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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 635
BY SENATOR LAFLEUR
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 15:905.1 and to repeal R.S. 17:24.3, relative to the Cecil J. Picard Educational2
and Recreational Center; to establish the Cecil J. Picard Educational and3
Recreational Center in the office of juvenile justice; to provide for the operations of4
the facility; to provide for transferring the property between agencies; to repeal5
certain provisions governing the facility in the Department of Education; to provide6
for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 15:905.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
ยง905.1. Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center; rates and fees10
A. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:11 et seq., responsibility11
for the Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center, including all lands,12
property, facilities, equipment, or any other corporeal movable property which13
is part of the facility as of the effective date of this Section, shall be transferred14
from the Department of Education to the Department of Public Safety and15
Corrections, office of juvenile justice.16
B. In addition to the juvenile institutions, facilities, and programs under17
the administration and the affairs of the Department of Public Safety and18
Corrections, office of juvenile justice, as provided in R.S. 15:905, the office of19
juvenile justice shall exercise all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities20
in connection with the management and operation of the Cecil J. Picard21
Educational and Recreational Center in the city of Bunkie.22
C. The deputy secretary for youth services may set rental rates and23
usage fees for the Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center.24
Additionally, the deputy secretary for youth services shall establish all rules and25
regulations necessary for the operation of the facility consistent with the mission26
of the office of juvenile justice and to provide opportunities for youths.27
ACT No. 725 SB NO. 635 ENROLLEENROLLEDENROLLED
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Section 2. R.S. 17:24.3 is hereby repealed.1
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: