Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

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RS 152 - Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

NOTE: See note below regarding effectiveness.

A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the undersecretary, and the deputy secretary if a deputy secretary is appointed, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.

B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of serving in any one of such offices. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall not receive any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, subject to approval of the governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve as a secretary, undersecretary, or deputy secretary may receive additional compensation for part-time services rendered as an instructor in postsecondary educational institutions or as a member of the National Guard.

Acts 2013, No. 384, §3, eff. upon contingencies contained in Acts 2013, No. 384, §9(B).

NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, effective July 1, 2013 per §9(A) of the Act, provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Department of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor and are not to be appropriated, allocated or transferred to any other state department, office, or programs.


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