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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 321
BY SENATOR RISER
CAPITAL OUTLAY. Provides for exemption of certain higher education projects not to
exceed one million dollars from having to be in the capital outlay budget. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 39:128(B)(1), (2), and (4)(b), relative to capital outlay; to2
provide an exemption from the capital outlay procedure and capital outlay bill for3
certain university and higher education projects of less than or equal to one million4
dollars; to provide an exemption from the public bid law for certain professional5
service contracts for certain university and higher education projects of less than or6
equal to one million dollars; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 39:128(B)(1), (2) and (4)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read9
as follows:10
ยง128. Exemptions11
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B.(1) Minor repairs, renovation, or construction of buildings or other13
facilities or the purchase of land, buildings, or other facilities when the construction14
cost or purchase price is less than or equal to five hundred thousand one million15
dollars may be undertaken by or on the campus of a state college, university, or16
higher education facility without being included in the capital outlay budget but shall17 SB NO. 321
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be subject to the approval of the Board of Regents and the appropriate management1
board or their successor. A state college, university, or higher education facility may2
not incur debt to fund any project that is not included in the capital outlay budget3
other than a short term loan not to exceed one year for the purposes included4
in this Paragraph.5
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions6
of Part VII of Chapter 10 of Title 38 shall not apply to professional service contracts7
related to minor repairs or construction of buildings or other facilities to be8
undertaken by or on the campus of a state college or university if the estimated9
construction cost is five hundred thousand one million dollars or less.10
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(4)(a) * * *12
(b) A state college, university, or higher education facility may not incur debt13
to fund any project not included in the capital outlay budget other than a short term14
loan not to exceed one year payable from fees and self-generated revenues.15
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Martha S. Hess.
DIGEST
Riser (SB 321)
Present law provides an exemption from the capital outlay bill for projects for minor repairs,
renovation, or construction of buildings or other facilities or the purchase of land, buildings,
or other facilities when the construction cost or purchase price is less than or equal to
$500,000 and the project is undertaken by or on the campus of a state college, university, or
higher education facility. Such project is subject to the approval of the Board of Regents and
the appropriate management board or their successor.
Proposed law retains present law except it increases the dollar amount of projects exempt
from the capital outlay bill from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
Present law provides the provisions of Part VII of Chapter 10 of Title 38 (the "public bid
law") do not apply to professional service contracts related to minor repairs or construction
of buildings or other facilities to be undertaken by or on the campus of a state college or
university if the estimated construction cost is $500,000 or less.
Proposed law retains present law except it increases the dollar amount of professional
service contracts related to minor repairs or construction of buildings or other facilities by
or on the campus of a state college or university that are exempt from the public bid law
from $500,000 to $1,000,000. SB NO. 321
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Present law provides that a state college, university, or higher education facility may not
incur debt to fund any project that is not included in the capital outlay budget.
Proposed law provides that a state college, university, or higher education facility may not
incur debt to fund any project that is not included in the capital outlay budget other than a
short term loan not to exceed one year for the purposes included in present law and payable
from fees and self-generated revenues.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 39:128(B)(1), (2), and (4)(b))