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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:936. Registry

RS 24:936 - Registry
A.(1) The office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health, with the advice of the council, shall, through contract, establish and maintain a registry of individuals who provide mental health or medical services for rehabilitation of sex offenders.
(2) The office, upon recommendation and advice of the council, by rule, shall develop procedures and eligibility requirements for registration.
(3) The office, upon recommendation and advice of the council, may establish a reasonable fee for registration to cover the costs of administering the registry.
(4) The office shall be responsible to have prepared annually a list of the treatment providers registered under this Section. The council, by rule, shall establish procedures for developing and distributing the list. The office, on request, shall be responsible for making the list available for a reasonable fee to cover the costs of printing and distribution.
B.(1) In furtherance of the purpose of this Chapter, the Department of Children and Family Services shall maintain a central registry in accordance with Children's Code Art. 616.
(2) In furtherance of the purpose of this Chapter, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, bureau of criminal identification and information shall maintain a registry of all cases of convictions of criminal sex offenses against children. Such sex offenses are those specified in R.S. 24:932(3)(a). The records of these convictions shall not be subject to expungement. The purpose of such registry is to fulfill the requirements of the Louisiana Child Protection Act as provided in R.S. 15:587.1.
Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 56, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 625, §2, eff. June 19, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1251, §1; Acts 1999, No. 848, §1; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 625, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:938. Agency cooperation

RS 24:938 - Agency cooperation
A. Each council member representing the executive or judicial branch of state government and each association represented on the council by a member shall designate a person within or from the entity as the council coordinator for that agency or association to work with the staff of the council to provide such information as the council may require regarding the activities of the agency or association in the prevention of sex offenses, treatment of the sex offenders, or both.
B. To the extent permitted by and in accordance with R.S. 44:1 et seq., each officer, board, commission, council, department, and agency of the state and each political subdivision shall make available all facts, records, information, and data required by the council and in all ways cooperate with the council in carrying out the functions and duties imposed by this Chapter.
Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:939. Finances

RS 24:939 - Finances
A. No nonlegislative member of the council shall receive any compensation for duties performed as a member of the council.
B. The council may apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for its purposes any appropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source.
C. To assist financially with the exercise of functions and duties of the council, state appropriations are hereby authorized in such amounts as may be necessary.
D. The funds for the operations of the council over and above such funds as are now or may hereafter be made available by law or otherwise may be appropriated by the legislature from the state general fund from year to year.
E. The financial records of the council shall be audited pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:940. Exceptions

RS 24:940 - Exceptions
No provision of this Chapter shall supersede any provision of Chapter 1-A of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 establishing the Louisiana Sentencing Commission, Chapter 8 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 establishing the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, or Chapter 18 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 establishing the Peace Officer Standards and Training Law.
Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:971. Louisiana Commission on Civic Education; creation; purpose

RS 24:971 - Louisiana Commission on Civic Education; creation; purpose
A. The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, hereinafter referred to as "commission", is hereby established.
B. The purposes of the commission shall include the following:
(1) To educate citizens in the community as well as students in schools on the importance of citizen involvement in a representative democracy.
(2) To promote communication and collaboration among organizations in the state that conduct civic education programs.
Acts 2004, No. 596, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 107, §1, eff. June 21, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:973. Powers and functions

RS 24:973 - Powers and functions
A. The commission shall:
(1) Develop and coordinate outreach programs in collaboration with member organizations, agencies, and schools to educate citizens on the importance of understanding the following:
(a) That representative democracy is a process dependent on reasoned debate, good faith negotiation, and compromise.
(b) That individual involvement is a critical factor in community success.
(c) That consideration and respect of others must be shown when deliberating, negotiating, and advocating positions on public concerns.
(2) Identify civic education projects in Louisiana and provide technical assistance as may be needed to such programs.
(3) Build a network of civic education professionals to share information and strengthen partnerships.
(4) Develop, in consultation with entities having representatives on the commission and others as determined by the commission, a clearinghouse which shall be available on the Internet and which shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) A database of civic education resources, lesson plans, and other programs of best practices in civic education.
(b) A bulletin board to promote discussion on and exchange of ideas relative to civic education.
(c) An events calendar.
(d) Links to civic education research.
(5) Value and support successful civic education programs in the state and encourage expansion of such efforts.
(6) Oversee the administrative needs and the implementation of the identified goals and objectives of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council.
(7) Prepare and provide an annual report of activities to the governor and to the legislature.
B. The commission may establish such committees as it deems necessary to carry out its functions.
Acts 2004, No. 596, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 107, §1, eff. June 21, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 118, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:974. Funding

