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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:506. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:506 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Transportation and Development who shall be appointed by the governor. 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, and shall receive an annual salary payable monthly out of funds appropriated therefor, and shall be allowed his actual necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties. 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 Transportation and Development. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement, 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 Transportation and Development, 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.
D. The executive budget, prepared in accordance with Part II of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the general appropriation bill prepared for submission to the legislature beginning with the 1987 Regular Session of the Legislature, shall include a budget for each program in the department.
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 › §36:507. Department; purposes and functions

RS 36:507 - Department; purposes and functions
A. The secretary, or in his discretion a subordinate or subordinates appointed in writing by him, shall administer the programs of the state relating to and affecting aeronautics and aviation facilities within the state; the development and establishment of public mass transit, railroad, and water transportation systems; and other special transportation programs as may be directed by the secretary.
B. The secretary, or in his discretion a subordinate or subordinates appointed by him, shall administer the programs of the state relating to the establishment, design, construction, extension, improvement, repair, maintenance, and regulation of roads, highways, expressways, bridges, and matters pertaining thereto. The secretary or his designated subordinate shall develop, prepare, and finalize the annual highway construction program authorized by Act 334 of 1974.
C. The secretary, or in his discretion a subordinate or subordinates appointed in writing by him, shall perform the public works functions of the state, related to flood and drainage control, the flood plain management program, reclamation, water resources, soil conservation, land surveying and mapping, disaster relief, and related functions.
D. The secretary, or in his discretion a subordinate or subordinates appointed in writing by him, shall perform the functions necessary to develop the state's multimodal transportation and development plan.
E. The secretary is hereby granted full power and authority to delegate, assign, or appoint in his discretion any subordinate to perform any function or duties required by law to be performed by the department, except as specifically provided in this Title. This grant of power and authority shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 1988, No. 488, §1, eff. July 9, 1988.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 488, §§2, 3.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:508.1. Office of planning; functions; assistant secretary; powers and duties

RS 36:508.1 - Office of planning; functions; assistant secretary; powers and duties
A. There is hereby created within the Department of Transportation and Development, the office of planning, which shall administer the planning and programming matters of the department related to strategic and intermodal issues, highways, bridge and pavement management, data collection and analysis, congestion, safety, aviation, public transportation, public mass transit, and railroad and water transportation systems, and related matters, and any other special programs as may be directed by the secretary.
B. The office of planning shall be under the immediate supervision of the assistant secretary, who shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The assistant secretary shall be a competent engineer or an urban or regional transportation planner of recognized ability and standing who is familiar with the operations of public transportation departments and who, at a minimum, has earned a bachelor's degree. The assistant secretary shall give his whole time to the duties of his office.
C. The assistant secretary shall have authority subject to approval of the secretary and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the civil service commission to employ, appoint, transfer, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the office of planning and programming.
D. The assistant secretary shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session, payable monthly out of funds appropriated therefor and shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties.
E. The assistant secretary shall administer all department functions and duties for which the office of planning is responsible. He shall also have such other duties as may be assigned to him by the secretary, by the provisions of this Chapter, or by the laws of this state. He shall report the proceedings of his office annually to the secretary of the department and at such other times as the secretary may designate, and he shall make any additional reports as are required by the secretary.
F. The secretary is specifically authorized and empowered to perform any of the duties of the assistant secretary when the assistant secretary is absent or incapacitated or when in the opinion of the secretary it would be in the best interest of the department. The assistant secretary with approval of the secretary may designate a member of the senior staff in the office of planning to perform any duties required of the assistant secretary.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 15, §1; Acts 2011, No. 261, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 719, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:508.2. Office of operations; functions; assistant secretary, powers and duties

