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LA Rev Stat § 39:1613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1613. Reimbursement of costs for professional, personal, consulting, and social services contracts

RS 1613 - Reimbursement of costs for professional, personal, consulting, and social services contracts  A. All cost-reimbursement type contracts shall contain a provision that only costs recognized as allowable in accordance with cost principles set forth in rules and regulations, issued pursuant to Part IV of this Chapter will be reimbursable.  B. Payments may be made to the contractor for professional, personal, consulting, and social services contracts in advance of services being performed if the following conditions are met:  (1) The using agency has submitted, in writing, to the division of administration, office of state procurement, a certification that an advance is necessary in order to provide the services at the lowest total cost and that there is no other cost-effective source of such advance funding. The certification shall include a narrative setting out the facts which necessitate the advance funding.  (2) The advance is approved by the state chief procurement officer.  (3) Except as may be otherwise provided by law, the amount of such advance shall be limited to a sum not to exceed twenty percent of the total contract amount, excluding travel advances which shall be governed by applicable regulations.  (4) The contractor is a nonprofit corporation.  C. If local matching funds are available to fund the advance, no state monies shall be advanced through the contract.  D. If federal funds are used for the advance, federal regulations and statutes shall govern the use and amounts of advance payments made.  E. Interagency contracts as defined in R.S. 39:1556(30) are exempt from the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section.  F. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to authorize payments in advance of services to be performed pursuant to a professional service contract.  G. State funds may be expended to fund the advance only in the same fiscal year in which the funds are appropriated.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1986, No. 721, §1; Acts 1999, No. 590, §1, eff. June 30, 1999. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 452, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1614. Approval of accounting system

RS 1614 - Approval of accounting system  Except with respect to firm fixed-price contracts, no contract type shall be used unless it has been determined in writing by the chief procurement officer or his designee that:  (1) The proposed contractor's accounting system will permit timely development of all necessary cost data in the form required by the specific contract type contemplated.  (2) The contractor's accounting system is adequate to allocate costs in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1616. Installment-purchase contract

RS 1616 - Installment-purchase contract  The central purchasing agency may, on behalf of any governmental body, enter into contracts for the installment purchase of supplies or equipment, including but not limited to data processing equipment and telecommunications equipment, procured under this Chapter and any other applicable laws on the procurement of supplies or equipment, in accordance with the following provisions:  (1) All installment-purchase contracts shall be entered into utilizing the requisite procedures applicable to the particular supply or equipment being procured.  (2) The term of such contract shall not exceed the economic life to the item or items being procured, which shall be established by the central purchasing agency and shall be set forth in the invitation to bid or request for proposal, but in no case shall the term of the contract exceed five years.  (3) Each contract shall contain an annual appropriation dependency clause which shall provide that the continuation of the contract is contingent upon the continuation of an appropriation of funds by the legislature to fulfill the requirements of the contract. If the legislature fails to appropriate sufficient monies to provide for the continuation of the contract or if a veto or reduction of appropriation of funds necessitates the discontinuance of the contract, the contract shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal year for which funds were appropriated, in accordance with R.S. 39:1615(C).  (4) Such contracts shall also conform to any other requirements which may be established by the central purchasing agency through rules and regulations, promulgated in accordance with law.  Acts 1985, No. 995, §2, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 955, §3, EFF. JULY 23, 1985.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1617 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1617. Professional service contracts

RS 1617 - Professional service contracts Contracts for professional services may be awarded without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation. Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1618 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1618. Contractual attorney's fees; affidavit

RS 1618 - Contractual attorney's fees; affidavit Each attorney hired on a contractual basis for professional services shall submit his fee by sworn affidavit. The affidavit shall contain a detailed statement of the number of hours actually worked, giving the dates and time of day, and a description of the work performed. No contract fee shall be paid unless submitted by affidavit as provided herein. Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1620 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1620. Personal service contracts

RS 1620 - Personal service contracts Contracts for personal services may be awarded without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation. Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1621. Consulting service contracts

