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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3090. Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund

RS 17:3090 - Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund
A. There shall be established as a special fund in the state treasury the Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "ABLE Fund". The assets of the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority reserved for the payment of the obligations of the authority pursuant to its agreements with ABLE program account owners shall be deposited into the ABLE Fund. Funds received by the authority from persons making deposits in an ABLE program account, all interest and investment income earned by the fund, and all other receipts of the authority from any other source which the authority determines appropriate, shall be deposited in the ABLE Fund. Any claim for redemption or withdrawal pursuant to a Louisiana ABLE account owner's agreement shall be solely against the account owner’s portion of the assets of the ABLE Fund. No account owner or beneficiary of a Louisiana ABLE account shall have any claim against the state general fund or other funds or revenue sources of the state.
B. The monies in the ABLE Fund shall be used solely as provided in this Chapter.
C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in ABLE program accounts at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in such fund account and be available in the next fiscal year.
D. The monies in the ABLE Fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with state law and as provided for by program rules, regulations, and guidelines, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the respective fund accounts, following compliance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. However, principal deposited by account owners and interest earned thereon is not public money and therefore is not subject to the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 2017, No. 353, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3091. Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent

RS 17:3091 - Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent
A. In order to help make education affordable and accessible to all citizens of Louisiana, to assist in the maintenance of state institutions of postsecondary education by helping to provide a more stable financial base to these institutions, to provide the citizens of Louisiana with financing assistance for education at an institution of postsecondary education and protection against rising tuition costs, to encourage saving to enhance the ability of citizens to obtain access to institutions of postsecondary education, to encourage academic excellence, to promote a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of all citizens of the state, and to encourage a recognition that financing an education is an investment in the future, there is hereby created the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program which may hereafter be referred to as the "START" Program. The program shall consist of the establishment of education savings accounts by individuals, groups, or organizations and provisions for the routine deposit of funds to cover the future educational costs of a designated beneficiary.
B. The legislature hereby finds that the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program created by this Chapter is an official state function, offered through an agency of the state which receives state appropriations.
C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the START Program shall be a qualified tuition program as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the code as applicable to a qualified tuition program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the START Program continues to meet the code's definition of a qualified tuition program.
(2) Any requirement of this Chapter determined to be more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified tuition program may be modified to conform with code requirement by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1416, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 332, §1, eff. June 6, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3094. Cooperation of state agencies

RS 17:3094 - Cooperation of state agencies
The authority shall develop a plan for the establishment of education saving accounts. The Board of Regents, and any other state agency requested to do so, shall cooperate with the authority and provide technical assistance upon request. To facilitate participation in the program, such plan shall allow for the deposit of small sums of money on a regular, incremental basis.
Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3099.1. Annual financial report; audits

RS 17:3099.1 - Annual financial report; audits
The authority shall be audited in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. A copy of the audit report shall be provided to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives. Copies of the audited financial report also shall be made available, upon request, to persons entering into contracts with the authority and to prospective account owners in education savings accounts.
Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 332, §1, eff. June 6, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3099.2. Effectiveness

RS 17:3099.2 - Effectiveness
The Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority shall undertake operation of the program created by this Chapter upon receipt of an appropriation or an award or donation from any other source sufficient to fund the authority's initial start-up and operational expenses. Funds appropriated, awarded, or donated to the authority for this purpose shall be carried forward from year to year and may be expended by the authority as appropriated. Appropriations to the authority from the Tuition and Savings Fund which remain at the end of each fiscal year shall not be returned to the general fund but shall be deposited in the Tuition and Savings Fund.
Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3100.1. Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent

RS 17:3100.1 - Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent
A. In order to provide the citizens of Louisiana with financing assistance for education, there is hereby created the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program, referred to in this Chapter as the "START K12 Program" or the "program". The program shall consist of the establishment of education savings accounts by individuals, groups, or organizations and provisions for the routine deposit of funds to cover elementary and secondary education costs of a designated beneficiary.
B. The legislature hereby finds that the program created by this Chapter is an official state function, offered through an agency of the state that receives state appropriations.
C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the program shall be a qualified tuition program as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the code as applicable to a qualified tuition program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the program continues to meet the code's definition of a qualified tuition program.
(2) Any requirement of this Chapter determined to be more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified tuition program may be modified to conform with code requirements by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 687, §6, relative to the authorized distribution of funds deposited prior to Jan. 1, 2018, to an education savings account.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3100.4. Cooperation of state agencies

