La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § V-2705
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section V-2705 - R.S. 43:31-Printed Matter Prohibitions; Uniform Standards; Election MaterialA.1. No branch, department, agency, official, employee, or other entity of state government for which a budget has been approved, and for which an appropriation has been made or a transfer of funds effected pursuant to law, shall print or cause to be printed any bulletin, leaflet, Christmas card, personalized memorandum stationery, or other similar communication, house organ, circular, book, report or similar publication, except those required by law.2. All printed matter so required shall be effected in a uniform manner as to basic content, size, quality of paper, and use of color as contained in standards to be established by the Division of Administration, the legislative budgetary control council, and the judicial budgetary control council. The Division of Administration, legislative budgetary control council, and the judicial budgetary control council shall be empowered to make such exceptions affecting their respective branch of government to the provisions of this Subsection as may be in the best interest of the state of Louisiana.3. In addition, the provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the printing or publication of any printed matter required by any federal law or regulation in order that the state or any department or agency thereof may obtain or receive federal funds, grants, or assistance. The provisions of this Section shall apply to printed matter printed pursuant to any such federal law or regulation to the extent that this Section does not conflict with any such law or regulation. B. Agencies seeking to print public documents not required by state or federal law must send copies, facsimiles, or descriptions of these documents, with a detailed justification of the need for printing and distributing these documents, to their respective undersecretaries. This requirement does not apply to business and transactional forms, letterhead and letterhead stationery, internal memoranda, imprinted envelopes, etc.C. Public document printing requests that pass the undersecretary's screening process shall be sent to Division of Administration, Office of State Printing, Post Office Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095, along with a signed copy of the Public Document Printing Request Form (see Exhibit A) or comparable form, for review and forwarding to the Commissioner of Administration, or his or her designee, for approval.D. When submitting a public document printing request to the Office of State Printing, the following information shall be included on the requisition: 1. the federal or state law that requires the agency to print this material; or2. documentation of a special exception or exemption issued by the Division of Administration.La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § V-2705
Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, LR 14:431 (July 1988), amended LR 41:883 (May 2015).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 43:31.