2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 355
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
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
18 effect on July 31, 2016, but shall apply to any new contract or renewal or
19 extension of an existing contract executed on or after August 1, 2016.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 347
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