is spread, and the places where a parent or legal guardian may obtain additional information and where a child or youth may be immunized against influenza. Such information shall be updated annually if new information on such disease is available.
B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide information on influenza immunization to the Department of Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and Family Services shall provide such information to each licensed specialized provider or child-placing agency, which shall make the information available to each child's parent or legal guardian and to each youth aged eighteen or above pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
(2) The Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Children and Family Services shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.
C. The Department of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, shall establish by rules and regulations all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any specialized provider or child-placing agency, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against influenza.
Acts 2009, No. 343, §1; Acts 2013, No. 179, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 868, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 502, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1431. Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse; establishment; definitions

RS 46:1431 - Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse; establishment; definitions
A. There is hereby created a Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police. The deputy secretary for public safety services shall establish services deemed appropriate by the department to aid in the location of missing and/or exploited children. The department may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse.
B. The clearinghouse is established as a central repository of information regarding missing and/or exploited children. Such information shall be collected and disseminated to assist in the location of missing children and the reporting of exploited children to the proper agency.
C. As used in this Section:
(1) "Exploited child" means one whose health or welfare has been harmed by any person, responsible or not for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental sexual contact which includes sexual abuse as defined in Ch.C. Article 603.
(2) "Missing child" means any individual under the age of eighteen years, whose temporary or permanent residence is in Louisiana, whose location has not been determined, and who has been reported missing to a federal or state law enforcement agency.
(3) "Missing child report" is a report prepared on a form designed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, for use by private citizens and law enforcement agencies to report missing children information to the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse.
Acts 1985, No. 899, §1; Acts 2011, No. 70, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1432. Duties of the clearinghouse

RS 46:1432 - Duties of the clearinghouse
A. The clearinghouse shall:
(1) Establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to children determined, by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child, or by a law enforcement agency, to be missing and/or exploited.
(2) Provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children within the state.
(3) Interface with the National Crime Information Center for the exchange of information on children suspected of interstate travel.
B. Any parent, guardian, or legal custodian may submit to the clearinghouse a missing child report on any child whose whereabouts is unknown, regardless of the circumstances, subsequent to the reporting of such to the appropriate law enforcement agency and may also submit to the clearinghouse information on exploited children. Such reports and information shall be included in the clearinghouse data base.
C. The clearinghouse shall collect, process, maintain, and disseminate information on missing and/or exploited children and shall strive to maintain or disseminate only accurate and complete information.
Acts 1985, No. 899, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1433. Notification of location of missing or exploited child

RS 46:1433 - Notification of location of missing or exploited child
A. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian responsible for notifying the clearinghouse or a law enforcement agency of a missing or exploited child shall immediately notify such agency or the clearinghouse of any child whose location has been determined.
B. Any law enforcement agency shall transmit information of the recovery of a missing child to the clearinghouse, which shall maintain the information in the central repository pursuant to R.S. 46:1431 and 1432.
Acts 1985, No. 899, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §4; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1434. Fingerprints, missing children

RS 46:1434 - Fingerprints, missing children
A. When fingerprints are taken for the purpose of identifying a child, should that child become missing, the state agency, public or private organization, or other person taking such fingerprints shall not reveal the fingerprints to any law enforcement agency or other person for any purpose other than the identification of a missing child.
B. Fingerprints of children taken and retained by any state agency, public or private organization, or other person, excluding the parent or legal custodian of the child, shall be destroyed upon the child's reaching eighteen years of age.
Acts 1985, No. 899, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.2. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.2 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.3. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.3 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.4. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.4 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.5. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.5 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.6. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.6 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.7. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.7 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.8. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.8 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.9. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.9 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.10. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.10 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.11. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.11 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.12. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.12 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.13. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.13 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1441.14. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.

