HLS 20RS-653 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 406
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
CULTURE/REC/TOUR DEPT: Grants the secretary of the Department of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism the power to make personnel decisions
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 36:204(B)(1)(a)(iv), relative to the Department of Culture, Recreation and
3 Tourism; to provide relative to the authority of the secretary to take personnel
4 actions; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 36:204(B)(1)(a)(iv) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง204. Powers and duties of secretary of culture, recreation and tourism
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9 B. The secretary shall have authority to:
10 (1)(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in R.S. 36:801 and 801.1:
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12 (iv) If there is a vacancy in the assistant secretary position for an office,
13 employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote personnel of the office as necessary
14 for the efficient administration of the office and its programs and the performance
15 of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable
16 civil service laws, rules, and regulations and with policies and rules of the
17 department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws.
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are additions. HLS 20RS-653 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 406
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 406 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Huval
Abstract: Allows the secretary to make personnel decisions for offices of the Dept. of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism if there is a vacancy in the assistant secretary
position.
Present law provides that the assistant secretary of an office within the Dept. of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism has the authority to employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote
personnel in his office.
Proposed law gives the secretary of the department authority to take personnel actions, such
as employing, appointing, and removing such personnel, within an office if there is a
vacancy in the assistant secretary position of the office.
(Adds R.S. 36:204(B)(1)(a)(iv))
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