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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 176
BY SENATORS ALARIO AND DONAHUE AND REPRESENTATIVES FANNIN AND
KLECKLEY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office on its 40
th
anniversary.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office on its fortieth anniversary.2
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office was statutorily created in 19743
by Act 169 to provide service, research, and technical staff assistance concerning fiscal4
matters of any kind to members of the legislature and legislative committees; and5
WHEREAS, prior to 1974, the legislature relied on the executive branch for much6
of the information relating to the state budget; and7
WHEREAS, at that time, legislatures around the country were moving toward8
developing and strengthening their staff capacity by forming interstate associations9
promoting legislative development such as the National Conference of State Legislatures,10
and creation of the Legislative Fiscal Office was a direct result of that trend; and11
WHEREAS, the Legislative Fiscal Office operates under the general direction of the12
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and develops and makes available to the13
legislature and its committees the fiscal information necessary to assist in its deliberations14
with the view of pointing out unnecessary programs, projects, and functions; and15
WHEREAS, the duties and functions of the Legislative Fiscal Office include calling16
attention to inefficient and uneconomical practices, as well as monitoring, reviewing, and17
analyzing the performance of state agencies and making recommendations for improvement;18 SCR NO. 176
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WHEREAS, it also analyzes the annual budget prepared by the executive branch and2
makes recommendations to the legislature and committees, as well as provides assistance3
in directing the financial affairs of the state; and4
WHEREAS, the Legislative Fiscal Office continuously reviews existing and5
proposed programs and budgets of state agencies, analyzes and makes recommendations6
reflecting capital budget requests, and conducts continuous short and long range studies of7
projected revenues and expenditures; and8
WHEREAS, it is also charged with evaluating legislative proposals for fiscal effect9
and providing fiscal notes explaining the fiscal impact of those proposals, providing fiscal10
staff services to nonfinance legislative committees supplemental to other staff services, and11
participating in interagency staff activities; and12
WHEREAS, the Legislative Fiscal Office makes recommendations to the legislature13
with respect to procedures and policies to effectuate the functions of budget analysis and14
review, capital budget study, fiscal policy, fiscal research, departmental operation, and15
efficiency within state government.16
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby17
commend and congratulate the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office on forty years of18
exemplary service to the Senate, the House of Representatives, their legislative committees,19
and the citizenry of Louisiana.20
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the21
Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office.22
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Alario SCR No. 176
Commends the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office on its fortieth anniversary.