Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1590

  • Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position created in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract: means all types of state agreements, regardless of what they may be called, including orders and documents purporting to represent grants, which are for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, major repairs, or any other item. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Procurement: means the buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining any supplies, services, or major repairs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
  • Services: means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task rather than to furnish an end item of supply. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556

            A. In Fiscal Year 2015-2016 through 2017-2018, the commissioner of administration, in consultation with the state chief procurement officer, shall report each contract for professional, personal, consulting, and social services with a total dollar amount of fifty thousand dollars or more per year to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Contract Services Joint Legislative Task Force for review.

            B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this Section shall not apply to the following professional, personal, or consulting service contracts:

            (1) Contracts of the secretary of state necessary to perform any constitutional or statutory function of the office.

            (2) All contracts to implement the programs of the Louisiana Department of Health funded pursuant to Title XIX, Title XX, and Title XXI of the Social Security Act or funded fully or partially by federal funds.

            (3) Contracts with state or local providers of indigent defender services necessary to perform any constitutional or statutory function.

            (4) Contracts of a district attorney necessary to perform any constitutional, discretionary, or statutory function of the office, or to perform services under the child support enforcement program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services in accordance with the federal requirements of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and corresponding state laws and regulations.

            Acts 2015, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 408, §1, eff. June 6, 2016; Acts 2016, No. 589, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.

NOTE: See Acts 2015, No. 87, §2, regarding effectiveness.