Agenda - Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget

Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
September 17, 2026 10:30 a.m. Room 5
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
	1. Fiscal Status Statement and Five-year Baseline Budget
	2. BA-7 Agenda
	3. Facility Planning and Control Agenda
	4. Interpretation of legislative intent for appropriations contained in Acts 3 and 961 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature and Act 461 of the 2025 Regular Session of the Legislature, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:653(E)
	5. Review and approval of Municipal Police Back Supplemental Pay and Municipal Firefighters' Back Supplemental Pay in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:1667.8 and R.S. 40:1666.9, respectively
	6. Review and approval of Water Sector Commission recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:100.56
	7. Review of contract extensions between the Louisiana Department of Health and the following entities, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J): A. Atena Better Health of Louisiana, Inc. B. AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, Inc. C. Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc. d/b/a Humana Health D. Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Inc.
	8. Review of a contract extension between the Office of Risk Management and Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
	9. Review of contracts between the Office of Group Benefits and the following entities, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 42:802(D)(1): A. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana B. New Orleans Regional Physician Hospital Organization, LLC, d/b/a Peoples Health C. Humana Health Benefits Plan of Louisiana, Inc. D. HMO Louisiana, Inc.
	10. Review of amendments to 2026 emergency contracts between the Office of Group Benefits and the following entities, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 42:802(D)(2): A. SilverScript Insurance Company B. Southern Scripts, LLC d/b/a Liviniti, LLC
	11. Review of an amendment to the 2024 contract between the Office of Group Benefits and Total Administrative Services Corporation, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.

NOTE: Statements may be filed with the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget via email at fosterj@legis.la.gov. Statements submitted, and the information contained therein, are public records and subject to disclosure pursuant to public records laws.

Audio/visual presentations, such as PowerPoint, shall be filed with the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget via email at fosterj@legis.la.gov at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the committee meeting. No flash or thumb drives will be accepted.