RS 36:508.2 - Office of operations; functions; assistant secretary, powers and duties
A. There is hereby created within the Department of Transportation and Development, the office of operations, which shall administer all matters related to the operations of the department's district offices, the Crescent City Connection Bridge, the Sunshine Bridge, and other matters as may be directed by the secretary.
B. The office of operations shall be under the immediate supervision of the assistant secretary, who shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The assistant secretary shall be a competent engineer of recognized ability and standing who is experienced in the operations of the department. He shall be licensed to practice engineering in Louisiana. The assistant secretary shall give his whole time to the duties of his office.
C. The assistant secretary shall have authority, subject to approval of the secretary and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the civil service commission, to employ, appoint, transfer, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the office of operations.
D. The assistant secretary shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session, payable monthly out of funds appropriated therefor and shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties.
E. The assistant secretary shall administer all department functions and duties for which the office of operations is responsible. He shall also have such other duties as may be assigned to him by the secretary, by the provisions of this Chapter, or by the laws of this state. He shall report the proceedings of his office annually to the secretary of the department and at such other times as the secretary may designate, and he shall make any additional reports as are required by the secretary.
F. The secretary is specifically authorized and empowered to perform any of the duties of the assistant secretary when the assistant secretary is absent or incapacitated or when in the opinion of the secretary it would be in the best interest of the department. The assistant secretary with approval of the secretary may designate a licensed engineer in the office of operations to perform any duties required of the assistant secretary.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2012, No. 866, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
NOTE: See Acts 2012, No. 866, §§5 and 6, relative to implementation of termination of Crescent City Connection Dividion of department.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:508.3. Office of multimodal commerce; functions; commissioner; deputy commissioner; powers and duties

RS 36:508.3 - Office of multimodal commerce; functions; commissioner; deputy commissioner; powers and duties
A.(1) There is hereby created within the Department of Transportation and Development, the office of multimodal commerce, which shall administer the planning and programming functions of the department related to strategic and intermodal issues, aviation, commercial trucking, intercity public mass transit, railroad expansion and development, port and water transportation systems, and related matters, and any other special programs as may be directed by the governor.
(2) The office shall advise the office of planning on intermodal issues and implement the master plan as it relates to intermodal transportation.
(3) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, any powers, duties, responsibilities and corresponding department employees, equipment, facilities, and funding of the Department of Transportation and Development with respect to federal programs on rail safety and the administration of federal rail safety and hazard mitigation funds and the like shall remain with the office of engineering of the Department of Transportation and Development.
B. The office of multimodal commerce shall be vested with the powers, duties, responsibilities, budgetary authority, and department employees, equipment, facilities, and funding necessary to carry out the functions conferred upon it by the provisions of Paragraphs (A)(1) and (2) of this Section.
C.(1) The office of multimodal commerce shall be under the supervision of a commissioner of multimodal commerce, who shall administer all department functions and duties for which the office of multimodal commerce is responsible. The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(2) The commissioner shall have authority, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the civil service commission, to employ, appoint, transfer, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the office of multimodal commerce.
(3) The commissioner shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session, and shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties.
D. The powers, duties, responsibilities, budgetary authority, employees, equipment, facilities, and funding of the office of multimodal commerce shall be allocated among the following divisions of such office:
(1) Commercial trucking.
(2) Ports and waterways.
(3) Aviation.
(4) Freight and passenger rail development.
Acts 2014, No. 719, §1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2015, No. 31, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
NOTE: See Acts 2015, No. 31, §4, regarding eff. date of Subsection C.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:511. Contract and purchasing laws applicable to agencies within the department

RS 36:511 - Contract and purchasing laws applicable to agencies within the department
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including any provision of Chapter 11 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Sabine River Authority and the Poverty Point Reservoir District as provided in R.S. 38:3087.1 et seq. shall be subject to the provisions of Part II of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as these provisions are applicable to the department.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 144, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:551. §§551 to 559 repealed by Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §10, eff. Mar. 28, 1988.

