TITLE 36. ORGANIZATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 15. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
36:647 Deputy superintendent for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance
A. There shall be a deputy superintendent for management and finance of the Department of Education, who shall be appointed by the superintendent of education with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent at a salary fixed by the superintendent which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The deputy superintendent for management and finance shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the superintendent.
B. The deputy superintendent for management and finance shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Education. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, technology and information management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Education, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title or by the Louisiana Constitution. The deputy superintendent for management and finance shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the superintendent.
C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the deputy superintendent for management and finance shall be as provided in this Section and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the superintendent, except that the deputy superintendent for management and finance shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the superintendent.
Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1997, No. 19, §1, eff. May 14, 1997.