Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:959 – Information to be furnished to legislature
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:959
- 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. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:3
- Office: means each principal operational unit within a department, except the executive office of the secretary. 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. The secretary of each department shall furnish to each member of the legislature an organizational chart of his department, illustrating the officers and all offices and other organizational units of the department and their relationships. He shall also furnish each member of the legislature a brief description of the function of each officer, office, and other organizational units of the department, the name and telephone number of each departmental officer, and such other information as he deems necessary to explain the organization of the department and the functions of the officers, offices, and organizational units thereof. The secretary shall furnish the chart and other materials to the members of the legislature not later than the thirtieth day after the effective date of any transfer of an agency or the functions of an agency to his department.
B. At any time any change is made in the organization of a department, or in the functions of any officer, office, or organizational unit of a department, the secretary shall, within thirty days of the effective date of such change, notify all members of the legislature in writing of the change and shall furnish each member with a revised organizational chart, a revised description of the functions of the affected officer(s), office(s), or organizational unit(s), and revised explanatory information concerning departmental organization and functions, reflecting such change.
C. The secretary shall notify all members of the legislature of any new appointments to departmental offices within ten days after such appointments are made.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.