Agenda - Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget

Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
August 11, 2023 9:30 a.m. House Chamber
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised August 7, 2023, 8:57 pm * Revision Notes: Added item #14

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
	1. Fiscal Status Statement and Five-Year Base-Line Budget
	2. Regular and Carryforward BA-7 Agendas
	3. Facility Planning and Control Agenda
	4. 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)
	5. 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)
	6. Review and approval of an extension of a contract between Grambling State University and Ellucian, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:198(M)
	7. Review and approval of an amendment to a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement entered into pursuant to R.S. 33:9033(B)(3) between the city of Ruston and the state of Louisiana for the continued use of state sales and use tax increment for economic development in the city's expanded I-20 Economic Development Area
	8. Review and approval of a final resolution authorizing the novation of certain interest rate swap hedge agreements relating to the state's Gasoline and Fuels Tax Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2023 A-1 andA-2
	9. 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)
	10. Review and approval of Water Sector Commission recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:100.56
	11. Review of an amendment to the contract between the Office of Group Benefits and Access Health, Inc., in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
	12. Review of an amendment to the contract between the Office of Group Benefits and Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
	13. Update from the Louisiana Department of Health on procurement of Medicaid Management Information System provider
	14. Review of an amendment to the contract between the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Affinity Health Group, LLC, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1615(J)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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 Thursday, August 10, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.