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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1755. Auditing accounts of loan fund

RS 17:1755 - Auditing accounts of loan fund
The legislative auditor of the state of Louisiana, or any official who succeeds to the duties of said officer, shall, at least once each calendar year, audit the accounts of each parish school loan fund.
Acts 2001, No. 1102, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1756. Local governing authority; contribution to loan fund; scholarships

RS 17:1756 - Local governing authority; contribution to loan fund; scholarships
A. The governing body of each parish may appropriate out of its current revenues each calendar year, as a donation to the parish school loan fund of its parish, a sum or sums which in the aggregate will not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars for each member of the House of Representatives representing that parish in the legislature of Louisiana.
B. The governing body of any parish may grant scholastic expenses or scholarships not to exceed in the aggregate total four thousand dollars per annum to assist worthy high school graduates to attend any state-endowed university or other college or institution of learning in this state, or any business school or college which meets with the approval of the Parish School Loan Fund Committee created by R.S. 17:1752.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 64, §1; Acts 1956, No. 398, §2; Acts 1983, No. 120, §1
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1757. Donations to loan fund from private sources

RS 17:1757 - Donations to loan fund from private sources
Each parish school loan fund may be augmented by donations by private individuals, companies, corporations, or from any other source, and, such donations, when made, shall be used and accounted for in the same manner as will be the moneys made available and appropriated by the governing authority of the parish.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1758. Co-operation of school boards with parish school loan fund committees

RS 17:1758 - Co-operation of school boards with parish school loan fund committees
The parish school boards may cooperate with the parish government, and the parish school loan fund committees in the respective parishes, in assisting worthy high school graduates to continue their education in any state endowed university, college or institution of this state, or any business school or college which meets with the approval of the parish school loan fund committee provided in R.S. 17:1752.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 398, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1759. Applications for loans; interest; maximum loan

RS 17:1759 - Applications for loans; interest; maximum loan
Each parish school loan fund committee shall receive applications for loans, grant or refuse the same to high-school graduates residing within the parish where the committee is domiciled, regulate the rate of interest which shall not exceed four per centum per annum on loans granted, provide for the repayment of all sums loaned, and in general to do and perform all duties in compliance with this Sub-part. No individual shall be permitted in any year of twelve months to borrow a sum in excess of four hundred dollars.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1760. Intention to replace beneficiary scholarships

RS 17:1760 - Intention to replace beneficiary scholarships
The parish school loan fund of each parish shall, under a system of loans rather than donations, replace, upon the expiration of beneficiary scholarships now authorized and in force, all outright donations by police juries to beneficiary students for the purpose of enabling them to attend state endowed universities, colleges and institutions of this state.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1761. Dissolution of parish school loan funds and committees

RS 17:1761 - Dissolution of parish school loan funds and committees
Upon the written declaration by the secretary-treasurer of a parish school loan fund committee that the fund is inactive and no longer serving a public purpose, a parish school loan fund committee, by a majority vote of its members, may provide for the dissolution of the fund and of the committee. Upon dissolution of a parish school loan fund, any assets of such fund shall be distributed by the secretary-treasurer of the loan fund committee to the original contributors in proportion to their original contribution of funds. If the secretary-treasurer certifies in writing to the committee that for good and proper reason all or any part of fund assets cannot be distributed in this manner, those assets that cannot be returned to the original contributors shall be transferred by the committee's secretary-treasurer to the general operating account of the parish school board.
Acts 1989, No. 425, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1791. Higher tuition or fees not to be charged

RS 17:1791 - Higher tuition or fees not to be charged
No student in any state college, university, or institution of higher learning who is granted an athletic scholarship at such institution and who is not a resident of this state shall be charged or required to pay any tuition or fees in an amount in excess of that which is charged students who are residents of this state.
Added by Acts 1956, No 296, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1793.1. §§1793.1 to 1793.4 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 873, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.

