Requires schools receiving certain state scholarship funds to maintain funds in a separate account or use certain accounting procedures established for the legislative auditor. (8/1/14)
Requests the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs study the possibility of requiring background checks of candidates for public office to ensure the qualification of candidates for political office.
Provides relative to the protection of public employees from reprisal and threats of reprisal for reporting acts of alleged impropriety (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Requires certain quasi public and nongovernmental entities to submit information to the legislative auditor and be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget prior to receiving state monies or assistance (RE +$135,000 GF EX See Note)
Requests 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 the advisability of requiring the Orleans Parish registrar of voters to serve for a term of office concurrent with the term of office of the members of the city council
Constitutional amendment to prohibit legislation relative to state tax rebates from being considered during a regular session held in an even-numbered year. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
Provides certain requirements for meetings at which consideration of or action upon proposals by political subdivisions to levy, increase, renew, or continue property or sales taxes, or authorize the calling of an election for submittal of such question to voters are scheduled. (8/1/13) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)