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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 598
BY SENATOR ERDEY
PUBLIC CONTRACTS. Authorizes certain early childhood learning centers to engage in
cooperative purchasing. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1701(4), relative to cooperative purchasing; to authorize2
certain early childhood learning centers to conduct cooperative purchasing; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 39:1701(4) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1701. Definitions of terms used in this Part7
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(4) "Private procurement unit" means any independent institution of higher9
education in this state or any early childhood learning center as defined in R.S.10
46:1403(A)(6).11
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The original instrument was prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Jeanne Johnston.
DIGEST
Erdey (SB 598)
Present law, relative to cooperative purchasing under the Procurement Code, authorizes local SB NO. 598
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public procurement units and private procurement units to engage in cooperative purchasing.
Defines "cooperative purchasing" as procurement conducted by or on behalf of more than
one public procurement unit or by a public procurement unit with an external procurement
activity or by a private procurement unit.
Defines "local public procurement unit" as any parish, city, town, governmental body, and
any other subdivision of the state or public agency thereof, public authority, public
educational, health, or other institution, and to the extent provided by law, any other entity
that expends public funds for the acquisition or leasing of supplies, services, major repairs,
and construction, and any nonprofit corporation operating a charitable hospital.
Defines "private procurement unit" as any independent institution of higher education in this
state.
Proposed law retains present law and includes an early childhood learning center as defined
in present law in the definition of "private procurement unit".
Present law (R.S. 46:1403(A)(6)) defines "early childhood learning center" as any child day
care center, Early Head Start grantee, Head Start grantee, or stand-alone prekindergarten or
kindergarten that is not attached to a school and that is licensed by the state.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 39:1701(4))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
original bill
1. Allows early childhood learning centers not attached to a school to
participate in cooperative purchasing pursuant to the state procurement code
as a "private procurement unit" instead of as a "public procurement unit".