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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:113. Appropriations

RS 39:113 - Appropriations
A. All funds from whatever the source for state projects approved under the provisions of this Part shall be appropriated to the office of facility planning and control of the division of administration. This requirement shall not apply to appropriations made to the Department of Transportation and Development for highway or public works projects, the Military Department, or the legislature.
B. All of the funds appropriated to state port commissions or districts, to authorities created by the legislature, to political subdivisions of the state, or to local governing authorities shall be administered by the office of facility planning and control of the division of administration under cooperative endeavor agreements.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 911, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:114. Revised capital outlay budget

RS 39:114 - Revised capital outlay budget
A. Within sixty days after passage of the capital outlay bill, the governor shall cause to be prepared a revised five-year capital outlay program. The program so prepared shall reflect projects in the capital outlay act, and include all details of the financial plan for the ensuing year, as well as proposals for each of the next four years. The revised capital outlay program shall be sent to the Legislative Fiscal Office and copies made available to the public.
B. The division of administration shall provide the legislature a written report as of September thirtieth of each fiscal year listing:
(1) Any projects authorized in the cash portion of the current fiscal year capital outlay act on which contracts for design or construction or both have not been signed by the division of administration.
(2) Any projects for which cash has been made available from any preceding fiscal year, on which contracts for design or construction or both have not been signed by the division of administration.
C. A written report shall be filed listing any current fiscal year project for which cash becomes available by means of lines of credit or sale of bonds, or both, that have not been signed by the division of administration within forty-five days after the cash has been made available. Such reports required by this Subsection shall contain an explanation why such contracts have not been signed and the anticipated date that such contracts will be signed.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §13.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:115. Notice requirements

RS 39:115 - Notice requirements
NOTE: Subsections (A) and (B) eff. until July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 82.
A. The office of facility planning and control shall send notice to all non-state entities of the need to resubmit a capital outlay budget request for projects that do not receive a line of credit for the total amount of bond proceeds authorized in the capital outlay act for that fiscal year. The notice shall list all of the non-state entity's projects which have not received lines of credit prior to September fifteenth of the year for which notice is sent to the non-state entity.
B. The office of facility planning and control shall also send a notice of the need to resubmit a capital outlay budget request to each state representative and state senator who has any project in his geographic area that did not receive a line of credit for the total amount of bond proceeds authorized in the capital outlay act for that year. The notice shall list all of the projects in the representative's or senator's geographic area which have not received lines of credit prior to September fifteenth of the year for which notice is sent to the representative or senator.
NOTE: Subsections (A) and (B) eff. July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 82.
A. The office of facility planning and control shall send notice to all nonstate entities of the need to resubmit a capital outlay budget request for projects that do not receive a line of credit for the total amount of bond proceeds authorized in the Capital Outlay Act for that fiscal year. The notice shall list all of the nonstate entity's projects which have not been recommended for lines of credit or have not received lines of credit prior to September fifteenth of the year for which notice is sent to the nonstate entity.
B. The office of facility planning and control shall also send a notice of the need to resubmit a capital outlay budget request to each state representative and state senator who has any project in his geographic area that has not been recommended for a line of credit or has not received a line of credit for the total amount of bond proceeds authorized in the Capital Outlay Act for that year. The notice shall list all of the projects in the representative's or senator's geographic area which have not received lines of credit prior to September fifteenth of the year for which notice is sent to the representative or senator.
C. All notices required under this Section shall be sent by the office of facility planning and control between September fifteenth and October fifteenth of each year.
Acts 2001, No. 464, §1, eff. June 21, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 911, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2023, No. 82, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:116. Capital Outlay reporting requirements; projects in any Capital Outlay Budget Act for eight or more years; completed projects

