The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jay R. Lueckel.
DIGEST
Donahue (SB)
Present law provides for the purchase, lease, and rental of all data processing equipment, related
services, and software. Also provides that the state central purchasing agency shall, subject to
certain provisions, have sole authority and responsibility for defining the specific data processing
equipment, related services, and software to which such provisions apply.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law of proposed law or any
other law to the contrary, any public postsecondary education institution seeking to utilize its
own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions shall submit a request
for and obtain the approval of its management board and the Board of Regents. The requesting
public postsecondary education institution shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with
the Administrative Procedure Act.
Present law provides for the application of the Louisiana Procurement Code that provides for the
acquisition of supplies, services, leases or major repairs. Present law also provides for group
purchasing and cooperative purchasing by certain entities and with certain limitations.
Proposed law retains present law but further provides that the Louisiana Procurement Code
provisions relative to group purchasing and cooperative purchasing shall not apply to any public
postsecondary education institution if:
(1)The public postsecondary education institution has requested its own group purchasing
and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions and has been approved by its
management board and the Board of Regents.
(2)The requesting public postsecondary education institution has adopted its own group
purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions pursuant to rules and
regulations adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Effective July 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 39:196(C) and 1554(J))