HLS 23RS-610 ENGROSSED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Requests the legislative auditor to perform an audit or
evaluation of assistance programs to identify areas for improved coordination of
efforts
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the legislative auditor to conduct an appropriate audit or evaluation of
3 assistance programs in this state to evaluate participation, costs, and outcomes for
4 each program and identify areas for improved coordination, including the
5 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Nutrition
6 Assistance Program Employment and Training initiative (SNAP E&T), Workforce
7 Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
8 program (TANF), Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), unemployment insurance
9 program, and any other block grant and assistance programs the legislative auditor
10 deems necessary to include.
11 WHEREAS, there are several programs administered by state agencies to provide
12assistance to needy families; to reduce homelessness, unemployment, and hunger; to
13promote affordable housing; and to promote educational opportunities, job preparation, and
14employment; and
15 WHEREAS, recent audits of TANF and SNAP programs have indicated that there
16is a lack of coordination among, knowledge of, and information regarding outcomes for
17these programs; and
18 WHEREAS, improved collaboration and coordination among all of the programs will
19greatly increase the state's ability to impact intergenerational poverty, improve educational
20and employment opportunities; and reduce hunger; all to improve the economic and physical
21well-being of the citizens of Louisiana.
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HR NO. 100
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the legislative auditor to conduct an
3appropriate audit or evaluation of assistance programs in this state to evaluate participation,
4costs, and outcomes for each program and identify areas for improved coordination of
5efforts, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental
6Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training initiative (SNAP E&T), Workforce
7Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
8program (TANF), Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), unemployment insurance
9program, and any other block grant and assistance programs the legislative auditor deems
10necessary to include.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that legislative auditor shall complete the audit or
12evaluation no later than March 1, 2024.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 100 Engrossed 2023 Regular Session Freiberg
Requests the legislative auditor to conduct an appropriate audit or evaluation of assistance
programs in this state to identify areas for improved coordination. Requests the auditor to
complete the audit or evaluation by March 1, 2024.
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