RS 24:974 - Funding
To achieve the purposes of this Chapter, the commission may, on its own behalf or on behalf of the council, seek, accept, and expend monies from any source, including donations, state appropriations, and federal grants and may seek, accept, and use services from individuals, corporations, and governmental entities.
Acts 2004, No. 596, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 118, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:981. Authority; general purpose; duties

RS 24:981 - Authority; general purpose; duties
A. The Institute for Public Health and Justice, organized under authority of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, is hereby designated as an advisor to the legislature on matters related to youth in the criminal justice system and youth with behavioral health needs.
B. The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall act at the direction of the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate, in consultation with the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission.
C.(1) The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall serve as a resource for best practices in the juvenile justice field, including promising local models of juvenile justice reform and national best practices models.
(2) The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall provide technical assistance to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission, review the implementation of juvenile justice reform, and prepare annual reports to be submitted to the legislature and the governor.
D. The Institute for Public Health and Justice may work in partnership with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and with other institutions of higher learning to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter.
E. The Institute for Public Health and Justice may work in partnership with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, office of juvenile justice, to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter. Any release of data by the office of juvenile justice shall be subject to approval by the deputy secretary for youth services. Information may be provided on a per project basis, and the Institute for Public Health and Justice shall maintain the confidentiality of legally protected juvenile information. The Institute for Public Health and Justice shall not use any information shared pursuant to this Subsection for any proprietary purpose.
Acts 2013, No. 3, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:982. Funding

RS 24:982 - Funding
To achieve the purposes of this Chapter, the Institute for Public Health and Justice may seek, accept, and expend monies from any source, including donations, state appropriations, and federal grants and may seek, accept, and use services from individuals, corporations, and governmental entities.
Acts 2013, No. 3, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:991. Statewide redistricting public hearings

RS 24:991 - Statewide redistricting public hearings
A. Following the release of the tabulation of population by the United States Bureau of the Census pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 94-171 following each federal decennial census, the legislature shall conduct a series of public hearings at different locations throughout the state to solicit public comment concerning the development of redistricting plans subject to enactment by the legislature.
B. The legislature shall provide that each public hearing is broadcast live via the internet. If a technical difficulty occurs during a public hearing that impairs the broadcast of the hearing, the hearing shall be temporarily paused to address the issue with the broadcast; however, the failure to resolve the issue shall not require the hearing to be terminated and shall not be construed to be a violation of the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2023, No. 240, §2, eff. June 9, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:992. Redistricting website

RS 24:992 - Redistricting website
A. The legislature shall provide for, maintain, and update as necessary a redistricting website.
B. At a minimum, the redistricting website shall contain the following information:
(1) Any documents or material presented or distributed by the legislature at a redistricting public hearing.
(2) Any written testimony, materials, or redistricting plans submitted by the public at a redistricting public hearing or in the manner prescribed by the legislature.
Acts 2023, No. 240, §2, eff. June 9, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1. Establishment and location

RS 25:1 - Establishment and location
There shall be a library known as the State Library of Louisiana, domiciled in the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and located in the city of Baton Rouge.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §6; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 1992, No. 210, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:2. Board of commissioners; appointment, terms, and qualification of members; removal of members

RS 25:2 - Board of commissioners; appointment, terms, and qualification of members; removal of members
A. There is created a board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, to be composed of seven members appointed by the lieutenant governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commissioned with overlapping terms. Members of the board shall be appointed as herein provided for five-year terms, each member to serve until his successor is commissioned and qualified.
B. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall not be removed except for cause shown during their terms of office.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1128, §1; Acts 2008, No. 804, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 804, §§3 and 4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:4. Organization of board; meetings; quorum

RS 25:4 - Organization of board; meetings; quorum
Immediately upon the selection and appointment of the first board of commissioners, the members shall meet at Baton Rouge on the call of the secretary of the former Louisiana Library Commission and organize by electing a chairman, a vice-chairman, and an executive secretary; they shall also provide for quarterly meetings of the board and for special meetings on the call of the chairman or of any three members. A majority of the whole membership shall be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but the executive secretary and the chairman, acting jointly, will be authorized at all times to transact routine business.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:5. Executive secretary as chief librarian and director of library development; secretary of board of commissioners

RS 25:5 - Executive secretary as chief librarian and director of library development; secretary of board of commissioners
The executive secretary shall be the chief librarian and chief executive officer of the State Library of Louisiana as well as the director of library development and service throughout the state; he shall also be the secretary of the board of commissioners.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:7. Executive secretary; qualifications

RS 25:7 - Executive secretary; qualifications
The executive secretary shall possess the following qualifications: he or she shall be of good moral character and shall be a trained and experienced librarian holding a degree from some standard college or university. In addition, he must have completed the required course in a recognized or accredited school of library science and have had at least five years' experience as an administrative librarian or director of some state or public library serving a populated area of not less than fifty thousand inhabitants.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:8. Functions of board of commissioners; duties of executive secretary

RS 25:8 - Functions of board of commissioners; duties of executive secretary
A. The board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, through the executive secretary, shall plan and work toward a coordinated system of parish and regional libraries throughout the state so as to give and furnish every citizen and resident of the state free library service of the highest quality consistent with modern methods and as may be justified by financial and economic conditions.
B. The executive secretary shall endeavor to coordinate and integrate the library service so as to afford the schools, colleges, and universities the best free library service possible by means of interloan arrangements, book exchanges, and the like.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:9. Other functions, duties and powers of board

RS 25:9 - Other functions, duties and powers of board
The board of commissioners may send any of its members to aid in the organization of public general libraries or to assist in the improvement of those already established. It may also receive gifts of books, money, or other property, which may be used or held in trust for the purpose or purposes given; may purchase and operate traveling libraries, and circulate such libraries within the state among communities, libraries, schools, colleges, universities, library associations, study clubs, and charitable and penal institutions, under such conditions and rules as the board may deem necessary to protect the interest of the state and best increase the efficiency of the service it is expected to render the public. It may publish lists and circulars of information, and may cooperate with other library commissions and libraries in the publication of documents, in order to secure the most economical administration of the work for which it was formed. It may conduct courses or schools of library instruction and hold library institutes in various parts of the state, and cooperate with others in such schools or institutes. It may also conduct a clearing house for periodicals for free gift to local libraries and shall perform such other service in behalf of public libraries as it may consider for the best interest of the state.
In connection with and under the supervision of each normal school in the state and the president of the state university the board may arrange for a course of lectures every year at each of the said normal schools and the state university on book selection, the use and care of books and the cataloging and administration of school libraries. It may cooperate with the state board of education in devising plans for the care of school libraries, in aiding teachers in school library administration, and in formulating rules and regulations governing the use of such libraries throughout the state. Such suggestions, rules, and regulations for school libraries are to be promulgated through the superintendent of public education.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:10. Supervision of public libraries; reports required

RS 25:10 - Supervision of public libraries; reports required
The executive secretary shall, from time to time when called upon, give supervisory service and advice to all parish, institutional, and public libraries in the state, except law libraries. He shall also require such libraries to file annually, and at such other times as he may deem necessary, reports giving such statistical and other information as he may require. These reports shall be filed with the State Library of Louisiana on or before the thirty-first day of January of each year for the preceding calendar year.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:12. Travelling expenses of members; how paid

RS 25:12 - Travelling expenses of members; how paid
The necessary and actual travelling expenses incurred by the executive secretary or any members of the staff, acting under the authority and direction of the executive secretary, while on business for the State Library of Louisiana, and all actual and necessary travelling expenses of the several members of the board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, shall be paid by the state from the funds appropriated and made available for the use, maintenance, and operation of the State Library of Louisiana.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:14. State library as recipient of federal and state funds

