The legislative instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jay Lueckel.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
SB 407 2016 Regular Session Milkovich
Keyword and summary of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
PUBLIC CONTRACTS. Requires publication of certain contracts and reports on the Internet by the
division of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and creates the
Contract Services Joint Legislative Task Force which is authorized to study and make annual
assessments of state contracts. (7/1/16)
Report adopts House amendments to:
1. Provides sunset of the Contract Services Joint Legislative Task Force (Task Force) on June
30, 2020.
2. Relative to reporting requirements for the state chief procurement officer, including annual
reports, proposed law specifies the information that shall be contained in the annual report
published by the division of administration and displayed on the website for public access.
3. Provides for reporting on certain contracts through Fiscal Year 2017-2018 by the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Task Force
Report rejects House amendments which would have:
1. Added state agency expenditure reporting and periodic audit requirements.
2. Added provisions creating the Contract Services Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget (JLCB) and provided for the duties and functions of the
Subcommittee.
3. Restored "approval" requirement for JLCB relative to contract review provisions.
4. Expanded the scope of contracts subject to JLCB review and approval by including all means
of financing and certain types of contracts.
5. Reduced the time required for JLCB to act on contracts subject to review from 30 days to 10
days. Report amends the bill to:
1. Make certain technical title corrections.
2. Provide for the reporting of certain professional, personal, and consulting service contracts
through Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Present law provides for reporting requirements for the state chief procurement officer, including
annual reports.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that information on all contracts and the information
contained in the annual report shall be published on the division of administration's website for
access and ease of use.
Proposed law creates the Contract Services Joint Legislative Task Force (task force) which is
authorized to study, review, and make assessments on contracts.
Proposed law provides that the task force shall be composed of four members of the Senate,
appointed by the Senate president, and four members of the House of Representatives, appointed by
the House speaker.
Proposed law provides the task force shall meet no more than five days per fiscal year and may
review all contracts for supplies, materials, services, major repairs, personal, professional, an other
service contracts with an annual amount of $50,000 or more. The task force may review the
processes by which these contracts are negotiated, drafted, procured, and executed. Additionally, the
task force may study any other contracts determined to be relevant to the mission of the task force.
Proposed law further states the Senate president shall appoint a senator to chair the first meeting until
officers can be elected from among the task force membership at the first meeting, which shall take
place no later than 30 days after the effective date of the Act, and that a quorum of task force
members shall be needed to conduct business.
Proposed law further states the task force shall report annually to the Senate president, the House
speaker, and the governor no later than 60 days before the regular session regarding any
recommendations relative to any specific contracts or contract procedures that may require
administrative action or may require legislative action.
Proposed law amends section of law which provides for the reporting of certain professional,
personal, and consulting service contracts through Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
Proposed law provides that the provisions of law relative to the Contract Services Joint Legislative
Task Force shall become void on June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 39:1590; adds R.S. 39:1567(B)(3) and (4) and (F))