HLS 16RS-920 REENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 454
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD
CONTRACTS: Provides for reporting, review, and approval by the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget of certain professional, personal, and consulting service
contracts
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1590(A)(introductory paragraph), relative to professional,
3 personal, consulting, and social services procurement; to provide for contracts
4 reported to and reviewed and approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the
5 Budget; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 39:1590(A)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and
8reenacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1590. Approval of certain professional, personal, and consulting consulting, and
10 social services contracts for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 through Fiscal Year
11 2017-2018
12 A. In Fiscal Year 2015-2016 through 2017-2018, the commissioner of
13 administration, in consultation with the state chief procurement officer, shall report
14 each contract for professional, personal, and consulting consulting, and social
15 services with a total dollar amount of forty twenty-five thousand dollars or more per
16 year that is funded solely with state general fund (direct) or the Overcollections Fund
17 and is for discretionary purposes to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
18 for review and approval prior to the effectiveness of the contract.
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are additions. HLS 16RS-920 REENGROSSED
HB NO. 454
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 454 Reengrossed 2016 Regular Session Richard
Abstract: Changes the criteria of professional, personal, consulting, and social services
contracts that are required to be reported, reviewed, and approved by the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 through Fiscal Year
2017-2018.
Present law for FY 2015-2016 through FY 2017-2018, establishes a process that all contracts
for professional, personal, and consulting services totaling $40,000 or more per year which
are funded solely with the state general fund (direct) or the Overcollections Fund and are for
discretionary purposes are reported, reviewed, and approved by the JLCB.
Proposed law reduces the amount of the contracts to be reported, reviewed, and approved
by JLCB from contracts for professional, personal, and consulting services totaling $40,000
or more per year to contracts for professional, personal, and consulting services totaling
$25,000 or more per year. Further adds social services contracts totaling $25,000 per year
to the types of contracts to be reported, reviewed, and approved by JLCB.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 39:1590(A)(intro. para.))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Add social services contracts to the types of contracts to be reported, reviewed,
and approved by the JLCB.
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