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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:622. Definitions

RS 35:622 - Definitions
A. In this Chapter:
(1) "Communication technology" means an electronic device or process that allows substantially simultaneous communication by sight and sound.
(2) "Credential analysis" means a process through which the authenticity of an individual's government-issued identification credential is evaluated by another person through review of public and proprietary data sources.
(3) "Identity proofing" means a process through which the identity of an individual is affirmed by another person by either of the following means:
(a) Dynamic knowledge-based authentication, such as a review of personal information from public or proprietary data sources.
(b) Analysis of biometric data, such as facial recognition, voiceprint analysis, or fingerprint analysis.
(4) "Remote online notarial act" means an instrument executed before a notary public by means of communication technology that meets the standards adopted under this Chapter.
(5) "Remote online notarization" means the process through which an instrument is executed before a notary public by means of communication technology that meets the standards adopted under this Chapter.
B. The definitions of "electronic", "electronic record", "electronic signature", and "record" as provided by the Louisiana Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, R.S. 9:2601 et seq., apply in this Chapter.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:623. Legal recognition of remote online notarial acts

RS 35:623 - Legal recognition of remote online notarial acts
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, a remote online notarial act that meets the requirements of R.S. 35:625 through 627 satisfies any requirement that a party appear before a notary public at the time of the execution of the instrument. In all other respects, a remote online notarial act shall comply with other applicable laws governing the manner of the execution of that act.
B. The following instruments shall not be executed by remote online notarization:
(1) Testaments or codicils thereto.
(2) Trust instruments or acknowledgments thereof.
(3) Donations inter vivos.
(4) Matrimonial agreements or acknowledgments thereof.
(5) Acts modifying, waiving, or extinguishing an obligation of final spousal support or acknowledgments thereof.
C. Remote online notarization may not be used to execute an authentic act as defined in Civil Code Article 1833. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, an act that fails to be authentic as a result of being executed by remote online notarization may still be valid as an act under private signature or an acknowledged act.
D. This Chapter supplements and does not repeal, supersede, or limit the provisions of the Louisiana Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, R.S. 9:2601 et seq.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:624. Standards for remote online notarization

RS 35:624 - Standards for remote online notarization
A. The secretary of state shall, by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, develop and maintain standards for the implementation of this Chapter.
B. In developing standards for remote online notarization, the secretary of state shall form a stakeholder committee that shall include but need not be limited to representatives of the Louisiana Land Title Association, the Louisiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents, the Louisiana Notary Association, the Louisiana Bankers Association, the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Public Tag Association, and the Louisiana State Law Institute.
C. The rules shall be adopted prior to February 1, 2022, and may thereafter be modified, amended, or supplemented with or without the input of the stakeholder committee.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:625. Notaries authorized to perform remote online notarization

RS 35:625 - Notaries authorized to perform remote online notarization
A. Any regularly commissioned notary public who holds a valid notarial commission in the state of Louisiana is hereby authorized to perform remote online notarizations.
B. The provisions of this Section shall cease to be effective on February 1, 2022.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §5, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:625.1. Notaries authorized to perform remote online notarization

RS 35:625.1 - Notaries authorized to perform remote online notarization
A. Only a regularly commissioned notary public who holds a valid notarial commission in the state of Louisiana may be authorized by the secretary of state to perform remote online notarization.
B. In order to obtain authorization to perform remote online notarization, a notary public shall submit an application to the secretary of state in a format prescribed by the secretary of state, complete any course of instruction required by the secretary of state, and satisfy any other requirements imposed by rules adopted by the secretary of state.
C. The authority to perform remote online notarization shall continue as long as the notary public is validly commissioned and the secretary of state has not revoked the notary public's authority to perform remote online notarization.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §6, eff. Feb. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:626. Location of notary, parties, and witnesses; location of remote online notarial act