RS 17:1793.1 - §§1793.1 to 1793.4 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 873, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1801.1. Hazing education; policies; new student orientation; organizations

RS 17:1801.1 - Hazing education; policies; new student orientation; organizations
A. Not later than August 1, 2018, the Board of Regents shall develop and adopt a uniform policy on hazing prevention. The policy shall define hazing as defined in R.S. 17:1801. Each postsecondary education institution shall adopt the uniform policy developed by the Board of Regents. An institution may expand the definition of hazing to prohibit additional behaviors it determines may be dangerous but shall not otherwise amend the definition.
B.(1) Each new student shall be provided educational information on the dangers of and prohibition on hazing during the new student orientation process in the form of a handbook.
(2) In addition to the requirement provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, beginning in the fall semester of 2019, each new student shall be provided educational information on the dangers of and prohibition on hazing during the new student orientation process either in person or electronically.
(3) If the student receiving the information required by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection is a minor, the information shall also be provided to his parent or legal guardian.
C. Each organization as defined in R.S. 17:1801 shall, as a condition of operating at an institution, adopt the hazing prevention policy that the institution has adopted pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, which shall include possible institutional sanctions against the organization in the event of a reported or confirmed hazing incident, and a policy that prohibits hazing. Each organization shall provide annually at least one hour of hazing prevention education that includes education relative to such policies to all members, prospective members, and anyone who is employed by or volunteers with the organization. The education may be provided in person, electronically, or both. Each organization shall submit a report annually to the institution with which it is affiliated relative to the students, employees, and volunteers receiving such education evidenced by an attestation of such individuals receiving the education.
Acts 2018, No. 640, §1, eff. May 31, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 382, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1802. Cordell Hull Foundation

RS 17:1802 - Cordell Hull Foundation
A. The Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and all other state supported colleges and universities are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the Cordell Hull Foundation in its educational activities.
B. In cooperation and collaboration said universities are hereby authorized to waive tuition fees for scholars attending state supported universities and receiving aid and assistance from the Cordell Hull Foundation.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 200, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1804. Retention and use of permit funds

RS 17:1804 - Retention and use of permit funds
Funds collected by state colleges and universities for parking permits, including any unexpended balances on hand on June 30 of each year, may be reserved and retained indefinitely for use only for future construction and repair and maintenance of parking facilities, including streets, roadways, walks, and walkways leading into such parking facilities and for operation of these parking programs and for all operations incidental to campus related parking; however, no funds appropriated from the state general fund for operating expenses may be expended for construction, repair, or maintenance of parking facilities until all proceeds from such parking permits have been expended.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 353, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1806. Student membership on management boards

RS 17:1806 - Student membership on management boards
A.(1) There shall be one student member on the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, on the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and on the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Each such student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the colleges and universities under the management and supervision of the respective boards.
(2) There shall be two student members on the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. One student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the community colleges under the management and supervision of the board and one student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the vocational-technical schools under the management and supervision of the board.
(3) At the time of the appointment each student member shall be a full-time student at the vocational-technical school, community college, college, or university at which he is enrolled and shall be ineligible to succeed himself. Each student member shall serve for a term of one year, except that each student member selected for a term beginning on September 1, 2001, shall serve only until May 31, 2002; thereafter, their successors shall serve for a term of one year. The student member shall serve until his successor takes office.
B. The student member of each board 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 to which he is appointed.
C. A vacancy in the office of the student member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner as the original appointment was made.
D. The student members shall be selected as provided in this Section for a term beginning on June first of each year.
E. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 93, §2, eff. May 24, 2001.
Added by Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 2, §1; Amended by Acts 1980, No. 515, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 1980; Acts 1987, No. 357, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 93, §§1 and 2, eff. May 24, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1807. Persons over fifty-five; exemption from tuition; fifty percent reduction in cost of textbooks; the Pursuing Rewarding, Innovative, and Meaningful Education (PRIME) Fund

