2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch
RS 36:4.1 - Agencies transferred from the Department of Economic Development to the office of the governor; agencies placed within the office of the governor

§4.1. Agencies transferred from the Department of Economic Development to the office of the governor; agencies placed within the office of the governor

A.(1) With regard to the agencies transferred or placed pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the following terms used in R.S. 36:801, 801.1, 802, 803, and 921 shall have the following meanings when used in those Sections:

(a) "Department" means the office of the governor.

(b) "Secretary" means the governor through the commissioner of administration.

(c) "Undersecretary" means the commissioner of administration.

(2) The term "assistant secretary" shall have no application to the transfer or placement of agencies in the office of the governor provided in this Section and shall not be deemed to grant any power or authority to any officer or employee of the office of the governor with respect to any agency transferred to or placed within the office of the governor by this Section.

B. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 409, §7, eff. July 1, 2009.

C.(1) The Office of Financial Institutions is hereby placed within the office of the governor and shall perform and exercise its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in R.S. 36:801.1.

(2) The Office of Financial Institutions shall be a separate budget unit within the office of the governor.

D. The following agencies, as defined in R.S. 36:3, are hereby transferred to and shall be placed within the office of the governor and shall perform and exercise their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in R.S. 36:803:

(1) The Louisiana Cemetery Board (R.S. 8:61 through 78).

(2) State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana (R.S. 37:71 et seq.).

(3) State Board of Architectural Examiners (R.S. 37:141 et seq.).

(4) Louisiana Real Estate Commission (R.S. 37:1430 et seq.).

(5) Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors (R.S. 37:1471 et seq.).

(6) State Licensing Board for Contractors (R.S. 37:2150 et seq.).

(7) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

(8) Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters (R.S. 37:2551 et seq.).

(9) Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board (R.S. 37:3101 et seq.).

(10) State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers (R.S. 37:3171 et seq.).

(11) Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board (R.S. 37:3391 et seq.).

(12) The State Boxing and Wrestling Commission (R.S. 4:61 et seq.).

(13) Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission (R.S. 32:1251 et seq.).

(14) Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission (R.S. 32:781 et seq.).

(15) Louisiana State Polygraph Board (R.S. 37:2831 et seq.), notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 36-A of Title 37 to the contrary.

(16) The Louisiana Board of Cosmetology (R.S. 37:561 et seq.).

(17) Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §7.

(18) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 811, §17, eff. July 1, 2012.

E. The Department of Occupational Standards (R.S. 37:1-15) is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the governor, through the commissioner of administration, in the office of the governor and hereafter shall be exercised and performed as provided in Part IV of Chapter 22 of this Title.

F. Not later than the first day of January in each year, each entity transferred or placed in the office of the governor pursuant to this Section shall submit a copy of its proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year to each chairman of the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs, pursuant to R.S. 39:1335.

G. The Louisiana State Racing Commission (R.S. 4:141 et seq.) is hereby placed within the office of the governor and shall perform and exercise its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in R.S. 36:801.1.

Acts 2001, No. 8, §11, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 718, §1; Acts 2001, No. 9, §4, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 907, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 183, §2; Acts 2003, No. 553, §1; Acts 2003, No. 850, §§1 and 4; Acts 2004, No. 557, §2; Acts 2008, No. 815, §5; Acts 2008, No. 831, §6; Acts 2009, No. 409, §§3, 7, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §17; Acts 2011, No. 207, §7; Acts 2012, No. 811, §§11, 17, eff. July 1, 2012.

NOTE: Acts 2001, No. 833, §1, changes the name of the La. Real Estate Appraisers Board and otherwise provides relative to the board (R.S. 36:4.1(D)(11)).