RS 39:116 - Capital Outlay reporting requirements; projects in any Capital Outlay Budget Act for eight or more years; completed projects
A. The Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay shall receive an annual reporting of capital outlay projects which have been active in the capital outlay system for eight or more years, and which have a residual fund balance as of the date of the report. The report shall be due no later than the first day of February of each year. The office of facility planning and control shall submit the report on the capital outlay projects which it administers. State agencies which are authorized to administer their own capital outlay appropriations, hereinafter referred to as "independent agencies", shall submit their respective reports for all projects which qualify for reporting. For purposes of this Section, "independent agency" shall have the meaning prescribed for "agency" in R.S. 39:2.
B.(1) The report shall be presented in a format which shall include the following information for each of the projects:
(a) The title of the project.
(b) The total amount of funding approved for the project, including all means of finance, sorted by fiscal year.
(c) The current status of the project as either active or complete.
(d) The current balance of funds, sorted by means of finance for each project.
(e) A designation as to whether or not any unspent appropriations from the original project have been reappropriated for another project or purpose.
(f) For reports by independent agencies, if the agency administers a statewide program for capital outlay expenditures, the report shall include a listing of projects within such programs which meet the criteria for reporting.
(2) The commissioner of administration shall develop a format to be used for the report. The commissioner shall provide the format to the independent agencies for their use in preparation of their reports.
C. The state treasurer shall prepare a report at the end of each fiscal year containing a list of all appropriations for the fiscal year for which he has received notification of the completion of a project which is funded by an appropriation subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:82(F)(1). The report shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay.
Acts 2010, No. 846, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:121. Division of administration powers, duties, and functions

RS 39:121 - Division of administration powers, duties, and functions
The division of administration, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1410 in order to exercise supervision over the expenditure of funds and the construction projects, shall specifically:
(1) Have the authority to administer and enforce the provisions of the capital outlay budget adopted by the legislature;
(2) Formulate necessary rules, regulations, and forms for proper enforcement of the capital outlay budget;
(3) Expend the remaining funds for the construction of buildings, structures, and other projects, wherever needed, including the construction, enlargement, improvement, repair, remodeling, furnishing, or equipping of public buildings, structures, facilities, and other physical improvements at the charitable, correctional, penal, and other institutions of the state of Louisiana, and for the development, improvement, and expansion of state parks and recreational facilities of the state of Louisiana, including surveys, plans, and specifications and acquisition of any land required to carry out the purpose of existing law with the approval of a majority of the elected members of both houses of the legislature;
(4) Supervise construction, approve estimates, and select and employ engineers, architects, and other personnel necessary in connection with the administration of contracts for projects;
(5) Administer all contracts and agreements previously executed by the Capital Construction and Improvement Commission, or by the State Bond Commission, as its successor;
(6) Enter into and execute any contracts that the State Bond Commission was authorized to enter into and execute as successor to the Capital Construction and Improvement Commission; and
(7) Schedule the funding of projects in the event that there are more projects ready for funding than there are funds available at that time from the proceeds of the sale of bonds if such bonds are not sold at one time.
(8) Have the authority, through the office of facility planning and control, to delegate administration of projects as it deems necessary to a state agency or higher education management board through the approval and execution of a cooperative endeavor agreement for the planning, design, bidding, contracting, construction, and management of projects.
(9) Have the authority, through the office of facility planning and control, to utilize the services of contracted third-party management firms to assist with the administration and management of capital outlay projects and projects included in the Water Sector Program established pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:100.56.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2023, No. 395, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:121.1. Timely submission of invoices

RS 39:121.1 - Timely submission of invoices
Any entity administering a capital outlay project included in the comprehensive capital outlay budget may require all parties performing any portion of planning and designing, including engineers and architects, or parties contracted with for the construction of a capital outlay project to submit invoices for the payment of services rendered or performed within one hundred eighty days of the date that the services were rendered or performed. Failure of a party to timely submit an invoice for services rendered or performed shall result in the party's claim for reimbursement or payment from the state being denied.
Acts 2023, No. 82, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:123. Construction progress report

