1. A. The Commissioner of Administration may waive, in writing, any provision in these regulations when the State’s best interest will be served. All waivers of PPM 49 must receive prior approval from the Commissioner of Administration, except in declared emergencies.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Published in accordance with R.S. 39:231.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Written by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, November 1, 1972, published LR 1:179 (April 1975), amended LR 1:338 (August 1975), LR 2:312 (October 1976), LR 5:93 (May 1979), LR 6:405 (August 1980), LR 7:7 (January 1981), LR 8:406 (August 1982), LR 15:820 (October 1989), LR 16:965 (November 1990), LR 26:1258 (June 2000), LR 27:809 (June 2001), LR 28:1132 (June 2002), LR 30:1118 (June 2004), LR 31:1191 (June 2005), republished LR 1322 (July 2007), amended LR 34:1307 (July 2008), LR 35:1200 (July 2009), LR 36:1656 (July 2010), LR 37:2059 (July 2011), LR 38:1486, (July 2012), LR 38:1485, (July 2012), LR 39:1670 (July 2013), LR 40:1063 (June 2014), LR 41:1055 (June 2015), LR 42:993 (July 2016), LR 43:1122 (June 2017), LR 44:1187 (June 2018), LR 45:825 (June 2019), LR 46:854 (June 2020), LR 47:829 (June 2021), LR 47:1065 (July 2021), LR 48:1457 (June 2022), LR 48:2526 (October 2022), LR 49:1023 (June 2023), LR 51:765 (June 2025), effective July 1, 2025, LR 52:000 (June 2026), effective July 1, 2026.