RS 17:1807 - Persons over fifty-five; exemption from tuition; fifty percent reduction in cost of textbooks; the Pursuing Rewarding, Innovative, and Meaningful Education (PRIME) Fund
A. Any person age fifty-five years or over who registers for one or more courses of instruction at a public college or university in this state and who is a resident of this state shall be exempt from the payment of tuition and other registration fees and shall receive a fifty percent reduction in the cost of textbooks, reference books, manuals, and other aids to instruction which are required by any course in which such student is enrolled when purchased from a public college or university operated bookstore. This exemption shall apply regardless of the manner that instruction is provided in the course, including but not limited to in-person instruction, online instruction, or the combination thereof.
B. Any funds lost to any public college or university as a result of this Section shall be reimbursed to the college or university by the state.
C. The tuition exemption and reduction in textbook costs provided in this Section shall be provided only if and to the extent that there are sufficient funds appropriated by the legislature to reimburse the public college or university granting them.
D.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Pursuing Rewarding, Innovative, and Meaningful Education (PRIME) Fund, for the purpose of the reimbursement provided for in this Section. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
(2) After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund all monies received from grants or donations for the purposes of this Section.
(3) Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely as provided in this Section. Disbursements from the fund shall not exceed two hundred dollars per credit hour.
E. The fund shall be administered by the Board of Regents.
F. The fund is in addition to, and separate from, any monies allocated to the institutions under the management and control of a public postsecondary education management board. The availability of the funds shall not in any way substitute, limit, or otherwise affect the allocation of funds otherwise available to those institutions under state or federal laws.
Acts 1990, No. 824, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 307, §1; Acts 2022, No. 471, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1809. Small business development center; University of Louisiana at Monroe; authority to operate

RS 17:1809 - Small business development center; University of Louisiana at Monroe; authority to operate
A. The University of Louisiana at Monroe is hereby authorized to establish and operate a small business development center which may aid and assist small businesses in solving problems inherent in such enterprises. The establishment and operation of the center shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.
B. The university herein named is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the center and providing needed services.
C. The administration of Northeast Louisiana University at Monroe shall develop criteria which shall be used in determining what businesses are small businesses for purposes of qualification for aid and services.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 279, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1810. Small business development and management institute; Southern University at New Orleans; authority to operate

RS 17:1810 - Small business development and management institute; Southern University at New Orleans; authority to operate
A. Southern University at New Orleans is hereby authorized to establish and operate a small business development and management institute which may aid and assist small businesses in solving problems inherent in such enterprises. The establishment and operation of the institute shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
B. Southern University at New Orleans is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the institute and providing needed services.
C. The administration of Southern University at New Orleans shall develop criteria to be used in determining what businesses are small businesses for purposes of qualification for aid and services.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 78, §1
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1811. Awards for Louisiana livestock

RS 17:1811 - Awards for Louisiana livestock
A-D. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
E.(1) For the purpose of improving the quality of livestock exhibited by Louisiana youths, a premium schedule shall be established by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College which will recognize and differentiate Louisiana-bred livestock and reward exhibitors of such livestock in greater proportion than exhibitors of livestock not bred in Louisiana.
(2) Funding for such premiums shall be appropriated to Louisiana State University Center for Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and to Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by the legislature from fees, commissions, and monies collected by the state from race meetings in the amounts provided under R.S. 4:163(L) and from any other sources from which monies may be made available.
(3) Such funds shall be distributed in accordance with the premium schedule at the State Livestock Show held at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, at the six district livestock shows held in Alexandria, Covington, Delhi, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Shreveport, at such other locations as may hereafter be designated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College as sites for district livestock shows, and at the Junior Livestock Show held at Southern University in Baton Rouge.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 275, §1, eff. July 18, 1982. Acts 1984, No. 560, §2, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1812. Small business development and management institute; Northwestern State University at Natchitoches; authority to operate

