2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch
RS 36:801.23 - Advisory board of the Schepis Museum

§801.23. Advisory board of the Schepis Museum

A.(1) The Schepis Museum is hereby placed within the Department of State, subject to the provisions of this Section and Chapter 5-S of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) The advisory board of the Schepis Museum is hereby placed within the Department of State and shall exercise all advisory powers, duties, and functions provided for it by law. The board shall administer and implement all programs provided or authorized by law for it or for the Schepis Museum. The board shall exercise the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities authorized by this Section independently of the secretary of state, except as otherwise provided in this Section. The secretary of state shall be responsible for those museum matters which are in the nature of accounting, payroll, budget control, procurement, data processing, and personnel management. The secretary of state shall employ, appoint, fix the compensation of, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the museum in accordance with civil service laws, rules, and regulations.

B. The board, in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Schepis Museum, may solicit and accept gifts and donations for the purposes of the Schepis Museum. Any funds so accepted may only be expended by the nonprofit corporation or by the Department of State as otherwise provided by law.

C.(1) The provisions of R.S. 36:810 and 811 shall be applicable to the museum and its advisory board placed within the Department of State by this Section.

(2) No records, books, or papers stored in the museum or on museum premises shall be removed or transferred from the museum without the approval of the secretary of state.

Acts 2009, No. 249, §2, eff. upon appropriation of funds.

NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 249, §§3 and 4, eff. upon appropriation of funds, relative to effectiveness of Act and restrictions on actions pursuant to the Act.