RS 42:341

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RS 42:341

CHAPTER 6. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

§341. Definitions

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings:

(1)"Agency" means a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity.

(2)"Agency head" means the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or the chairman of a board or commission.

(3)"Elected official" means any person holding an office in a governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. It shall also include any person appointed to fill a vacancy in such office.

(4)"Governmental entity" means the state or any political subdivision.

(5)"Public employee" means anyone who is:

(a)An administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office.

(b)Appointed to a post or position created by rule, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, or executive order.

(c)Employed by an agency, officer, or official of a governmental entity.

(6)"Public servant" means a public employee or an elected official.

Acts 2018, No. 270, §1, eff. January 1, 2019.