A.  The board shall develop and implement policies and procedures pertaining to the office of elderly affairs and its functions, shall approve matters of policy and all rules and regulations promulgated by the board or the office which pertain to elderly affairs and voluntary parish councils on aging, shall review and make recommendations to the director on matters of general importance and relevance to the planning, monitoring, coordination, and delivery of services to the elderly of the state, and shall prepare and submit an annual report to the legislature and to the governor sixty days prior to the legislative session.

B.  The board shall adopt rules governing the functions of the office, including rules that prescribe the policies and procedures followed by the board and the office in the administration of its programs, all in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

C.  The board by rule or its order may delegate any portion of its rights, powers, and duties to the executive director.

Acts 1979, No. 206, §1, eff. July 6, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 867, §1; Acts 1992, No. 648, §2, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.