RS 35:626 - Location of notary, parties, and witnesses; location of remote online notarial act
A. A notary public physically located in any parish of this state in which the notary has the power to exercise the function of a notary public may perform a remote online notarization for a party who is not in the physical presence of the notary and who may be located in or outside this state. A witness to a remote online notarial act shall be in the physical presence of the party.
B. A remote online notarial act is deemed to be executed in any parish of this state where the notary public is physically located at the time of the remote online notarization if the notary public has jurisdiction in that parish.
C. An action on a contract that is a remote online notarial act may be brought in any parish in which a party was physically located at the time of the remote online notarization.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act; Acts 2022, No. 192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:627. Procedure for performing remote online notarization

RS 35:627 - Procedure for performing remote online notarization
A. At the time of a remote online notarization, the notary public shall verify the identity of any party or witness appearing remotely, both through use of communication technology and by one of the following means:
(1) The notary public's personal knowledge of the individual.
(2) A process that includes all of the following:
(a) Remote presentation by the individual of a government-issued identification credential, such as a passport or driver's license, that contains the signature and a photograph of the individual.
(b) Credential analysis.
(c) Identity proofing.
B. The notary public shall do all of the following:
(1) Include in the remote online notarial act a statement that it is a remote online notarial act.
(2) Attach to or cause to be logically associated with the remote online notarial act the notary public's electronic signature, together with all other information required to be included in the act by other applicable law.
(3) Digitally sign the remote online notarial act in a manner that renders any subsequent change or modification of the remote online notarial act to be evident.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:628. Duties of the notary

RS 35:628 - Duties of the notary
The notary public shall take reasonable steps to ensure both of the following:
(1) The communication technology used in the performance of a remote online notarization is secure from unauthorized interception.
(2) The electronic record before the notary public is the same electronic record in which the party made a statement or on which the party executed or adopted an electronic signature.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:629. Records of remote online notarizations

RS 35:629 - Records of remote online notarizations
A. The notary public shall do all of the following:
(1) Maintain electronic copies capable of being printed in a tangible medium of all remote online notarial acts for at least ten years after the date of the remote online notarization.
(2) Maintain an audio and video recording of each remote online notarization for at least ten years after the date of the remote online notarization.
(3) Take reasonable steps to secure the records required to be maintained by this Section from corruption, loss, destruction, and unauthorized interception or alteration.
B. The notary public may designate a custodian to maintain the electronic records required by Subsection A of this Section, provided that the notary public has unrestricted access to the electronic records and the custodian meets any standards established by the secretary of state for the maintenance of electronic records.
Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:701. Purpose; ratification

RS 35:701 - Purpose; ratification
A. The legislature finds that the COVID-19 public health emergency created a statewide emergency disrupting the ability of notaries public to be in the physical presence of persons whose signatures the notary public was authenticating. This Chapter is enacted for the benefit and protection of the state as a whole and its citizens, to prevent injustice, inequity, undue hardship, and disruption of transactions to persons relying on the authentication of signatures of persons not in the physical presence of a notary public by a notary public who authenticated the signature through electronic means using audio-video communication. Therefore, this Chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
B. The action of the governor of this state in issuing Section 6 of Proclamation Number 37 JBE 2020 and Part C of Section 5 of Proclamation Number 41 JBE 2020 is hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 2020, No. 131, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 131, §3, regarding retroactive application of the Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:702. Remote notarization authorized

RS 35:702 - Remote notarization authorized
A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any act in which any person or witness appeared before a notary public using an electronic device or process which allowed all such persons and the notary public to communicate simultaneously by sight and sound and to which the electronic signatures of such persons, witnesses, and the notary public were affixed on or after March 11, 2020, and before May 1, 2020, shall have the same force and effect as if all persons, witnesses, and the notary public had been in the physical presence of each other.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any testament, trust instrument, donation inter vivos, matrimonial agreement, act modifying, waiving, or extinguishing an obligation of final spousal support, or any amendments to such acts, or authentic acts.
C. Any act which would constitute an authentic act but for the appearance of one or more necessary persons via electronic means, may still be valid as an act under private signature or an acknowledged act.
Acts 2020, No. 131, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 131, §3, regarding retroactive application of the Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:3. Definitions

