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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 36, § 407. Assistant secretaries

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

<Subsec. B effective until the effective date of the creation of the office of management and finance for youth services as provided in the approved transition plan.>

B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title, 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.

<Subsec. B effective upon the effective date of the creation of the office of management and finance for youth services as provided in the approved transition plan.>

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.

<Subsec. C effective until the effective date of the creation of the office of management and finance for youth services as provided in the approved transition plan.>

C. 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.

<Subsec. C effective upon the effective date of the creation of the office of management and finance for youth services as provided in the approved transition plan.>

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.

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