RS 25:14 - State library as recipient of federal and state funds
A. The State Library of Louisiana is named and designated as the proper state agency to accept, receive, and administer any funds or monies granted, furnished, provided, appropriated, and dedicated or made available by the United States or any of its departments, commissions, boards, bureaus, or agencies or by the state of Louisiana for the purpose of giving aid to libraries and providing educational library service for citizens in the state of Louisiana.
B. Any and all funds or monies made available by the state of Louisiana for the purposes stated herein shall be received and administered by the assistant secretary of the office of the state library who is hereby vested with authority to establish rules, regulations, and restrictions not inconsistent with law for the distribution of said funds or monies to the public libraries of the state and from time to time alter and amend the same.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 347, §1, eff. July 10, 1977; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:15. Authority to do acts required by federal laws

RS 25:15 - Authority to do acts required by federal laws
The State Library of Louisiana is authorized to file any and all applications and make any and all reports and keep and render any and all accounts required or specified by federal law or regulation with reference to securing, administering, and using all such funds and monies for said purposes in the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:16. Rendition of library services to blind persons

RS 25:16 - Rendition of library services to blind persons
The State Library of Louisiana may, with the approval of the federal government, enter into contractual agreements with surrounding states for library services to blind persons. Such agreements shall provide for the payment to the State Library of Louisiana of their proportionate share of the total cost of the service by the states receiving the service under the agreement. The State Library of Louisiana shall receive and retain all funds received, to be used to help defray the cost of the service in the foreign state.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 70, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:31. Legislative findings, statement of purpose

RS 25:31 - Legislative findings, statement of purpose
A. The legislature finds that self-improvement, self-government, and economic self-sufficiency for all Louisiana citizens can be gained through the power of knowledge, and libraries are an important and irreplaceable source of such knowledge. Accordingly, the legislature finds that:
(1) Louisiana citizens have a right to adequate information to meet their individual needs.
(2) Louisiana citizens have a right to have their informational needs met in a timely manner even if the material is not in their local library.
(3) Louisiana citizens have a right to physically accessible, functional, convenient, and well-equipped libraries.
(4) Louisiana citizens have a right to be able to locate and use all information sources available.
(5) Louisiana citizens have a right to a wide range of services provided by professionally trained librarians and support staff.
B. It is, therefore, the determination of the legislature that all citizens of Louisiana shall have convenient access to all library resources, facilities, and services. In order to provide such access and services it is essential that the funds be provided to assist libraries in meeting these needs. Therefore, it is the purpose of this Subpart to provide for the establishment of a program through which the State Library of Louisiana may receive monies to expand and enhance its collections of materials for statewide loan, and award monies to local public libraries to expand and enhance their resources and the use thereof.
Acts 1992, No. 210, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:33. Administration of program; specific purposes

RS 25:33 - Administration of program; specific purposes
A. The executive secretary of the state library shall adopt and promulgate rules for the administration of the program established in this Subpart with the advice of the Board of Commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana. Such rules may establish procedures for submission of proposals, eligibility criteria, and guidelines and standards for the awarding of funds. All such rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart.
B. Monies appropriated or otherwise made available to implement this Subpart shall be used for the improvement of the collections of the State Library of Louisiana and local public library resources, including the following purposes:
(1) To strengthen the central collections of the State Library of Louisiana.
(2) To strengthen the collections of individual public libraries.
(3) To encourage and enable the sharing of resources between libraries.
(4) To develop library collections to meet the needs of specific groups of underserved citizens or citizens without service, such as persons with disabilities, persons who are elderly, or persons with limited language skills.
(5) To provide training of staff to maximize collection use.
(6) To provide training programs for public use of library resources.
(7) To acquire equipment and technology for data location and access.
(8) To encourage adequate financing of libraries from local sources; therefore, monies distributed to local public libraries shall supplement but shall not supplant local funds.
Acts 1992, No. 210, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §13, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:68. §§68 to 70 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 368, §3, eff. July 18, 1980

RS 25:68 - §§68 to 70 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 368, §3, eff. July 18, 1980
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:91. Control and supervision

