DIGEST
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HB 38 Engrossed 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Harris
Abstract: Requires public colleges and universities to report to the Joint Legislative Committee on
the Budget (JLCB) regarding funding for its college or university police department.
Requires municipalities and parishes to notify JLCB if funding for their police department
or sheriff's office is reduced by 10% or more. If JLCB determines the reductions will have
a significant and harmful effect on public safety, the college, university, municipality, or
parish is ineligible to apply for or receive funding for new capital outlay projects or, for
municipalities and parishes, receive 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 to apply for or receive funding
for any new capital outlay project 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 to apply for or receive funding for any new capital outlay
projects or receive appropriations from sales tax dedications for the ensuing fiscal year.
(Adds R.S. 39:291-293) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the original
bill:
1. Clarify that public colleges and universities and governing authorities with a municipal
police department or sheriff's office would be ineligible to apply for or receive funding
for new capital outlay projects.
2. Make a technical change.