RS 46:1441.14 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 868, §7, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1442. Legislative intent

RS 46:1442 - Legislative intent
The legislature finds that the development of intergenerational child care programs is desirable and should be encouraged and fostered by the state. The number of elderly in the state has increased dramatically in the past decade. The elderly represent a largely untapped and growing community resource. Encouraging the elderly to work in child care provides an opportunity to address many difficult problems, including generational isolation, unemployment among the elderly, and a shortage of workers for child care positions. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to provide for the development of intergenerational child care programs.
Acts 1990, No. 1087, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1442.1. Definitions

RS 46:1442.1 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly states otherwise:
(1) "Child care facilities" means those facilities regulated pursuant to the Child Care Facility and Child-Placing Agency Licensing Act (R.S. 46:1401-1424).
(2) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.
(3) "Office" means the office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Services.
(4) "Public assistance" means subsidized child care assistance.
(5) "Senior worker" means any person fifty-five years of age or older.
Acts 1990, No. 1087, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1442.2. The office of children and family services; duties

RS 46:1442.2 - The office of children and family services; duties
A. The office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Services shall issue a request for proposals to establish intergenerational child care programs designed to employ or utilize senior workers as child care personnel. In developing the requirements for the request for proposals, the office shall consider a variety of program designs and funding arrangements which shall directly involve senior workers in daycare facilities and shall include but not be limited to programs providing salary stipends, transportation, or meals. Priority shall be given to proposals submitted from those areas of the state with significant numbers of elderly and with the greatest need for child care facilities.
B. To be eligible to receive funding, an applicant shall:
(1) Submit a proposal which meets the requirements of the request for proposals issued by the office.
(2) Provide documentation that the proposal will involve senior workers in child care facilities.
(3) Agree to involve local or area elderly or senior citizen organizations, agencies, and advocacy groups, including but not limited to councils on aging and the American Association of Retired Persons.
(4) Agree to enroll children of persons receiving public assistance in the child care facility.
(5) Complete licensure requirements of the Child Care Facility and Child-Placing Agency Licensing Act (R.S. 46:1401-1424).
C. The office, through the Department of Children and Family Services, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the requirements of this Chapter.
Acts 1990, No. 1087, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1443.1. Definitions

RS 46:1443.1 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Administration for Children and Families" and "ACF" mean the division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services which administers the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
(2) "Child Care and Development Fund" and "CCDF" mean the fund and program authorized by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and Section 418 of the Social Security Act to assist low-income families in obtaining child care.
(3) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services or its successor as administrator of the Child Care and Development Fund program in this state.
(4)(a) "Homeless" means lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
(b) For purposes of this Chapter, the term "homeless" shall encompass children and youths experiencing the particular conditions and situations provided for in Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Act, 42 U.S.C. §11434a(2).
Acts 2014, No. 787, §2, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1443.2. Legislative findings; purposes

RS 46:1443.2 - Legislative findings; purposes
A. The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds and declares the following:
(1) Families with minor children comprise a significant and growing segment of the homeless population of this state.
(2) As filed with the Administration for Children and Families, the Child Care and Development Fund plan of this state for the period October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2015, authorizes the same services for families experiencing homelessness as for other low-income families. However, the plan does not address other eligibility factors that may be a barrier for homeless families in seeking child care assistance.
(3) Louisiana requires parents who receive subsidized child care to work or attend school for a prescribed number of hours in a defined period as a condition of receiving child care assistance but, unlike many other states, does not waive work and education activity requirements for homeless parents.
(4) Compliance with work and education activity requirements, as is mandated currently for homeless parents to receive child care assistance, is disproportionately more burdensome for homeless parents than for parents with stable housing, and creates unique risks to the safety and health of homeless children.
B. The purposes of this Chapter include, without limitation, the following:
(1) To mitigate barriers that Louisiana families experiencing homelessness face in accessing child care.
(2) To reduce the incidence of developmental delays and physical and mental health problems among young children who experience homelessness by providing access to quality child care.
Acts 2014, No. 787, §2, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1443.3. Child Care and Development Fund state plan; access by homeless families to child care assistance

RS 46:1443.3 - Child Care and Development Fund state plan; access by homeless families to child care assistance
A. In order to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter, the secretary of the department shall take such actions as are necessary to accomplish all of the following:
(1) Ensure that services to families experiencing homelessness are included within the CCDF plan of this state if allowable as a use of Child Care and Development Block Grant funding pursuant to federal regulations.
(2) Establish a grace period of a defined duration in which a homeless family can be authorized to receive subsidized child care pending submission of birth certificates and immunization records, as long as all other eligibility factors are met.
(3) Waive requirements relative to hours of work and school engagement for homeless parents who apply for child care assistance and demonstrate that they are seeking employment or participating in a transitional living program for a period of not less than ninety days and not more than one hundred eighty days from the effective date of the certification for child care assistance.
(4) Collaborate and coordinate efforts with all of the following persons and entities to improve access by homeless families to information concerning child care and transportation to child care placements:
(a) Local child care programs.
(b) Local educational agency liaisons designated pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Act.
(c) Any other persons and entities that provide services to homeless families.
(5) Collect data that indicates whether parents who receive child care subsidies are homeless.
B. The department shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, institute departmental policies, secure requisite federal approvals, and undertake any other actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2014, No. 787, §2, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1451. Definitions

