ENROLLED
2020 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 23
BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Economic Development to identify and study all
potential data points that are collected or are capable of being collected by the
Department of Economic Development and to provide a written report of its findings
to the House Committee on Ways and Means no later than February 1, 2021.
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development is responsible for promoting
the growth of industry and other commercial enterprises in Louisiana that contribute to the
overall improvement of the economy of the state; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development collects data points that are
used for the purpose of providing analysis that helps the Department of Economic
Development fulfill its responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development publishes an annual report
which provides valuable insight into the performance of incentive programs, including
historical comparisons and analysis that require many data points in order to be useful; and
WHEREAS, the data collected by the Department of Economic Development for the
purpose of analytics is pertinent to the legislature for policy-making decisions that affect the
entire state; and
WHEREAS, accessing all relevant data points that are collected, as well as all
traceable data points that are capable of being collected, will assist the legislature in policy-
making decisions that affect the entire state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana requests the Department of Economic Development to identify and
study all data points that are collected and that are capable of being collected within the
Department of Economic Development and to provide a written report of its findings to the
House Committee on Ways and Means no later than February 1, 2021.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Economic Development.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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