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LA Rev Stat § 24:551 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§551. Legislative Audit Advisory Council; membership; officers; vacancies

RS 551 - Legislative Audit Advisory Council; membership; officers; vacancies A. The Legislative Audit Advisory Council, hereinafter referred to as the "council", is hereby continued.  B. The council shall be composed of ten members, five members to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the House of Representatives and five members to be appointed by the president of the Senate from the membership of the Senate. Appointments to the council shall be made within ninety days after the convening of the regular session of the legislature in each year in which the members of the legislature take office, and the members so appointed shall serve until the expiration of their term of office in the legislature. The council shall select a chairman and vice chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary. Any vacancy in the membership of the council shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 206, §1; Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 24:552 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§552. Advise auditor

RS 552 - Advise auditor  The council shall meet from time to time as it deems necessary. The council shall advise and consult with the legislative auditor with respect to all matters arising out of his functions, duties, and responsibilities to the legislature. The council shall make such recommendations to the legislative auditor and to the legislature as it deems necessary or expedient.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 24:553 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§553. Duties

RS 553 - Duties  A. The council shall have such powers and duties as are conferred upon it by this Chapter and such other duties as are provided by law or otherwise assigned by the legislature.  B. The council shall be responsible for reviewing and approving, with whatever changes it deems necessary or appropriate, each annual budget for the office of the legislative auditor prior to submission of such budget to the legislature for funding.  C. The council shall be responsible for fixing the salary of the legislative auditor.  D. If the legislative auditor finds that a state agency required by law to have an internal audit function does not have an effective internal audit function, including a finding that the agency is not adhering to the Institute of Internal Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, the council shall hold a hearing on such finding.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 170, §1; Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 2008, No. 838, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2015, No. 314, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 24:554 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§554. Powers

RS 554 - Powers  A.(1) The council shall have the power and authority to hold hearings, to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, compel the production of books, documents, records, and papers, public and private, to order the compiling and furnishing to the legislative auditor of the sworn statements and actuarial valuations which are required by R.S. 24:514, to petition directly, or through a representative authorized by the council, the courts for writs of mandamus to order the compiling and furnishing of the sworn statements and actuarial valuations required by R.S. 24:514, and to do all other things necessary to advise, aid, and assist the legislative auditor in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of his office.  (2) It shall also have the full power and authority of the legislature inherent in that body and conferred by law to take testimony at public or private hearings, and upon failure of any person to comply with an order of the council, to punish for contempt.  B.(1) If the council determines based upon its review and investigation that, without appropriate cause, an auditee has not complied with the recommendations contained in an audit report of such auditee, the council shall forward its determination of noncompliance to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the appropriate oversight committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate.  (2) If the council determines based upon its review and investigation that, without appropriate cause, a local auditee as defined in R.S. 24:513 has failed for three consecutive years to sufficiently resolve the findings contained in an audit report of such local auditee, the council may, after notice to and a public hearing with the local auditee, make a determination that the local auditee has failed or refused to comply with the provisions of R.S. 24:513, and upon two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the council, may direct the treasurer to withhold funds in accordance with R.S. 39:72.1.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 511, §1; Acts 1980, No. 794, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 206, §1; Acts 1999, No. 264, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2015, No. 462, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:555 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§555. Contempt of council; authority to conduct proceedings

RS 555 - Contempt of council; authority to conduct proceedings  Failure to comply with any order of the council issued in accordance with or under the authority of this Chapter, refusal to testify, or any act of disrespect or of disorderly or contemptuous behavior before the council shall constitute contempt of the council; and the council shall have the power and authority to initiate and conduct proceedings for contempt, and to prescribe punishment in the event there is a finding of contempt. In addition, false swearing or perjury before the council shall, in like manner, be punished in accordance with the laws of the state.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 511, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:556 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§556. Punishment for contempt

RS 556 - Punishment for contempt  In addition to the power and authority of the council to punish for contempt as provided in Article III, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution, the council shall also have the power and authority to invoke the provisions of R.S. 24:4 through R.S. 24:6, inclusive, in order to subject persons guilty of contempt of the council to the penalties provided for therein.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 24:557 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§557. Compensation

RS 557 - Compensation  The members of the council and of its committees shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance in the performance of their duties as is provided for members of the legislature, and the per diem and travel allowance herein authorized and all other necessary expenses incurred by the council shall be paid for out of funds appropriated for operating expenses of the legislature.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 24:558 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§558. Technical and clerical personnel; legislative auditor

RS 558 - Technical and clerical personnel; legislative auditor  To the extent possible, the legislative auditor shall furnish to the council such technical and clerical personnel as may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter.  Acts 1978, No. 357, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 24:559 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§559. Professional personnel

RS 559 - Professional personnel  The council shall have the authority to employ professional personnel to provide review functions and follow-up services on audit reports conducted by the legislative auditor. Follow-up services shall be performed every twelve months.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 830, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§601. Legislative fiscal office; creation; purpose

