La. Stat. tit. 36 § 851

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 36:851 - Transfer; merger and consolidation of functions

A. The powers, duties, functions, responsibilities, programs, and operations as vested by the constitution and laws of this state of each of the agencies transferred in accordance with this Part, upon and after the date of each such transfer, shall be exercised by and be under the administration and control of the secretary of the department to which each is transferred, except for those functions of each which are required to be performed and administered by the undersecretary of each department, as heretofore provided for each by this Title.

B. The secretary of each department shall have full authority, to the extent not inconsistent with this Title, to assign powers, duties, functions, responsibilities, programs, and operations of any agency transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Part to any other agency so transferred or to an office within the department, or may determine that any or all of them shall be exercised in such other manner, not inconsistent with law, as he shall decide. The powers, duties, and functions hereafter to be exercised and performed by each of the agencies transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Part and by each office in the department shall be determined by the secretary, in accordance with the general functions of each office as set forth in the applicable provisions of this Title for each office.

La. R.S. § 36:851

Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1981, No. 858, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1988, No. 785, §1; Acts 1997, No. 273, §2; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2015, No. 401, §3(B); Acts 2016, No. 14, §1, eff. May 9, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 112, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2021, No. 20, §5; Acts 2022, No. 623, §4, eff. July 1, 2022.

Amended by Acts 2022, No. 623,s. 4, eff. 7/1/2022.

Amended by Acts 2021, No. 20,s. 5, eff. 8/1/2021.

Amended by Acts 2017, No. 112,s. 1, eff. 6/12/2017.

Amended by Acts 2016, No. 14,s. 1, eff. 5/9/2016.

Amended by Acts 2015, No. 401,s. 3, eff. 8/1/2015.

Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. 6/22/1977; Acts 1981, No. 858, §2, eff. 1/1/1982; Acts 1988, No. 785, §1; Acts 1997, No. 273, §2; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. 7/1/2012.