RS 39:123 - Construction progress report
The commissioner of administration shall provide quarterly to the legislature by the fifteenth day following the beginning of the first month in each quarter, a construction progress report listing all uncompleted capital construction, highway, road, and public works projects with remaining funds of any type that have been funded by the legislature, whether such funding was by appropriation or by bond authorization or was authorized by the governor out of the discretionary construction funds, containing the following information for each such project:
(1) The total project amount funded, indicating the year, the act or acts, and whether through the issuance and sale of bonds or through cash appropriations, for each portion of the total amount.
(2) The amount contracted for the project as of the first day of the preceding month, also listing the date let, the last date paid, contingency amounts, net payments, retainage balance, and the total amount expended.
(3) The date of completion of the project design.
(4) The contract award date.
(5) The estimated completion date.
(6) An estimate of percent of project completion to date.
(7) The date each phase of the project is completed.
(8) In the case of highway, road, or public works projects, the percentage of completion of purchase or rights of way where required.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:124. Periodic inspections

RS 39:124 - Periodic inspections
The facility planning and control section shall make periodic inspections at all stages of construction of any facility constructed pursuant to this Part and shall make detailed reports which shall be made available to the legislature and to the public. Such inspections shall include but not be limited to the close technical on-site examination of the materials, structure, and equipment and surveillance of the workmanship and methods used to insure reasonably that the project is accomplished in compliance with information given by the contract documents and good construction practices.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:125. Acceptance of project; guarantee period

RS 39:125 - Acceptance of project; guarantee period
A. The facility planning and control section shall be responsible for directing final payment for work done on each project. However, if upon final inspection of any project it shall be found that the plans, specifications, contract, or change orders for the project shall not have been fully complied with, the facility planning and control section shall, until such compliance shall have been effected or adjustments satisfactory to it shall have been made, refuse to direct such payment.
B. Upon completion of the project the facility planning and control section shall release it to the agency. The facility planning and control section shall be responsible for making an inspection of the project prior to the expiration of the guarantee period to observe any defects which may appear within one year after completion of the contract. The facility planning and control section shall give prompt written notice to the contractor of defects which are due to faulty materials and workmanship.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:125.1. Disposal of projects which received funding through the capital outlay budget; limitations; requirements

RS 39:125.1 - Disposal of projects which received funding through the capital outlay budget; limitations; requirements
A. For projects included in the capital outlay budget for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2024, the owner of a project that received funding through the sale of general obligation bonds for acquiring lands, buildings, equipment, or other permanent properties or for the preservation or development of permanent improvements through the capital outlay budget shall not sell or otherwise dispose of the project while repayment of the bonds, including debt service, by the state is outstanding unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The property owner obtains, at his own cost, an opinion from current bond counsel to the state that the sale will not affect the tax exempt status of the bonds.
(2) The property owner receives prior written approval by the commissioner of administration.
(3) All other conditions required for the disposal of the project by the property owner have been met.
B. If the commissioner of administration approves a property owner disposing of a project that received funding through the sale of general obligation bonds, the commissioner shall notify the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs in writing within ten days of the approval.
Acts 2023, No. 82, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:126. Change orders

RS 39:126 - Change orders
The prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget is required for one or more change orders that cause an excess in the aggregate of one hundred thousand dollars per month for a project undertaken pursuant to an appropriation in the Capital Outlay Act. In addition, a change order for a project undertaken pursuant to this Part shall also be subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration. Any change order in excess of fifty thousand dollars but less than one hundred thousand dollars shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for review but shall not require committee approval.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 924, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 859, §1; Acts 2014, No. 748, §2, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:127. Allocation of space

RS 39:127 - Allocation of space
A. For purposes of this Section, the term "state owned buildings" shall mean public buildings belonging to or under the control of the state of Louisiana and used to house personnel, equipment, or services of the various agencies of the state. Neither the fact that any agency or functional unit of the state is headed by an elected or an appointed officer or is controlled by a board or commission nor the fact that any agency or functional unit of the state derives its operating funds from direct legislative appropriations, dedication or other allocation or sources of revenues, fees or charges or assessments, or from any other specified source of funds available to the state or for use by the state shall be a factor in determining the buildings to which this Section shall apply.
B. Except for the space governed by the provisions of R.S. 49:150.1, space in all state owned buildings, regardless of its location in the state, shall be allocated solely by the division of administration. No agency of the state government shall move its personnel, operations, equipment, or activities from one state owned building to any other part thereof, or acquire additional space in any state owned building or allocate space to non-state entities, unless the approval of the division of administration has been obtained.
C. The division of administration shall not have the authority to allocate space for health care, educational, or correctional institutions. However, should any state agency vacate space, whether an entire building or institution or a portion thereof, the division of administration shall have the authority to reallocate that vacated space. However, the reallocation of vacated space located on the campus of an institution of higher education shall require the concurrence of the governing board of the institution.
D. In exercising its authority pursuant to this Section, the division of administration shall comply with federal laws and regulations and with state-federal agreements with respect to the housing of any agency, or its personnel, operations, equipment, or activities, which receives or administers any federal funds.
Added by Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; S.C.R. No. 74, 2003 R.S., eff. June 23, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:127.1. Space acquisition; State Capitol Complex and Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge

RS 39:127.1 - Space acquisition; State Capitol Complex and Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge
A. The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds and declares that efficient planning, acquisition, utilization, and management of state space facilities in Baton Rouge may be encouraged by maximizing, when practical, use of space and facilities in the State Capitol Complex and the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge, hereinafter referred to together as the "district", in order to strengthen the district and the city of Baton Rouge and to make it a more attractive place to live and work, thereby conserving existing resources and encouraging the further redevelopment of the district.
B. Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:127, R.S. 39:1552, and R.S. 39:1655, the director of the office of facility planning and control, through the division of administration, shall attempt, to the extent practical, to locate or relocate state-owned buildings, state departments and agencies, and offices thereof, and other state entities within the district.
C.(1) The director of the office of facility planning and control shall develop a system to implement the provisions of this Section through the efficient acquisition and utilization of properties in the district.
(2) The system developed by the director of the office of facility planning and control shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budgetary Control Council for its review and approval prior to implementation.
(3) The director of the office of facility planning and control shall, in developing the system, evaluate the following:
(a) Availability of adequate public transportation and parking and accessibility to the public.
(b) The duties, responsibilities, and service area needs of each entity to be located or relocated.
(c) The relative cost of building or lease space in and outside the district.
D. After the evaluation by the director of the office of facility planning and control, state-owned buildings, state departments and agencies, and offices thereof, and other state entities may be authorized for location or relocation outside the district when it is determined that service delivery may be unreasonably hampered or the public unreasonably inconvenienced by a location or relocation within the district.
E. The heads of executive agencies shall cooperate with the director of the office of facility planning and control in implementing the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1990, No. 761, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:131. Statement of purpose

RS 39:131 - Statement of purpose
The purpose of this Part is to clarify the role of the state legislature in appropriating federal funds received by the state so as to assure that state purposes are served and legislative priorities are adhered to by the acceptance and use of such funds.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:132. Definitions

RS 39:132 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "State agency" means all state offices, departments, divisions, boards, commissions, councils, committees, state colleges or universities, or other entities of the executive branch, offices and entities of the judicial branch, and offices and entities of the legislative branch of state government.
(2) "Federal funds" means any financial assistance made to a state agency by the United States government, whether a loan, grant, subsidy, augmentation, reimbursement, or in any other form except for federal pass through funds to local governments and organizations which do not require additional state matching funds and except for grants for research, instruction, training programs, or other scholarly activities to colleges and universities.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:133. Receipt and deposit of federal funds

