Signed by Governor John Bel Edwards

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes supplemental appropriations for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the state treasurer to transfer $85 million to the Clearing Account of the Unemployment Compensation (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $7.2 million to the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness administration program for cybersecurity response initiatives (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $5 million to the marketing program of the Office of Tourism (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $5 million to local governments for eligible expenses related to COVID-19 coronavirus response efforts (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $3.2 million to the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness for payments to the legislative budgetary control council for eligible expenses related to COVID-19 coronavirus response efforts (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $3 million to the Louisiana Public Defender Board Program for the renovation or purchase of office space for district defender offices (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $2 mullion to the Department of Military Affairs for cybersecurity response initiatives (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $2 million to Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors for Pennington Biomedical Research Center for operating expenses (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $1 million to the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors for the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center for New Orleans COVID-109 testing (Sec. 1).

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