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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 315
BY SENATOR DONAHUE
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 39:196(C) and 1554(J), relative to procurement; to provide relative to group2
purchasing and cooperative purchasing provisions by certain public postsecondary3
education institutions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 39:196(C) and 1554(J) are hereby enacted to read as follows:7
§196. Application of Part: responsibility for determining; executive director of8
information services9
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C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this Part or any11
other law to the contrary, any public postsecondary education institution12
seeking to utilize its own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing13
procurement provisions shall submit a request for and obtain approval of its14
management board and the Board of Regents.15
(2)(a) The requesting public postsecondary education institution shall16
adopt its own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement17
provisions pursuant to rules and regulations in accordance with the18
Administrative Procedure Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19
49:968(B)(19), the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this20
Subsection shall be submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance and the21
House Committee on Appropriations for review.22
(b) Such rules shall include provisions for adequate public notice in the23
procurement process.24
(3) Authority of an institution to participate in its own group purchasing25
and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions shall be for an initial term26
of three years. After the initial term, the institution may be authorized to27 SB NO. 315 ENROLLED
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participate in its own procurement provisions under this Section for an1
additional term of five years upon approval of the Joint Legislative Committee2
on the Budget.3
(4) A report of all group purchasing or cooperative purchasing contracts4
by each institution authorized under these provisions shall be provided to the5
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than ninety days after the6
end of each fiscal year. Such report shall, at a minimum, include a7
measurement of the savings derived from the utilization of the group8
purchasing or cooperative purchasing process.9
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§1554. Application of this Chapter11
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J. The provisions of this Chapter relative to group purchasing and13
cooperative purchasing procurement shall not apply to any public14
postsecondary education institution if:15
(1) The public postsecondary education institution has requested its own16
group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions and has17
been approved by its management board and the Board of Regents.18
(2)(a) The requesting public postsecondary education institution has19
adopted its own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement20
provisions pursuant to rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the21
Administrative Procedure Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.22
49:968(B)(19), the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this23
Subsection shall be submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance and the24
House Committee on Appropriations for review.25
(b) Such rules shall include provisions for adequate public notice in the26
procurement process.27
(3) Authority of an institution to participate in its own group purchasing28
and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions shall be for an initial term29
of three years. After the initial term, the institution may be authorized to30 SB NO. 315 ENROLLED
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participate in its own procurement provisions under this Section for an1
additional term of five years upon approval of the Joint Legislative Committee2
on the Budget.3
(4) A report of all group purchasing or cooperative purchasing contracts4
by each institution authorized under these provisions shall be provided to the5
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than ninety days after the6
end of each fiscal year. Such report shall, at a minimum, include a7
measurement of the savings derived from the utilization of the group8
purchasing or cooperative purchasing process.9
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014; if vetoed by the governor10
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,11
2014, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.12
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: