ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 317
BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for earning three top awards from the
National Legislative Program Evaluation Society for its body of work over the past
four years.
WHEREAS, the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) is
associated with the National Conference of State Legislatures; its purpose is to advance the
professions of legislative program evaluation and performance auditing, and to provide
members with relevant training, opportunities for exchanging ideas and information, and
recognition of superior performances; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor received the Excellence in Evaluation
Award, presented to one legislative audit office nationwide that has made significant
contributions to legislative program evaluation or performance auditing over a four-year
period; and
WHEREAS, between January 2015 and December 2018, the legislative auditor's
performance audit services produced eighty-one audits covering numerous government
programs and topics including state water systems, child care regulation, secure care juvenile
justice facilities, statewide sexual harassment policies, management of state lands, tax
credits, state bond practices, and multiple areas within the Medicaid program; these reports
contained three hundred fifty recommendations to various agencies and forty-two matters
for legislative consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor also received the Excellence in
Research Methods Award, which is given to legislative audit offices using exemplary
research methods in an evaluation or audit report; and
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WHEREAS, the legislative auditor's performance audit services was recognized for
innovative methodology developed to evaluate the Louisiana State Bond Commission's
oversight of local government bond issuance costs; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor was awarded an NLPES Certificate
of Impact, presented to legislative audit offices whose evaluation or audit report resulted in
documented public policy changes, program improvements, dollar savings, or other public
impacts; the Certificate of Impact was awarded for the legislative auditor's March 2017
report, "Louisiana Public Service Commission–Water Rates in Louisiana", which evaluated
whether rates charged by governmental water systems were high enough to cover their
expenses, and whether the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved water rates for
private water systems in a timely manner.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for its
professionalism, innovation, and dedication to the betterment of the state and does hereby
express congratulations for the national recognition the staff has received from the National
Legislative Program Evaluation Society for its work.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Daryl
G. Purpera, Louisiana Legislative Auditor.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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