RS 3:314 State office of rural development
§314. State office of rural development
A. There is hereby created within the office of the governor an office of rural development. The head of the office shall be the director of rural development who shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his pleasure. The appointment shall be subject to Senate confirmation.
B. The director shall employ necessary staff to carry out the duties and functions of the office as otherwise provided in this Chapter, or as otherwise provided by law.
C. The director shall prepare and submit to the governor and the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development annually, on March first of each year, a comprehensive report concerning the assistance activities undertaken by the office, recommendations for legislative proposals, data concerning program activities in rural areas, and other pertinent information which will indicate the activities conducted by the office in the previous year.
D. The governor shall direct that all state agencies provide the director with assistance in advancing the purpose of the office and to assure that the activities of the office are fully coordinated with the activities of state agencies providing related services.
Acts 1990, No. 216, §1; Acts 1991, No. 396, §2; Acts 1991, No. 449, §1; Acts 2003, No. 116, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.