Louisiana § RS 25:220.1 - Library board of control; budget

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 25:220.1 — Library board of control; budget, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 25:220.1. Library board of control; budget

            The parish governing authority of any parish may exercise budgetary and fiscal control over any public library created by the respective parish governing authority. Budgetary and fiscal control shall include the authority of the parish governing authority to approve, disapprove, or amend a budget adopted by the respective library board of control and shall also include those powers specifically granted to the parish governing authority pursuant to R.S. 33:1415(B). The parish governing authority shall comply with the provisions of the Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq., in exercising the powers of budgetary and fiscal control authorized in this Section.

            Acts 2024, No. 736, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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