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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3365. Transfer of lease; sublease; mortgage on structure and lease

RS 17:3365 - Transfer of lease; sublease; mortgage on structure and lease
A. With the prior written consent and approval of the board, all or any portion of the property or the improvements constructed thereon may be assigned or subleased under such terms and conditions as authorized by the board. The board may lease back all or any portion of the property or the improvements constructed thereon under such terms and conditions as authorized by the board. The term of any assignment, sublease or leaseback may equal but not exceed the term of the original lease.
B. Lessees may grant mortgages on the improvements erected on the leased premises and on the lease, but all such mortgages, as well as the rights of the mortgagees, shall be subject to the rules and regulations and to all the provisions of this Part.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1985, No. 416, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3366. Assistance to college or university sponsored organizations in construction or maintenance of house

RS 17:3366 - Assistance to college or university sponsored organizations in construction or maintenance of house
Each board may assist any college or university sponsored organization under the supervision of said college or university in the erection, construction or maintenance of facilities on the grounds of the university by unconditionally endorsing or guaranteeing any loan heretofore or hereafter made by any person for such purpose, and in such a manner, for such terms, and on such conditions as the board deems advisable. No such loan shall be so endorsed or guaranteed until the amount, terms and conditions of the loan have been approved by the State Bond Commission; however, this requirement shall not apply to loans endorsed or guaranteed prior to the effective date of this Subpart, or to renewals of such loans.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3367. Authority to execute mineral leases on college and university lands; term; use of revenues

RS 17:3367 - Authority to execute mineral leases on college and university lands; term; use of revenues
A. Each board is authorized to execute and fix the terms and conditions of oil, gas and mineral leases upon any lands owned in whole or in part by the board or held by it for the use and benefit of any college or university under its supervision and management for the purpose of exploration, development, drilling and mining for oil, gas and other minerals in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, Sections 4 and 5 of the 1974 Constitution of the state of Louisiana.
B. Each lease sought to be executed under authority of this Section shall require the prior approval of the State Mineral and Energy Board.
C.(1) Revenues from oil, gas, and mineral leases executed by each board as authorized in Subsection A of this Section shall be allocated to the board which executed the lease, or its successor, and shall be used by the recipient board solely for the benefit of the college or university located on the leased properties. As to each such college or university, these revenues shall be in addition to any other revenues or funds appropriated or otherwise provided for or available to the college or university, and in no case shall any of these revenues be computed or considered by the division of administration or otherwise in determining the amounts to be appropriated to or for the college or university in the general appropriation act or any other act, and in no case shall these revenues, or any part of them, be computed or considered in determination of the allocation of funds under the Board of Regents appropriation formula for higher education.
(2) The revenues received under this Subsection for a college or university shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) To alleviate safety hazards and other bona fide emergency conditions.
(b) To make needed major repairs to buildings, grounds, streets, and parking lots, purchase land, and upgrade utility systems of that institution.
(c) For new capital construction or capital acquisitions.
(d) For establishment of permanent endowment funds from which investment earnings are used for scholarships or as salaries or a supplement for salaries or for other expenses directly related to scholarly work for faculty members at the college or university.
(e) For other operating expenses upon approval of the appropriate public postsecondary education management board.
(3) In order to ensure that the highest priority shall be given to the projects aimed at preserving and improving existing facilities, the Board of Regents shall recommend priorities for emergencies and major repairs required on the college and university campuses.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 474, §1; Acts 1991, No. 897, §1; Acts 2009, No. 196, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 395, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3371. Student loan funds

RS 17:3371 - Student loan funds
A. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is the official custodian and responsible for the administration of the diamond jubilee loan fund.
B. Each board is the official custodian and responsible for the administration of all funds created and held in trust for the purpose of making loans to needy students at any of the colleges and universities under its supervision and management. It shall have full power to sue for the recovery of any unpaid loans made from such funds.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3381. Transportation for college students; transportation for other students subject to restrictions; authority to establish and collect bus transportation fees

