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LA Rev Stat § 39:2004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2004. State goals for procurements and public contracts

RS 2004 - State goals for procurements and public contracts The commissioner of administration shall establish annual goals for small entrepreneurship participation in state procurements and public contracts. The commissioner shall determine the appropriate level and number of goals for each year. The formulation of each goal shall be based on historical procurement and public contracting data and any other factors which the commissioner deems useful. As part of development of goals, the commissioner may consider the capacity of small entrepreneurships available to participate in meeting goals, which may be determined based on past experience, available small entrepreneurship certifications, and recognized industry composition. The commissioner shall provide guidance to agencies with respect to estimation of dollar values for anticipated procurement and contract activity to be used in the development of a goal. Agencies shall report any data required by the commissioner in this regard in accordance with a schedule established by the commissioner. Acts 2005, No. 440, §1, eff. July 11, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2005 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2005. Competitive source selection

RS 2005 - Competitive source selection  Methods of source selection which may be utilized by an agency to satisfy a state goal for contracting with small entrepreneurships shall include but not be limited to:  (1) Any method provided for in an executive order governing small purchases.  (2) The purchase of goods, operating services, major repairs, personal services, professional services, consulting services, social services, and public works from a certified small entrepreneurship.  (3) Direct purchase from a certified small entrepreneurship who is a distributor on a state contract.  (4) The inclusion of the requirement that a bidder or offeror have a good faith subcontracting plan to utilize a certified small entrepreneurship as part of a competitive bid or a request for proposal, pursuant to guidelines established by the commissioner of administration.  (5) No more than ten percent of the total evaluation points in a request for proposal shall be awarded to an offeror demonstrating a good-faith effort to use small entrepreneurships as subcontractors.  (6) Ten percent of the total evaluation points in a request for proposal shall be awarded to an offeror who is a certified small business entrepreneurship.  Acts 2005, No. 440, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2018, No. 585, §1, eff. May 28, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2006 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2006. Certification of businesses by Department of Economic Development; listing of small entrepreneurships; reporting

RS 2006 - Certification of businesses by Department of Economic Development; listing of small entrepreneurships; reporting A. The secretary of the Department of Economic Development, hereinafter the "department", shall certify businesses as small entrepreneurships for the purposes of this Chapter. "Small entrepreneurship" means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or any other legal entity which meets all of the following criteria: (1) Independently owned and operated. (2) Not dominant in its field of operations, which shall be determined by consideration of the business' number of employees, volume of business, financial resources, competitive status, and ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, and sales territory. (3) Is owned by and has officers who are citizens or legal residents of the United States, all of whom are domiciled in Louisiana, and who maintain the principal business office in Louisiana. (4) Together with any of its affiliate entities, has fewer than fifty full-time employees with average annual gross receipts not exceeding ten million dollars per year for construction operations and five million dollars per year for nonconstruction operations, for each of the previous three tax years. B. The department shall develop an application process for entities seeking certification, which process shall be established through promulgation of rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. The department shall notify each applicant in writing relative to the outcome of their application. The department shall maintain a listing of all small entrepreneurships which shall be updated monthly. This listing shall be available on the Internet and shall also be available in written form upon written request. C. The certification of small entrepreneurships as provided herein shall supersede all other rules and regulations promulgated by any agency specifically related to certification or designation of a business which is small or in some other way noteworthy for purposes of procurement and public contracts. However, this preeminence shall not apply to any programs or activities required by the federal government. D. The department shall consult with any other state agency as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The department shall rely on data to be furnished by the Louisiana Workforce Commission with respect to certification criteria related to numbers of employees. E. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3. Acts 2005, No. 440, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3; Acts 2012, No. 498, §1, eff. June 5, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2008 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2008. State agency initiative coordinators and reporting

RS 2008 - State agency initiative coordinators and reporting A. Each agency of the state shall participate in the Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships by complying with all provisions of this Chapter, administrative law related thereto, and any other requirements of the commissioner. B. Each agency shall maintain current data relating to its procurement and public contract activities with respect to the requirements of this Chapter. The agency shall be prepared to provide to the commissioner of administration, upon request, the total number and dollar value of all contracts awarded to small entrepreneurships in that fiscal year, as well as contracts which provided a good faith small entrepreneurship subcontracting plan. C. The initiative coordinator shall be the person serving in the position of undersecretary for a state department or business manager for a state agency. The coordinator shall undertake any duties the agency head deems necessary to ensure that the agency achieves its maximum potential with respect to usage of small entrepreneurships in its procurements and public contracts. Specifically, the coordinator shall be responsible for all of the following activities: (1) Collection and reporting of agency data to the commissioner. (2) Coordination of forums to be held at the agency at which small entrepreneurships and contractors making a good faith effort to subcontract with small entrepreneurships shall be invited to deliver technical and business presentations demonstrating their capability to do business with the agency. Agency participants in such forums shall be those senior managers and procurement personnel who administer procurements and public contracts relevant to the small entrepreneurship. The forums shall be conducted at least annually. Acts 2005, No. 440, §1, eff. July 11, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2101. Food service facilities; use of certified meat, poultry, and seafood products