RS 1621 - Consulting service contracts  A. Contracts for consulting services which have a total maximum amount of compensation less than seventy-five thousand dollars for a twelve-month period may be awarded without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation.  B. Contracts for consulting services which have a total maximum amount of compensation of seventy-five thousand dollars or more for a twelve-month period shall be awarded through a request for proposal or reverse auction process under rules and regulations issued by the office of state procurement. Service requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to exempt contracts from the request for proposal process.  C.(1) All contracts for consulting services which have a total maximum amount of compensation of two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or more may be entered into with the assistance of a procurement support team as provided herein, and in accordance with guidelines promulgated and published by the office of state procurement.  (2) For each such consulting contract the office of state procurement may establish a procurement support team which shall include one or more representatives from each of the following:  (a) The office of state procurement.  (b) The using agency initiating the contract.  (c) The office of the attorney general.  (d) The legislative fiscal office.  (3) Participation of the procurement support team must include, at a minimum, assistance in development or review of the request for proposals, evaluation of responses received to the request for proposals, and formulation of recommendations to be submitted to the state chief procurement officer concerning the final contract.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 1987, No. 603, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1424, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2020, No. 273, §2, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 102, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1623. Certification by using agency

RS 1623 - Certification by using agency  A. Upon seeking approval to enter into a proposed professional, personal, consulting, or social service contract valued in excess of five thousand dollars, an individual or individuals specifically designated by the head of the using agency for such purpose shall certify to the state chief procurement officer that:  (1) Either no employee of that agency is both competent and available to perform the services called for by the proposed contract or the services called for are not the type readily susceptible of being performed by persons who are employed by the state on a continuing basis.  (2) The services are not available as a product of a prior or existing professional, personal, consulting, or social service contract.  (3) The requirement for consultant and social services contracts, when applicable, have been publicized pursuant to R.S. 39:1595(B).  (4) The using agency has developed and fully intends to implement a written plan providing for:  (a) The assignment of specific using agency personnel to a monitoring and liaison function.  (b) The periodic review of interim reports or other indicia of performance to date.  (c) The ultimate use of the final product of the services.  (5) The cost basis for the proposed contract.  (6) A description of the specific objectives or deliverables associated with the proposed contract and the monitoring plan therefor.  (7) Methods to be used to measure and determine contract performance.  (8) The Board of Regents has been notified in accordance with R.S. 39:136 of possible services called for that are the type readily susceptible of being performed by persons who are employed by or students of a postsecondary institution of the state.  B. In addition to the certifications required in Subsection A herein, for any proposed professional, personal, consulting, or social service contract that exceeds fifty thousand dollars and has a term of more than six months, a cost-benefit analysis shall be conducted which indicates that obtaining such services from the private sector is more cost-effective than providing such services by the using agency itself or by an agreement with another state agency, to include both a short-term and long-term analysis. The state chief procurement officer shall promulgate, as necessary, rules and regulations relative to the form and content of a cost-benefit analysis.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 206, §1; Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1424, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2006, No. 592, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 395, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1624. Approval of contract; penalties

RS 1624 - Approval of contract; penalties  A. Before approving a proposed contract for professional, personal, consulting, or social services, the state chief procurement officer or an assistant shall have determined that:  (1) All provisions of R.S. 39:1623 have been complied with.  (2) The using agency has statutory authority to enter into the proposed contract.  (3) The contract will not establish an employer/employee relationship between the state or the using agency and any prospective contractor.  (4) No current state employee will engage in the performance of the proposed contract except as provided for in R.S. 39:1626.  (5) No using agency has previously performed or contracted for the performance of tasks which would be substantially duplicated under the proposed contract without appropriate written justification.  (6) There has been appropriated or otherwise lawfully made available and ready for expenditure sufficient monies for payment of the services called for in the contract, at least for the applicable fiscal year.  (7) The contracting using agency has specified the purpose, duration, specific goals and objectives, measures of performance, and a plan for monitoring the services to be provided under the contract.  (8) The using agency has a written plan for the monitoring of the contract and such monitoring plan has been submitted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the office of state procurement.  (9) The provisions of R.S. 12:25(E) have been complied with, if the contract is with a business corporation, the provisions of R.S. 12:205(E) have been complied with, if the contract is with a nonprofit corporation, or the provisions of R.S. 12:304(A)(11) have been complied with, if the contract is with a foreign corporation.  (10) The prospective contractor is current in the filing of all applicable tax returns and reports, and in payment of all taxes, interest, penalties, and fees owed to the state and collected by the Department of Revenue in accordance with R.S. 47:1678.  B. Any corporation that fails to make complete disclosure of ownership, directors, and officers as required by law shall be required, as a penalty, to refund any funds received by that corporation from the state for the contract.  Acts 1991, No. 944, §1; Acts 1997, No. 739, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 211, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1625. Contract content

