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LA Rev Stat § 17:3128.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3128.1. Power to survey, evaluate, and implement incubator facilities on state college and university campuses

RS 3128.1 - Power to survey, evaluate, and implement incubator facilities on state college and university campuses A. The Board of Regents shall conduct a survey of state colleges and universities for the purpose of establishing incubator facilities as defined in R.S. 51:1122(4) on qualified campuses. In order to complete such study, the board shall establish criteria for evaluation of institutions which shall include, but not be limited to the following information: (1) Computer capabilities. (2) Qualified personnel. (3) Qualified student manpower. (4) Research laboratories and support facilities. B. The board shall use the criteria established pursuant to Subsection A in order to evaluate the potential for incubator facilities on campuses and recommend such facilities on qualified campuses. C. The board shall report criteria established, data developed, and other relevant information and shall make recommendations for implementation of incubator facilities to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the chairmen of the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, the chairman of the Small Business Development Corporation, and the secretary of the state Department of Economic Development pursuant to its study no later than January 1, 1987. Acts 1986, No. 589, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.1. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 128, §2, eff. June 6, 2019.

RS 3129.1 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 128, §2, eff. June 6, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.5. State tuition and fee policy; Board of Regents; study and formulate; legislative approval of authority to increase tuition or fees; implementation; reports

RS 3129.5 - State tuition and fee policy; Board of Regents; study and formulate; legislative approval of authority to increase tuition or fees; implementation; reports A. The Board of Regents shall study and formulate a state tuition and fee policy which shall be applicable to each public postsecondary education institution and system in the state. The policy shall be developed in cooperation and consultation with each public postsecondary education management board. The Board of Regents shall take into consideration the cost of education provided by each type of institution, the proportion of such costs typically paid by students, the economic status of the citizens of the state of Louisiana, the overall rates of increase in public postsecondary education costs and tuition, the existing status of tuition and fees in Louisiana relative to its peer states, and other pertinent factors as may be determined by the Board of Regents after consultation with the postsecondary education management boards. The tuition and fee policy shall establish a framework for the imposition of student tuition and fees by the respective postsecondary education management boards. The delegation of authority to the postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and fees in accordance with policies adopted by the Board of Regents pursuant hereto shall not be construed to authorize the Board of Regents to set a specific tuition or fee. B. Prior to the implementation of the initial increase in fees or tuition pursuant to such policy, the authority for the postsecondary education management boards to increase tuition or fees consistent with the policy shall be approved by the legislature by law by the favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of both houses of the legislature. Such approval shall constitute compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana for any subsequent increases pursuant to the policy. C. The Board of Regents and each of the management boards shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget by not later than February first of each year on the status of the implementation of the state tuition and fee policy. Acts 2003, No. 1105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.6. Higher Education Initiatives Fund

RS 3129.6 - Higher Education Initiatives Fund  A. The "Higher Education Initiatives Fund", hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund", is hereby created within the state treasury for the purpose of improvement of Louisiana's higher education institutions, including but not limited to improvement of university-based teaching training programs and development of innovative teaching strategies, development of additional distance learning university classrooms, including infrastructure connections and purchase of equipment, and enhancement of library and scientific equipment.  B. The sources of monies deposited into the fund shall be legislative appropriation and grants, gifts, and donations received by the state for the purposes of this Section. Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature and shall be available exclusively for higher education institutions or for the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall develop regulations and guidelines for the distribution and allocation of monies appropriated to the board which shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. A portion of such funds shall be allocated to support dual enrollment programs. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Such monies shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be credited to the fund following compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.  C. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1182, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.  Acts 1997, No. 482, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 1182, §§3 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 585, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2020, No. 204, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.7. Development of state student financial aid plan; master plan

RS 3129.7 - Development of state student financial aid plan; master plan The Board of Regents shall develop and maintain a comprehensive state student financial aid plan that supports the Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education. In developing the plan, the board shall consider all sources of financial aid available to students attending or seeking to attend postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana and the financial needs of such students. The plan shall contain recommendations regarding student financial aid necessary to implement the policies and achieve the goals and objectives defined in the Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education. Prior to the implementation of such recommendations, they shall be reviewed and approved by the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education. Acts 2004, No. 695, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.8. Articulation of credits earned in secondary and postsecondary institutions

RS 3129.8 - Articulation of credits earned in secondary and postsecondary institutions A. The Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaboratively provide for the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive system of articulation of Carnegie Units earned in a secondary school and college credit hours earned in a postsecondary institution. B. The Board of Regents shall cause the postsecondary education management boards to collaboratively provide for the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive system of course articulation between all institutions of public higher education for all college credit units earned in such institutions. C. The articulation plans required in Subsections A and B of this Section shall be implemented not later than July 1, 2010. D.(1) The Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education not later than March fifteenth of each year detailing the progress made in implementing the articulation plan required in Subsection A of this Section. (2) The Board of Regents shall submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education not later than March fifteenth of each year detailing the progress made in implementing the articulation plan required in Subsection B of this Section. Acts 2008, No. 464, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.9. Affordable textbooks and open educational resources

RS 3129.9 - Affordable textbooks and open educational resources  A. Definitions.  (1) "Affordable educational resource" or "AER", means a single or collection of required educational resources that may be offered at no or low cost to a student through a postsecondary education institution or an affiliated college bookstore at a pre-sales tax cost to a student that does not exceed an amount equal to four times the federal minimum wage. AER includes copyright protected material purchased by a library and provided to a student at no cost.  (2) "Course schedule" means a collection or listing of available classes, course sections, or both, published by a postsecondary institution in electronic or printed form prior to the start of an academic term.  (3) "Open educational resource" or "OER" means a teaching, learning, or research resource that is in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use, adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. The term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.  B. Beginning in Fall of 2020, each public postsecondary education institution shall:  (1) Use a conspicuous symbol, logo, or other distinguishing feature to highlight each course included in its course schedule that exclusively utilizes AER or OER course materials and ensure that these course materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-533). Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a postsecondary education institution from including other distinguishing features in its course schedule related to the cost of course materials.  (2) Clearly communicate to students how to access AER and OER course materials.  (3) Provide summary data as requested by the Board of Regents regarding courses that exclusively utilize AER and OER course materials.  (4) Publish the course schedule and any required textbooks which have been reported to the institution on its website prior to opening course registration, but not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of each academic term, and provide this information to LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, individual campus libraries, and other entities or programs as might be specified by the Board of Regents.  Acts 2019, No. 125, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3129.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3129.10. Authority to carry over interagency transfers and self-generated revenues; the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

RS 3129.10 - Authority to carry over interagency transfers and self-generated revenues; the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network  A. The Board of Regents, as the governing authority of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), may retain and carry over into the next fiscal year those balances in LUMCON's interagency transfers and self-generated revenue accounts which remain unexpended at the end of a fiscal year.  B. The Board of Regents, as the governing authority of LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (LOUIS), may retain and carry over into the next fiscal year those balances in LOUIS's interagency transfers and self-generated revenue accounts which remain unexpended at the end of a fiscal year.  Acts 2019, No. 248, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3131 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3131. Orders

RS 3131 - Orders Orders of the Board of Regents issued pursuant to its powers as provided in R.S. 17:3125 to 17:3129 shall be promulgated and issued to and implemented or enforced by the appropriate management board. Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3132 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3132. Channels of communication

RS 3132 - Channels of communication All requests by the Board of Regents for information relative to the exercise of its powers shall be forwarded to the chairman of the appropriate management board, through its secretary, and each management board shall be responsible for providing within a reasonable time the information requested. Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3133 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3133. Public hearings; due process

RS 3133 - Public hearings; due process A. In exercising and fulfilling its powers, duties and functions as specifically enumerated in Article VIII, Section 5(D), Paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Louisiana Constitution, the Board of Regents shall before adopting or issuing an order, rule, regulation, plan, policy or recommendation, hold public hearings at which all students, faculty, staff, administrators, management boards and interested citizens may appear and present testimony. The Board of Regents shall accompany each such order, rule, regulation, plan, policy and recommendation with written reasons therefor, explaining in detail the reasons for its actions. B. The Board of Regents shall submit a copy of any order, rule, regulation, plan, agreement, policy, or recommendation so adopted to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, along with the written reasons and explanations therefor and a summary report of the proceedings of the public hearings conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 2010, No. 648, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3134 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3134. Accountability in higher education; legislative intent; definitions; reporting forms