RS 2101 - Food service facilities; use of certified meat, poultry, and seafood products A. All state agencies, state institutions, or local school districts operating food service facilities for students, or for patients or inmates in their custody, shall utilize only those meat, poultry, and seafood products that have met all Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry requirements for grading and certification service. B. No contract shall be entered into by any state agency, state institution, or local school district for the operation of any facility that includes a food service facility, unless the contract contains provisions requiring that any meat, poultry, or seafood utilized in such facility has met all Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry requirements for grading and certification service. Acts 1997, No. 749, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2151. Short title

RS 2151 - Short title This Chapter may be cited as the "Hurricane Relief Programs Integrity Act". Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2152. Legislative intent and purpose

RS 2152 - Legislative intent and purpose The legislature intends the attorney general and private citizens of Louisiana to be agents of this state with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue civil monetary penalties or other remedies to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of hurricane relief programs in Louisiana from persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this Chapter, and to obtain funds, property, or other compensation to which these persons are not entitled. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2153 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2153. Definitions

RS 2153 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Claim" includes any request or demand, including any and all documents or information required by federal or state law or by rule, made against hurricane relief program funds for payment. Each claim may be treated as a separate claim or several claims may be combined to form one claim. (2) "False or fraudulent claim" means a claim which a person submits knowing the claim to be false, fictitious, untrue, or misleading in regard to any material information. "False or fraudulent claim" shall include a claim which is part of a pattern of incorrect submissions in regard to material information or which is otherwise part of a pattern in violation of applicable federal or state law or rule. (3) "Hurricane relief programs" means any state or federal program or fund created for the purpose of assisting persons who incurred personal, business, or property damage or other losses due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. (4) "Knowing" or "knowingly" means that the person has actual knowledge of the information or acts in deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. (5) "Misrepresentation" means the knowing failure to truthfully or fully disclose any and all information required, or the concealment of any and all information required on a claim or a provider agreement or the making of a false or misleading statement to any local, state, or federal agency for the purpose of obtaining funds, property, use of property, or other compensation from hurricane relief programs. (6) "Property" means any and all property, movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal. (7) "Recovery" means the recovery of overpayments, damages, fines, penalties, costs, expenses, restitution, attorney fees, interest, or settlement amounts. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2154 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2154. False or fraudulent claim; misrepresentation

RS 2154 - False or fraudulent claim; misrepresentation A. No person shall knowingly present or cause to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for funds, property, use of property, or other compensation from hurricane relief programs. B. No person shall knowingly engage in misrepresentation to obtain, or attempt to obtain, funds, property, use of property, or other compensation from hurricane relief programs. C. No person shall conspire to defraud, or attempt to defraud, hurricane relief programs through misrepresentation or by obtaining, or attempting to obtain, payment for a false or fraudulent claim. D. No person shall knowingly make, use, or cause to be made or used a false, fictitious, or misleading statement on any form used for the purpose of certifying or qualifying any person for eligibility for hurricane relief programs or to receive any funds, property, use of property, or other compensation from hurricane relief programs which that person is not eligible to receive. E. Each violation of this Section may be treated as a separate violation or may be combined into one violation at the option of the attorney general. F. No action brought pursuant to this Section shall be instituted later than ten years after the date upon which the alleged violation occurred; however, the action shall be instituted within one year of when the attorney general knew that the prohibited conduct occurred. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2155. Civil actions authorized

RS 2155 - Civil actions authorized A. The attorney general may institute a civil action in the courts of this state to seek recovery from persons who violate the provisions of this Chapter. B. An action to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees shall be ancillary to, and shall be brought and heard in the same court as, the civil action brought under the provision of Subsection A of this Section. C.(1) A prevailing defendant may only seek recovery for costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees if the court finds, following a contradictory hearing, that either of the following apply: (a) The action was instituted by the attorney general pursuant to Subsection A of this Section after it should have been determined by the attorney general to be frivolous, vexatious, or brought primarily for the purpose of harassment. (b) The attorney general proceeded with the action instituted pursuant to Subsection A of this Section after it should have been determined by the attorney general that proceeding would be frivolous, vexatious, or for the purpose of harassment. (2) Recovery awarded to a prevailing defendant shall be awarded only for those reasonable, necessary, and proper costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees actually incurred by the prevailing defendant. D. An action to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of judgment by the district court, unless the district court decision is appealed. If the district court decision is appealed, such action may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of the final opinion on appeal by the court of appeal or, if applicable, by the supreme court. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2156. Damages; fines; penalties; interest