RS 36:3 - Definitions
As used in this Title, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Agency" means and includes the boards, commissions, departments, agencies, offices, officers, and other instrumentalities, or any or all of these, within the executive branch of state government which are abolished by this Title or which are transferred and placed within departments of the state government created and established or continued by this Title or transferred to and placed within the office of the governor as provided by this Title.
(2) "Assistant secretary" means the officer designated by law or by the secretary of each department to carry out the duties and functions of an office within certain departments, except an office of management and finance and the office of state police of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(3) "Department" means a department of the executive branch of state government created or continued in this Title in accordance with the constitutional mandate contained in Article IV, Section 1 and in Article XIV, Section 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall include the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
(4) "Deputy secretary" means the officer authorized to be appointed by the secretary to serve as his principal administrative assistant. For the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the "deputy secretary for public safety services" and the "deputy secretary for corrections services" shall be the officers of the department appointed by the secretary to serve as the principal administrative assistants of the secretary and references in any provision of law to the deputy secretary, where reference is to a deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, shall include these two officers.
(5) "Office" means each principal operational unit within a department, except the executive office of the secretary. It shall not include the office of the governor and the office of lieutenant governor.
(6) "Secretary" means the officer appointed by the governor as the executive head and chief administrative officer of certain departments created and provided for by this Title.
(7) "Undersecretary" means the officer designated to direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance of certain departments. For the Department of Children and Family Services, "undersecretary" means the officer designated to direct and be responsible for the functions of the division of management and finance within the office of children and family services.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1984, No. 326, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §3, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 438, §15(A); Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2018, No. 380, §2, eff. June 30, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 623, §4, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:5. Departmental officers; unclassified service

RS 36:5 - Departmental officers; unclassified service
The secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, and assistant secretaries of departments of the executive branch of state government shall be in the unclassified service of the state.
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 › §36:6. Appointments to public office; reporting requirements

RS 36:6 - Appointments to public office; reporting requirements
A. Not later than thirty days after the governor appoints a person to any public office within the executive branch of state government or to any other public office which requires Senate confirmation, the governor shall provide the secretary of state and the Senate with the information described in Subsection C of this Section.
B. Not later than thirty days after an authority other than the governor appoints a person to any public office which requires Senate confirmation, the authority shall provide the secretary of state and the Senate with the information described in Subsection C of this Section.
C. The information to be provided to the secretary of state and to the Senate pursuant to Subsections A and B of this Section shall include the following:
(1) Name, home address, and telephone number of the person appointed.
(2) Data relating to the position to which the person is appointed including the official designation of the position, the name of the person who is being succeeded, if any, the cause of the vacancy or any other occurrence necessitating the appointment, the effective date of the appointment, and the date on which the appointment expires.
D. "Public office" as used in this Section means any state, district, parish, or municipal office or any position on a board, commission, committee, council, or similar governmental entity if the office or position is appointive and is established by the constitution or laws of this state or by executive order.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 873, §1, eff. Sept. 11, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:7. Multi-member entities within the executive branch; reporting requirements

RS 36:7 - Multi-member entities within the executive branch; reporting requirements
A. As used in this Section, "board" includes each board, commission, committee, council, or other multi-member entity within the executive branch of the state government which is established by the constitution or laws of this state or by executive order and on which any of the membership is appointed.
B. On or before January 15 of each year, each board shall submit to the Senate, on forms developed and provided by the Senate, such information as may be requested pertaining to the board's membership.
C. Except for a vacancy due to expiration of a term, each board shall inform the governor and the Senate in writing of the existence and cause of any vacancy in its membership not later than thirty days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 873, §1, eff. Sept. 11, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:8.2. Internal auditing function

