Louisiana § RS 39:1563 - Appointment and qualifications
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:1563 — Appointment and qualifications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 39:1563. Appointment and qualifications
The state chief procurement officer shall be in the classified service of the state and shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article X, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. The state chief procurement officer shall have had a minimum of eight years experience in the large scale procurement of supplies, services, or personal, professional, consulting, or social services, involving specification development, the preparation of bid proposals and bid evaluation and award, including at least three years of supervisory experience. Preference shall be given to such experience in governmental purchasing.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 39:1563 ("Appointment and qualifications") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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