RS 39:133 - Receipt and deposit of federal funds
Pursuant to Section 9(A) of Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana and except as otherwise provided therein, all federal funds shall be deposited in the state treasury upon receipt by any state agency. Such funds shall be withdrawn only pursuant to appropriation by the legislature as provided in this Part. Detailed and accurate accounting records shall be maintained for such federal funds.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:134. Legislative appropriation authority

RS 39:134 - Legislative appropriation authority
A. No state agency shall make expenditures of any federal funds, whether such funds are advanced prior to expenditure or as reimbursement, unless such expenditures are made pursuant to specific appropriations by the legislature.
B. If the federal funds received are less than the amount of such funds appropriated by the legislature in accordance with this Part and for a specific purpose, the total appropriations of federal and state funds respectively allocated for such purpose shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of reduction in federal funds.
C. When the legislature is not in session, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may approve the expenditure of available federal funds and appropriate necessary state matching funds. However, the delegated authority shall apply only when new or additional federal funds are available at a time which precludes their appropriation by the legislature in session.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 1164, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:134.1. American Jobs Plan Act

RS 39:134.1 - American Jobs Plan Act
No federal funds received by the state for infrastructure projects pursuant to the American Jobs Plan Act shall be expended or encumbered prior to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of a proposal for spending the funds submitted by the division of administration. The proposal shall include the amount of funding for specific transportation, highway, construction, or other infrastructure projects.
Acts 2021, No. 448, §1, eff. June 30, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:135. Federal block grants; legislative intent

RS 39:135 - Federal block grants; legislative intent
A. It is the intent of the legislature that all activities carried out under the federal block grant programs shall be available to all citizens and shall include citizen participation in all phases, that all citizens participating in the block grant programs shall be accorded due process of law, that no activity of the block grant programs will have an adverse effect on the environment of this state, and that no activity of the block grant programs will in any way reduce the housing available for the people of this state.
B. It is the intent of the legislature that fees shall not be charged unless essential to the existence of a program or service. If fees are required, no eligible client shall be denied service because of an inability to pay such fees. No fees shall be charged for life-sustaining services.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:136. Board of Regents electronic notification process

RS 39:136 - Board of Regents electronic notification process
A.(1) It is the intent of the legislature that, to the maximum extent possible, the executive branch of state government shall utilize the students and faculty of the state's public and private postsecondary institutions of higher learning in the receipt, administration, and monitoring of federal funds made available to or through the state for grant programs in order to ensure that federal funds are used for their intended public purposes and to increase education opportunities for students of public and private postsecondary institutions.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, private postsecondary institutions shall have the same meaning as provided for in R.S. 17:3048.1.
B.(1) The Board of Regents shall establish a means of notifying institutions of available grants and coordinating efforts among institutions interested in receiving the federal funds for distribution, administration, or monitoring.
(2) Any state agency that administers or is eligible to administer a federal grant program shall notify the Board of Regents of any federal grant programs for which the agency is responsible. The Board of Regents shall make such information available to postsecondary institutions of higher learning in the state.
(3) Prior to the initiation of a competitive request for proposals for any contract fully funded by federal funds, a state agency shall notify the Board of Regents to determine in accordance with this Section if services called for are the type readily susceptible of being performed by persons who are employed by or students of a postsecondary institution of the state as required by R.S. 39:1623(A)(8). The Board of Regents shall develop guidelines and procedures for the notification of public and private postsecondary institutions of the state of the services called for and the coordination of the responses of such institutions to determine if the services called for are the type readily susceptible of being performed by persons who are employed or students of a postsecondary institution of the state.
C.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, this Section shall only apply to grant programs that are fully funded with federal funds.
(2) This Section shall not apply to any of the following:
(a) Federal block grant programs administered by the Community Development Block Grant Program.
(b) Grants that require matching funds.
Acts 2015, No. 395, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:137. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 560, §5, eff. August 15, 2003 (Subsections F and G eff. June 27, 2003).

