SLS 25RS-402 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 164
BY SENATOR WOMACK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CONTRACTS. Provides for training of elected officials and employees of certain local
governmental entities relative to public contracts. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:1420.32, relative to training for certain elected officials and employees; to
3 require the elected officials and employees of local governmental entities to
4 participate in training; to authorize state agencies or associations to provide web-
5 based training; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 33:1420.32 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1420.32. Public private contract payment training
9 Elected officials and employees of a municipality whose job duties
10 include the managing, tracking, or compliance of a cooperative endeavor
11 agreement, shall be required to participate in public private contract payment
12 training related to public contracts and payments, payment timing, interest,
13 costs to private entities incurred outside of the scope of the project, change
14 orders to the project, and the timing of change orders. The training may be
15 provided by a state agency or an association or group and may be web-based.
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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SLS 25RS-402 ORIGINAL
1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, 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)]
DIGEST
SB 164 Original 2025 Regular Session Womack
Proposed law provides that elected officials and employees of a municipality whose job
duties include the managing, tracking, or compliance of a cooperative endeavor agreement,
shall be required to participate in public private contract payment training related to public
contracts and payments, payment timing, interest, costs to private entities incurred outside
of the scope of the project, change orders to the project, and the timing of change orders.
Proposed law further provides that the training may be provided by a state agency or an
association or group and may be web-based.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action
(Adds R.S. 33:1420.32)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.