SLS 15RS-422 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 184
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SCHOOLS. Provides for the threshold allowed for small purchase procurements under food
and nutrition programs. (8/1/15)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:194(D), relative to the administration of nutrition programs; to provide for
3 simplified acquisition procedures; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 17:194(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง194. Administration of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities
7 of nutrition program providers; funds for privately supplied programs
8 for profit prohibited; exceptions
9 * * *
10 D. The state Department of Education and any governing authority of
11 a nutrition program provider may use the simplified acquisition procedures for
12 small purchases up to the Federal Small Purchase Threshold set by 41 U.S.C.
13 403(11), in order to support procurement of local agricultural products and the
14 USDA Farm to School initiatives. No such authority in this statute shall be in
15 conflict with the United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition
16 program requirements including 7 CFR 316.36(c)(2).
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 184
SLS 15RS-422 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SB 184 Original 2015 Regular Session Thompson
Proposed law authorizes the state Dept. of Education and any governing authority of a
nutrition program provider to use the simplified acquisition procedures for small purchases
up to the Federal Small Purchase Threshold set by federal law, in order to support
procurement of local agricultural products and the USDA Farm to School initiatives. No
such authority in proposed law shall be in conflict with the USDA child nutrition program
requirements.
Effective August 1, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 17:194(D))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.