RS 17:3381 - Transportation for college students; transportation for other students subject to restrictions; authority to establish and collect bus transportation fees
A. A city, parish, or other local public school board may enter into contracts with individuals, partnerships, or corporations domiciled in this state to furnish transportation to students attending any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or may furnish such transportation themselves, and pay for the same in the manner provided for defraying other expenses. Students receiving transportation may be charged a bus transportation fee in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of providing the transportation service. A school board shall establish such fees and shall provide for their collection.
B. A city or parish school board may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with this Section under which students other than qualified college students, such as exceptional or vocational-technical students, may be transported. However, the provision of transportation to such other students shall not result in the denial of transportation to an otherwise qualified college student nor result in the increase of the direct cost of buses and salaries and expenses of bus operators incurred by the school board in providing such transportation. Students receiving transportation may be charged a bus transportation fee in an amount sufficient to completely offset the actual cost of providing the transportation service. A school board shall establish such fees and shall provide for their collection.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 298, §1; Acts 1986, No. 863, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3382. Teacher certification programs in instruction of elementary school French

RS 17:3382 - Teacher certification programs in instruction of elementary school French
A. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College are hereby required to direct institutions under their control which presently offer teacher certification programs in the instruction of high school French, to similarly offer teacher certification programs in the instruction of elementary school French.
B. The provisions of Subsection A shall not be construed to prevent an institution from offering teacher certification in elementary school French even though said institution lacks a teacher certification program in high school French.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3386. Surplus funds; retention; use; exceptions

RS 17:3386 - Surplus funds; retention; use; exceptions
A. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, any public college or university or any consortium of colleges and universities which adopts a building and facility preventative maintenance program approved by the Board of Regents may retain any funds appropriated or allocated to such college, university, or consortium thereof from the state general fund which remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, provided that not less than fifty percent of such retained funds shall be maintained by the college, university, or consortium thereof in a preventative maintenance reserve fund, and the monies from such reserve fund shall be used solely for preventative maintenance purposes in accordance with the approved plan. Retained funds shall be spent only on nonrecurring projects and such expenditures are subject to approval by the appropriate postsecondary education management board, the Board of Regents, and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Such expenditures shall be contained in a report submitted to the Board of Regents no later than September fifteenth.
B. Before approving the building and facility preventative maintenance program of a public college, university, or consortium thereof, the Board of Regents shall determine that the college, university, or consortium thereof has a preventative maintenance reserve fund.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any state general fund appropriation which was made for a specific purpose in the General Appropriation Act for any fiscal year and which remains unexpended or unobligated at the end of any fiscal year. Such monies shall not be retained by any institution identified in Subsection A of this Section.
D. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, no public postsecondary education institution as provided in Subsection A of this Section may carry forward more than two percent of its prior fiscal year's state general fund appropriation or allocation under the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section.
E. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an institution that is determined by the Board of Regents to have met the short-term targets established in the performance agreement entered into pursuant to Part II of Chapter 24 of this Title (R.S. 17:3139, et. seq.) may retain any funds appropriated or allocated to such college, university, or consortium thereof, excluding those as specified in Subsection C of this Section, which remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, in accordance with R.S. 17:3139.5(5)(a)(i) and such funds shall be used at the institution's discretion.
Acts 1988, No. 912, §1; Acts 1995, No. 910, §1, eff. June 28, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1478, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2010, No. 741, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 418, §1, eff. July 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3387. Bus transportation to and from postsecondary institutions; authority of postsecondary institutions including vocational-technical schools to contract; payment of costs

RS 17:3387 - Bus transportation to and from postsecondary institutions; authority of postsecondary institutions including vocational-technical schools to contract; payment of costs
A. Any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may enter into contracts with individuals, partnerships, or corporations domiciled in this state to furnish bus transportation to students attending the respective institution.
B. Bus transportation to and from postsecondary education institutions may be provided, under this Section, for students along major transportation routes of the normal enrollment area and where routes can be economically justified.
C. The direct costs of providing such transportation, including salaries and expenses of bus operators, shall be borne by the individual institutions and the costs shall be paid out of student fees assessed to those students who use such transportation. The management boards may provide for the establishment and collection of fees to cover the cost of such transportation or a portion of such cost.
Acts 1987, No. 368, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3388. Fluency in the English language; faculty; evaluation; certification; penalties

