GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 139 2017 Regular Session McFarland
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Requires prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee
on the Budget of requests for proposals, contracts, and cooperative endeavor
agreements over a specified dollar amount.
DIGEST
Proposed law requires prior review and approval of the JLCB of RFPs for professional,
personal, consulting, or social services contracts of more than $50 million.
Proposed law requires prior review and approval, by the JLCB of RFPs for professional,
personal, or consulting services contracts of more than $50 million which must be approved
by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS).
Proposed law prohibits the entering into of any professional, personal, consulting, or social
services contract with a total maximum compensation of $50 million after Aug. 1, 2017,
unless it has been reviewed and approved by the JLCB.
Proposed law prohibits dividing or separating RFPs or contracts to circumvent the
requirements of proposed law. Requires review and approval of the JLCB of any subsequent
or amended contract with the same party for the same purpose as the existing contract which
causes payment to the party to exceed $50 million.
Proposed law prohibits the state from entering into, amending, or extending any cooperative
endeavor agreement, memorandum of understanding, contract, or any other type of
agreement with any person or entity to lease or operate a hospital for which a Louisiana State
University Health Sciences Center is responsible pursuant to present law, unless the
agreement or extension has been reviewed and approved by the JLCB.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 39:366.12 and 1603.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the
original bill:
1. Increase the amount of the contracts and RFPs that require prior action of the
JLCB from $15 million to $50 million.
2. Delete requirements regarding JLCB approval for the state to enter into any
cooperative endeavor agreement expected to result in any nonpublic party to the
agreement generating or expending revenue of $15 million or more.
3. Add provision prohibiting the state from entering into or extending any
agreement to lease or operate a Louisiana State University Health Sciences
Center hospital, unless the agreement or extension has been reviewed and
approved by the JLCB.
4. Add effective date.
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Prepared by Benjamin A. Huxen, II. Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to the engrossed
bill
1. Prohibits the state from amending any cooperative endeavor agreement,
memorandum of understanding, contract, or any other type of agreement with any
person or entity to lease or operate a hospital for which a Louisiana State
University Health Sciences Center is responsible pursuant to present law, unless
the amendment has been reviewed and approved by the JLCB.
2. Add requirement for approval, by the JLCB of RFPs for professional, personal,
or consulting services contracts of more than $50 million which must be
approved by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS).
3. Technical.
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Prepared by Benjamin A. Huxen, II.