RS 17:1812 - Small business development and management institute; Northwestern State University at Natchitoches; authority to operate
A. Northwestern State University at Natchitoches is hereby authorized to establish and operate a small business development and management institute which may aid and assist small businesses in solving problems inherent in such enterprises. The establishment and operation of the institute shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.
B. Northwestern University at Natchitoches is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the institute and providing needed services.
C. The administration of Northwestern State University at Natchitoches shall develop criteria to be used in determining what businesses are small businesses for purposes of qualification for aid and services.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 143, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1813. Computer literacy center; Northwestern State University at Natchitoches; authority to operate

RS 17:1813 - Computer literacy center; Northwestern State University at Natchitoches; authority to operate
A. Northwestern State University at Natchitoches is hereby authorized to establish and operate a computer literacy center. The establishment and operation of the center shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.
B. Northwestern State University at Natchitoches is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the center and providing needed services.
Acts 1984, No. 152, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1814. Nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; submission of required data; limitation of liability

RS 17:1814 - Nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; submission of required data; limitation of liability
A. When the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, or any of its member institutions, provide to the Board of Regents confidential student data or records concerning students enrolled in Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities member institutions, pursuant to a law, rule, or regulation, neither the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, nor any member institution thereof, shall be held liable in any court of law for any breach of confidentiality of such information, provided the breach resulted from actions of the Board of Regents or its staff and not from the transmission of the data or records by the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or any of its member institutions prior to the receipt of such data or records by the board.
B. The provisions of this Section shall apply to any student data or records that are confidential under state or federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
Acts 2010, No. 452, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1815. Louisiana Hall of Fame for the Arts; Northwestern State University; creation

RS 17:1815 - Louisiana Hall of Fame for the Arts; Northwestern State University; creation
A. There is hereby created the Louisiana Hall of Fame for the Arts which shall be located at the A. A. Fredericks Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University at Natchitoches and which shall be under the joint sponsorship of Northwestern State University and the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The hall of fame is established to honor and provide suitable recognition to native and resident Louisianians who have demonstrated meritorious development and achieved statewide, national, and international acclaim in the creative and performing arts, namely, dance, music, theater/film, and visual arts.
B. Elections to the Louisiana Hall of Fame for the Arts shall be made by the election board of the hall of fame and shall be made in accordance with guidelines and eligibility requirements set out in the constitution of the hall of fame.
C. The election board of the hall of fame shall be composed of nine members, all representative of the arts named above, who shall be appointed by the governor for terms of five years, except that in making his initial appointments, the governor shall appoint one member to serve for a term of one year, two for two years, two for three years, two for four years, and two for five years. The board shall include representation from the following:
(1) Public and private institutions of higher learning in the state.
(2) State, regional, and city arts councils.
(3) Performing arts journalists.
(4) A representative of the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts and a representative of Northwestern State University, who shall serve as cochairpersons of the board.
D. The election board shall elect a secretary, and may elect other officers as deemed necessary for its efficient operation. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. The board shall appoint from its membership an executive committee which shall draft a constitution for the Louisiana Hall of Fame for the Arts. The constitution shall become effective upon approval by the election board.
E. Nominations to the hall of fame shall be made by any interested person and presented in writing to the board in accordance with the guidelines and procedures outlined in the constitution of the hall of fame.
F. Those persons elected to the hall of fame shall be presented with appropriate awards, and an appropriate public display commemorating the achievements of the recipients shall be placed at the site selected for the hall of fame in the A. A. Fredericks Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Natchitoches.
Acts 1985, No. 119, §1; Acts 2017, No. 374, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.
NOTE: See Acts 2017, No. 374, §5, relative to school name changes on items and products for the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1816. Sickle cell anemia research center; Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge; authority to operate