RS 25:91 - Control and supervision
The Law Library of Louisiana domiciled in the Parish of Orleans and located in the Civil Courts Building in the City of New Orleans shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Supreme Court of Louisiana which is authorized, under such rules as it may adopt, to prescribe the necessary regulations concerning the maintenance, upkeep, and operation thereof, as well as necessary regulations and restrictions relative to the services to be rendered thereby.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:93. Sale or exchange of surplus property

RS 25:93 - Sale or exchange of surplus property
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the director of the Law Library of Louisiana may sell or exchange surplus movable property, provided that all proceeds realized from any sale or exchange shall be applied to the purchase of books, periodicals, manuscripts, papers, or any other research material for the Law Library of Louisiana.
B. For purposes of this Section, "surplus movable property" means any duplicate, superseded, obsolete or otherwise unnecessary book, periodical, manuscript, paper, or other research material in the possession of the Law Library of Louisiana.
Acts 1986, No. 610, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:95. Appropriations

RS 25:95 - Appropriations
All appropriations made by the legislature to the Law Library of Louisiana, whether general or special, shall be drawn on the warrant of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or any person designated by him.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:121. Policy

RS 25:121 - Policy
Freedom of access to public documents is a basic right of citizenship. Therefore, it is the policy of the state of Louisiana that state public documents shall be made available to the public. In order to obtain maximum efficient distribution and maximum availability of these documents, a depository system is hereby established.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:121.1. Definitions

RS 25:121.1 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Public document" means informational matter, for public distribution regardless of format, method of reproduction, source, or copyright, originating in or produced with the imprint of, by the authority of, or at the total or partial expense of, any state agency. Correspondence and inter-office or intra-office memoranda and records of an archival nature are excluded.
(2) "State agency" means an office, department, board, bureau, commission, council, institution, college or university, division, officer, or other person or group within the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government that is authorized to exercise or that exercises any of the functions of the government of the state of Louisiana.
(3) "Depository" means an institution which contracts with the state librarian to participate in the public document depository system.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:122. Establishment of depositories; administration of depository system; documents; rules and regulations

RS 25:122 - Establishment of depositories; administration of depository system; documents; rules and regulations
A. The state librarian shall be responsible for establishing a system of depositories for state public documents, and for the deposit and distribution of state public documents to the depositories.
B. The state librarian shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, and enter into agreements with depositories, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:123. Recorder of documents; duties

RS 25:123 - Recorder of documents; duties
A. The provisions of this Chapter shall be implemented and administered, under the supervision of the state librarian, by the recorder of documents, who shall be a graduate of an accredited school of library science.
B. Duties of the recorder of documents include:
(1) Preparation and distribution of the official bibliography of Louisiana public documents.
(2) Prompt transmission to the depositories of public documents received from state agencies in any format.
(3) Provision of bibliographical and practical assistance to the depositories in maintaining, developing, classifying, and utilizing their collections.
(4) Provision of information and assistance to state agencies in their efforts to comply with depository law and regulations.
(5) Provision of information to citizens about the public document depository system.
(6) Assessment of compliance of depositories and agencies with depository law and regulations, and provision of recommendations to the state librarian.
C. In addition, the recorder of documents may send copies of state documents to the office of state archives and to selected national and foreign libraries, including the Library of Congress.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1; Acts 2001, No. 893, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:124. Public documents of state agencies

RS 25:124 - Public documents of state agencies
A. Each state agency shall furnish to the recorder of documents, upon release, copies of public documents to meet the needs of the depository system.
B. The head of each state agency shall designate a liaison officer and shall notify the recorder of documents of the appointment.
C. The liaison officer shall submit semiannually to the recorder of documents a complete list of his agency's public documents.
D. The liaison officer shall insure the delivery of these documents as issued.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1; Acts 2001, No. 893, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:124.1. Depositories