RS 1625 - Contract content Each contract for professional, personal, consulting, or social services entered into by a governmental body as defined in R.S. 39:1556(24) shall contain as a minimum: description of the work to be performed and objectives to be met; amount and time of payments to be made; description of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable; date of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable; responsibility for payment of taxes, when applicable; circumstances under which the contract can be terminated either with or without cause; remedies for default; and a statement giving the legislative auditor the authority to audit records of the individual or firm. Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1626 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1626. Professional, personal, and consulting service contracts with state employees

RS 1626 - Professional, personal, and consulting service contracts with state employees A. State agency personnel in the medical, nursing or allied health fields, state employees who are qualified to serve as interpreters for the deaf, faculty members of public institutions of higher education, and state employees selected to serve as instructors in the paralegal studies course of the division of continuing education at a state college or university may be employed by other state agencies through a contract for professional, personal, consulting, or social services in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the office of state procurement. No such faculty member, except those who are also employed by private firms, may contract for the design or redesign of a state-owned facility in which the services of a professional architect or engineer, or both, are required. B. Additionally, each professional, personal, consulting, and social service agreement between a governmental body as defined in R.S. 39:1556(24) and a faculty member of any state college or state university shall be subject to the policies and procedures promulgated by each respective state college and university and the management boards having authority over the respective institution of higher education in which the faculty member is a member and the Board of Regents. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each such agreement shall be subject to the written approval of the president of the college or university which employs the faculty member, and written notification of agreement and approval shall be given to the appropriate management board. C. The list of occupations exempted in this Section from the provision of R.S. 39:1624(A)(4) may be increased by rules adopted by the office of state chief procurement officer. D. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Louisiana School for the Deaf is hereby authorized to enter into professional, personal, consulting, and social services contracts with an employee of the school to provide sign language and interpreting services which are independent of the employee's assigned duties and regular work hours, and for which compensation may be paid. E. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf is hereby authorized to enter into professional, personal, consulting, and social services contracts with an employee of the commission to provide sign language and interpreting services which are independent of the employee's assigned duties and regular work hours, and for which compensation may be paid; however, such contract is authorized only if a person who is not an employee of the commission is unavailable for such services. Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1516 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1516. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1516 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1517 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1517. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1517 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1517.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1517.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1517.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1518 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1518. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1518 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1518.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1518.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1518.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1519 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1519. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1519 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1520 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1520. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1520 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1521 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1521. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1521 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1521.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1521.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1521.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1522 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1522. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1522 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1523 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1523. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1523 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1524 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1524. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1524 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1525 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1525. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1525 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1526 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1526. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1526 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 864, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1527 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1527. Definitions

RS 1527 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless otherwise provided or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Claims" refers to only those claims covered by the Self-Insurance Fund in accordance with this Chapter. (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration or his duly authorized designee. (3) "State agencies" means the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch of state government and the officers and employees thereof, but does not include parish officials set forth in Article VI, Sections 5(G) and 7(B) of the constitution or their respective officers, deputies, employees, or appointees. "State agencies" shall not include any housing authority created pursuant to Part I of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Added by Acts 1980, No. 520, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1992, No. 385, §1; Acts 2001, No. 870, §1, eff. June 26, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1528 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1528. Creation of the office of risk management

RS 1528 - Creation of the office of risk management  A. There is hereby created the office of risk management within the division of administration headed by the commissioner of administration.  B. The office of risk management, as the administrator of the risk management program of the state, is a plan of the state and is subject to the provisions of this Chapter and Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. In managing all insurance covering property and liability exposure of the state, the office of risk management, the Self-Insurance Fund administered by the office, and commercial coverage transactions by the office on behalf of the state shall not be subject to the provisions of the Louisiana Insurance Code set forth in Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 520, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1992, No. 385, §1; Acts 2016, No. 374, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1529 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1529. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 385, §3.

RS 1529 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 385, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1530 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1530. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 385, §3.

RS 1530 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 385, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1531 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1531. Appointment of assistants and other employees

RS 1531 - Appointment of assistants and other employees The commissioner of administration may employ and supervise such assistants and other persons as are determined to be necessary to discharge the duties of the office, may fix their compensation, and may delegate such of his authority to such assistants as he deems appropriate, all within the applicable provisions of state law and regulations. Added by Acts 1980, No. 520, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1992, No. 385, §1.