The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Proposed law, relative to allocation of monies appropriated from the Tobacco Tax Health Care
Fund from the proceeds of a 7/20 of one percent tax on cigarettes (R.S. 47:481(B)(4)):
(1)Reduces from 42.8% to 25%, the allocation to be used solely for the purpose of providing
funding for the Louisiana Cancer Research Center of LSU Health Sciences Center in New
Orleans/Tulane Health Sciences Center.
(2)Reduces from 29.2% to 25%, the allocation to be used solely for the purposes of funding
for the creation of smoking prevention mass media programs and evidence-based tobacco
control programs within the public hospital system and the public school system and
community development programs directed at cessation among children and pregnant
women and the screening, prevention, and treatment of tobacco use and dependence
among individuals with diseases caused or exacerbated by tobacco use.
(3)Reduces from 28% to 25%, the allocation to be used solely to provide funding for the
Cancer Center of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
Proposed law requires that 25% of the monies be used solely to provide funding for the
Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. Requires that any financial benefit to
be derived from any intellectual property or other ownership interest resulting from research or
other activities conducted by, or in conjunction with, the Pennington Biomedical Research
Center, or its successor, be shared with the state pursuant to a written agreement executed
between the parties and approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Proposed law retains present law, relative to allocation of monies appropriated from the Tobacco
Tax Health Care Fund from the proceeds of a 5/20 of one per cent tax on cigarettes (R.S.
47:481(B)(5)):
(1)Requires that 20% of the monies be used solely to provide funding for the office of
behavioral health, DHH.
(2)Requires that 20% of the monies be used solely to provide funding for the LSU
Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension
Center, provided that the annual appropriation to Southern University Agricultural
Research and Extension Center from this source shall be one million dollars per year.
(3)Requires that 20% of the monies be used solely to provide funding for the administration
and operation of D.A.R.E. programs. (4)Requires that 40% of the monies be used solely to provide funding for the office of state
police, DPS&C.
Effective July 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 47:841.1(C))