Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:407 – Assistant secretaries
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:407
- 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
- Deputy secretary: means the officer authorized to be appointed by the secretary to serve as his principal administrative assistant. 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. Each office within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, except the offices of management and finance and the office of state police, shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an assistant secretary who shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. Each shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be paid a salary which shall be fixed by the governor, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session.
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title and except for the offices within youth services, the duties and functions of each office and its assistant secretary shall be determined by the secretary, and all of such duties and functions shall be exercised under the direct supervision and control of the secretary. The exercise of the duties and functions of the offices of public safety services and their assistant secretaries shall be under the supervision of the deputy secretary for public safety services. The duties and functions of the office of juvenile justice and its assistant secretary shall be as provided in this Chapter and as determined by the deputy secretary for youth services. The exercise of the duties and functions of youth services and its offices and officers shall be under the supervision of the deputy secretary for youth services.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, each assistant secretary shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the secretary.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1983, No. 97, §4, eff. Feb. 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 326, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 2004, No. 7, §1, eff. May 5, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 565, §5.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 7, §§5 and 6, relative to implementation.