§ 39:51.1 — General Appropriation Bill and other appropriation bills; nongovernmental entity

Louisiana § 39:51.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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§51.1. General Appropriation Bill and other appropriation bills; nongovernmental entity
funding request form; exemptions
A.(1)(a) No later than the first day of November each year any nongovernmental
entity which is neither a budget unit nor a political subdivision of the state that is requesting
funding from the state through the General Appropriation Bill, capital outlay bill, or any
supplemental appropriation bill shall transmit certain information relative to such proposed
funding to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Ways and
Means, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal
Affairs in a form and manner as shall be prescribed jointly by the committees.
(b) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to appropriations for the payment
of money judgments against the state, including consent judgments, stipulated judgments,
judgments rendered by the Board of Tax Appeals, and other judgments against the state.
(2) At the direction of the committees, the clerk of the House of Representatives and
the secretary of the Senate shall provide for a mechanism for making all completed forms
available to the members of the legislature and for notification to the members of the
legislature of the availability of the information.
(3) Each completed form shall be published by the clerk of the House of
Representatives and the secretary of the Senate and shall be made available to the public via
the Internet. The clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate shall
maintain the information contained in the completed forms in an online, searchable database,
available to the public via the Internet.
B. Such information shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The entity's full legal name, mailing address, and physical address. However, an
entity that provides services to victims of domestic violence or human trafficking shall be
exempt from providing a physical address.
(2) The type of entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation) and, if the entity is a
corporation, the full names of the incorporators of the entity. If the entity is a private entity
required to register with the secretary of state, the entity shall show evidence of good
standing with that office.
(3) The last four numbers of the taxpayer identification number of the entity.
(4) The full names and addresses of the governing board and all officers of the entity.
Additionally, the entity shall provide the full names and addresses of its executive director,
chief executive officer, or other person responsible for the operation of the entity, and the key
personnel responsible for the program or functions to be funded through the proposed
funding.
(5) The dollar amount of the proposed funding.
(6) The entity's proposed comprehensive budget showing all anticipated uses of the
proposed monies, including additional sources of revenue for the program or project
proposed, and amounts budgeted by categories of expenditures, including but not limited to
salaries, operating services, professional services, contracts, acquisitions, major repairs, and
other charges.
(7) A certification that the entity has no outstanding audit issues or findings or that
the entity is working with appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or
findings.
(8) The entity's public purpose sought to be achieved through the use of state monies
and the goals and objectives to achieve such purpose.
(9) The proposed length of time the entity estimates is needed to accomplish the
purpose.
(10) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 467, §2, eff. June 30, 2025.
(11) If the entity has a contract with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) The name and address of the state entity or political subdivision.
(b) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services
provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract.
C. Requests submitted after November first of each year may be included within an
appropriation bill if the late submission is approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on
the Budget or the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay prior to the last day for
introduction of a matter intended to have the effect of law by either house of the legislature.
Requesting entities shall submit all applicable information prior to such approval.
D. After the last day for introduction of a matter intended to have the effect of law
by either house of the legislature, authorization for late submission shall be approved by a
favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the standing committee to which such matter
is referred or through an amendment in accordance with the rules of the respective house.
E. A completed nongovernmental entity funding request form shall be submitted for
each entity which is neither a budget unit nor a political subdivision of the state and for
which funding is provided in an appropriation bill either upon introduction or through an
amendment in accordance with the rules of the respective house.
F. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 467, §2, eff. June 30, 2025.
G. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to waive the provisions of Part III of
Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, pertaining to
the capital outlay budget.
H. Voluntary councils on aging, public community water systems, and volunteer fire
departments are exempt from the requirements of this Section.
I. Any nongovernmental entity that is requesting an appropriation pursuant to this
Section shall comply with the requirements of R.S. 39:89.1 et seq.
J. Knowingly submitting false or misleading information in any required form shall
constitute a violation of R.S. 14:133.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 842, §2, eff. July 8, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 10, §1; Acts 2022, No. 367, §1; Acts 2025, No. 467, §§1, 2, eff. June 30, 2025.