RS 17:3100.4 - Cooperation of state agencies
The authority shall develop a plan for the establishment of education savings accounts. The Board of Regents, and any other state agency requested to do so, shall cooperate with the authority and provide technical assistance upon request. To facilitate participation in the START K12 Program, such plan shall allow for the deposit of small sums of money on a regular, incremental basis.
Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3100.9. Annual financial report; audits

RS 17:3100.9 - Annual financial report; audits
The authority shall be audited in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The audit shall be conducted in conjunction with the audit conducted pursuant to R.S. 17:3099.1. A copy of the audit report shall be provided to the governor and the legislature pursuant to R.S. 24:772. Copies of the audited financial report also shall be made available, upon request, to persons entering into contracts with the authority and to prospective account owners in education savings accounts.
Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3100.10. Effectiveness

RS 17:3100.10 - Effectiveness
The authority shall undertake operation of the program created by this Chapter upon receipt of an appropriation or an award or donation from any other source sufficient to fund the authority's initial start-up and operational expenses. Funds appropriated, awarded, or donated to the authority for this purpose shall be carried forward from year to year and may be expended by the authority as appropriated. Appropriations to the authority from the Tuition and Savings Fund which remain at the end of each fiscal year shall not be returned to the general fund but shall be deposited in the Tuition and Savings Fund.
Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3101. Declaration of purpose

RS 17:3101 - Declaration of purpose
The maintenance and preservation of the normal educational process at the institutions of higher learning of the state of Louisiana and the ability of each individual student to pursue an education are essential to the welfare of the State of Louisiana.
The purpose of this Chapter is to accord such processes and pursuits the fullest protection from interference and disruption.
It is recognized that attendance by a student and employment of faculty, administrators and all other employees at an institution of higher learning are not compulsory as to individuals concerned. Their presence at the institution of higher learning is a privilege, not a right; it is optional and voluntary.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3102. Definitions

RS 17:3102 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Institution of higher learning" means any state owned and operated college or university now or hereafter established, and includes all state owned and operated junior colleges and branches of such colleges and universities.
(2) "Normal educational process" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the privilege and ability of students, faculty, administrators and other personnel to study, teach, administer and perform their duties at the institution of higher learning as well as to do all things necessary and incidental to these pursuits.
(3) "Student" means any person who is enrolled at any institution of higher learning.
(4) "Member of the faculty" means any person employed by the institution of higher learning to instruct students.
(5) "Member or employee of the administrative staff" includes all other persons employed by the institution of higher learning.
(6) "Governing authority" means the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, as relates to the power and authority of that body to govern the affairs of that university, and means the Louisiana State Board of Education, as relates to the power and authority of that board to govern all other state owned and operated colleges and universities.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3103. Disruptive acts defined; dismissal and notification thereof

RS 17:3103 - Disruptive acts defined; dismissal and notification thereof
Any student, member of the faculty, administrative official or other employee of any institution of higher learning of this state who:
(1) Organizes, and/or participates in, and/or holds himself out to be a part of any demonstration, protest, riot or other activity on or immediately adjacent to the grounds of any such institution, the effect of which is willfully to interfere with or disrupt the normal educational process or administration at such institution; or
(2) Enters into any building or structure of such institution alone or as a member of a group, when the effect of such entry into or presence within the building or structure is willfully to interfere with or disrupt the normal educational process or administration at such institution; or
(3) Willfully destroys, defaces, disfeatures, disfigures or in any other way damages public property on the grounds of said institution; or
(4) Willfully fails to obey any lawful order of a peace officer or any person to whom is delegated the authority to act in such capacity at said institution; or
(5) In any way willfully and directly aids, abets or encourages any of the foregoing acts may be expelled or dismissed from such institution effective immediately upon written notification of expulsion or dismissal signed by the president or his designated representative and delivered by registered mail at the last known address of the recipient. Any person so dismissed or expelled shall have the right to appeal the decision by which such action was taken. All appeals shall be heard by a panel which shall be composed of the members of the governing authority of the institution of higher learning; provided, however, that either or both of said authorities may adopt rules and regulations authorizing the president of the governing authority to appoint a special panel, composed of not less than three nor more than five members of the governing authority, to hear any appeal presented to it, and in such case the decision of the special panel shall constitute the decision of the governing authority in the same manner and to the same extent as if the hearing had been before the whole membership of the governing authority.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3104. Content of notification of dismissal