RS 17:1816 - Sickle cell anemia research center; Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge; authority to operate
A. Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge may establish and operate a sickle cell anemia research center. The establishment and operation of the center shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
B. The purposes of the center are as follows:
(1) To research, develop, and conduct a nationally recognized short and long range research program into the causes of sickle cell disease and its cure.
(2) To establish cooperative relationships between the center, the Louisiana Department of Health, other universities, and national and international associations and agencies.
C. Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge may use all of its colleges or departments in operating the center and providing needed services.
D. Funds may be provided by the state of Louisiana by appropriation from the general fund, from federal funds, or from any other public or governmental source of funding or from any donation, grant, or any other private source of funding.
Acts 1992, No. 319, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1817. Offices of minority health; Southern University Board of Supervisors; authority to create; purposes

RS 17:1817 - Offices of minority health; Southern University Board of Supervisors; authority to create; purposes
A. The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may create and operate an office or offices of minority health. The creation and operation of the office or offices shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the board and of the Board of Regents.
B. The purposes of the office or offices are to conduct research and develop policy as follows:
(1) To monitor behavior, attitudes, and health outcomes over periods of time relative to prevalence of tobacco use among youth and adults, per capita consumption of tobacco products, and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
(2) To evaluate the effectiveness of specific interventions to support ongoing improvement and assure modification of programs that are not accomplishing their goals.
(3) To serve as a resource for policy development at the state and local level, and in the private sector, concerning tobacco use, particularly in public places, including by way of example prevention of exposure to second-hand smoke and work-site cessation services.
C. In the creation and operation of the office or offices of minority health as provided in this Section, the board may provide for staff necessary to operate the office programs, provide support, make grants, monitor contracts and programs, and evaluate these efforts to assure success.
D. Funding for any such office shall be subject to legislative appropriation.
Acts 1999, No. 1319, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1821. Creation; administration

RS 17:1821 - Creation; administration
A. The Elaine P. Nunez Community College is hereby created and established in St. Bernard Parish.
B. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall manage the affairs of the institution created and provided for in this Part.
Acts 1992, No. 341, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1822. Elaine P. Nunez Vocational-Technical Institute and the St. Bernard Parish Community College; merger

RS 17:1822 - Elaine P. Nunez Vocational-Technical Institute and the St. Bernard Parish Community College; merger
A. The Elaine P. Nunez Vocational-Technical Institute is hereby merged with the St. Bernard Parish Community College to form the Elaine P. Nunez Community College which shall be developed, maintained, and managed as a comprehensive community college offering vocational programs as well as one and two-year occupational and academic programs. The academic programs shall be transferrable to other state institutions in accordance with approved program development and articulation agreements among the institutions.
B. The funds, property, and obligations of the institutions that are hereby merged are vested in the Elaine P. Nunez Community College under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges in the same manner and with the same limitations as other institutions in the system.
C. After the effective date of the creation of the Elaine P. Nunez Community College:
(1) All students enrolled in programs in either of the preexisting institutions shall be permitted to complete their programs at no greater cost or different conditions than what would have been the case prior to the merger.
(2) All faculty members and employees at either of the preexisting institutions shall be retained in their positions, pursuant to the same policies and conditions applicable to them under the preexisting institutions, pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph. The administration of the community college, established in this Part, shall undertake a careful and deliberate review of the programs, faculty, and employees of each of the preexisting institutions and provide for a transition consistent with the mission of the community college that provides an opportunity to the faculty and employees of the preexisting institutions to undertake roles in the new institution that are at least equivalent to their roles in the preexisting institutions. Such opportunity shall include provision of additional training or professional development at no cost to the faculty member or employee as is necessary to prepare such faculty member or employee to undertake his role in the community college.
(3) Students, faculty, and employees of the community college shall be entitled to and eligible for all benefits provided by law or regulation for students, faculty, and employees of other two-year institutions of higher education.
Acts 1992, No. 341, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1826.4. Foreign travel; research institutions