RS 3134 - Accountability in higher education; legislative intent; definitions; reporting forms A.(1) It is the intent of the legislature that an accountability process be established and implemented to provide for the systematic, ongoing evaluation of quality and effectiveness in the public institutions of higher education in Louisiana that may be used to initiate curriculum, programmatic, funding, policy, or planning changes in higher education. (2) It is further the intent of the legislature that the accountability process monitor performance at the institutional level in each of the major areas of research, student learning and development, faculty development and quality, and to assure that progress toward providing excellent educational programming and opportunities consistent with the institutional role, scope, and mission of each of the public institutions of higher education is being made and funded. B. The accountability process shall be developed by the Board of Regents in a collaborative effort involving each higher education management board. C.(1) The Board of Regents shall be the authorized agency for administration, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the accountability process and is authorized to, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Adopt the appropriate measures, necessary standard definitions, and program guidelines to implement an accountability process for public institutions of higher education. (b) Identify institutional and systemwide performance standards and performance goals. (c) Develop appropriate reporting procedures and formats for use by the institutions in reporting data. (d) Develop a process for allocating funding in an objective and measurable manner designed to assure adequate resources are available to achieve excellent educational programming and opportunity consistent with each institution's role, scope, and mission and to provide incentive and reward for excellence in institutional performance. (e) Submit an annual report to the governor and to the Committees on Education of the Senate and the House of Representatives beginning in 1997. (2) The Board of Regents shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary in implementing this Section, which shall include but shall not be limited to the final recommendations of the Accountability in Public Higher Education Advisory Committee. D. The Board of Regents may require that every public higher education institution submit to it, at a time it specifies, an annual accountability report of institutional effectiveness to include the data as it may determine. E. The provisions of this Section shall be mandatory only to the extent that the necessary funds are appropriated to the Board of Regents for this purpose. Acts 1993, No. 237, §1; Acts 1995, No. 459, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3135 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3135. Requirement to notify campus community of availability of registered sex offender information

RS 3135 - Requirement to notify campus community of availability of registered sex offender information A. In compliance with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(I), each institution of postsecondary education in the state shall issue a statement informing students, faculty, and staff where they can obtain information identifying sex offenders who are enrolled or employed at the institution. At a minimum, the statement shall include information as to how to access the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information and the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. B. The Board of Regents shall develop a policy to insure that each institution of postsecondary education in the state shall issue the statement required by this Section. The policy developed by the board shall include procedures for the receipt and dissemination of such information by the institutions and for the monitoring of the implementation of the procedures by the management board of the institutions. Acts 2003, No. 215, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3136 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3136. Disclosure of postsecondary student education records; access to parents of dependent children

RS 3136 - Disclosure of postsecondary student education records; access to parents of dependent children A. The purpose of this Section is to provide for the access of a parent to view the education records of their dependent child as provided under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. B. The Board of Regents shall require each postsecondary education management board to submit a policy from each of its institutions that provides for the notification to parents that information from an education record of a student may be disclosed to the parent of a dependent child, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code, as provided in this Section and in compliance with 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR 99 et seq., as amended. C.(1) Each policy shall, at a minimum, provide for: (a) Notification to parents of the provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the requirements to access a dependent child's records. (b) A requirement that a parent verify and document that a student is the dependent child of the parent. (2) If circumstances effectively prevent the parent from viewing the student's education record, then the institution may do one of the following: (i) Provide the parent with a copy of the records requested. (ii) Make other arrangements for the parent to view the records requested. (3) An institution may charge a fee to copy or mail an education record which is made for the parent, unless the imposition of such a fee effectively prevents a parent from viewing such records. D. An institution shall provide access to either parent of a dependent child under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and R.S. 9:351, unless evidence has been provided that a court has issued an order revoking these rights. E. Any policy adopted by a public institution of postsecondary education under the provisions of this Section shall comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR 99 et seq., as amended). Acts 2003, No. 540, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3137 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3137. Student information; prohibition on disclosure

RS 3137 - Student information; prohibition on disclosure  A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, no official or employee of any public postsecondary education board or institution shall disclose to anyone for any purpose the following information without the affirmative written consent of the person to which the information pertains:  (1) The contact information or personally identifiable information for a student as listed in student directory information pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. If the student is under the age of eighteen and not emancipated, such information may be shared upon the affirmative written consent of his parent or legal guardian.  (2) The contact information or personally identifiable information for the parent or legal guardian of a student.  B. An official or employee of any public postsecondary education board or institution may disclose such contact information and personally identifiable information:  (1) To an official or employee of any public postsecondary education board or institution or public agency who needs the information to perform his official duties.  (2) In response to a subpoena, discovery request, or court order compelling its production.  C. For the purposes of this Section:  (1) "Contact information" means an electronic mail address or a telephone number.  (2) "Parent or legal guardian" has the same meaning as in R.S. 17:3914.  (3) "Personally identifiable information" has the same meaning as in R.S. 17:3914.  Acts 2020, No. 321, §1.