§ 46:2601 Legislative findings and intent
§ 46:2602 Children’s Cabinet; creation; purpose
§ 46:2603 Children’s Cabinet; powers and duties
§ 46:2604 Children’s budget; preparation and submission
§ 46:2605 Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board
§ 46:2605.1 Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
§ 46:2605.2 Council; responsibilities and duties
§ 46:2605.3 Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Fund
§ 46:2605.4 Council on the Children of Incarcerated Parents
§ 46:2605.5 CIP Council; duties
§ 46:2605.6 Children of Incarcerated Parents and Caregivers Fund
§ 46:2606 Construction; local governing authorities
§ 46:2607 Partners in Protecting Children Subcommittee
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 46 > Chapter 45 > Part II - Children's Cabinet, Children's Budget, and Affiliated Boards

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juvenile justice: means the system of public and private services in Louisiana that includes prevention, early identification, early intervention, child protection, law enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, diversion and informal processing, probation, corrections, aftercare, transitional living, and other services provided to children and families who either are or are likely to be brought into a court with juvenile jurisdiction because of problems such as abuse, neglect or abandonment, mental illness, substance abuse, aspects of a divorce and breakup of families, pre-delinquency, social irresponsibility or delinquent behavior, or spousal abuse involving children. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:2600
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1