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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 421
BY REPRESENTATIVES PONTI AND THOMPSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2156(C)(3), relative to contractor license renewal fees; to2
provide for an additional fee; to provide for an option to not participate; to provide3
for dedication and allocation of the fee; to provide for distribution to accredited4
public university or community college schools of construction management or5
construction technology; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 37:2156(C)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:8
ยง2156. Unexpired licenses; fees; renewals9
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(3)(a) The board shall include on each license renewal form issued to a13
contractor an optional election whereby the contractor may choose to donate14
additional funds to a specified public university or community college foundation15
within Louisiana that offers an accredited, degreed program in the field of16
construction management. Any such donated funds received by the board shall be17
remitted to the foundation chosen by the contractor. Any such donated funds18
received by the community college foundation shall be used solely for the benefit of19
their construction management programs. The board shall assess on each license20
renewal issued to a contractor an additional fee of one hundred dollars per year to be21
dedicated and allocated as provided in this Paragraph to any public university in this22
state or any community college school of construction management or construction23
technology in this state that is accredited by either the American Council for24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 421
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Construction Education or the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.1
The board shall include on each license renewal form issued to a contractor an2
optional election whereby the contractor may choose to not participate in the3
remission of the additional one hundred dollar dedication fee.4
(b) The board shall provide by rule for accounting and remittance of5
donations to the appropriate university or community college foundation. Each6
January, each accredited public university or community college school of7
construction management or construction technology shall report to the board the8
number of graduates from its school of construction management or construction9
technology from the previous calendar year.10
(c) For purposes of this Paragraph, "foundation" shall mean any private11
nonprofit corporation which supports public higher education institutions as defined12
by R.S. 17:3390. Any and all funds collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be13
disbursed to the accredited public university or community college schools of14
construction management or construction technology by August first of each year15
upon completion of the annual audit of the board. The funds shall be used by the16
accredited public university or community college schools of construction17
management or construction technology solely for the benefit of their program and18
the expenditure of such funds shall be approved by the industry advisory council or19
board for the program. The funds collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be in20
addition to any other monies received by such schools and are intended to21
supplement and not replace, displace, or supplant any other funds received from the22
state or from any other source. Any school of construction management or23
construction technology that experiences a decrease in the funding appropriated to24
them by the accredited public university or community college as determined by the25
industry advisory council or board for the program shall be ineligible for26
participation under the provisions of this Paragrah, and the monies from the fund for27
such school of construction management or construction technology shall be28
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(d) The funds collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be distributed as1
follows:2
(i) One-half on a pro rata basis to each accredited public university or3
community college school of construction management or construction technology.4
(ii) One-half pro rata to each accredited public university school of5
construction management or construction technology based on the total number of6
graduates from the previous calendar year from each school as reported to the board.7
(e) No funds shall be allocated to any public university or community8
college school of construction management or construction technology that does not9
maintain current and active accreditation as required by this Paragraph.10
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: