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))