RS 17:3104 - Content of notification of dismissal
The notice of expulsion or dismissal shall specifically set forth the ground or grounds upon which expulsion or dismissal is based, as well as contain a short and clear statement of the facts upon which the expulsion or dismissal is based. In addition, the notice shall inform the recipient that he may, within thirty days after the date of expulsion or dismissal order, request a hearing before the governing authority of the particular institution of higher learning in which he is enrolled and/or employed. The hearing before the governing authority shall be held and its decision rendered not later than thirty days after the date of the request for such hearing by the individual concerned.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3105. Rules and regulations; tenure laws

RS 17:3105 - Rules and regulations; tenure laws
The governing authority of the various institutions of higher learning may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of hearings to be held under the provisions of this Chapter. Nothing in this Sub-Part shall be construed as authorizing the dismissal of a teacher except for the commission of any of the acts herein prohibited. In all other cases of dismissal of a teacher, the tenure laws of this state shall apply. All rules and regulations so adopted shall conform to the applicable provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3106. Recording the fact of dismissal

RS 17:3106 - Recording the fact of dismissal
Thirty days after expulsion or, if a hearing is demanded, the completion of the hearing, if the governing authority sustains the order expelling a student, a notation shall be made on the student's transcript reflecting the date of and the reasons for the expulsion.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3107. Prohibition against enrolling or employing dismissed student, faculty or employee

RS 17:3107 - Prohibition against enrolling or employing dismissed student, faculty or employee
No student, faculty member, member of the administrative staff or other employee expelled or dismissed under the provisions of this Chapter shall be eligible to be enrolled or employed in any capacity in any state owned and operated institution of higher learning in this state for a period of one year from the date of the expulsion or dismissal.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3108. Exemptions; peaceful and lawful assembly; labor disputes

RS 17:3108 - Exemptions; peaceful and lawful assembly; labor disputes
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent lawful assembly and peaceful and orderly petition for the redress of grievances, including any labor dispute between an institution of higher learning and its employees, or any contractor or subcontractor or any employees thereof. Providing that nothing herein contained shall apply to a bona fide legal labor organization or to any of its legal activities such as picketing, lawful assembly or concerted activities in the interest of its members for the purpose of accomplishing or securing more favorable wage standards, hours of employment and working conditions.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3109. State of emergency; request by president of institution of higher learning for proclamation

RS 17:3109 - State of emergency; request by president of institution of higher learning for proclamation
During any time of riot, tumult or similar emergency or in the event of reasonable apprehension of immediate danger thereof, and upon a finding by the president of an institution of higher learning that the safety of students, faculty and/or employees is imperiled or likely to be imperiled thereby and a further determination that the local law enforcement agencies have failed, refused or for any reason are unable to enforce any applicable laws of this state, the president shall request that the governor proclaim the existence of a state of emergency within the confines of the campus and that all means available to the governor be utilized to restore peace and order to said campus.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3121. Board of Regents; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies; responsibilities

RS 17:3121 - Board of Regents; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies; responsibilities
A. The Louisiana Board of Regents, referred to hereinafter in this chapter as the board, is created as a body corporate.
B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate, who are electors of the state. Two members shall be from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large.
C. The terms of the members shall be six years, except that the terms of the initial members shall be as provided in R.S. 17:3122. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and take office.
D. A vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term within thirty days after the date on which the vacancy occurs by appointment by the governor, with the consent of the Senate. Within twenty-four hours after being informed of a vacancy on the board, the chairman of the board or the officer exercising his duties shall notify the governor by certified mail of the vacancy and the effective date thereof.
E. The board shall be the representative of public higher education and be responsible for providing advice and recommendations concerning higher education to the governor and the legislature.
Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2011, No. 418, §2, eff. July 12, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 803, §3, eff. Dec. 10, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3121.1. Student membership on the board

