DIGEST
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HB 812 Original 2016 Regular Session Schroder
Abstract: Requires the division of administration to identify and seek full utilization of state owned
office space; requires notice to agencies; and requires reporting to JLCB.
Present law provides that the division of administration is responsible for the allocation of space in
state office buildings (R.S. 39:127). Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires the division of administration to: maintain a list of all office space in state
owned buildings by location, and classification; classify the potential use of such office space based
on the type of space, square footage, accessibility, climate control, and other factors; identify and
make available to all state agencies a list of all available or underutilized office space; and, maintain
and update a list of all state agencies who have personnel, equipment, operations, or storage located
in buildings not owned by the state.
Proposed law further requires the division of administration to notify the agency head of any agency
using non-state owned office space of alternative, state-owned space that the division of
administration has determined is suitable for the needs of the agency. Proposed law requires the
agency head to respond to the notice and if the agency head declines use of the space, notice thereof
must be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Proposed law provides definitions of "agency, "agency head", "office space", and state owned
buildings".
(Adds R.S. 39:127.2)