§16.6. Duties of the commissioner relative to the payroll database

NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) 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 an employment and payroll database that is electronically searchable by the public.

NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. 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.

            A.(1) The commissioner shall establish an employment and payroll database.

            (2) All state agencies 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 employment and payroll database shall have the following functionality:

            (1) Search and aggregate records by agency.

            (2) Search and aggregate salaries by job title.

            (3) Search and aggregate records by Civil Service Classification.

            (4) Search and aggregate records of employees by their enrolled retirement system.

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            B. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 446, §4, see Act.

            C. The employment and payroll database shall include the following content:

            (1) The name of the employing agency.

            (2) The name of the employee.

            (3) The job title and/or position.

            (4) The salary or hourly wage of the employee.

            (5) The total compensation paid to the employee the prior fiscal year, including overtime, stipends, and allowances, but excluding employee benefit payments and nontaxable employee reimbursements.

            (6) Employer's payroll benefit cost for the employee.

NOTE: Paragraph (C)(7) 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.

            (7) The Louisiana Checkbook shall contain information regarding the number of authorized positions and the number of vacant positions for each institution of higher education and each budget unit contained in the General Appropriation Act and the Ancillary Appropriation Act.

NOTE: Paragraph (C)(7) as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. 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.

            (7) The commissioner may create a separate database but shall provide information regarding the number of authorized positions and the number of vacant positions for each institution of higher education and each budget unit contained in the General Appropriation Act and the Ancillary Appropriation Act.

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