RS 25:124.1 - Depositories
A. The State Library of Louisiana and Louisiana State University Library at Baton Rouge are hereby designated complete public document depositories. Other Louisiana libraries may request complete public document depository status.
B. Libraries, including those in state agencies and other institutions, may contract with the state librarian to become depositories.
C. Each historical, complete, and selective depository shall agree to make public documents accessible to the public, and to render free service in their use. All depositories shall abide by the rules and regulations promulgated by the state librarian. Extended noncompliance with the contract provisions shall result in the loss of depository status.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 2001, No. 893, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:125. Documents to be supplied to law library of state university; exchanges

RS 25:125 - Documents to be supplied to law library of state university; exchanges
A. The secretary of state shall deliver to the law library of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College the following public documents, not later than ninety days after they are printed from time to time: three copies of the Acts of the legislature, two copies of the journals of each house of the legislature, and two copies of the proceedings of any constitutional convention.
B. In any contract which the Supreme Court may make for the printing of the supreme court reports, provision shall be made that the printer thereof shall deliver to the law library of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, without charge, fifty copies of each volume thereof within a reasonable time after printing.
C. The law library of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall exchange the public documents received pursuant to this Section for publications relating to government useful to students of public law and to public officials and shall catalogue such material so as to make it serviceable to members of the legislature.
Acts 1987, No. 224, §1; Acts 2010, No. 596, §2; Acts 2015, No. 383, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:126. Publications to be furnished the Senate secretary and House clerk; quantity

RS 25:126 - Publications to be furnished the Senate secretary and House clerk; quantity
The secretary of state shall deliver to the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives ten copies each of the following public documents as soon as practicable after they are printed from time to time: (1) the roster of officials, (2) the constitution, (3) supplements to the constitution, (4) proposed constitutional amendments, and (5) compilations of laws.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 238, §1; Acts 1987, No. 224, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:211. Establishment by parishes or municipalities

RS 25:211 - Establishment by parishes or municipalities
The governing authority of any parish or municipal corporation, the City of New Orleans and Parish of Orleans excepted, may of its own initiative create, establish, equip, maintain, operate and support a public library in such parish or municipality and shall create, establish, equip, maintain, operate and support such a public library when not less than twenty-five per cent of the duly qualified property taxpayers resident in such parish or municipality shall petition the governing authority thereof to establish such a public library for such parish or municipality. Provided that two or more parishes may join in the establishment of a public library to be supported and maintained by them jointly in the proportions as may be determined by the police juries of the respective parishes or other governing authority; and provided that a parish and one or more municipal corporations may jointly establish, maintain and operate a public library; and provided also one parish or municipality may contract with another parish or municipality to furnish library service upon such terms and conditions and for such considerations as the governing authorities concerned may stipulate and agree by written contract pursuant to ordinances duly passed by them.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:212. Ordinances creating library; place of establishment; branch libraries

RS 25:212 - Ordinances creating library; place of establishment; branch libraries
A public library under this Part shall be created by an ordinance regularly passed and adopted by the police jury of the parish, or other governing authority thereof, and the municipal council or other governing authority of such municipality. All parish libraries shall be established at the parish seat and the municipal libraries within the corporate limits of the municipality so creating and establishing them. Provided that branch libraries may be established and maintained by either a parish or municipal library as the public demands require.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:212.1. Naming of branch library plaza by governing authority of Allen Parish

RS 25:212.1 - Naming of branch library plaza by governing authority of Allen Parish
Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, the governing authority of Allen Parish may name a plaza at a branch library in the parish in honor of a living person who was instrumental in establishing the parish library; served on the American Library Association Board; and served as a member of the parish library board of control.
Acts 2007, No. 117, §1, eff. June 25, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:212.2. Naming of the Madisonville branch library by governing authority of St. Tammany Parish

RS 25:212.2 - Naming of the Madisonville branch library by governing authority of St. Tammany Parish
The governing authority of St. Tammany Parish may name the Madisonville branch library in honor of Peter L. "Pete" Gitz.
Acts 2017, No. 77, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:214. Board of control; members; appointment and terms of office

