Ordinance Establishing the Responsibilities of the Directorates of the Council of State and the State Chancellery (OADir) (ZDIRV)

1. The Departments of the State Council are

a) the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs (DECA);

b) the Department of Security, Justice, and Sports (DSJS);

c) the Department of Institutions and Agriculture and Forestry (DIAF);

d) the Department of Economic and Vocational Education (DEVE);

e) the Department of Health and Social Affairs (DHSA);

f) the Department of Finance (DF);

g) the Department of Spatial Development, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Environment (DSIME).

1. The Jurisdiction of the Directorate for Education and Cultural Affairs includes

a) compulsory schooling;

b) general education at the secondary level II;

c) ...

d) the vocational training of teachers;

e) university affairs;

f) school and career guidance;

g) ...

h) adult education;

i) the granting of educational contributions;

j) cultural promotion;

k) state cultural institutions with the exception of the state archives;

l) the preservation of archaeological sites and cultural assets as well as the protection of movable natural monuments;

m) school sports and the educational measures of the Sport-Art-Education program in accordance with the school legislation.

1. The Competence of the Directorate of Security, Justice, and Sports includes

a) public safety and order;

b) organization in case of disasters;

c) military affairs and civil protection;

d) resident registration and identification documents;

e) immigration police and foreign workers;

f) commercial police;

g) the admission of persons and vehicles to road traffic and navigation;

h) vehicle tax;

i) fire brigade and firefighting;

j) building insurance;

k) relations with judicial authorities;

kbis) mediation in civil and criminal matters;

l) execution and enforcement of criminal penalties;

lbis) probation assistance;

m) the legal profession and notarial services;

n) supervision of occupational pension institutions and foundations;

o) integration of migrants and prevention of racism;

p) development cooperation;

q) promotion and development of sports, physical activity, and measures to promote the practice of competitive sports;

r) information security.

1. The Jurisdiction of the Directorate of Institutions and Agriculture and Forestry includes

a) the constitution and the institutions;

b) language policy;

c) the relations between the churches and the state;

d) political rights;

e) ...

f) naturalizations;

g) civil status services;

h) the regional authorities;

i) the municipalities;

j) agriculture and viticulture;

k) vocational education in the fields of agriculture, food technology, forestry, and home economics;

l) land improvements;

m) veterinary services, food control, and the control of hazardous substances and preparations;

n) livestock insurance;

o) animal protection;

p) forests, protective measures against natural disasters, and wildlife;

q) state vineyards;

r) nature and landscape protection and the supervision of nature parks.

1. The Jurisdiction of the Directorate of Economic Affairs and Vocational Education includes

a) economic promotion;

b) employment policy and combating unemployment;

c) labor relations;

d) employee protection;

e) the commercial register;

f) vocational education;

g) vocational and higher vocational education in commercial, industrial, business, and technical professions and in the professions of health, social work, and the fine arts, as well as career-oriented continuing education;

h) vocational education and applied research at the tertiary level A;

i) ...

j) energy;

k) relations with the Freiburg Power Plants;

l) statistics;

m) housing;

n) tourism;

o) political and economic relations with postal and telecommunications companies;

p) data management and data governance.

1. The jurisdiction of the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs includes

a) health promotion and prevention;

b) health planning;

c) health institutions;

d) health professions;

e) health police;

f) school dental care;

g) pregnancy counseling and sexual information;

h) non-veterinary medicinal product control;

i) social assistance;

j) social insurances;

k) the welfare of elderly persons;

l) the integration of disabled persons;

m) maintenance contributions;

n) youth protection and family-supportive day-care facilities;

o) victim assistance;

p) gender equality and family;

q) the reception and care of asylum seekers and refugees.

**1. Jurisdiction of the Finance Directorate includes:**

a) financial planning, the state budget, and accounts;

b) debt collection and payment systems, as well as accounting;

c) administration of state assets;

d) financial control;

e) relations with the Fribourg Cantonal Bank;

f) direct taxes;

g) property transfer, inheritance, and gift taxes;

h) human resources management;

i) relations with the state employees' pension fund;

j) insurance of state assets;

k) geo-information;

l) the land register;

m) digitization and the state's information systems;

n) recovery of state claims;

o) principles for the organization and management of administration;

p) relations with the Société de la Loterie de la Suisse Romande;

q) customer relations with postal and telecommunications companies;

r) humanitarian aid.

1. The Jurisdiction of the Directorate for Spatial Development, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Environment includes

a) spatial planning;

abis) sustainable development;

ater) implementation of federal agglomeration policy;

b) environmental protection;

c) water protection;

d) ...

e) coordination of protective measures against natural hazards;

f) water engineering;

g) public affairs of the canton;

gbis) planning and management of mobility;

h) mobility infrastructures;

i) road signage and advertisements;

j) state buildings and furniture;

k) execution of state construction projects;

kbis) school buildings;

l) public procurement;

m) building police;

n) exercise of shareholder rights in public transport companies.

1. The Jurisdiction of the State Chancellery includes

a) the Secretariat of the State Council;

b) the relations between the State Council and the Grand Council, in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Grand Council;

c) information and access to documents;

cbis) data protection;

cter) the archiving of documents of public bodies;

d) official publications;

e) the language service;

f) the coordination of external relations;

g) procurement of materials and printed matter;

h) elections and voting;

i) certifications;

j) the protocol and organization of official events;

k) the usher service and internal postal service;

l) general legislation,

m) mediation for administrative matters,

n) the e-Government Secretariat and the e-Government office.

1. Complaints for which the Council of State is responsible are processed by the directorate whose area of responsibility the subject of the complaint falls under, or, if applicable, by the Deputy Directorate, even if the complaint pertains to a lack of decision.

1. The Decision of December 11, 2001, on the Provisional Establishment of the Jurisdictional Areas and Designations of the Directorates (SGF 122.0.12) is hereby repealed.

1. The Financial Directorate, together with the Conference of Secretaries General, is entrusted with the implementation of this regulation.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2003.