RS 39:137 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 560, §5, eff. August 15, 2003 (Subsections F and G eff. June 27, 2003).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:140. Office of telecommunications management; creation and authority

RS 39:140 - Office of telecommunications management; creation and authority
There is hereby created, within the office of technology services, the office of telecommunications management, headed by the state director of the office of telecommunications management, under the supervision and control of the state chief information officer. The director of the office of telecommunications management may employ and supervise such assistants and other persons as may be necessary to discharge the duties of the office and may delegate authority to such designees or to any governmental body as the director may deem appropriate within the limitations of state law and regulations. Rules and regulations shall be promulgated as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 153, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1997, No. 1098, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 241, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:142. Duties of state agencies

RS 39:142 - Duties of state agencies
State agencies shall be responsible for submitting data for planning purposes, upon request by the office of telecommunications management. State agencies shall be responsible for establishing and exercising cost control measures regarding usage of telecommunications systems and telecommunications services within the agency itself.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 153, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1997, No. 1098, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:143. Definitions

RS 39:143 - Definitions
The following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:
(1) "Agency" for the purposes of this Part and Part V of Chapter 17 of this Title has the same meaning as ascribed to it in R.S. 36:3(1).
(2) "Telecommunications transmission facility" means any transmission medium, switch, instrument, wiring system, or other facility which is used, in whole or in part, to provide any transmission.
(3) "Utility" means any telecommunications service provided by the office of telecommunications management and used in the essential operations of a state agency, such as local dial tone, wide area network, and local area network.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 153, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 876, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1098, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 772, §3, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:171. Base-line projection; purpose

RS 39:171 - Base-line projection; purpose
A five-year base-line budget projection, hereinafter referred to as "base-line projection", shall be established to provide state policymakers with a financial tool against which to gauge revenue and expenditure proposals.
Acts 1992, No. 827, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:172. Revenues

RS 39:172 - Revenues
A. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall determine the revenues to be used in the base-line projection by establishing the following:
(1) The official forecast for the current year.
(2) The official forecast for the ensuing fiscal year.
(3) A projection of money available for appropriation in each fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year.
B. The revenues to be used in the base-line projection shall be determined by the Revenue Estimating Conference through a process to be decided by the conference except that any final action establishing these revenues shall be taken only pursuant to a unanimous decision by all of the conference principals.
C. The Economic Estimating Conference shall prepare and revise, as necessary, the projections of money available for appropriation in each fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year. This estimate shall be submitted to the Revenue Estimating Conference each time it meets to establish or revise an official forecast for the current or ensuing fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall consider this forecast in determining the base-line projection as provided by this Section.
D. The official forecasts for the current and ensuing fiscal years and the most recently adopted projections of money available for appropriation in each fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year shall be the revenue figures used in the base-line projection.
Acts 1992, No. 827, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:174. Base-line projection report; development; promulgation

RS 39:174 - Base-line projection report; development; promulgation
A. The legislative fiscal office shall prepare and promulgate a base-line projection report on behalf of the Revenue Estimating Conference, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and the commissioner of administration using the revenue figures established in R.S. 39:172(D) and the expenditure figures established in R.S. 39:173(E).
B. The base-line projection report shall be promulgated no later than two calendar weeks after the figures for each of the five fiscal years to be included in the report have been established for both revenues and expenditures. Thereafter, the base-line projection report shall be revised and promulgated no later than two calendar weeks after any of the following events occur:
(1) The Revenue Estimating Conference meets in accordance with R.S. 39:26 and revises the official forecast for the current fiscal year or the ensuing fiscal year in accordance with R.S. 39:24.
(2) The Revenue Estimating Conference revises the projection of revenues for any of the fiscal years for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year.
(3) The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the division of administration approve any changes to the ensuing fiscal year expenditures.
(4) The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the division of administration approve a change to the projected expenditures for any fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year.
Acts 1992, No. 827, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:175. Official five-year base-line budget projection