RS 46:1451 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.
(2) "Program" means the continuum of care program established and provided for in this Chapter.
(3) "TANF" means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program established pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, and administered in this state by the Department of Children and Family Services.
Acts 2022, No. 561, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1452. Continuum of care program; purpose and goals; means of finance

RS 46:1452 - Continuum of care program; purpose and goals; means of finance
A. The legislature hereby creates within the department a continuum of care program for certain pregnant women and parents, referred to hereafter in this Chapter as the "program".
B.(1) The purpose of the program is to facilitate the operation of a statewide telecare support network that provides community outreach, consultations, and care coordination for women who are challenged with unexpected pregnancies.
(2) The program shall be designed to accomplish all of the following goals:
(a) Encourage healthy childbirth.
(b) Support childbirth as an alternative to abortion.
(c) Promote family formation.
(d) Assist parents in establishing successful parenting techniques.
(e) Increase the economic self-sufficiency of families.
C.(1) The program shall encompass a statewide telecare support network. The department shall provide in rule for the functions and administration of this network.
(2) The rules of the department providing for the telecare support network shall ensure that the network does not hold itself out to be an entity that can perform, refer for, or assist with an abortion. The telecare support network shall not set appointments with or refer women or parents to any entity that performs abortions or recommends for abortion.
D. The department shall finance the program with monies appropriated to it by the legislature for the operation of the program, including TANF funds, American Rescue Plan Act funds, and any other sources of revenue.
Acts 2022, No. 561, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1453. Services and supports; eligibility

RS 46:1453 - Services and supports; eligibility
A.(1) The program shall provide direct services, supports, social services case management, and referrals to biological parents of unborn children and biological or adoptive parents of children under the age of two years.
(2) The program shall deliver services exclusively through electronic means, including synchronous and asynchronous interactions, utilizing the telecare support network provided for in R.S. 46:1452 unless the legislature specifically appropriates monies for other modes of service delivery.
B. The components of the program shall include, without limitation, all of the following:
(1) Outreach to at-risk populations eligible for the program.
(2) Utilization of registered nurses, who shall be licensed in accordance with R.S. 37:911 et seq., to perform the following functions:
(a) Assessment and evaluation of needs related to pregnancy or parenting.
(b) Provision of medically accurate, pregnancy-related medical information to program participants.
(3) Utilization of social workers, who shall be licensed in accordance with R.S. 37:2701 et seq., or other licensed individuals with equivalent experience to perform the following functions:
(a) Development of a care plan, resources, and supports for program participants to address identified needs.
(b) Referrals to appropriate local resources including, without limitation, state and federal benefits programs and local charitable organizations.
(c) Assistance in applying for state and federal benefits programs.
(d) Assistance in accomplishing elements of the care plan.
(4) Coordination for pregnant women served by the telecare support network of appointments with in-person pregnancy resources centers or similar agencies in this state which provide information and services including, without limitation, counseling, ultrasound services, pregnancy tests, prenatal assistance, parenting classes, material support, and adoption information.
C. In order to be eligible to receive services through the program, an individual shall, at the time of initial contact with the program, meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Is a resident of this state.
(2) Is a biological parent of an unborn child or a biological or adoptive parent of a child under the age of two years.
D. Any program participant who terminates a pregnancy shall be eligible to continue receiving services through the program for a period of six months from the date of the pregnancy termination.
Acts 2022, No. 561, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1454. Reporting

RS 46:1454 - Reporting
On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare a report on the status and operation of the program. Each report required by this Section shall include, at minimum, all of the following:
(1) A detailed itemization of expenditures associated with the program.
(2) The number of individuals served by the program, and for the individuals served, the types of services provided to each.
(3) Any information regarding the program requested by and provided to any elected member of the legislature during the period addressed in the report.
(4) Any other information that the secretary of the department deems necessary or appropriate for facilitating evaluation of the program.
Acts 2022, No. 561, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1455. Rulemaking

