State
Funding Subject to Compliance with General Appropriations Act and Audit
Requirements
Section 17(A) of Act 18 of 2007 (the General
Appropriations Act) states, “Notwithstanding any contrary provision
of this Act or any contrary provision of law, no funds appropriated by
this Act shall be released or provided to any recipient of an appropriation
made in this Act if, when, and for as long as, the recipient fails or refuses
to comply with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. No recipient shall be considered
to fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of R.S. 24:513 pursuant
to this Section during any extension of time granted by the legislative
auditor to the recipient to comply.”
Pursuant to this provision of the General Appropriations Act, the Legislative
Auditor will provide monthly reports of agencies that are not in compliance with
R.S. 24:513 to the State Treasurer's Office, the Division of Administration,
and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
The Legislative Auditor Office's understanding is that any agency
that appears on this monthly list will not receive any funding from
the General Appropriations Act until they are in compliance with
R.S. 24:513.
Please make sure that clients, especially those who currently have delinquent
reports outstanding, understand the ramifications of this language in the General
Appropriations Act and, that in order to avoid an interruption in state funding,
reports must be submitted timely to the Legislative Auditor's Office.
If you have questions regarding General Appropriations Act and compliance with
R.S. 24:513, please contact Joy Irwin, Assistant Legislative Auditor and Director
of Advisory Services, at (225) 339-3975 or Suzanne Elliott at (225) 339-3802.
