Louisiana § RS 36:626 - Assistant commissioner for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance
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§ RS 36:626. Assistant commissioner for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be an assistant commissioner for management and finance of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry who shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry with the consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry at a salary fixed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The assistant commissioner for management and finance shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
B. The assistant commissioner for management and finance shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, data processing, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title.
C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the assistant commissioner for the office of management and finance shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the commissioner, except that the assistant commissioner for the office of management and finance shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the commissioner.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 497, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §3, eff. June 12, 2009.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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