La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1674
Powers and duties of department
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 17 — Education · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1674, Powers and duties of department, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2700432
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Subject to the provisions of this subpart and within the limits of appropriations made by the legislature, the department is authorized and empowered:
(1) to prepare and supervise the issuance of public information concerning the scholarship program;
(2) to prescribe the form and regulate the submission of applications for scholarships;
(3) administer or contract for the administration of such examinations as may be prescribed by the department;
(4) select qualified recipients of scholarship grants;
(5) award scholarships;
(6) accept grants, gifts, bequests and devises of real and personal property for the purposes of the scholarship program;
(7) cooperate with approved institutions of higher education in the state and their governing boards in the administration of the scholarship program;
(8) make the final decision pertaining to residency of an applicant for scholarship or renewal of scholarship;
(9) prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all such employees; and (10) promulgate reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this section relating to the administration of the scholarship program.