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
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".