2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 67
BY SENATOR FANNIN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 39:72.1(A) and to enact R.S. 38:2211.1, relative to certain
3 appropriations; to provide that recipients of appropriations be in compliance with
4 audit requirements in order to let contracts; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 38:2211.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §2211.1. Restrictions on public entities that fail to comply with audit
8 requirements
9 A. No public entity that, pursuant to R.S. 39:72.1, has been deemed to
10 have failed or refused to comply with the provisions of R.S. 24:513 shall let any
11 public contract under this Part that utilizes any state funds, whether received
12 through direct appropriation or through transfer from another public entity,
13 or whose funding relies upon the full faith and credit of the state. For the
14 purposes of this Section, the term "state funds" shall also include any federal
15 funds, including grants, that pass through the state.
16 B. Any public entity that has been subject to the restrictions in
17 Subsection A of this Section, upon coming into compliance with the provisions
18 of R.S. 24:513, shall immediately inform the Legislative Audit Advisory Council
19 in writing of their compliance and upon confirmation of compliance by the
20 Legislative Audit Advisory Council shall be immediately released from the
21 restrictions that were imposed.
22 Section 2. R.S. 39:72.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
23 §72.1. Compliance with audit requirements
24 A.(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, no funds appropriated
25 in the general appropriations act, the capital outlay act, or other appropriation act,
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1 shall be released or provided to any recipient of an appropriation if, when, and for
2 as long as, the recipient fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of R.S. 24:513.
3 (2) No public entity that has failed or refused to comply with the
4 provisions of R.S. 24:513 shall let any public contract that utilizes any state
5 funds, whether received through direct appropriation or through transfer from
6 another public entity, or whose funding relies upon the full faith and credit of
7 the state. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the terms "public entity" and
8 "public contract" shall be defined as in R.S. 38:2211(A), and the term "state
9 funds" shall also include any federal funds, including grants, that pass through
10 the state.
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12 Section 3. This Act shall become effective on August 1, 2017.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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