§801.6. Transfer; Regional Museum Governing Board of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum

A. The Regional Museum Governing Board of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum placed within the Department of State shall exercise all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities provided or authorized by law which are in the nature of policymaking, rulemaking, regulation, enforcement, or adjudication. The board shall exercise all advisory powers, duties, and functions provided by law. The board shall administer and implement all programs provided or authorized by law. The board, with the approval of the secretary of the department, shall employ, appoint, fix the compensation of, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities and for the administration of its programs, in accordance with civil service laws, rules, and regulations. The board shall exercise the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities and shall administer and implement the programs authorized in this Section independently of the secretary, except as otherwise provided herein. The board shall be responsible for the performance and administration of its day-to-day operations, except that the secretary of the department shall be responsible for those matters which are in the nature of accounting, payroll, budget control, procurement, data processing, and personnel management, and shall have the authority to transfer or implement any or all of said functions through the secretary and the department.

B. Nothing shall authorize monies, property, or personnel budgeted or assigned to the board to be transferred to or to be used by the department without prior approval of the board.

C. The board may solicit and accept gifts and donations for the purposes of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. Any funds so accepted may be expended by the board or by the Department of State as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 1991, No. 9, §2, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 459, §2, eff. July 1, 1992.