Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:16.8

  • Agency: means any state office, department, board, commission, institution, division, officer or other person, or functional group, heretofore existing or hereafter created, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions of the government of the state in the executive branch, but not any governing body or officer of any local government or subdivision of the state, or any parochial officer who exercises functions coterminous with the municipality in which he performs those functions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of administration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:16.1

NOTE: Subsection A eff. until July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of administration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2023, No. 446.

            A.(1) The commissioner shall ensure the website includes a boards and commissions database that is electronically searchable by the public.

            (2) All boards and commissions shall be required to provide information pursuant to this Subpart.

NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of ad ministration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier.

            A.(1) The commissioner shall establish a boards and commissions database.

            (2) All boards and commissions that submit information to the comissioner pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 49:1301 et seq. shall be required to provide information pursuant to this Subpart.

NOTE: Subsection B eff. until July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of administration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2023, No. 446.

            B. The boards and commissions database shall have the following functionality:

            (1) Search and aggregate records by agency.

            (2) Search and aggregate expenditures and payments from multiple fiscal years.

            (3) Search and aggregate expenditures by category.

            (4) Search and aggregate expenditures by individual and multiple agencies.

            (5) Download information yielded by a search of the database.

NOTE: Subsection B as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of ad ministration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier.

            B. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 446, §4, see Act.

NOTE: Subsection C eff. until July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of administration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2023, No. 446.

            C. The boards and commissions database shall include the following content:

            (1) Membership information, employee information, and financial and budget information required by La. Rev. Stat. 49:1302 and La. Rev. Stat. 24:513.2.

            (2) Provide a link to or incorporate the annual reports submitted to the legislature by the legislative auditor on boards, commissions, and like entities under La. Rev. Stat. 24:513.2(E).

NOTE: Subsection C as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of ad ministration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier.

            C. The boards and commissions database shall include membership information, employee information, and financial and budget information required by La. Rev. Stat. 49:1302 and La. Rev. Stat. 24:513.2.

            Acts 2018, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2023, No. 446, §3, see Act; Acts 2023, No. 446, §§ 3,4, see Act.