RS 601 - Legislative fiscal office; creation; purpose  There is hereby created the legislative fiscal office, hereinafter referred to as the office, which shall have for its purpose the provision of service, research and technical staff assistance concerning fiscal matters of any kind to the members of the legislature and to the committees thereof.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974.
LA Rev Stat § 24:602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§602. Legislative fiscal officer; office created; compensation

RS 602 - Legislative fiscal officer; office created; compensation  There is hereby created the office of legislative fiscal officer which shall be the chief executive office of the legislative fiscal office. The legislative fiscal officer shall be elected by the favorable vote of a majority of the elected members of both houses of the legislature, after having been interviewed by the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee and recommended for employment by the legislature by a majority vote of each such committee. He shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university with training in fiscal matters or shall have at least ten years experience in fiscal affairs of the state, shall take an oath of office and shall have general administrative control over the operations and functions of the office subject to the policies and directives of the legislature and of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. He shall not be a member of the legislature. He may be removed by a majority vote of the elected members of both houses of the legislature. Any vacancy occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise, which occurs while the legislature is not in session, shall be filled on a temporary basis by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, until such time as such vacancy shall be filled by the legislature as herein provided. The salary of the legislative fiscal officer shall be established by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, by majority vote of each house as prescribed by the statute creating the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 427, §1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1974; Acts 1978, No. 357, §3; Acts 1981, No. 834, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 24:603.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§603.1. Mandated health insurance benefits; impact reports

RS 603.1 - Mandated health insurance benefits; impact reports A. Every bill, joint resolution and simple or concurrent resolution which will require health insurers, health maintenance organizations, or preferred provider organizations to offer mandated benefits or mandated options to its insureds, enrollees, or subscribers shall have attached to it prior to its consideration by any committee of either house of the legislature, unless the committee otherwise decides, an impact report which shall include a reliable estimate of the negative or positive fiscal effect of such measure, including both its costs and savings. An impact report shall not constitute a part of the law proposed by the measure to which it is attached. B.(1) The author of a measure requiring an impact report shall be responsible for obtaining the report from the legislative fiscal officer either directly or through the staff of the house in which the author serves. (2) In addition, the chairman of the committee to which such measure is referred may request such a report from the legislative fiscal officer immediately upon referral of the measure and the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives may request such a report upon introduction of the measure. (3) The legislative fiscal officer shall be responsible for obtaining, directly or through another agency, through a political subdivision or agency thereof, through the proponents and opponents of the measure, or through the health actuary of the Department of Insurance, the information necessary to complete an impact report from the agency or political subdivision or agency thereof best suited to furnish the information in the judgment of the legislative fiscal officer. C. The impact report shall be factual, brief, and concise, and shall provide an estimate in dollars of the immediate and long-range fiscal effect of the measure. If no dollar estimate is possible, the impact report shall set forth the reasons therefor. An impact report shall not contain reference to the merits of the measure. D. As used in this Section, "health insurer" shall include any entity which issues a hospital, health, or medical expense insurance policy, hospital or medical service contract, employee welfare benefit plan, health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance contract of this type, including a group insurance plan and a self-insurance plan. Acts 1997, No. 1481, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1220, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§604. Powers

RS 604 - Powers  The legislative fiscal officer and members of the staff of the legislative fiscal office shall have the power to inspect and make copies of any books, records or files of all departments, institutions and subdivisions of the state, and any and all instruments and documents pertaining to the function of the legislative fiscal office. In addition, the legislative fiscal officer and members of the staff shall have the power and authority to inspect all records which are classified as confidential by any of the laws of the state, but shall be required to maintain confidentiality of such records except for the purpose of developing general statistics and program evaluations of the operations of the state agencies.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 414, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:604.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§604.1. Budget requests; executive budget; submission to fiscal office

RS 604.1 - Budget requests; executive budget; submission to fiscal office  The budget requests or statements of various budget units submitted to the governor and any budget statement prepared by the commissioner of administration as provided in R.S. 39:33 shall be submitted for informational purposes each year to the Legislative Fiscal Office on the same day that such statements are submitted to the governor as prepared by the commissioner of administration. Added by Acts 1980, No. 296, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 24:604.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§604.2. General Appropriation Bill; reports of enhancements, reductions, and means of finance substitutions; availability of such reports

RS 604.2 - General Appropriation Bill; reports of enhancements, reductions, and means of finance substitutions; availability of such reports A. The Legislative Fiscal Office shall analyze the General Appropriation Bill and shall issue a report as soon as possible upon each step of the progress of the bill through the legislative process regarding major enhancements and increases compared to the previous year's budget, major reductions compared to the previous year's budget, and means of finance substitutions compared to the previous year's budget. For purposes of this Section, the phrase "each step of the progress of the bill through the legislative process" shall mean the original General Appropriation Bill as introduced, the engrossed General Appropriation Bill after report by the House Committee on Appropriations, the General Appropriation Bill as finally passed by the House of Representatives, the General Appropriation Bill with adopted Senate Committee Amendments, the General Appropriation Bill with adopted Senate Floor Amendments as finally passed by the Senate, the proposed conference committee report on the General Appropriation Bill, and the General Appropriation Act, as the case may be. B. Immediately upon completion of each report required by this Section, the legislative fiscal officer shall transmit a copy to each member of the legislature via electronic mail and shall make each report available on the website of the Legislative Fiscal Office. In addition, the legislative fiscal officer shall make each report required by this Section available to the appropriate legislative officers who shall ensure that the reports are easily accessible by the public through the joint legislative website as information linked to the General Appropriation Bill. Acts 2013, No. 307, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§605. Employees; salaries; warrants

