Agenda - Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget

Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
October 18, 2023 10:00 a.m. Room 5
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised October 10, 2023, 11:33 am * Revision Notes: Agenda revised.

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
	1. Fiscal Status Statement and Five-Year Base-Line Budget
	2. BA-7 Agenda
	3. Facility Planning and Control Agenda
	4. Review and approval of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 operating budget for the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, in accordance with Section 2(C) of Act 875 of 1988
	5. Presentation of a report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor on certain Louisiana Department of Health Medicaid dental services contracts
	6. Review and approval of an extension of a contract between the Louisiana Department of Health and DentaQuest USA Insurance Co., Inc., in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
	7. Review and approval of an extension of a contract between the Louisiana Department of Health and MCNA Insurance Co., d/b/a MCNA Dental Plan, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
	8. Interpretation of legislative intent for appropriations contained in Act 397 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:653(E)
	9. Review and approval of Tax Increment Financing proposal to utilize 45% of the 4.45% state sales tax within the New Orleans BioDistrict within the city of New Orleans in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:9038.34(A)
	10. Review of a one-year extension on the contract for Medicaid fiscal intermediary services between the Louisiana Department of Health and Gainwell Technologies, LLC in accordance with R.S. 39:198(I)(9)
	11. Review and approval of a contract between the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Paciolan, LLC, for the implementation and support services of an electronic ticketing system, in accordance with R.S. 39:198(M)
	12. Review and approval of Water Sector Commission recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:100.56
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in lieu of appearing before the committee:

A. 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.

B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.

NOTE: Statements emailed to metoyers@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.