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HB 38 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Harris
Abstract: Requires public colleges and universities, municipalities, and parishes to notify the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) if funding for their police department is
reduced by 10% or more. Further authorizes JLCB to recommend the college, university,
municipality, or parish be ineligible for appropriations for certain capital outlay projects or
sales tax dedications for the next fiscal year.
Proposed law requires public colleges and universities to submit a report of the annual operating
budgets for the campus police department for the current and ensuing fiscal years to JLCB by Nov.
30
th
of each year.
Proposed law authorizes JLCB to require the college or university to appear before the committee
if the report shows a decrease of 10% or more from the current to ensuing fiscal year for the campus
police department.
Proposed law provides that if JLCB determines the reductions will have a significant and harmful
effect on public safety, the college or university shall be ineligible for any new capital outlay project
funding for the ensuing fiscal year.
Proposed law requires any governing authority with a municipal police department or sheriff's office
to notify JLCB if the annual operating budget for the police department or sheriff's office decreases
by 10% or more from the current to ensuing fiscal year or any time during the current year.
Proposed law authorizes JLCB to require the governing authority to appear before the committee and
if JLCB determines the reductions will have a significant and harmful effect on public safety, the
governing authority shall be ineligible for any new capital outlay project funding or appropriations
from sales tax dedications for the ensuing fiscal year.
(Adds R.S. 39:291-293)