RS 46:1455 - Rulemaking
The department shall promulgate in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act all such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 2022, No. 561, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1601. Authorization

RS 46:1601 - Authorization
In each parish a voluntary council on the aging may be organized and chartered to function within the parish in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Each such council shall be known and designated as "The
(Name of Parish)
Voluntary Council on the Aging."
Added by Acts 1958, No. 342, §1. Amended Acts 1964, No. 456, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1603. Officers

RS 46:1603 - Officers
Each parish voluntary council on the aging shall meet within thirty days after the effective date of its charter and shall elect from its membership a chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary. The terms for which officers shall serve shall be determined by the council.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 342, §3. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 456, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 867, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1604. Functions of councils; subcommittees

RS 46:1604 - Functions of councils; subcommittees
It shall be the duty of each parish voluntary council on the aging to collect facts and statistics and make special studies of conditions pertaining to the employment, financial status, recreation, social adjustment, mental and physical health, or other conditions affecting the welfare of the aging people in the parish therein; to keep abreast of the latest developments in these fields of activity throughout the state and nation; to interpret its findings to the citizens of the parish; to provide for a mutual exchange of ideas and information on the parish and state level; to conduct public meetings to make recommendations for needed improvements and additional resources; to promote the welfare of aging people when requested to do so; to coordinate and monitor the services of other local agencies serving the aging people of the parish; to assist and cooperate with the office; and to make recommendations relevant to the planning and delivery of services to the elderly of the parish. Each parish council may appoint subcommittees to undertake such special studies as it authorizes and may appoint to such subcommittees persons qualified in any field of activity relating to the welfare of the aging people.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 342, §4. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 456, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 867, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1605. Local councils subject to policies and regulations of the office; revocation or surrender of charters

RS 46:1605 - Local councils subject to policies and regulations of the office; revocation or surrender of charters
A. The functions of each parish voluntary council on the aging shall comply with the objectives of state laws and shall be governed by the policies and regulations established by the office and upon review and recommendation of the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging as provided in R.S. 46:934. Copies of such policies and regulations shall be furnished to each parish council by the office prior to their effective date.
B. The office, with approval of the governor, and upon review and recommendation of the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging, may revoke the charter of any parish voluntary council on the aging for noncompliance with the provisions of this Chapter or the policies, regulations, or amendments thereto established by the office. Any parish council may be dissolved and surrender its charter upon a decision to do so reached by a majority vote of the total membership of the council. Upon revocation or surrender of the charter, a parish council shall cease to function under the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 342, §5. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 456, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 867, §1; Acts 1992, No. 648, eff. July 2, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1607. Silver-haired legislature

RS 46:1607 - Silver-haired legislature
A. There shall be conducted annually the silver-haired legislature for the elderly. This shall include an educational program as to the democratic process.
B. Any person aged sixty or over and who is a registered voter in Louisiana shall be eligible to seek office.
C. A caucus will be held by all eligible persons as defined in Subsection B above to elect their delegates to the silver-haired legislature, according to areas defined and procedures established and disseminated in advance by the Louisiana Association of Councils on Aging, with approval of the secretary of state.
D. Persons elected to the silver-haired legislature shall develop legislation, revise that legislation in committee, and debate and pass bills on the floor of the silver-haired legislature.
E. The sessions of the silver-haired legislature shall not conflict with the regular or special sessions of the Louisiana Legislature and may be held in the chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Louisiana Legislature in accordance with the rules of order of each house.
F. All elected officials of the state of Louisiana shall be excluded from seeking office for the silver-haired legislature.
G. The legislature shall annually appropriate to the Louisiana Association of Councils on Aging funds sufficient to provide for an annual silver-haired legislature.
H. Funds appropriated by the legislature shall be used to provide an educational program that demonstrates the democratic process by providing the older citizens of Louisiana an opportunity to make known to the public their areas of legislative interest.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 739, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1985, No. 629, §1, eff. July 16, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 982, §1; Acts 1992, No. 482, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1608.1. Jefferson Council on Aging; allocation of services among certain local centers; conditions