RS 36:8.2 - Internal auditing function
A. The secretary of a department that includes an agency that has an appropriation in the general appropriation bill or the ancillary appropriation bill of thirty million dollars or more shall establish an internal audit function and shall establish an office of the chief audit executive who shall be responsible for ensuring that the internal audit function adheres to the Institute of Internal Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The chief audit executive shall maintain organizational independence in accordance with these standards and shall have direct and unrestricted access to the secretary. The chief audit executive shall annually certify to the secretary that the internal audit function conforms to the Institute of Internal Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
B. For the purpose of this Section, "secretary" means the chief administrative officer of each department in the executive branch of state government, except "secretary" means the following in the case of the listed departments:
(1) For the Department of State Civil Service, the State Civil Service Commission through the director.
(2) For the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
(3) For the Department of Education, the state superintendent of education, except as otherwise provided in Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 relative to the internal audit function for the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, the Board of Regents, and the postsecondary education management boards and institutions and agencies under the authority of those agencies.
(4) For the Department of Insurance, the commissioner of insurance.
(5) For the Department of Justice, the attorney general.
(6) For the Department of Public Service, the Public Service Commission.
(7) For the Department of State, the secretary of state.
(8) For the Department of the Treasury, the state treasurer.
(9) For the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the executive director.
(10) For the office of the governor and all of the agencies transferred or placed within the office of the governor, the commissioner of administration.
Acts 2015, No. 314, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:9. Designation of certain organizational units; uniform terminology

RS 36:9 - Designation of certain organizational units; uniform terminology
A. All organizational units in the departments of the executive branch of state government shall be designated and named as provided in this Section.
B. Each organizational unit which is within an office of a department shall be designated as follows:
(1) A subunit of an office shall be designated as a division.
(2) A subunit of a division shall be designated as a section.
(3) A subunit of a section shall be designated as a unit.
C.(1) Each organizational unit which reports to the secretary, which is not an agency and is not within an office, shall be in the executive office of the secretary and shall be designated as follows:
(a) A unit which reports directly to the secretary shall be designated as a bureau.
(b) A subunit of a bureau shall be designated as a section.
(c) A subunit of a section shall be designated as a unit.
(2) For the Department of Children and Family Services, each organizational unit which reports to the secretary, which is not an agency and is not within the division of management and finance, the division of child welfare, or the division of family support, shall be in the executive division, and shall be designated as follows:
(a) A unit which reports directly to the secretary shall be designated as a bureau.
(b) A subunit of a bureau shall be designated as a section.
(c) A subunit of a section shall be designated as a unit.
D. The officers of each department shall be responsible for implementation of this Section and shall report to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate the completion of such implementation and the changes in designation of organizational units made as provided in this Section.
Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:10. Statewide elected officials; salary

RS 36:10 - Statewide elected officials; salary
A. The salary of the governor shall be one hundred thirty thousand dollars, payable monthly upon his own warrant.
B. The salary of each statewide elected official, except the governor, shall be one hundred fifteen thousand dollars, payable monthly upon the statewide elected official's own warrant.
Acts 1992, No. 893, §2, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 846, §2, eff. Jan. 8, 1996 (noon); Acts 2007, No. 440, §1, eff. Jan. 14, 2008.
NOTE: See Acts 2007, No. 440, §§2 and 3, relative to effectiveness and payment of increases.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:21. Public funding for abortion providers; prohibition

RS 36:21 - Public funding for abortion providers; prohibition
A. For purposes of this Chapter, the term "abortion" shall have the meaning ascribed in R.S. 14:87.1.
B.(1) No institution, board, commission, department, agency, official, or employee of the state, or of any local political subdivision thereof, shall contract with, award any grant to, or otherwise bestow any funding upon, an entity or organization that performs abortions, or that contracts with an entity or organization that performs abortions, in this state. The prohibition provided in this Section shall apply to state funds, federal funds, and any other funds that may be used for purposes of contracting for services, providing reimbursements, or grant issuance.
(2) The prohibition provided in this Section shall not be construed to restrict funding to an entity that may perform the following types of abortions, exclusively:
(a) An abortion which is medically necessary to prevent the death of the mother.
(b) An abortion in a case when the mother is a victim of rape or incest.
(c) An abortion performed when the pregnancy is diagnosed as medically futile. For purposes of this Subparagraph, "medically futile" means that, in reasonable medical judgment, the unborn child has a profound and irremediable congenital or chromosomal anomaly that is incompatible with sustaining life after birth. This diagnosis shall be a medical judgment certified in the pregnant woman's medical record by a reasonably prudent physician who is knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved.
NOTE: Chapter amended and redesignated as R.S. 49:200.51 by Acts 2018, No. 498, eff. 30 days after federal action.
RS 36:21 - Amended and redesignated as R.S. 49:200.51 pursuant to Acts 2018, No. 498, eff. 30 days after federal action.
Added by Acts 2016, No. 304, §1, eff. June 2, 2016; Acts 2018, No. 498, §1, eff. 30 days after federal action.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:51. Department of State Civil Service; creation; purpose