RS 2156 - Damages; fines; penalties; interest A. Actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be recovered only once on behalf of the hurricane relief programs and shall not be waived by the court. Actual damages shall equal the difference between the value of the benefits received by the person from hurricane relief programs and the value of the benefits that the person should have received had not a violation of this Chapter occurred plus interest at the maximum rate of legal interest provided by R.S. 13:4202 from the date the damage occurred to the date of repayment. B. Except as limited by this Section, any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to a civil fine in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of actual damages sustained by the hurricane relief programs as a result of the violation. C. In addition to any other penalty or fine imposed herein, any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each false or fraudulent claim, misrepresentation, illegal remuneration, or other act prohibited by this Chapter. D. Costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees. (1) Any person who is found to have violated this Chapter shall be liable for all costs, expenses, and fees related to investigations and proceedings associated with the violation, including attorney fees. (2) All awards of costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees are subject to review by the court using a reasonable, necessary, and proper standard of review. (3) The attorney general shall promptly remit awards for those costs, expenses, and fees incurred by the various clerks of court or sheriffs involved in the investigations or proceedings to the appropriate clerk or sheriff. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2159 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2159. Administrative or civil action

RS 2159 - Administrative or civil action Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the attorney general may elect to pursue an administrative or civil action against a qui tam defendant through any alternative remedy available to the attorney general. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2161. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 2161 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2162 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2162. Rewards for fraud and abuse information

RS 2162 - Rewards for fraud and abuse information A. The attorney general may provide a reward of up to two thousand dollars to an individual who submits information to the attorney general which results in recovery pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, provided such individual is not himself subject to recovery under this Chapter. B. The attorney general shall grant rewards only to the extent monies are appropriated for this purpose by the legislature. The attorney general shall determine the amount of a reward, not to exceed two thousand dollars per individual per action, and establish a process to grant the reward in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 834, §9, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2163. Whistleblower protection and cause of action

RS 2163 - Whistleblower protection and cause of action A. No employee shall be discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or discriminated against in any manner in the terms and conditions of his employment because of any lawful act engaged in by the employee or on behalf of the employee in furtherance of any action taken pursuant to this Chapter in regard to a person from whom recovery is or could be sought. Such an employee may seek any and all relief for his injury to which he is entitled under state or federal law. B. No individual shall be threatened, harassed, or discriminated against in any manner by a business organization, government agency, or other person because of any lawful act engaged in by the individual or on behalf of the individual in furtherance of any action taken pursuant to this Chapter in regard to a person from whom recovery is or could be sought. Such an individual may seek any and all relief for his injury to which he is entitled under state or federal law. C.(1) An employee of a private entity may bring his action for relief against his employer in the same court as the action or actions were brought pursuant to this Chapter. (2) A person aggrieved of a violation of Subsection A or B of this Section shall be entitled to treble damages. D. A qui tam plaintiff shall not be entitled to recovery pursuant to this Section if the court finds that the qui tam plaintiff instituted or proceeded with an action that was frivolous, vexatious, or harassing. Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2165. Short title

RS 2165 - Short title This Chapter may be cited as the "Oil Spill Relief Programs Integrity Act". Acts 2010, No. 658, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2165.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2165.1. Legislative intent and purpose

RS 2165.1 - Legislative intent and purpose The legislature intends the attorney general and private citizens of Louisiana to be agents of this state with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue civil monetary penalties or other remedies to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of oil spill relief programs in Louisiana from persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this Chapter, and obtain funds, property, or other compensation to which they are not entitled. Acts 2010, No. 658, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 39:2165.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§2165.2. Definitions

RS 2165.2 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Claim" includes any request or demand, including any and all documents or information required by federal or state law or by rule, made against oil spill relief program funds for payment. Each claim may be treated as a separate claim or several claims may be combined to form one claim. (2) "False or fraudulent claim" means a claim which a person submits knowing the claim to be false, fictitious, untrue, or misleading in regard to any material information. "False or fraudulent claim" shall include a claim which is part of a pattern of incorrect submissions in regard to material information or which is otherwise part of a pattern in violation of applicable federal or state law or rule. (3) "Knowing" or "knowingly" means that the person has actual knowledge of the information or acts in deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. (4) "Misrepresentation" means the knowing failure to truthfully or fully disclose any and all information required, or the concealment of any and all information required on a claim or provider agreement or the making of a false or misleading statement to any local, state, or federal agency for the purpose of obtaining funds, property, use of property, or other compensation from oil spill relief programs. (5) "Oil spill relief program" means any state or federal program or fund created for the purpose of assisting persons who incurred personal, business, or property damage or other losses due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. It shall not include any matter specifically subject to other qui tam action by law, including qui tam actions on behalf of hurricane relief programs and on behalf of medical assistance programs. (6) "Person" means a natural person or a juridical person. (7) "Property" means any and all property, movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal. (8) "Recovery" means the recovery of overpayments, damages, fines, penalties, costs, expenses, restitution, attorney fees, interest, or settlement amounts. Acts 2010, No. 658, §1.