State Use Council

Please go the bottom of this page to view the State Use Council 2021 meetings.

In 1971, Congress enacted the expanded Javits Wagner O’Day Act and created a federal purchasing preference program called AbilityOne. In 1984, the Louisiana Legislature passed legislation creating a preference for goods created by, and services provided by, individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Federal AbilityOne legislation. The legislation created the State Use Council, which oversees the selection of a central non-profit agency (currently Employment Development Services, Inc.). All contracts for the State Use program are negotiated and fulfilled through a central non-profit agency. The current State Use program is administered by the State Use Council, under the Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.

State Use Council Membership

Julie Foster Hagan, Chair
Assistant Secretary Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Julie.hagan@la.gov
Melissa Bayham
Rehabilitation Services Director, Louisiana Workforce Commission
MBayham@lwc.la.gov

 

Rene Huff
Medicaid Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Health
Rene.huff@la.gov

 

Ashley Jefferson
Chief of Staff, Office of Behavioral Health Louisiana Department of Health
Ashley.jefferson@la.gov

 

Sally McKechnie
Assistant Vice President of Procurement, Louisiana State University
smckechnie@lsu.edu

 

Kelly Monroe
Executive Director, The Arc of Louisiana
kmonroe@thearcla.org

 

Bambi Polotzola
Executive Director for the Office of Disability Affairs at the Office of the Governor
Bambi.polotzola@la.gov

 

Paula Tregre
Director of the Office of State Procurement
Paula.tregre@la.gov

State Use Council Meetings 

2021 Meetings

March 8th, 2021 (2 pm - 4 pm via Zoom at https://ldhocddadmin.zoom.us/j/84967425459

January 25, 2021 (1 pm - 3 pm via Zoom at  https://ldhocddadmin.zoom.us/j/83290611645

 

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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