RS 39:175 - Official five-year base-line budget projection
The latest base-line projection report promulgated by the legislative fiscal office shall be the official five-year base-line budget projection.
Acts 1992, No. 827, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:196. Application of Part: responsibility for determining; state chief information officer

RS 39:196 - Application of Part: responsibility for determining; state chief information officer
A. The provisions of this Part shall be applicable to all state agencies in the executive branch, as defined in R.S. 36:3(1), except for any agency of a statewide elected official, with respect to the purchase, lease, and rental of all information technology equipment, related services, and software.
B. The office of technology services shall, subject to the provisions of this Part, have sole authority and responsibility for defining the specific information technology systems and information technology services to which the provisions of this Part shall be applicable. Rules and regulations shall be promulgated as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part.
C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this Part or any other law to the contrary, any public postsecondary education institution seeking to utilize its own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions shall submit a request for and obtain approval of its management board and the Board of Regents.
(2)(a) The requesting public postsecondary education institution shall adopt its own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions pursuant to rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:966(B)(19), the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Subsection shall be submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Appropriations for review.
(b) Such rules shall include provisions for adequate public notice in the procurement process.
(3) Authority of an institution to participate in its own group purchasing and cooperative purchasing procurement provisions shall be for an initial term of three years. After the initial term, the institution may be authorized to participate in its own procurement provisions under this Section for an additional term of five years upon approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
(4) A report of all group purchasing or cooperative purchasing contracts by each institution authorized under these provisions shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year. Such report shall, at a minimum, include a measurement of the savings derived from the utilization of the group purchasing or cooperative purchasing process.
Acts 1983, No. 478, §2, eff. July 6, 1983; Acts 2001, No. 772, §6, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 700, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 712, §2, eff. July 1, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:199.1. Alternative procedures

RS 39:199.1 - Alternative procedures
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an agency shall not be required to follow the procedures provided in this Part or the Louisiana Procurement Code for procurement of software and the hardware used to support the software if the alternative procedures to be used by the agency are approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity and the specific procurement is approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2020, No. 273, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:231. Commissioner to prescribe rules governing travel and traveling expenses; use of state aircraft and other vehicles by statewide elected officials; minimum prices allowed for meals to state employees

RS 39:231 - Commissioner to prescribe rules governing travel and traveling expenses; use of state aircraft and other vehicles by statewide elected officials; minimum prices allowed for meals to state employees
A. Except as provided in Subsection B, Subsection C, and Subsection D, the commissioner of administration, with the approval of the governor, shall, by rule or regulation, prescribe the conditions under which each of various forms of transportation may be used by state officers and employees in the discharge of the duties of their respective offices and positions in the state service and the conditions under which allowances will be granted for traveling expenses.
B. Each statewide elected official may use, at public expense, any state aircraft, automobile, or other vehicle which has been assigned to such official by the commissioner of administration for any purpose which such official deems necessary in performing the duties of his office.
C. The commissioner of administration shall not establish meal allowances for state employees at a price below two dollars and seventy-five cents for breakfast, three dollars and twenty-five cents for lunch, and five dollars for dinner.
D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the policy and management boards of public higher education and all institutions under their jurisdiction shall not be required to report to the Division of Administration, the monthly vehicle rental reimbursements for the campuses and the monthly interviewee travel expense reimbursement. The policy and management boards and institutions under their jurisdiction shall be required to submit an annual report detailing all vehicle rental reimbursements for the campuses and all interviewee travel expense reimbursements for the preceding fiscal year.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 591, §1; Acts 1975, No. 609, §1; Acts 1986, No. 103, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:232. Authorization of forms to be used in financial and business administration

