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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 274
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office for earning
three of the top awards from the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society and for
its professionalism, innovation, and dedication to the betterment of the state.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office for earning three of the top awards
3 from the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) for its body of
4 work over the past four years and for its professionalism, innovation, and dedication
5 to the betterment of the state.
6 WHEREAS, the NLPES is associated with the National Conference of State
7 Legislatures (NCSL) and the purpose of NLPES is to advance the professions of legislative
8 program evaluation and performance auditing and to provide members with relevant
9 training, opportunities for exchanging ideas and information, and recognition of superior
10 performances; and
11 WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor's Office received the Excellence in Evaluation
12 Award, which is presented to only one legislative audit office nationwide that has made
13 significant contributions to legislative program evaluation or performance auditing over a
14 four-year period; and
15 WHEREAS, between January 2015 and December 2018, the Legislative Auditor's
16 Performance Audit Services produced 81 audits, covering numerous government programs
17 and topics including state water systems, child care regulation, secure care juvenile justice
18 facilities, statewide sexual harassment policies, management of state lands, tax credits, state
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1 bond practices, and multiple areas within the Medicaid program; these reports in total
2 contained 350 recommendations to various agencies and 42 matters for legislative
3 consideration; and
4 WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor's Office also received the Excellence in
5 Research Methods Award, which is given to the legislative audit office or offices using
6 exemplary research methods in an evaluation or audit report; and
7 WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor's Performance Audit Services was recognized
8 for the innovative methodology developed to evaluate the Louisiana State Bond
9 Commission's oversight of local government bond issuance costs; and
10 WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor's Office also was awarded an NLPES Certificate
11 of Impact, which is presented to the legislative audit office or offices producing an
12 evaluation or audit report that results in documented public policy changes, program
13 improvements, dollar savings, or other public impacts; and
14 WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor's Performance Audit Services received the
15 Certificate of Impact for its March 2017 report, "Louisiana Public Service Commission -
16 Water Rates in Louisiana"; the purpose of the audit was to evaluate whether the rates
17 charged by governmental water systems were high enough to cover their expenses and
18 whether the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved water rates for private water
19 systems in a timely manner.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
21 does hereby commend the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office for its professionalism,
22 innovation, and dedication to the betterment of the state and for the national recognition it
23 has received for its work.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
25 Daryl G. Purpera, Louisiana Legislative Auditor.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 274 Original 2019 Regular Session Walsworth
Commends the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office for earning three of the top awards
from the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) for its body of work
over the past four years and for its professionalism, innovation, and dedication to the
betterment of the state.
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