Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Name | Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
Contact Person | D. Rudy Macklin - Executive Director |
Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 629 628 North 4th Street Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629 |
Phone Number | 225-342-4886 |
Fax Number | 225-342-3738 |
Board Email | rudy.macklin@la.gov |
Website | http://www.lagovernorsgames.org |
Legal Authority | R.S.40:2451 |
Year Created | 1980 |
Organizational Placement | Department of Health and Hospitals |
Purpose/Function | Develop, foster, and coordinate services and programs of physical fitness and sports for the people of Louisiana; Sponsor physical fitness and sports workshops, clinics, conferences, and other similar activities; Give recognition to outstanding developments and achievements in, and contributions to, physical fitness and sports; Stimulate physical fitness research; Collect and disseminate physical fitness and sports information and initiate advertising campaigns promoting physical fitness and sports; Encourage local governments and communities to develop local physical fitness programs and amateur athletic competitions; Develop programs to promote personal health and physical fitness in cooperation with medical, dental, and other similar professional societies; Enlist the support of individuals, civic groups, amateur and professional sports associations, and other organizations to promote and improve physical fitness and sports programs. |
Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 15
Number Currently Serving: 14 |
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 |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 1 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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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 |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: LDH/Gov. Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Other (explain) State Agency: |
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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: Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Budget Schedule Number: 30700000000 |
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Notes | Governor's Council on Fitness Activities at a glance: Thirty-eight (38) Governor's Games Events Statewide, twenty-one parishes with more than 30,000 participants. Own Your Own Health Physical Activity and Nutrition Challenges Tour deFitness P.E. Teacher In-Service training website: lagovernorsgames.org Elementary State Championship Fitness Meet with more that 260,000 participants. The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and the Lafayette Vistor's Commission has been awarded two national sporting events: U.S. Olympic Boxing qualifiers for Paris International Olympic Games and the USA National Boxing Tournament, both to be held in Lafayette-December 1-9. All Governor's Games events will be at full capacity. The economic impact for Louisiana will be enormous! |