SLS 16RS-290 REENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 355
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
SCHOOLS. Requires contracts to comply with local public school board policy. (8/1/16)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:81(A)(7), relative to the powers of local public school boards; to provide
3 for local school board policies and procedures; to provide relative to contracting
4 authority; to require contracts to comply with local public school board policy; and
5 to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:81(A)(7) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง81. General powers of local public school boards
9 A.
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11 (7)(a) Any person purporting to enter into any contract on behalf of the
12 school district or schools under the board's jurisdiction, including but not
13 limited to contracts with vendors or contracts of membership in any private or
14 quasi-public entity, shall do so in compliance with policies and procedures
15 adopted by the local public school board in effect at the time the contract is
16 executed.
17 (b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to any contract in
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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. 355
SLS 16RS-290 REENGROSSED
1 effect on July 31, 2016, but shall apply to any new contract or renewal or
2 extension of an existing contract executed on or after August 1, 2016.
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The original instrument was prepared by Curry J. Lann. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SB 355 Reengrossed 2016 Regular Session Cortez
Present law (R.S. 17:81) provides for the general powers of local public school boards.
Proposed law requires that any person purporting to enter into any contract on behalf of the
school district or schools under the board's jurisdiction, including but not limited to contracts
with vendors or contracts of membership in any private or quasi-public entity, comply with
policies and procedures adopted by the local public school board in effect at the time the
contract is executed.
Proposed law specifies that it does not apply to any contract in effect on July 31, 2016, but
shall apply to any new contract, renewal or extension of an existing contract executed on or
after Aug. 1, 2016.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Adds R.S. 17:81(A)(7))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Specifies that proposed law shall not apply to contract in effect on July 31, 2016.
2. Specifies that proposed law shall apply to any new contract, renewal or extension
of an existing contract executed on or after Aug. 1, 2016.
3. Technical corrections.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.