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Appropriations committee backs raising JLCB change-order threshold to $250,000
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to report House Bill 347 favorably, raising the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) approval threshold for capital outlay change orders from $100,000 to $250,000 while keeping public reporting requirements at $50,000.
The Louisiana House Appropriations Committee on April 22 voted to report House Bill 347 favorably, a measure that raises the dollar threshold that triggers Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget review of capital outlay change orders from $100,000 to $250,000.
The bill, introduced for Senator Wilma by Representative Gabbard, is intended to reduce project delays and avoid the extra costs that can occur while agencies wait for JLCB approval. "The requirement which I appreciate of JLCB to approve a change…
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