Heitmeier (SB 511) Act No. 469
Prior law provided that the Department of Children and Family Services and all statutory
entities made a part of that department by law shall begin to terminate their operations on
July 1, 2014, and that all legislative authority for such entities shall cease as of July 1, 2015,
unless the legislature enacts a bill authorizing the re-creation of the department and its
statutory entities prior thereto.
New law provides for the general re-creation of the Department of Children and Family
Services and its statutory entities, effective June 30, 2014, for a four-year period, in
accordance with the "sunset" law. Supersedes that provision of the "sunset" law that requires
a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity within the department.
Effective June 30, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 49:191(7); repeals R.S. 49:191(5)(g))