§53. Transfer of boards, commissions, departments, and agencies to Department of State
Civil Service
A. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Department of State Civil
Service in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801:
(1) State examiner of municipal fire and police civil service and office of the state
examiner of municipal fire and police civil service (Parts II and III of Chapter 5 of Title 33
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950).
(2) Board of Ethics (R.S. 42:1101 et seq.). The State Civil Service Commission and
the Department of State Civil Service and its director shall in no way interfere with, review,
or change the decisions of the Board of Ethics.
(3) Division of administrative law (R.S. 49:991 et seq.).
B. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Department of State Civil
Service in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801.1:
(1) State Police Service (Article X, Sections 41 through 51 of the Constitution of
Louisiana).
(2) Board of Tax Appeals (R.S. 47:1401 et seq.). The State Civil Service Commission,
the Department of State Civil Service, and its director shall in no way interfere with, review,
or change the decisions or operations of the Board of Tax Appeals. There shall be a Local
Tax Division of the Board of Tax Appeals.
C. For purposes of this Chapter, references in Chapters 22 and 24 of this Title to the
"secretary", the "undersecretary", or an "assistant secretary" shall be construed to mean the
State Civil Service Commission, through the director.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts
1981, No. 873, §1, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 698, §1; Acts 1987, No. 737, §2; Acts
1991, No. 88, §1, eff. June 26, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 739, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1996,
1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 811, §§11, 17, eff. July 1, 2012;
Acts 2014, No. 640, §1, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 33, §2; Acts 2022,
No. 623, §4, eff. July 1, 2022.