§957. Effective date of certain transfers and abolitions; continued merger and consolidation within departments

A. The transfer or abolition of each agency transferred or abolished by this Title, which agency or the functions thereof are transferred to one of the following departments, shall be effective upon the effective date of this Part: the Department of State Civil Service, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Transportation and Development, and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

B. In order to accomplish the purposes of this Part, each department listed in Subsection A above, and each department whose implementation plan for reorganization and effective dates for transfer and abolition of agencies has been approved under the provisions of Part I of this Chapter, shall submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on Reorganization of the Executive Branch, hereinafter referred to as the joint committee, the reports required in this Section. For purposes of such reports, the joint committee may provide forms for the information requested and in such case such reports shall conform to such forms.

C. No later than September 1, on such date as shall be determined by the joint committee, the secretary of each such department shall submit to the joint committee a statement setting out the goals of the department for the then current fiscal year, giving particular attention to goals for the further reorganization and consolidation of the department in accordance with the provisions and purposes of this Title.

D. No later than September 1, the secretary of each such department shall submit to the joint committee a detailed report concerning how the department will achieve the goals reported in the statement required in Subsection C above. The report shall provide such details and information concerning the proposed implementation of goals or relative to the purposes of this Part as shall be requested by the joint committee. It shall give particular attention to implementation of transfers or abolitions made effective as provided in Subsection A hereof.

E. No later than such date annually as the joint committee shall determine, the secretary of each department shall submit to the joint committee a detailed report of such information relative to the budget request which the department will make for the next fiscal year and relative to proposed department operations as shall be requested by the joint committee relative to continued reorganization, consolidation, and improved and more efficient operation and management, of the department. Such report may be required to include, but shall not necessarily be limited to the number and classification of personnel to be requested, the amount of total dollars requested by category and by office, information concerning the consolidation and merger of functions to effect savings and efficiency, requests for vehicles and information concerning use of vehicles, and information concerning operations of the office of management and finance, utilization of building space, supplies, and equipment, and improved delivery of services.

F. Copies of the reports required by this Part, shall also be submitted to the governor and the commissioner of administration.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 350, §1; Acts 1988, No. 563, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 625, §1; Acts 1989, No. 512, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §2, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.