RS 605 - Employees; salaries; warrants  A. The legislative fiscal officer shall appoint and remove all professional, research, technical, clerical, and other necessary employees and shall fix all salaries upon the recommendation of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. All members of the professional, research, or technical staff shall be full-time employees.  B. All salaries of employees and operating expenses of the legislative fiscal office and of the legislative fiscal officer shall be paid upon warrants signed by the legislative fiscal officer and his principal assistant; provided that whenever any warrant, voucher, or check is in excess of one thousand dollars, it shall be signed by the legislative fiscal officer or his principal assistant and the chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.  C. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall be the governing council of the legislative fiscal office for purposes of rules and regulations adopted by the legislature to govern expenditure of legislative funds and related matters.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 414, §1; Acts 1978, No. 357, §3; Acts 1981, No. 834, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 24:606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§606. Assistance and cooperation of other agencies; boards; use of facilities

RS 606 - Assistance and cooperation of other agencies; boards; use of facilities  All of the agencies, boards, commissions and departments of the state and of any of its political subdivisions are hereby directed to assist the office in its work and to furnish such information, reports, aid, services and assistance as may be requested, all without any cost or charge of any nature to the office. The facilities of the state library and of Louisiana State University shall be made available for use by the office. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to give assistance to the office and to render his opinion in writing on any subject requested by the legislative fiscal officer.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974.
LA Rev Stat § 24:607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§607. Domicile; agency offices

RS 607 - Domicile; agency offices  The legislative fiscal office shall be domiciled in the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, and adequate space for its staff, library and equipment and the performance of its services and functions for the benefit of the legislature shall at all times be provided therein, such space to be in as close proximity to the chambers of the two houses of the legislature as is feasible.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974.
LA Rev Stat § 24:608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§608. Responsibility to legislature; operating funds

RS 608 - Responsibility to legislature; operating funds  A. The legislative fiscal office is a service agency of the legislature and in every aspect of its functions, duties and operations shall be responsible solely to the legislature and to no other branch of the state government or any board, commission, department or agency or official of any other branch of the state government.  B. The funds for the operations of the legislative fiscal office, over and above such funds as are now or may hereafter be made available by law or otherwise, shall be appropriated by the legislature from the state general fund from year to year and shall be included in and constitute a separate item in the act appropriating funds for the expenses of the legislature and its committees. In addition, the presiding officers of each of the houses of the legislature shall have authority to expend, or to pay over to the legislative fiscal office for expenditure, out of any funds available to either or both of them such amounts as are necessary to provide supplementary funds for the purpose of fully carrying out any one or more of the functions of the legislative fiscal office for the benefit of the legislature, its members and committees.  C. The books and records of the legislative fiscal office shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974.
LA Rev Stat § 24:652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§652. Budget requests; executive budget; submission to committee

RS 652 - Budget requests; executive budget; submission to committee  A. The budget requests or statements of various budget units submitted to the governor and any budget statement prepared by the commissioner of administration as provided in R.S. 39:33 shall be submitted for informational purposes each year to the joint committee on the same day that such statements are submitted to the governor or prepared by the commissioner of administration. B. The governor shall submit his executive budget recommendations to the joint committee as provided in Part II of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The executive budget recommendations submitted during the first year of each term shall be submitted to the joint committee no later than thirty days prior to the regular session of the legislature. Added by Acts 1976, No. 538, §3, eff. March 10, 1980; Amended by Acts 1982, No. 722, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 24:654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§654. State agencies, political subdivisions; assistance to committee

RS 654 - State agencies, political subdivisions; assistance to committee  All agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the state, whether budget or nonbudget units, and of any of its political subdivisions, including the Insurance Guaranty Association as created by R.S. 22:2056 et seq., shall assist the committee in its work and furnish such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance as may be requested by the committee, all without any cost or charge of any nature to the committee. Added by Acts 1976, No. 538, §3, eff. March 10, 1980; Acts 1993, No. 397, §3, eff. June 8, 1993; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 24:655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§655. Powers

RS 655 - Powers A. The committee shall have the power and authority to hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, require the production of books and records, and do all other things necessary to discharge its duties and responsibilities, including the power to punish for contempt and to initiate the prosecution, in accordance with the laws of this state, of any individual who refuses to testify or is charged with false swearing or perjury before the committee. B. The committee shall have the power, by the adoption of a committee resolution, to grant rewards to state agencies or to require the imposition of penalties upon state agencies, as provided in R.S. 39:87.1 et seq. The committee shall also have the power, by the adoption of a committee resolution, to recommend that the legislature provide for a reward or penalty for a state agency, as provided in R.S. 39:87.1 et seq. Added by Acts 1976, No. 538, §3, eff. March 10, 1980; Acts 1997, No. 1465, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.