Louisiana § RS 46:2592 - Definitions
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§ RS 46:2592. Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Agency" means a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of the executive branch of state government that has fifteen or more employees.
(2) "Americans with Disabilities Act" and "ADA" mean the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
(3) "Americans with Disabilities Act agency coordinator" means an individual designated to ensure Americans with Disabilities Act compliance for his assigned agency.
(4) "Elected official" means any person holding an office in the executive branch of state government that is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. It also includes any person appointed to fill a vacancy in such an office.
(5) "Office" means the office of the state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator within the office of the governor, division of administration.
(6) "Public employee" means anyone who is one of the following:
(a) An administrative officer or official of an agency who is not an elected official.
(b) Appointed to a post or position created by rule, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, or executive order.
(c) Employed by an agency.
(7) "Public servant" means a public employee or an elected official.
(8) "Supervisor" means a public employee or an elected official responsible for overseeing the productivity, work behavior, and attendance of other public employees of the agency.
Acts 2021, No. 452, §2; Acts 2022, No. 103, §2, eff. May 25, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 146, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
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