Commission for the Deaf

Name Commission for the Deaf
Contact Person Jana Broussard - Interim Executive Director
Mailing Address 628 N. Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone Number 800-256-1523
Fax Number 225-219-2395
Board Email LCD@la.gov
Website http://lcd.la.gov
Legal Authority R.S. 46:2351-2356; 46:2368; 47:1061; Act 128
Year Created 1980
Organizational Placement Department of Health/ Office of Public Health/ Bureau of Family Health
Purpose/Function To promote, coordinate, and facilitate accessibility of all public and private services to deaf d/Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing people through informing, educating, and advising businesses, industries, and other sectors on effective communication and the needs of d/Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing individuals to promote and ensure accessibility to public services; to serve as advocates for the needs and rights of d/Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing communities and their families.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 18
Number Currently Serving: 16
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 4
Estimated number in current year: 4
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $0      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None
Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 7
Unclassified: 0
Part-time: 0
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments          State Agency:
Travel Reimbursements    State Agency: Commission for the Deaf
Other (explain)    State Agency:
Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2?
   Yes    No
  If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below:
  Budget Unit Name:
  Budget Schedule Number:
Notes Note: Clarification to the separation between the budget activity LA Commission for the Deaf (LCD) and the LA Commission for Deaf Board and it members. The budgetary expenditures for the LA Commission for the Deaf activity is appropriated to Louisiana Office of Public Health and the budget expenditures are approved by the OPH, not the LCD Board or its members.
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