RS 17:3121.1 - Student membership on the board
A. There shall be one student member of the Board of Regents. The student member shall be elected to the board by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents-elect of the colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the board. The board shall establish procedures for the election of the student member by the newly elected council of student body presidents to assure representation from each management system under the board's jurisdiction within a reasonable number of years to be established by the board. The newly elected council of student body presidents shall meet upon the call of the incumbent student member. Such meeting shall occur after the spring election of all student body presidents of the member colleges and universities and before May thirty-first of each year.
B. The student member shall be elected for a one-year term beginning on June first of each year, except that the student member elected for a term beginning on September 1, 2001, shall serve only until May 31, 2002. A student member shall be elected in the manner provided in Subsection A of this Section and as otherwise provided by the board for a one-year term beginning September 1, 2001; thereafter, a student member shall be elected for a one-year term beginning on June first of each year. The student member shall serve until his successor takes office.
C. The student member shall have all the privileges and rights of other board members and shall receive the same per diem, travel, and other expenses as other members of the board.
D. A vacancy in the office of the student member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner provided in Subsection A herein and as otherwise provided by the board.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 275, §1, eff. July 13, 1981; Acts 1987, No. 357, §1; Acts 2001, No. 93, §1, eff. May 24, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3122. Initial members of board; term of office

RS 17:3122 - Initial members of board; term of office
A. Each member of the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education created by Article XII, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 appointed by the governor whose term had not expired on December 31, 1974, shall become an initial member of the Louisiana Board of Regents until the term to which he was appointed expires. No later than January 5, 1975, the governor shall appoint such additional initial members as are necessary to complete the membership of the board. In making his appointments the governor shall designate the expiration date of the term to which each initial member is appointed. Such designation shall be made in such manner as to cause the terms of five initial members to expire in 1976, five in 1978 and five in 1980. The appointment of initial members shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:3121(B).
B. Any vacancy in the office of an initial member shall be filled as provided in R.S. 17:3121(D).
Acts 1974, Ex.Sess. No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3123. Domicile, organization, and meetings of board; rules

RS 17:3123 - Domicile, organization, and meetings of board; rules
A. The board shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge.
B. The members of the board shall elect from among their number a chairman and a vice-chairman and such other officers as they deem necessary, whose terms shall be as fixed by the board.
C. Eight members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and all official action of the board shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the members of the board.
D.(1) The board shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings and official actions. All papers, documents and records appertaining to the board shall be filed at the domicile of the board.
(2) All rules adopted by the board, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of the board's affairs, and those adopted in exercising and fulfilling its duties and functions as specifically enumerated in Article VIII, Section 5(D) of the Louisiana Constitution, shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(3) The board shall submit a copy of any order, rule, regulation, plan, agreement, policy, or recommendation, other than those regulating only the internal management of the board's affairs, that is not adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act 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 any public hearings conducted prior to the adoption of such order, rule, regulation, plan, policy, or recommendation.
E. The board shall meet in January each year and at other times as fixed by the board or upon call of the chairman. The board shall meet at least twice yearly with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section 5(D) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
F. The first meeting of the board shall be held in Baton Rouge on the call of the governor within ten days after the appointment by the governor of initial members of the board. In no event shall the first meeting of the board be held later than January 15, 1975.
Acts 1974, Ex. Sess. No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2010, No. 648, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2023, No. 6, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3123.1. Commissioner of higher education; appointment; qualifications; powers, duties and functions; compensation

RS 17:3123.1 - Commissioner of higher education; appointment; qualifications; powers, duties and functions; compensation
A. The Board of Regents shall appoint a commissioner of higher education to administer and implement board programs and policies and who shall possess such qualifications and have such other powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities as established by the board or as provided by law.
B. The commissioner of higher education shall be appointed by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the Board of Regents and shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
C. The salary of the commissioner of higher education shall be determined by the Board of Regents.
Acts 2010, No. 648, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 854, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3123.2. Internet broadcast of board and committee meetings; archives

RS 17:3123.2 - Internet broadcast of board and committee meetings; archives
A. The board shall broadcast over the Internet live audio and video streams of all its board and committee meetings held in Baton Rouge.
B. All meetings broadcast in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall be recorded, archived, and made accessible to the public for at least one year after the date of the meeting.
C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all meetings of the board and its committees, but shall not apply to executive sessions held in accordance with the Louisiana Open Meetings Law as provided in R.S. 42:11 et seq.
D. The audio and video records created pursuant to this Section shall not be construed in a manner to be the official record, or any part of the official record, of the proceedings of a meeting of the board or any of its committees.
E. If the board is precluded from fulfilling the requirements of this Section due to a technical problem beyond its control, or when the only meeting room available lacks the equipment necessary to facilitate Internet broadcast, the failure to broadcast or record the proceedings of a meeting of the board or any of its committees shall not be construed to be a violation of the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2010, No. 696, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3124. Transitional provisions