RS 36:51 - Department of State Civil Service; creation; purpose
In order to provide for the administration of the state civil service system, there shall be a Department of State Civil Service as created in the constitution, which shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued. The functions of the department shall be as defined in the constitution or by law.
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 › §36:52. State Civil Service Commission; transfer; powers

RS 36:52 - State Civil Service Commission; transfer; powers
On or before July 1, 1977, as provided in R.S. 36:954, the State Civil Service Commission shall be within the Department of State Civil Service, with all powers and duties enumerated in the constitution or by law.
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 › §36:53. Transfer of boards, commissions, departments, and agencies to Department of State Civil Service

RS 36:53 - Transfer of boards, commissions, departments, and agencies to Department of State Civil Service
A. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Department of State Civil Service in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801:
(1) State examiner of municipal fire and police civil service and office of the state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service (Parts II and III of Chapter 5 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950).
(2) Board of Ethics (R.S. 42:1101 et seq.). The State Civil Service Commission and the Department of State Civil Service and its director shall in no way interfere with, review, or change the decisions of the Board of Ethics.
(3) Division of administrative law (R.S. 49:991 et seq.).
B. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Department of State Civil Service in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801.1:
(1) State Police Service (Article X, Sections 41 through 51 of the Constitution of Louisiana).
(2) Board of Tax Appeals (R.S. 47:1401 et seq.). The State Civil Service Commission, the Department of State Civil Service, and its director shall in no way interfere with, review, or change the decisions or operations of the Board of Tax Appeals. There shall be a Local Tax Division of the Board of Tax Appeals.
C. For purposes of this Chapter, references in Chapters 22 and 24 of this Title to the "secretary", the "undersecretary", or an "assistant secretary" shall be construed to mean the State Civil Service Commission, through the director.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1981, No. 873, §1, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 698, §1; Acts 1987, No. 737, §2; Acts 1991, No. 88, §1, eff. June 26, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 739, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 811, §§11, 17, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 640, §1, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 33, §2; Acts 2022, No. 623, §4, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:54. Director of state civil service; certain powers, duties, and functions

RS 36:54 - Director of state civil service; certain powers, duties, and functions
The State Civil Service Commission through the director of state civil service 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.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 160, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:102. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:102 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the undersecretary, the deputy secretary if a deputy secretary is appointed, and assistant secretaries, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, or assistant secretary shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, or assistant secretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary, or assistant secretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in post-secondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:103. Secretary of economic development

RS 36:103 - Secretary of economic development
There shall be a secretary of economic development, 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 Economic Development and shall have the responsibility for the policies of the department, except as otherwise provided by this Title, and for the administration, control, and operation of the functions, programs, and affairs of the department; provided that the secretary shall perform his functions under the general control and supervision of the governor.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1988, No. 563, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:105. Deputy secretary

