RS 956 - Statement of purpose
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the continued merger and consolidation of the departments of the executive branch of state government, the consolidation of functions, the abolitions of agencies, the consolidation of administrative and programmatic divisions of departments and of programs, the elimination of job positions, and efficiency and economy in the delivery of services, of the twenty departments of the executive branch of state government after the effective date of the transfers and allocations of functions required by Article IV, Section 1 and Article XIV, Section 6 of the constitution.
Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.