RS 25:214 - Board of control; members; appointment and terms of office
A. The governing authority of the municipality shall, in the ordinance creating a public library, name and appoint five citizens of the municipality as a board of control for such public library to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, the successors of whom shall each be appointed for a term of five years. The mayor of the municipality shall be ex officio, a member of the board of control of such public library, provided however that he shall have the right to designate another member of the governing authority of the municipality to serve in his place and stead on the board of control of such public library.
B. The governing authority of the parish shall, in the ordinance creating a public library, name and appoint, at its option, not less than five citizens nor more than seven citizens of the parish as a board of control for such parish library to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, the successors of whom shall each be appointed for a term of five years. The president of the police jury shall be ex officio, a member of the board of control for such public library, provided however that the president of the police jury shall have the right to designate another member of the governing authority of the parish to serve in his place and stead on the board of control of such public library.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the parish of Orleans.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 208, §1; Acts 1978, No. 368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:214.1. Certain parish library boards of control; per diem and reimbursement of expenses

RS 25:214.1 - Certain parish library boards of control; per diem and reimbursement of expenses
A.(1) The governing authority of each parish to which this Section applies may compensate members of the parish library board of control for attendance at board meetings and may reimburse members for travel to and from board meetings and for out-of-parish travel required in carrying out their duties as board members.
(2) In each parish to which this Section applies, the members of the library board of control may:
(a) Receive a per diem established by the parish governing authority in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars for each regular or special meeting attended for not more than fifteen meetings in one calendar year.
(b) Be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for expenses incurred in attending meetings or otherwise performing services for the board.
(3) The per diem and reimbursements shall be paid by the parish governing authority out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for those purposes.
B. This Section applies to Assumption Parish and Cameron Parish.
Acts 1985, No. 366, §1; Acts 1985, No. 1001, §1; Acts 2023, No. 111, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:214.2. Rapides Parish Library Board of Control; membership; representation

RS 25:214.2 - Rapides Parish Library Board of Control; membership; representation
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the Rapides Parish Police Jury is authorized to appoint two additional members to the Rapides Parish Library Board of Control.
B. The commissioners appointed pursuant to this Section shall cause the representation on the board to reflect the representation of the nine police jury districts and shall be appointed to serve for terms of one, two, three, and four years, respectively, but thereafter, each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of their term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
Acts 1989, No. 98, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:214.3. Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control; membership; representation

RS 25:214.3 - Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control; membership; representation
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury is authorized to appoint two additional members to the Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control.
B. The library board of control members appointed pursuant to this Section shall cause the representation of the board to reflect the makeup of the parish population and shall be appointed to serve for a term of three and four years respectively, but thereafter, each board member shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of their term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
Acts 2001, No. 784, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:214.4. Vermilion Parish Library Board of Control; membership; representation

RS 25:214.4 - Vermilion Parish Library Board of Control; membership; representation
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the Vermilion Parish Police Jury is authorized to appoint one additional member to the Vermilion Parish Library Board of Control.
B. The library board of control member appointed pursuant to this Section shall cause the representation of the board to reflect the make-up of the parish minority population and shall be appointed to serve for an initial term of three years and thereafter the board member shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that a vacancy occurring otherwise than by the expiration of his term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
C. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 279, §1.
Acts 2006, No. 625, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2015, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:214.5. Livingston Parish Library Board of Control; additional members; appointment; terms of office

RS 25:214.5 - Livingston Parish Library Board of Control; additional members; appointment; terms of office
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the parish of Livingston shall appoint nine citizens to serve as the members of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control. The president of the parish governing authority shall be an ex officio member of the board. However, the president may designate another member of the parish governing authority to serve in his stead on the library board of control.
B. The additional members appointed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall serve initial terms as determined by the parish governing authority not to exceed five years. The successors of any such members shall serve five-year terms.
C. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
D. Members are eligible for reappointment.
Acts 2023, No. 359, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:216. Reports to State Library of Louisiana, persons required to make

RS 25:216 - Reports to State Library of Louisiana, persons required to make
The president of the board of control and the librarian of every public library established and maintained under this Part shall make annual reports to the State Library of Louisiana giving such statistics and other information as may be required by it, such reports to be made at such time and on such blanks or forms as the State Library of Louisiana may require and provide. The governing authority of the parish or municipality establishing the public library and creating the board of control may also require reports annually or quarterly or both of the board or its president.
Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.