RS 36:551 - §§551 to 559 repealed by Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §10, eff. Mar. 28, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:601. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission

RS 36:601 - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
A. The control and supervision of the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is vested in the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The commission shall be in the executive branch and shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Six members shall serve overlapping terms of six years, and one member shall serve a term concurrent with that of the governor. Three members shall be electors of the coastal parishes and representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries, and four shall be electors from the state at large other than representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries, as provided by law. No member who has served six years or more shall be eligible for reappointment.
B. The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the commission, and the compensation of its members, shall be as provided by law.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2013, No. 198, §1; Acts 2013, No. 198, §1, eff. on the effective date of the const. amend. proposed by Acts 2013, No. 437 is adopted by the electorate on Nov. 4, 2014.
NOTE: See Acts 2013, No. 198, §3, relative to effectiveness of the Act contingent upon adoption by the voters of a const. amend. proposed by Acts 2013, No. 437 on Nov. 4, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:602. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 36:602 - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions
A. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 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, Louisiana. However, the Seafood Division, within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shall remain located in the city of New Orleans.
B. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries through its offices and officers, shall control and supervise all wildlife of the state, including fish and all other aquatic life, and shall execute the laws enacted for the control and supervision of programs relating to the management, protection, conservation, and replenishment of wildlife, fish, and aquatic life in the state, and the regulation of the shipping of wildlife, fish, furs, and skins.
The department shall also be responsible for the conservation and management of all renewable resources on all wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges, scenic rivers, and wildlife preserves that it may own or lease. The department shall also exercise such powers and perform such functions as required with regard to all other duties delegated by law.
Leasing of nonrenewable state owned resources will be carried out on such wildlife management areas, refuges, preserves and scenic rivers only with the concurrence of the department and only after appropriate rules and regulations have been adopted to minimize damages to fish and wildlife habitat.
C.(1) The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be composed of the executive office of the secretary, the office of management and finance, the office of wildlife, the office of fisheries, 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. 449, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Acts 1984, No. 179, §2; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1988, No. 784, §2.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 736, §3.}}
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 784, §3.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:603. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:603 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the deputy secretary if a deputy secretary is appointed, the undersecretary, 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 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:604. Secretary of wildlife and fisheries

RS 36:604 - Secretary of wildlife and fisheries
There shall be a secretary of wildlife and fisheries, who shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor at a salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The secretary shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:606. Deputy secretary

RS 36:606 - 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 › §36:607. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:607 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, who shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor at a salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The undersecretary shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the secretary.
B. The undersecretary shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting, budget forecasting and control, procurement and contract management, data processing, management and program analysis, socioeconomic research and analysis, property control, boat registration, customer service program management, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. The undersecretary shall be responsible for assisting the office of wildlife and the office of fisheries with the administration of the licensing and permit issuance program, the collection of fees, taxes, fines, and penalties, and the dissemination of information through various media channels. He shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the office of management and finance and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws. The undersecretary shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the secretary.
C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the undersecretary shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the secretary, except that the undersecretary shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the secretary.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2001, No. 113, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:608. Assistant secretaries

RS 36:608 - Assistant secretaries
A. Each office within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, except the office of management and finance, shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant secretary. The assistant secretary of each such office shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. Each shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session.
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, the duties and functions of each office and its assistant secretary shall be determined by the secretary, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the secretary.
C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 36:801, each assistant secretary shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of his office and its programs and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws.
D. Each assistant secretary shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the secretary.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:621. Department of Agriculture and Forestry; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 36:621 - Department of Agriculture and Forestry; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions
A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge. The department shall be known as the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
B. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry, through its offices and officers, shall be responsible for performing the functions of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and the agencies transferred into this department in accordance with the provisions of this Title.
C.(1) The Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall be composed of the executive office of the commissioner, the office of forestry, the office of management and finance, the office of agricultural and environmental sciences, the office of agro-consumer services, the office of animal health and food safety, the office of soil and water conservation, and such other offices as shall be created by law.
(2) Whenever the commissioner of agriculture and forestry determines that the administration of the functions of the department may be more efficiently performed by eliminating, merging, or consolidating existing offices or establishing new offices, he shall present a plan therefor to the legislature for its approval by statute.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Acts 1986, No. 581, §2, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1988, No. 91, §1; Acts 2008, No. 52, §2, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 920, §4, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 736, §3.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 601, §§3-5.
NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 24, §§9-11 relative to transfer of certain authority to the La. Agricultural Finance Authority (associated with abolition of office of marketing and agro-economic development and State Market Commission).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:622. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:622 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, the assistant commissioner for management and finance, the deputy commissioner, if a deputy commissioner is appointed, the confidential assistant, and an assistant commissioner for each office of the department. With the exception of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, each of them shall be selected as provided in this Title. They shall perform functions as provided in this Title. If a deputy commissioner is appointed, he shall be the first assistant to the commissioner appointed pursuant to Article IV, Section 13 of the constitution. If a deputy commissioner is not appointed, the commissioner shall appoint his first assistant to the office of assistant commissioner for management and finance or to one of the offices of assistant commissioner.
B. No person serving as commissioner of agriculture and forestry, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner for management and finance, confidential assistant, or assistant commissioner shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, any person serving as assistant commissioner for management and finance, deputy commissioner, confidential assistant, or assistant commissioner, may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in post-secondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:623. Commissioner of agriculture and forestry