RS 39:232 - Authorization of forms to be used in financial and business administration
All blank forms used or that shall hereafter be proposed for use by any or all budget units for any of the purposes specified in this Section, shall be examined by the commissioner of administration and shall be designed or redesigned under his supervision and direction with a view to providing for the simplification, unification, and integration of all financial and business administrative records and procedures. The commissioner of administration shall also prescribe and enforce adherence to standard size, colors, and designs of forms. This Section shall be liberally construed to apply to all forms for use in state budgeting, accounting, purchasing, property control, and any other matter of financial and business administration of the state or any budget unit thereof.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 58, §22; Acts 1956, No. 42, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:233. Petty cash

RS 39:233 - Petty cash
Any budget unit may be granted authority to establish a petty cash fund when provided for within the budget unit's appropriation and allotment, for the purpose of making disbursement requiring prompt cash outlay, but not in any case to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars. The custodian of the petty cash fund, as often as may be necessary to replenish the petty cash and at least once a month, shall prepare a schedule of the disbursements therefrom accompanied by appropriate vouchers and statements of indebtedness therefor, and by certificate as to the condition of the petty cash fund. Payment in reimbursement of the petty cash shall be in the form and manner prescribed for other payments under this Chapter in the amount of the total of the approved vouchers. The payment shall be made to the custodian of the petty cash fund and shall be devoted to reimbursement thereof. Any question relative to the amount to be allowed in petty cash, the expenditures thereof, the accounting therefor, and payment thereof, shall be determined by the commissioner of administration. Petty cash advanced from any fund shall be carried on the general books of the state as an asset of the fund.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 58, §23; Acts 1956, No. 42, §1;Acts 1982, No. 725, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:234. Form and use of treasury pay-in vouchers

RS 39:234 - Form and use of treasury pay-in vouchers
The commissioner of administration shall prescribe the form of pay-in vouchers, which shall be the only form to be used in depositing public moneys in the state depositories. The blank forms shall be numbered and shall be issued by the commissioner of administration to collectors of revenue and to other public officers, and other persons, who receive or collect moneys on behalf of the state. The commissioner of administration shall also cause a record to be made of the numbers of the blank forms issued to each person or agency and shall hold each such person and agency accountable for each form so issued and recorded. For each deposit made in a designated depository, at least two copies of the prescribed form of pay-in voucher shall be prepared, of which one copy shall be lodged with the depository receiving the deposit and one copy shall show the date of deposit, and be signed by an agent of the depository. The depositor shall retain one of the copies so stamped and signed.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 58, §24; Acts 1956, No. 42, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:235. Private funds and contributions

RS 39:235 - Private funds and contributions
A. Every agency having private funds or contributions that have been made available for its support or for the purpose of defraying expenses of any work done under its direction, under such terms that they do not become the property of the state, shall deposit the funds or contributions with the treasurer in the manner prescribed by this Chapter for the deposit of public moneys, and shall certify to the treasurer: (1) the source from which such funds or contributions were received; (2) the terms and conditions under which, and the purpose for which they were received; (3) the names of the trustees or administrators of the funds or contributions; and (4) the name of the person authorized to approve expenditures from each fund or contribution.
B. The treasurer shall keep each fund or contribution in a special deposit entirely separate and distinct from those of any other funds. Withdrawals from the funds and contributions shall be made from the treasurer only on warrants drawn in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Statements of indebtedness by the person authorized to approve the expenditures will be filed in the budget unit prior to payment of expenditures.
C. In presenting its biennial budget estimates, each budget unit shall include full estimates of all cash available or to become available from the private funds and contributions for each fiscal year, as offsets against its full estimates of its expenditure requirements for each fiscal year, and in the executive budget the estimates shall be included in the estimates of resources available for financing the expenditure requirements for which appropriations are recommended. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to private funds of students in a state educational institution, nor to the private funds of inmates of a state institution, when the funds are deposited with an officer of such institution merely for safekeeping. In addition, the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to private funds which have been donated to hospital chaplains for use in religious programs in state hospitals.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 450, §1.