RS 17:3124 - Transitional provisions
A. The Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education created by Section 7 of Article XII of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 shall continue to have and exercise all power and authority granted to and perform all functions provided for such board by the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 or by law until the first meeting of the Louisiana Board of Regents is held as provided in R.S. 17:3123.
B. On and after the date of the first meeting of the board, the contractual obligations heretofore incurred by the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education shall be discharged by the Louisiana Board of Regents. All books, papers, records, money and other property heretofore owned, possessed, controlled or used by the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education in the exercise of its functions and, to the extent practicable and necessary, all employees heretofore engaged in the performance of the functions of the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education are hereby transferred to the Louisiana Board of Regents effective on the date of the first meeting of the board and subject to all applicable state civil service rules and regulations and those of the applicable employees' retirement systems.
Acts 1974, Ex.Sess. No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3125. Power to revise or eliminate programs

RS 17:3125 - Power to revise or eliminate programs
The Board of Regents shall have the power to revise or eliminate an existing degree program, department of instruction, division, or similar subdivision of any public institution of higher education.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3127. Power with respect to new institutions

RS 17:3127 - Power with respect to new institutions
The Board of Regents shall have the power to study the need for and feasibility of any new institution of post-secondary education, including branches of institutions and conversion of two-year institutions to institutions offering longer courses of study. If the creation of a new institution, the addition of another management board, or the transfer of an existing institution from one board to another is proposed the Board of Regents shall report its written findings and recommendations to the legislature within one year. Only after the report has been filed, or, after one year if no report is filed, may the legislature take affirmative action on such a proposal and then only by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3128. Power to formulate master plan; mission establishment

RS 17:3128 - Power to formulate master plan; mission establishment
A.(1) The Board of Regents shall have the power to formulate and make timely revision of a master plan for postsecondary education. As a minimum, the plan shall include a formula for equitable distribution of funds to the institutions of postsecondary education. The board shall submit its plan and formula for funding to the governor and the legislature.
(2)(a) The Board of Regents shall, at a minimum, review the master plan for postsecondary education at least once every four years and revise as deemed necessary and appropriate.
(b) The board shall review and submit a revised master plan to the governor and the legislature not later than September 1, 2019.
B.(1) After consultation with each postsecondary education management board, the chancellor, and the president of each public institution of postsecondary education, the Board of Regents shall devise, describe, and establish a mission for each public college and university system and for each institution within each system. Each mission statement shall be included in and form the basis of the master plan provided for in Subsection A of this Section. Initial mission statements shall be completed no later than January 15, 1989. These mission statements shall be reviewed at least once every four years and revised as necessary and appropriate in order to achieve and maintain the institutional balance necessary for diversity, access, and excellence.
(2) The Board of Regents shall make such recommendations for legislative or gubernatorial action necessary to support the development of each system and institution as provided in its mission statement. Not later than January thirtieth of each year, the board shall submit a report to the legislature and the governor on the status of postsecondary education relative to the mission statements, including in such report all revisions since the last report and any recommendations for legislative or gubernatorial action.
(3) Each mission statement devised pursuant to this Section shall include all of the following:
(a) The intended role and scope of each system and institution, including descriptions of its geographic service area and the student population intended to be served.
(b) Its public service contribution.
(c) Its academic and research goals, including descriptions of programs being emphasized.
(d) Its contribution toward and proper role in the collective goals of public postsecondary education of diversity, access, and excellence.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1987, No. 241, §1, eff. July 3, 1987; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2010, No. 447, §1, eff. June 22, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 400, §1, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 21, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3128.1. Power to survey, evaluate, and implement incubator facilities on state college and university campuses

RS 17:3128.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3129.5. State tuition and fee policy; Board of Regents; study and formulate; legislative approval of authority to increase tuition or fees; implementation; reports

RS 17:3129.5 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3129.6. Higher Education Initiatives Fund

RS 17:3129.6 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3129.7. Development of state student financial aid plan; master plan

RS 17:3129.7 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3129.9. Affordable textbooks and open educational resources

RS 17:3129.9 - Affordable textbooks and open educational resources
A. As used in Subsection B of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(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; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3129.10. Authority to carry over interagency transfers and self-generated revenues; the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

RS 17:3129.10 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3131. Orders

RS 17:3131 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3132. Channels of communication

RS 17:3132 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3133. Public hearings; due process

RS 17:3133 - 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.