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            The commissioner, subject to legislative appropriation, shall establish and maintain the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website, a centralized, searchable website, hereinafter to be referred to as “Louisiana Checkbook”, that provides information to the public about data and reports of state expenditures, contracts, incentive expenditures, revenues, and other financial matters. The website shall serve as an interactive portal for the public to access state fiscal information.

NOTE: §16.2 as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of administration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier.

§16.2. Duties of the commissioner relative to state transparency

            The commissioner shall provide all databases to the legislative auditor for reporting to the Louisiana Transparency Portal as provided in Part III of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

            Acts 2018, 2^nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2023, No. 446, §3, see Act.