NOTE: §936 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or
a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective or Oct. 1,
2027, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9 and Acts 2025, No. 478,
§§12, 13, and 14.
§936. Statement of intent
A.It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with
the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly
population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department
of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995,
or the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, shall eventually be consolidated
within the office of elderly affair
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NOTE: §936 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or
a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective or Oct. 1,
2027, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9 and Acts 2025, No. 478,
§§12, 13, and 14.
§936. Statement of intent
A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with
the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly
population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department
of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995,
or the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, shall eventually be consolidated
within the office of elderly affairs, to be administered at the local level by the sixty-four
parish voluntary councils on aging.
B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the office of elderly affairs
administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state
for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception
of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or
the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, or the Louisiana Department of
Health on October 1, 2025. The office of elderly affairs shall distribute such funds in
accordance with appropriate state and federal requirements and consistent with this Section.
NOTE: §936 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
§936. Statement of intent
A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with
the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly
population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department
of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995,
the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1,
2027, shall eventually be consolidated within the office of elderly affairs, to be administered
at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.
B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the office of elderly affairs
administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state
for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception
of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or
the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, the Louisiana Department of
Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027. The office of elderly
affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal
requirements and consistent with this Section.
NOTE: §936 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts.
of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an
additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2025, No. 478, §14.
§936. Statement of intent
A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with
the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly
population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department
of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995,
the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1,
2027, shall eventually be consolidated within the Department of Elderly Affairs, to be
administered at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.
B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the Department of Elderly Affairs
administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state
for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception
of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or
the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, the Louisiana Department of
Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027. The Department of
Elderly Affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal
requirements and consistent with this Section.