RS 36:623 - Commissioner of agriculture and forestry
The commissioner of agriculture and forestry shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and shall have the responsibility for the policies of the department, except as otherwise provided by this Title, and for the administration, control, and operation of the functions, programs, and affairs of the department.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:625. Deputy commissioner

RS 36:625 - Deputy commissioner
There may be a deputy commissioner of the department, who shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry at a salary fixed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature. If appointed, the deputy commissioner shall be the first assistant of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. The duties and functions of the deputy commissioner shall be determined and assigned by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. He shall serve as acting commissioner of agriculture and forestry in the absence of the commissioner as provided by law.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:626. Assistant commissioner for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:626 - Assistant commissioner for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an assistant commissioner for management and finance of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry who shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry with the consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry at a salary fixed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The assistant commissioner for management and finance shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
B. The assistant commissioner for management and finance shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, data processing, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title.
C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the assistant commissioner for the office of management and finance shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the commissioner, except that the assistant commissioner for the office of management and finance shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the commissioner.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:626.1. Confidential assistant to the commissioner

RS 36:626.1 - Confidential assistant to the commissioner
There may be a confidential assistant to the commissioner, who shall be appointed by the commissioner with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner at a salary fixed by the commissioner, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the confidential assistant to the commissioner shall be determined and assigned by the commissioner. If appointed, he shall serve as acting commissioner in the absence of the commissioner and the deputy commissioner.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:627. Assistant commissioners

RS 36:627 - Assistant commissioners
A. In addition to the office of management and finance, each other office within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner of each such office, except the office of forestry and the office of soil and water conservation, shall be appointed by the commissioner with the consent of the Senate. The state forester shall serve as the assistant commissioner for the office of forestry. The director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall serve as the assistant commissioner for the office of soil and water conservation. Each assistant commissioner, except the assistant commissioner for the office of forestry and the assistant commissioner for the office of soil and water conservation, shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Each assistant commissioner shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the commissioner and which shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The state forester shall be selected as provided by law and with the consent of the Senate. The director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall be selected as provided by law.
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, the duties and functions of each office and its assistant commissioner shall be determined by the commissioner, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the commissioner of agriculture.
C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 36:801, each assistant commissioner shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of his office and its programs and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws.
D. Each assistant commissioner shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the commissioner of agriculture.
E. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 1981, No. 158, §2; Acts 1986, No. 581, §2, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 91, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §4, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:641. Statement of purpose

RS 36:641 - Statement of purpose
In furtherance of its constitutional mandate to provide for the education of the people of the state and to establish and maintain a public educational system and to allocate within not more than twenty departments the functions and responsibilities of all offices and agencies within the executive branch of state government, the legislature enacts this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:642. Department of Education; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 36:642 - Department of Education; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions
A. The Department of Education 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 Education, through its offices, officers, and management boards shall, in accordance with law, provide for the education of the people of the state and shall be the agency through which the state administers the functions of the state superintendent of education, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, as provided by the constitution and laws of this state and this Title.
C.(1) The Department of Education shall be composed of the executive office of the state superintendent, the office of management and finance, the office of district support, and such other offices as shall be created by law.
(2) Whenever the state superintendent 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.
D.(1) In accordance with their constitutional mandate, the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be responsible for performing their respective functions of education in the state of Louisiana, and each such board shall retain all of its powers, duties, and responsibilities as provided by the constitution and by law.
(2) The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission within the Board of Regents, as provided by law, shall be responsible for the supervision, control, direction, and administration of the state programs on higher education financial assistance and the scholarship programs transferred to it.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 135, §3; Acts 1978, No. 550, §1; Acts 1979, No. 349, §3; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1989, No. 190, §2, eff. June, 26, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 19, §1, eff. May 14, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 393, §2, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 409, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §17; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 441, §2; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1; Acts 2021, No. 468, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:643. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:643 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the state superintendent of education, the deputy state superintendent of education if a deputy state superintendent of education is appointed, the deputy superintendent of management and finance, and the deputy superintendent of district support. With the exception of the state superintendent of education, each of them shall be selected as provided in this Title. They shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a state superintendent, deputy state superintendent, or deputy superintendent shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, subject to approval of the state superintendent, any person serving as deputy state superintendent or deputy superintendent may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in post-secondary educational institutions or as a member of the National Guard.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1; Acts 2021, No. 468, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:644. State superintendent of education

RS 36:644 - State superintendent of education
The state superintendent of education shall serve as the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Department of Education and shall have the responsibility for implementing educational policies, except as otherwise provided by this Title, and for the administration, control, and operation of the functions, programs, and affairs of the department to the extent provided by this Title.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:646. Deputy state superintendent

RS 36:646 - Deputy state superintendent
There may be a deputy state superintendent of the department, who shall be appointed by the state superintendent with consent of the Senate. He shall serve at the pleasure of the state superintendent at a salary fixed by the state superintendent, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The duties and functions of the deputy state superintendent shall be determined and assigned by the state superintendent. He shall serve as acting state superintendent in the absence of the state superintendent. If no deputy state superintendent is appointed, the state superintendent shall designate the deputy superintendent of management and finance or the deputy superintendent of district support to serve in his absence.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:648. Deputy superintendents

RS 36:648 - Deputy superintendents
A. The office of management and finance and office of district support shall each be under the immediate supervision and direction of a deputy superintendent, who shall be appointed by the state superintendent with consent of the Senate. Each shall serve at the pleasure of the state superintendent and shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the state superintendent and shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session.
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, the duties and functions of each office and its deputy superintendent shall be determined by the state superintendent, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the state superintendent.
C. Each deputy superintendent shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the state superintendent.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1997, No. 19, §2, eff. May 14, 1997; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:648.1. Special School District; administration

RS 36:648.1 - Special School District; administration
A. The Special School District shall be under the administration and supervision of a superintendent who shall be appointed by the district's board of directors, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
B. The salary of the superintendent shall be fixed by the district's board of directors and shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session.
C. The superintendent shall exercise his duties and functions under the oversight of the district's board of directors.
Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 441, §2; Acts 2021, No. 468, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:649. Offices; purposes and functions relating to elementary and secondary education

RS 36:649 - Offices; purposes and functions relating to elementary and secondary education
A. The purposes for which the offices in the Department of Education are created shall be as set forth in this Section.
B. The office of management and finance shall perform the functions of the state relating to accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, and grants management, all in accordance with applicable law.
C. The office of district support shall support local education agencies in identifying opportunities and resources for improved instructional leadership, effective policy and practice, and comprehensive intervention in their lowest-performing schools. It shall serve as the office having primary responsibility for communications with and support for all local superintendents, charter school leaders, and school administrative staff throughout the state.
Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 550, §2; Acts 1981, No. 267, §1; Acts 1988, No. 896, §2, eff. July 21, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 190, §2, §3, eff. June, 26, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 993, §2, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 19, §§1, 2, eff. May 14, 1997; Acts 2010, No. 132, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 732, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 302, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 327, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 132, §4, and Acts 2010, No. 732, §4, relative to transfer of adult education programs from BESE to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, including provisions for administrative rules.