The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Martha S. Hess.
DIGEST
SB 181 Original 2019 Regular Session Hewitt
Proposed law abolishes certain funds in the state treasury, as follows:
DEDICATED FUNDS ELIMINATED BY PROPOSED LAW
FEMA Reimbursement Fund R.S. 39:100.26
Louisiana Interoperability Communications Fund R.S. 39:100.41
Proposed law amends certain funds from being dedicated funds in the state treasury to being
dedicated agency accounts in the state treasury, as follows:
DEDICATED FUNDS AMENDED FROM FUNDS TO ACCOUNTS
Battered Women's Shelter Fund R.S. 13:998(B) and (C), 1141(B), and
1414(B)
Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Fund R.S. 15:1224(A), (B), and (C); CCRP
895.1 as amended by Act 260 of 2017
R.S. and Act 137 of 2018 R.S.
Proposed law amends present law to clarify that unless specifically provided otherwise in the statute
establishing the agency account, the monies in the accounts shall be invested by the treasurer in the
same manner as the state general fund, and interest earnings shall be deposited into the account
following compliance with the requirements the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and shall not
be deposited into the general fund.
Proposed law changes the Louisiana Animal Welfare Fund to an escrow fund. Proposed law also
corrects cross-references to funds and accounts revised in proposed law and makes technical
corrections, which funds are listed below.
DEDICATED FUNDS OR ACCOUNTS
OTHERWISE AMENDED BY PROPOSED LAW
Louisiana Alligator Resource Account R.S. 56:279(C)(1) as amended by Act
612 of the 2018 R.S.
Louisiana Animal Welfare Fund R.S. 47:120.71 State Emergency Response Fund R.S. 39:100.3(B)
Sex Offender Registry Technology Account CCRP 895.1(E) as amended by Act
612 of the 2018 R.S.
Present law provides relative to the plan of review of certain treasury funds by the Dedicated Fund
Review Subcommittee (subcommittee) of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB).
Present law provides that no later than October 1, 2017, and every two years thereafter, the division
of administration shall submit a plan of special funds and dedications to the subcommittee. Further
provides that no later than September 1, 2017, and every two years thereafter, the JLCB shall provide
for the subcommittee.
Proposed law revises present law to provide that beginning July 1, 2019, and no later than October
1, 2019, the division of administration shall submit a plan of special funds and dedications that
contain fees and self-generated revenues to the JLCB. The subcommittee shall meet and review each
dedicated fund that contains fees and self-generated revenues prior to the 2020 R.S.
Proposed law provides that beginning July 1, 2020, and every year thereafter, the division of
administration shall submit a plan of special funds and dedications to the JLCB that specifies at least
50% of the special dedicated funds in law as of the date of the submission of the plan.
Proposed law removes references to September 1, 2017, and October 1, 2017.
Present law provides that the JLCB shall ensure that all special funds established by law on the date
of the submission of the second consecutive plan will have been approved in a plan at least once in
the previous four years.
Proposed law provides that the JLCB shall ensure that all special funds established by law, including
statutory dedications which contain fees and self-generated revenues, will have been approved in a
plan at least once in the previous four years.
Proposed law provides that the subcommittee shall meet at least once every two years and may hold
other meetings upon the call of the chairperson or majority of the members.
Effective July 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 13:998(B) and (C), 1141(B), and 1414(B); R.S. 15:1224(A), (B), and (C); R.S.
39:100.31(B); R.S. 47:120.71(B); R.S. 49:308.5(B)(3) and (4), (C)(1), (C)(3)(a)(intro para), and (E);
R.S. 56:279(C)(1) and (2) both as amended by Acts 2018, No. 612, §8; C.Cr.P. Art. 895.1(E) as
amended by Acts 2017, No. 260, §1 and Acts 2018, No. 137; C.Cr.P. Art. 895.1(F)(2) as amended
by Acts 2018, No. 612, §19; Sections 1 and 24 of Acts 2018, No. 612, §8; repeals R.S. 24:653(N)(3)
as amended by Acts 2018, No. 612, §18; R.S. 39:100.26 and 100.41, R.S. 49:308.5(B) as amended
by Acts 2018, No. 612, §16)