Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211.1 – Restrictions on public entities that fail to comply with audit requirements
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211.1
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- in writing: means the product of any method of forming characters on paper, other materials, or viewable screen, which can be read, retrieved, and reproduced, including information that is electronically transmitted and stored. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211
- Public entity: means and includes the state of Louisiana, or any agency, board, commission, department, or public corporation of the state, created by the constitution or statute or pursuant thereto, or any political subdivision of the state, including but not limited to any political subdivision as defined in Article VI Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and any public housing authority, public school board, or any public officer whether or not an officer of a public corporation or political subdivision. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211
A. No public entity that, pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 39:72.1, has been deemed to have failed or refused to comply with the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 24:513 shall let any public contract under this Part that utilizes any state funds, whether received through direct appropriation or through transfer from another public entity, or whose funding relies upon the full faith and credit of the state. For the purposes of this Section, the term “state funds” shall also include any federal funds, including grants, that pass through the state.
B. Any public entity that has been subject to the restrictions in Subsection A of this Section, upon coming into compliance with the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 24:513, shall immediately inform the Legislative Audit Advisory Council in writing of their compliance and upon confirmation of compliance by the Legislative Audit Advisory Council shall be immediately released from the restrictions that were imposed.
Acts 2017, No. 399, §1.