Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1561 – Authority and duties of the commissioner of administration
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1561
- Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position created in Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
- Designee: means a duly authorized representative of a person holding a superior position. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Major repairs: means those repairs payable with funds appropriated in the general appropriations act, except those funds transferred from the operating budget of one governmental body to supplement and complete a project under contract by the division of administration facility planning and control section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
- 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
- Supplies: means all property, including but not limited to equipment, materials, insurance, and leases on immovable property excluding land or a permanent interest in land. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the commissioner of administration, hereinafter referred to as “the commissioner,” shall have the authority and responsibility to promulgate regulations, consistent with this Chapter, governing the procurement, management, and control of any and all supplies, services, major repairs, and personal, professional, consulting, or social services required to be procured by the state. However, the commissioner shall not require by rule or regulation any policy or management board of public higher education or any institution under their jurisdiction to prepare or submit a monthly report on items purchased from state contracts or on contract item usage to the division of administration. The quarterly report listing purchases for under five thousand dollars and the annual report for purchases above five thousand dollars on all items purchased from state contracts shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this Chapter.
B. The commissioner or his designee shall consider and decide matters of policy within the provisions of this Chapter including those referred to him by the state chief procurement officer. The commissioner or his designee shall have the power to audit and review the implementation of the procurement regulations and the requirements of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1986, No. 103, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.