RS 17:1826.4 - Foreign travel; research institutions
A. By July 1, 2023, each postsecondary education institution that receives state appropriations and has a research budget of ten million dollars or more shall establish an international travel approval and monitoring program. The program shall require preapproval and screening by the institution for any employment-related foreign travel to foreign adversary countries and employment-related foreign activities engaged in by any faculty member, researcher, or any other research department staff with foreign adversaries. This requirement is in addition to any other travel approval process applicable to the institution.
B.(1) Preapproval by the institution shall be based on the applicant's review and acknowledgment of guidance published by the institution which relates to countries under sanctions or other restrictions imposed by the state or federal government, including any federal license requirement; customs rules; export controls; restrictions on taking institution property, including intellectual property, abroad; restrictions on presentations, teaching, and interactions with foreign colleagues; and other subjects important to the research and academic integrity of the institution.
(2) Preapproval shall be based on the binding commitment of the individual traveler not to violate the institution's limitations on travel and activities abroad and to obey all applicable federal laws. Any person subject to this Section traveling abroad representing their respective institution, upon return, shall report any gifts of funds or promises to pay offered by a foreign adversary or any entity representing the interests of a foreign adversary.
C. The postsecondary education institution shall maintain records of all employment-related foreign travel requests and approvals to foreign adversary countries; expenses reimbursed by the institution or affiliate organization of the institution during travel, including for transportation, food, and lodging; and payments and honoraria received during the travel and activities, including for transportation, food, and lodging. The institution shall keep records of the purpose of the travel and any records related to the foreign activity review. These records shall be retained for at least three years or any longer period of time required by any other applicable state or federal law.
D. The institution shall provide an annual report of travel to foreign adversary countries listing individual travelers, foreign locations visited, and foreign institutions visited to the board of supervisors of the applicable institution.
E. By July 1, 2025, the office of the legislative auditor shall perform an operational audit regarding the implementation of this Section.
Acts 2022, No. 767, §1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 106, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1831. Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies

RS 17:1831 - Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies
A. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, referred to hereinafter in this part as the board, is created as a body corporate.
B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members. Two members from each congressional district shall be appointed by the governor and one or more members shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large. All such appointments shall be made with the consent of the Senate.
C. The terms of the members shall be six years, except that the terms of the initial members shall be as provided in Subsection E of R.S. 17:1832. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and take office.
D.(1) 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 effective date of the vacancy by appointment by the governor, with the consent of the Senate.
(2) Within twenty-four hours after being informed of a vacancy on the board, the president of the board or the officer exercising his duties shall notify the governor by certified mail of the vacancy and the effective date thereof.
Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 4, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 803, §3, eff. Dec. 10, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1833. Domicile, organization, and meetings of board

RS 17:1833 - Domicile, organization, and meetings of board
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 president and a vice-president and such other officers as they deem necessary, whose terms shall be as fixed by the board.
C. Nine 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.
D. 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.
E. The board shall meet in January each year and at other times as fixed by the board or upon call of the president.
Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2023, No. 6, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1834. Transitional provisions

RS 17:1834 - Transitional provisions
A. The State Board of Education created by Section 4 of Article XII of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 shall continue to exercise all power and authority granted to and perform all functions provided for such board by the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 or by law which pertain to state colleges and universities until the first meeting of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities is held as provided in this chapter. Should a vacancy occur on the State Board of Education after midnight of December 31, 1974, and prior to the first meeting of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, it shall be filled by appointment by the governor but any member so appointed shall serve only for such time and for such purposes as are provided in this section and shall not be considered as a member whose term had not expired on December 31, 1974.
B. The obligations heretofore incurred by the State Board of Education created by Article XII, Section 4 of the Constitution of 1921 in connection with any contract or agreement with respect to colleges and universities under its jurisdictions, excluding Southern University, are hereby transferred to the board created in this Section. All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of the higher education functions of the former board shall continue in the performance of those functions, except as to Southern University, for the board herein created and shall retain all rights, privileges and benefits that they enjoyed under the former board.
Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 4, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1835. Bossier Parish Community College; tuition, fees, and charges

