The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Martha S. Hess.
DIGEST
SB 15 Original 2021 Regular Session Milligan
Present law prohibits all of the following entities from purchasing telecommunications or video
surveillance equipment as described in Section 889(a) of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense
Authorization Act unless such equipment is from a manufacturer that is in compliance with such
federal provision:
(1)Public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools, institutions, and governing
authorities.
(2)Nonpublic elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools, institutions, and governing
authorities that receive state funds.
(3)Proprietary schools that receive state funds.
Proposed law broadens present law to prohibit all state departments, agencies, boards, or
commissions from purchasing, procuring, obtain by contract, contract extension or renewal of any
system, or as critical technology as part of any system for use by a state department, agency, board
or commission that is not in compliance with Section 889(a) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
Proposed law changes name of federal law from Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization
Act to John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
Present law further requires the vendor of such equipment to provide an affidavit that the equipment
is from a manufacturer that is in compliance with such federal provision. Proposed law retains
present law and makes present law applicable to the purchase or acquisition of any system, or as
critical technology for use by a state department, agency, board or commission under proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 38:2237.1, R.S. 39:1753.1 and 1755(5))