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2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 358
BY SENATOR MORRISH
POSTSECONDARY ED. Provides relative to the MediFund Board. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 51:2211(A), 2212(2), 2213(D) and (F), and 2215(A); and to
3 repeal R.S. 36:651(CC) and 802.23 and R.S. 51:2214 (A) through (F), relative to the
4 MediFund; to repeal the fund's governing board and transfer all duties and
5 obligations of the board to the Board of Regents; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1 R.S. 51:2211(A), 2212(2), 2213(D) and (F), and 2215(A) are hereby
8 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 CHAPTER 37-A. LOUISIANA MEDIFUND
10 §2211. Purpose and goals
11 A. The provisions of this Chapter establish the MediFund as a special fund
12 within the state treasury to support the advancement of biosciences, biomedical, and
13 medical centers of excellence in Louisiana. The MediFund governing board Board
14 of Regents shall endeavor to achieve this purpose by coordinating and deploying
15 public and private resources to strategically develop and enhance this state's
16 competitiveness in biosciences, biomedical, and medical centers of excellence.
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1 §2212. Definitions
2 As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
3 to them below:
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5 (2) "Board" means the MediFund governing board Board of Regents.
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7 §2213. MediFund; creation
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9 D. Subject to appropriation by the legislature to the MediFund Board through
10 the Board of Regents, the monies in the fund shall be used solely for the purposes
11 provided in this Chapter. The monies appropriated by the legislature and disbursed
12 from the MediFund shall not displace, replace, or supplant funding for higher
13 education for a purpose for which a general fund appropriation was made in the
14 previous year unless the total appropriation for that fiscal year from the state general
15 fund for such purpose exceeds general fund appropriations for the previous year.
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17 F. Three percent of the balance of the fund or an amount not to exceed six
18 hundred thousand dollars, whichever is lesser, shall be used for administrative fees
19 to accomplish the purpose of this Chapter, as approved by the MediFund board
20 Board of Regents.
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22 §2215. MediFund program guidelines
23 A. The MediFund Program shall be administered by the Board of Regents
24 through its Sponsored Programs Unit, in accordance with the policies promulgated
25 by the MediFund Board. All grant application review and grant selection processes
26 shall follow the competitive request for proposals process and external review
27 process as may be utilized by the Sponsored Programs Unit, including published
28 criteria, so as to ensure impartial and merit-based grant selection.
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1 Section 2. R.S. 36:651(CC) and 802.23 and R.S. 51:2214 (A) through (F) are hereby
2 repealed.
3 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
4 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
5 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
6 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
7 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SB 358 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Morrish
Present law creates the Louisiana MediFund and provides for the MediFund governing board
to administer the fund.
Proposed law repeals the MediFund Board and transfers all of its duties and functions to the
Board of Regents.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 51:2211(A), 2212(2), 2213(D) and (F), and 2215(A); repeals R.S. 36:651(CC)
and 802.23, and R.S. 51:2214(A) through (F))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to the original
bill
1. Technical amendments.
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