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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 83
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the
Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a
joint committee to study possible strategies, methods, and policies to discourage the
mishandling, misuse, and misappropriation of public funds and procedures to recover
public funds which may have been mishandled, misused, or misappropriated.
WHEREAS, on occasion there are published press reports and audit reports that
indicate the mishandling, misuse, or misappropriation of public funds by a public official;
and
WHEREAS, some of these instances may not warrant criminal prosecution; and
WHEREAS, aside from voluntary repayment, there is no distinct method to recover
those public funds in many instances; and
WHEREAS, any effort to deal with the mishandling, misuse, or misappropriation of
public funds by a public official involves complex legal and ethical considerations.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate
Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee
to study possible strategies, methods, and policies to discourage the mishandling, misuse,
and misappropriation of public funds and procedures to recover public funds which have
been mishandled, misused, or misappropriated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall specifically solicit
input, recommendations, and advice from the following:
(1) A representative of the legislative auditor.
(2) A representative of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.
(3) A representative of the Board of Ethics. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 83
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(4) A representative of the state inspector general.
(5) A representative of the attorney general.
(6) A representative of the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of
Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall report its findings to
the legislature no later than March 1, 2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the legislative auditor, the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, the Board of Ethics,
the state inspector general, the attorney general, and the United States Attorney's Office for
the Middle District of Louisiana.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE