Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 36, § 651. Transfer of boards, commissions, departments, and agencies to Department of Education; boards, commissions, and agencies within Department of Education

A. For purposes of this Chapter, references in Chapters 22 and 24 of this Title to the “secretary” shall refer to the state superintendent of education, references to the “undersecretary” shall refer to the deputy superintendent for the office of management and finance, and references to an “assistant secretary” shall refer to a deputy superintendent.

B. The following agencies are hereby transferred to the Department of Education and shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in R.S. 36:801:

C. The following agencies are transferred to and hereafter shall be within the Department of Education as provided in R.S. 36:801.1:

D. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (Article VIII, Section 3 of the Constitution of Louisiana; R.S. 17:1 et seq. and other provisions of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 that apply to the board) is hereby transferred to and hereafter shall be within the Department of Education as provided in R.S. 36:801, except that the board shall be authorized to employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as are necessary for the board to perform its functions as provided by law and by the Constitution of Louisiana and the superintendent shall administer and implement all programs provided or authorized for the board, except as otherwise provided by law or by the Constitution of Louisiana, in accordance with the policies, rules, and regulations established by the board in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana and applicable laws.

E. The following agencies are placed within the Department of Education and shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:802:

F. The following agencies are transferred to and hereafter shall be within the Department of Education as provided in R.S. 36:901 et seq.:

G. The State Department of Education (R.S. 17:24 as provided in Act No. 274 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature) is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the superintendent of education of the Department of Education and hereafter shall be exercised and performed as provided in R.S. 36:921 et seq.

H. The public colleges and universities, the vocational-technical schools of the state, and all special schools under the jurisdiction of any agency transferred to the department are hereby transferred into the Department of Education and shall be governed as provided by the constitution and laws of this state.

I. The advisory councils to postsecondary vocational-technical schools (R.S. 17:1998) are transferred to and hereafter shall be within the Department of Education but shall retain their function of advising the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

J. The Advisory Commission on Proprietary Schools (R.S. 17:3140.1 et seq.) is placed within the Department of Education and shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in the manner provided in R.S. 36:801. However, the commission shall exercise all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities provided or authorized for the commission by the Constitution of Louisiana and laws, and particularly the provisions of R.S. 17:3140.1 through 3140.17, and shall exercise all such powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in the manner and to the extent so provided or authorized. The agency shall be under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents, and the Board of Regents shall have such powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities relative to the agency as otherwise provided by law. All personnel employed or assigned to administer and implement the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the agency shall be employees of the Board of Regents. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Board of Regents shall perform and administer all functions of the agency which are in the nature of accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, data processing, personnel management, and grants management.

K. The following agencies are placed within the Department of Education and shall perform and exercise their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided by law:

M. The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission (R.S. 17:3021 et seq.) is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are hereby transferred to the Board of Regents. All reference in law to the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission shall refer to the Board of Regents.