RS 46:1608.1 - Jefferson Council on Aging; allocation of services among certain local centers; conditions
A. Subject to the conditions provided in Subsection B of this Section, the Jefferson Council on Aging, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "council", shall ensure delivery of a minimum level of services at the following centers within the set of services to be funded with monies disbursed pursuant to R.S. 46:1608 or another funding source:
(1) The Harvey Community Center.
(2) The Marrero Community and Senior Center.
(3) The Woodmere Community Center.
B.(1) The council shall allocate funding for services at a center designated in Subsection A of this Section only if a nonprofit service provider that provides activities, programs, and services for residents age sixty and over at the primary location of the center has entered into a contract, cooperative endeavor agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement with Jefferson Parish.
(2) The council shall provide for services to be provided at each center designated in Subsection A of this Section until the value of the services provided for and funded pursuant to this Section at the center reaches ten thousand dollars in a fiscal year.
(3) The services provided pursuant to this Section shall be for residents age sixty or over exclusively, and may include, without limitation, any of the following:
(a) A senior prescription program providing low-cost or free prescription medications to seniors.
(b) A senior health insurance information program.
(c) Aging and disability resources.
(d) The following special services for seniors:
(i) Care management including, without limitation, personal care and respite care services.
(ii) Homemaker services.
(iii) Legal resources and services.
(iv) Educational services.
(v) Nutrition services.
(vi) Transportation services.
C. No monies allocated for services pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be used to displace, replace, or supplant any local or state funding for the operation of a center designated in Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 215, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1651. Transfer of functions of Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole

RS 46:1651 - Transfer of functions of Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole
A. The following board and bureau are hereby merged, consolidated, and placed under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Board of Institutions, and all the functions of said board and bureau shall be transferred to the Louisiana Board of Institutions.
(1) The Bureau of Probation and Parole of the Department of Public Welfare, except the Juvenile Probation and Parole Service, set up by R.S. 46:1251 through 1256, as amended, and except the probation services rendered by the Department of Public Welfare in connection with criminal neglect of family cases as provided in Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, which shall remain with the Department of Public Welfare.
(2) The Board of Parole, R.S. 15:574.2 through 574.13, as amended.
(3) The administration of the policies and decisions made and the carrying out of rules and regulations adopted by the aforesaid Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole shall be the responsibility of the Louisiana Board of Institutions. That department shall provide personnel, office space, clerical assistance, and equipment to the aforesaid Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole to carry out their respective functions.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as giving the Louisiana Board of Institutions any authority over the Board of Parole or the Bureau of Probation and Parole or their respective functions. These agencies shall have complete autonomy from the Louisiana Board of Institutions regarding their policies and decisions relative to the parole of prisoners of this State.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1652. Additional duties

RS 46:1652 - Additional duties
In addition to the duties imposed upon it otherwise in this Chapter, it shall be the duty of the Louisiana Board of Institutions to:
(1) Represent the public interest in the administration of this Section.
(2) To advise the Governor and the Board of Parole and Bureau of Probation and Parole on problems concerning the administration of their functions.
(3) To establish job placement and training committees and to appoint the members of the committees who shall advise and assist in finding gainful employment for parolees about to be released on parole from any penal or correctional institution, and in providing programs for the training of inmates of penal and correctional institutions. These committees shall be selected on the basis of knowledge, interest and experience in the various allied fields of interest of the particular committee on which they serve. It shall be the duty of the committee to study the need and problems of convicted persons upon their return to society, and to assist the Louisiana Board of Institutions in the placement of parolees. Recommendations of the committee shall not be binding on the Louisiana Board of Institutions, but should be persuasive and followed as far as is practicable. The Louisiana Board of Institutions shall prescribe the places and times of meeting of each of the committees.
(4) To make, either at the direction of the Governor or upon the petition of any citizen for just cause, any investigation concerning the administration of this Section and to review, modify or set aside any action by the employees which the Board may determine to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.
(5) To make and publish annual reports and such special reports as it considers desirable to the Governor regarding the administration of this Section.
(6) To conduct hearings and to pass upon complaints that may be made concerning the administration of this Section.
(7) To make, alter, amend and promulgate rules. For the purpose of providing uniformity in administration of the agencies herein transferred and merged, the Louisiana Board of Institutions may adopt special rules.
(8) To hear and pass upon such other matters which may from time to time be brought before the Board for determination (including the transfer of inmates between correctional and penal institutions).
Acts 1960, No. 374, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1654. Effect of transfer

