HLS 20RS-813 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 693
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
BUDGETARY CONTROL S: Removes certain reporting requirements
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1561(A), relative to reporting requirements; to remove certain
3 reports required by executive branch agencies; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 39:1561(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6ยง1561. Authority and duties of the commissioner of administration
7 A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the commissioner of
8administration, hereinafter referred to as "the commissioner," shall have the authority and
9responsibility to promulgate regulations, consistent with this Chapter, governing the
10procurement, management, and control of any and all supplies, services, major repairs, and
11personal, professional, consulting, or social services required to be procured by the state.
12However, the commissioner shall not require by rule or regulation any policy or management
13board of public higher education or any institution under their jurisdiction to prepare or
14submit a monthly report on items purchased from state contracts or on contract item usage
15to the division of administration. The quarterly report listing purchases for under five
16thousand dollars and the annual report for purchases above five thousand dollars on all items
17purchased from state contracts shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this Chapter.
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HB NO. 693
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HB 693 Original 2020 Regular Session Zeringue
Abstract: Removes certain reports required by executive branch agencies.
Present law requires the commissioner of administration to prepare a quarterly report listing
purchases for under five thousand dollars and an annual report for purchases above five
thousand dollars on all items purchased from state contracts.
Proposed law removes this reporting requirement.
(Amends R.S. 39:1561(A))
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