RS 36:105 - 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 › §36:106. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:106 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Economic Development who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, at a salary fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The undersecretary shall be directly responsible to 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 Economic Development. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, data processing, management and program analysis, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Economic 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.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1988, No. 563, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:152. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:152 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
NOTE: See note below regarding effectiveness.
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the undersecretary, and the deputy secretary if a deputy secretary is appointed, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 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, or deputy secretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in postsecondary educational institutions or as a member of the National Guard.
Acts 2013, No. 384, §3, eff. upon contingencies contained in Acts 2013, No. 384, §9(B).
NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, effective July 1, 2013 per §9(A) of the Act, provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Department of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor and are not to be appropriated, allocated or transferred to any other state department, office, or programs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:153. Secretary of elderly affairs

RS 36:153 - Secretary of elderly affairs
NOTE: See note below regarding effectiveness.
There shall be a secretary of the Department of Elderly Affairs, who shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate from recommendations for appointment by the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging, 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 Elderly Affairs 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 2013, No. 384, §3, eff. upon contingencies contained in Acts 2013, No. 384, §9(B).
NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, effective July 1, 2013 per §9(A) of the Act, provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Department of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor and are not to be appropriated, allocated or transferred to any other state department, office or programs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:155. Deputy secretary

RS 36:155 - Deputy secretary
NOTE: See note below regarding effectiveness.
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 2013, No. 384, §3, eff. upon contingencies contained in Acts 2013, No. 384, §9(B).
NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, effective July 1, 2013 per §9(A) of the Act, provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Department of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor and are not to be appropriated, allocated or transferred to any other state department, office or programs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:156. Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance

RS 36:156 - Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
NOTE: See note below regarding effectiveness.
A. There shall be an undersecretary of the Department of Elderly Affairs, 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 Elderly Affairs. In such capacity, he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, data processing, management and program analysis, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Elderly Affairs, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. He shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as are 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 2013, No. 384, §3, eff. upon contingencies contained in Acts 2013, No. 384, §9(B).
NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, effective July 1, 2013 per §9(A) of the Act. provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Department of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successors and are not to be appropriated, allocated or transferred to any other state department, office or programs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:157. Transfer of agencies or their powers to Department of Elderly Affairs

RS 36:157 - Transfer of agencies or their powers to Department of Elderly Affairs
NOTE: See note below regarding effectiveness.
A. The Louisiana Executive Board on Aging (R.S. 46:931 et seq.) is placed within the Department of Elderly Affairs and shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in R.S. 36:802.
B. The Office of Elderly Affairs (formerly R.S. 46:931 et seq.) is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the Department of Elderly Affairs and shall be exercised and performed as provided in Chapter 7 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as provided in this Chapter, and as provided in Part IV of Chapter 22 of this Title except as otherwise provided in Chapter 7 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 2013, No. 384, §3, eff. upon contingencies contained in Acts 2013, No. 384, §9(B).
NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, effective July 1, 2013 per §9(A) of the Act, provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Department of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor and are not to be appropriated, allocated or transferred to any other state department, office or programs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:201. Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

RS 36:201 - Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions
A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued. The department shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge and shall be in the office of lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor may also be referred to as the commissioner of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
B. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, through its offices and officers shall be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing improved opportunities for the enjoyment of cultural and recreational activities by the people of Louisiana and for greater development of their cultural and physical potential. The department shall be responsible for the development, maintenance, and operation of library, park, recreation, museum, and other cultural facilities; the statewide development and implementation of cultural, recreational, and tourism programs; and planning for the future leisure needs of the people.
C.(1) The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall be composed of the executive office of the secretary, the office of management and finance, the office of the state library, the office of the state museum, the office of state parks, the office of cultural development, the office of tourism, 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; Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1982, No. 329, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1983, No. 688, §5; Acts 1986, No. 124, §1, eff. June 26, 1986; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 736, §1; Acts 1989, No. 687, §2; Acts 1992, No. 655, §2; Acts 2001, No. 9, §4, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 736, §3.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:202. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

RS 36:202 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, if a secretary is appointed, the undersecretary, the deputy secretary, if a deputy secretary is appointed, and assistant secretaries, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, or assistant secretary shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, or assistant secretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary, or assistant secretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in post-secondary educational institutions, or as a member of the National Guard.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2012, No. 338, §1.