Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:380.153 – Duties and powers of the board
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:380.153
- Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
A. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
B. The board shall:
(1) Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.
(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of the chairman and vice chairman of the board and such other board members as the board may determine.
(b) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the board has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required.
(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the board chairman.
(d) The committee shall consider such matters as are referred to it by the board. It shall execute such orders and resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the board, and it shall also take such action as is necessary when an emergency requiring immediate action arises during the interim between board meetings. All acts of the committee shall be submitted to the board for ratification or rejection at its next meeting except in matters in which the board has delegated to the committee full power to act.
(3) Adopt bylaws, including but not limited to provisions for the following:
(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the board, including a chairman and vice chairman, who shall serve terms of two years.
(b) The selection and responsibilities of advisors to the board. The board may appoint not more than five advisors who shall serve without compensation.
(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions.
(4) Advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Germantown Colony Museum.
(5) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.
(6) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and La. Rev. Stat. 36:744(F).
C. The board may individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Germantown Colony Museum, seek funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum and expend such funds for such purpose.
Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.