RS 17:1835 - Bossier Parish Community College; tuition, fees, and charges
Except as otherwise provided for in R.S. 17:1825(C)(1), the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges is authorized to establish tuition amounts and other fees and charges applicable to students attending Bossier Parish Community College that are consistent with tuition amounts and other fees and charges applicable to students attending other public institutions of higher education in the state which offer associate but not baccalaureate degrees.
Acts 1997, No. 1457, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1851. Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies

RS 17:1851 - Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies
A. The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, referred to hereinafter in this chapter as the board, is created as a body corporate.
B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members to be appointed by the governor, two members from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large. All such appointments shall be made with the consent of the Senate.
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. 17:1852. 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 of the effective date of the vacancy 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.
Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 803, §3, eff. Dec. 10, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1852. Initial members of board; term of office

RS 17:1852 - Initial members of board; term of office
A. The initial members of the board shall be appointed by the governor not later than ten days after the date of the election of members to the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or, if no election is held, no later than the last day on which initial appointments are required by law to be made by the governor to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities. All appointments shall be subject to Senate confirmation. The terms of initial members appointed from congressional districts shall expire as herein set forth for the respective districts from which they are appointed:
(1) First Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1980;
(2) Second Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1978 and one member, December 31, 1980;
(3) Third Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1978;
(4) Fourth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1980;
(5) Fifth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1978 and one member, December 31, 1980;
(6) Sixth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1978;
(7) Seventh Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1980;
(8) Eighth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1978 and one member, December 31, 1980. The term of the initial member appointed at large shall expire on December 31, 1978.
B. Any vacancy in the office of an initial member shall be filled as provided in R.S. 17:1851(D).
Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1853. Domicile, organization, and meetings of board

RS 17:1853 - Domicile, organization, and meetings of board
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. Nine 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.
D. 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.
E. The board shall meet in January each year and at other times as fixed by the board or upon call of the chairman.
Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2023, No. 6, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1854. Transitional provisions

RS 17:1854 - Transitional provisions
A. The State Board of Education created by Section 4 of Article XII of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 shall continue to exercise all power and authority granted to and perform all functions provided for such board by the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 or by law which pertain to Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Southern University system until the first meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is held as provided in R.S. 17:1853(E). Should a vacancy occur on the State Board of Education after midnight of December 31, 1974 and prior to the first meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, it shall be filled by appointment by the governor but any member so appointed shall serve only for such time and for such purposes as are provided in this section and shall not be considered as a member whose term had not expired on December 31, 1974.
B. The obligations heretofore incurred by the State Board of Education created by Article XII, Section 4 of the Constitution of 1921 in connection with any contract or agreement with respect to Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall be preserved and discharged by the board created in this section. All of such obligations and all books, papers, records, money and other property heretofore owned, possessed, controlled or used by the former board in the exercise of its functions with respect to Southern University are hereby transferred to the board created in this section, effective on the date of the first meeting of the board.
Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1855.1. Academic excellence fee; amount; waivers; Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

RS 17:1855.1 - Academic excellence fee; amount; waivers; Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S. 17:1855(A)(2), 3351(A)(5), and 3351.1 and in accordance with Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may provide for the assessment of an academic excellence fee at each institution under its management and supervision effective for the Fall, 2003, academic session and thereafter. The fee shall be in addition to any other tuition or attendance fees and charges established by the board.
B.(1) The fee amount per student shall not exceed ten dollars per credit hour per academic session and shall not exceed one hundred twenty dollars per academic session.
(2) The fee shall not be a cost that is payable by the state on behalf of any student who is a recipient of an award under the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.
(3) The fee shall be paid by all students. However, the board shall establish criteria for waiving the fee in cases of financial hardship as determined by the board. Information relative to such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all prospective students in a timely manner such that each student is informed of the availability of a waiver prior to the student making a final decision concerning attendance at any institution under the management and supervision of the board.
C. Fee proceeds shall be used to promote academic excellence at each institution by enhancing instructional programs. However, no proceeds shall be used to pay the salary of any university or university system administrator.
Acts 2003, No. 1132, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 652, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.