Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:476 – Assistant secretaries
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:476
- 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. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:3
- 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. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:3
A. There shall be an assistant secretary of child welfare and an assistant secretary of family support, 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.
B. The assistant secretary of child welfare shall manage the division of child welfare and perform the duties and functions of the division related to program development and administration, program service delivery, and development of rules and policy to govern the various programs of the division.
C. The assistant secretary of family support shall manage the division of family support and perform the duties and functions of the division related to program development and administration, program service delivery, and development of rules and policy to govern the various programs of the division.
Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.