2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 39 - Public Finance
RS 39:21.3 - Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals

§21.3. Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals

A. Economic Estimating Conference.

(1) Duties. The Economic Estimating Conference shall develop such official information with respect to the national and state economies as the conference determines is needed for the state planning and budgeting system. The basic long term forecasts which are a part of the official information shall be trend forecasts. The conference may include cycle forecasts as a part of its official information if the subject matter of the forecast warrants a cycle forecast and if such forecast is developed in a special impact session of the conference.

(2) Principals. The principals of the conference are as follows:

(a) A staff member from the office of the governor to be appointed by the governor.

(b) A staff member from the division of administration to be appointed by the commissioner of administration.

(c) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(e) A faculty member from a public or private university or college in Louisiana who shall have forecasting expertise to be selected by the other four principals of the conference from a list of not less than three nor more than five nominees submitted by the Board of Regents after the board consults with the president of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

(3) Principal to preside over meetings. At the initial meeting of the conference, the principals shall elect a principal to preside over the meetings of the conference. Thereafter, the responsibility for presiding over sessions of the conference shall rotate annually among the principals.

B. Demographic Estimating Conference.

(1) Duties. The Demographic Estimating Conference shall develop such official information with respect to the population of the nation and state by age, race, and sex as the conference determines is needed for the state planning and budgeting system.

(2) Principals. The principals of the conference are as follows:

(a) A staff member from the office of the governor to be appointed by the governor.

(b) A staff member from the division of administration to be appointed by the commissioner of administration.

(c) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(e) A faculty member from a public or private university or college in Louisiana who shall have forecasting expertise to be selected by the other four principals of the conference from a list of not less than three nor more than five nominees submitted by the Board of Regents after the board consults with the president of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

(3) Principal to preside over meetings. At the initial meeting of the conference, the principals shall elect a principal to preside over the meetings of the conference. Thereafter, the responsibility for presiding over sessions of the conference shall rotate annually among the principals.

C. Education Estimating Conference.

(1) Duties. The Education Estimating Conference shall develop such official information relating to the state public educational system, including forecasts of student enrollment and the availability of qualified teachers. The conference shall forward its forecast for student enrollment to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and to each local school board at least forty-five days prior to adoption of the forecast. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the local school boards may request adjustments in the forecast and shall submit any request for adjustment to the Education Estimating Conference in writing within thirty days of the date of receipt of the forecast of student enrollment from the conference. The conference shall consider all requests for adjustment that are submitted in compliance with this Paragraph in adopting official information regarding student enrollment.

(2) Principals. The principals of the conference are as follows:

(a) A staff member from the office of the governor to be appointed by the governor.

(b) A staff member from the division of administration to be appointed by the commissioner of administration.

(c) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(e) A member of the professional staff of the Department of Education who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(3) Principal to preside over meetings. The principal representing the office of the governor shall preside over sessions of the conference.

D. Criminal and Juvenile Justice Estimating Conference.

(1) Duties. The Criminal and Juvenile Justice Estimating Conference shall develop such official information relating to the criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system, including forecasts of prison and detention center population and supervised caseload, as the conference determines is needed for the state planning and budgeting system.

(2) Principals. The principals of the conference are as follows:

(a) A staff member from the office of the governor to be appointed by the governor.

(b) A staff member from the division of administration to be appointed by the commissioner of administration.

(c) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(e) A member of the professional staff of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(f) A member of the professional staff of youth services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who shall have forecasting expertise, to be appointed by the deputy secretary for youth services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(3) Principal to preside over meetings. The principal representing the office of the governor shall preside over sessions of the conference.

E. Health and Social Services Estimating Conference.

(1) Duties. The Health and Social Services Estimating Conference shall develop such official information relating to the health and social service system of the state, including forecasts of social and health service caseloads, as the conference determines is needed for the state planning and budgeting system.

(2) Principals. The principals of the Health and Social Services Estimating Conference are as follows:

(a) A member of the professional staff of the office of the governor to be appointed by the governor.

(b) A member of the professional staff of the division of administration to be appointed by the commissioner of administration.

(c) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(e) A member of the professional staff of the Department of Health and Hospitals who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals.

(f) A member of the professional staff of the Department of Children and Family Services who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services.

(3) Principal to preside over meetings. The principal representing the office of the governor shall preside over sessions of the conference.

F. Transportation Estimating Conference.

(1) Duties. The Transportation Estimating Conference shall develop official information relating to transportation planning and budgeting as is determined by the conference principals to be needed for the state planning and budgeting system.

(2) Principals. The principals of the Transportation Estimating Conference are as follows:

(a) A member of the professional staff of the office of the governor to be appointed by the governor.

(b) A member of the professional staff of the division of administration to be appointed by the commissioner of administration.

(c) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) A member of the professional staff of the legislature who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(e) A member of the professional staff of the Department of Transportation and Development who shall have forecasting expertise to be appointed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.

(3) Principal to preside over meetings. The principal representing the office of the governor shall preside over sessions of the conference.

Acts 1990, No. 966, §2, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 2004, No. 7, §3, eff. May 5, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 33, §3; Acts 2012, No. 251, §7A.