RS 46:1654 - Effect of transfer
Upon the transfer of functions, any pending or unfinished business shall be taken over and completed by the Louisiana Board of Institutions or the Board of Parole and the Bureau of Probation and Parole with the same power and authority had by the agency from which the functions are transferred. The Louisiana Board of Institutions shall be the successor in every way to the agency from which such functions are transferred, subject to the specific provisions of this Chapter, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the Board shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of law in effect as if done by the agency from which such functions are transferred. Whenever any agency from which functions are transferred or designated by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Louisiana Board of Institutions; provided that to the extent necessary to prevent the impairment of the contractual obligations of any agency heretofore existing, or of the State of Louisiana, the existence, organization and functions of any such agency shall be excluded from the provisions of this Section, and like exclusion shall be made whenever necessary to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any agency affected by this Section, or the diversion from the purposes for which such property was donated, deeded, devised or bequeathed, or otherwise vested in any such agency; provided, further, that the provisions of this Section shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by the state or any agency thereof with the requirements of any Act of the Congress of the United States or any regulations made thereunder by any officer or agency of the Federal Government, by which Federal aid or other financial assistance from the United States has been made available to this state of any subdivision or agency thereof, anything contained in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1655. Transfer of records, money and equipment

RS 46:1655 - Transfer of records, money and equipment
All books, papers, records, money, choses in action and other property heretofore used or possessed by any agency in the exercise of functions hereby transferred shall be transferred to the Louisiana Board of Institutions.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 374, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1656. Transfer of employees

RS 46:1656 - Transfer of employees
All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties, in any agency, in the exercise of functions transferred by this Section to the Louisiana Board of Institutions shall be transferred with such functions to the Louisiana Board of Institutions and shall, so far as practicable, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to the State Civil Service law.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 374, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1700. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1700 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1701. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1701 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1702. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1702 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1703. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1703 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1704. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1704 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1705. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1705 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1706. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1706 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1751. §§1751 to 1767 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 46:1751 - §§1751 to 1767 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1771. §§1771 to 1775 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 46:1771 - §§1771 to 1775 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1795. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 46:1795 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1803. Crime Victims Reparations Board

RS 46:1803 - Crime Victims Reparations Board
A. The Crime Victims Reparations Board is created and established under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice in the office of the governor. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.
B. The board shall be composed of the executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice or his designee, one person, who shall be chosen and appointed by the governor, from a list of three recommendations submitted to the governor by any victim's rights advocacy organization which is recognized as a nonprofit with the Internal Revenue Service, incorporated or organized in the state of Louisiana and in good standing, and does not engage in political activity, with each organization submitting a list of three names, and nine members who shall be appointed by the governor for a term concurrent with that of the governor. However, no person nominated by any victim's rights advocacy organization shall be appointed to serve as a member of the board who has previously been confirmed by the Senate and has served as a member of the board. Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. At least one member shall be appointed from each of the congressional districts in the state. Of the governor's nine appointees, at least one shall be a full voting member who shall be sixty years of age or over and shall serve as a representative of the elderly population of Louisiana.
C. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor.
D. Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid a per diem not in excess of seventy-five dollars and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of the board and other expenses incurred on business of the board at its direction.
E. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.
F. The members of the board shall annually elect from their membership a chairman and a vice chairman.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 250, §1, eff. July 17, 1982. Amended by Acts 1984, No. 844, §2, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1987, No. 332, §1; Acts 1988, No. 113, §1, eff. June 29, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 471, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1150, §1; Acts 2010, No. 961, §2.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 544, §5.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 113, §2 RELATIVE TO TERMS OF OFFICE.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:1804. Eligibility to apply for reparations

RS 46:1804 - Eligibility to apply for reparations
A. A person who believes he is a victim of a crime enumerated in R.S. 46:1805, or his legal representative, or in the case of death, a dependent or the legal representative of a dependent, or the rightful claimant as defined in R.S. 46:1802(4), shall be eligible to make application to the board for reparations and shall be eligible for an award of reparations in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. During the sentencing for a crime, the judge shall inform the victim of the crime, or his legal representative, or in the case of death, a dependent or the legal representative of a dependent or the rightful claimant, of the potential eligibility for an award of reparations. The judge shall also provide the contact information for the Crime Victims Reparations Board to such persons for submitting an application to the board for an award of reparations.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 250, §1, eff. July 17, 1982. Acts 1995, No. 421, §1; Acts 2012, No. 396, §1.