RS 17:3388 - Fluency in the English language; faculty; evaluation; certification; penalties
A.(1) After September 1, 1992, no member of the instructional faculty who has failed to demonstrate fluency in the English language shall teach any course in any public college or university. The higher education management boards shall adopt and implement procedures that are consistent with Board of Regents policy to assess and certify the English fluency of every member of the instructional faculty.
(2) Certification shall be submitted to the Board of Regents in the form and manner it prescribes. Such submission, however, shall occur not later than one year following the employment of a member of the instructional faculty.
B. "Instructional faculty" as used in this Section shall mean every member of an institution of higher education, other than visiting faculty but including graduate teaching assistants, who teaches one or more undergraduate credit courses. However, nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to include the requirement of English fluency instruction in any of the following courses:
(a) Foreign language courses or courses designed to be taught predominately in a foreign language.
(b) Student participatory and activity courses such as clinics, studios, seminars, and laboratories.
(c) Special arrangement courses such as individualized instruction and independent study courses.
(d) Continuing education courses.
Acts 1991, No. 754, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3391. Student records; outstanding student debt; student loan default

RS 17:3391 - Student records; outstanding student debt; student loan default
A. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Debt" means any money, obligation, claim, or sum, due or owing, or alleged to be due or owing, from a student.
(2) "Default" means the failure of a borrower to repay a loan according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each public postsecondary education management board may adopt a policy to prohibit the institutions under its supervision and management from doing any of the following:
(1) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt.
(2)(a) Condition the provision of a transcript for a current or former student on the payment of a debt other than a fee charged to provide the transcript or enrollment in a repayment plan.
(b) Any repayment plan established as a precondition of providing a transcript shall include a monthly payment amount. The monthly payment amount shall be established with consideration of the current or former student's ability to pay and shall not exceed fifteen percent of the student's monthly income.
(3) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript or provide any other less favorable treatment because a student or former student owes a debt.
(4) Use transcript issuance as a debt collection tool.
(5) Withhold services from a current or former student who is in default on a federal loan. Services that shall not be withheld include but are not limited to:
(a) Providing grades.
(b) Providing a diploma.
(c) Course registration services.
(d) Issuing transcripts.
Acts 2020, No. 334, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3392. Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency

RS 17:3392 - Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, public and nonpublic postsecondary education systems, public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions, and public and nonpublic postsecondary education management boards, and the officers, employees, and agents thereof shall not be held liable for any civil damages for injury or death resulting from or related to actual or alleged exposure to COVID-19 or acts undertaken in the effort to respond or adapt to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
B. There shall be no cause of action related to a person contracting COVID-19 at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution, other public or nonpublic postsecondary education facility, or at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution sponsored event, which is based on the actions or failure to act by the institution's officers, employees, or agents in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
C. This Section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits provided under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law.
D. The provisions of this Section shall be limited to claims related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
E. The public and nonpublic postsecondary education systems, public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions, and public and nonpublic postsecondary education management boards, and the officers, employees, and agents thereof may not avail themselves of the immunity provided for by this Section if the action or failure to act was in violation of a policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the public or nonpublic postsecondary education system, public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution, or public or nonpublic postsecondary education management board or was in violation of any procedure mandated by law or by rule or regulation adopted by a federal or state agency in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, and such action or inaction is determined to be grossly negligent or wanton or reckless misconduct.
Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.
NOTE: Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §4, provides that the Act has retroactive application to March 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3394.1. Community and technical colleges facilities improvement and enhancement; intent

RS 17:3394.1 - Community and technical colleges facilities improvement and enhancement; intent
It is the intent of the legislature to ensure that the institutions of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System are responsive to the workforce needs of this state. This Part enumerates specific facilities within that system which have been determined to be extraordinarily vital to the state's response to the need for a competent and skilled workforce and which are in need of capital improvement or enhancement. The authorities granted to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges pursuant to this Part are intended to facilitate the finance of capital improvements and enhancements for the projects enumerated herein and to ensure their completion in an expeditious manner.
Acts 2007, No. 391, §1, eff. June 30, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 220, §7, eff. June 14, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3394.2. Definitions

RS 17:3394.2 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Annual appropriation dependency clause" shall mean a clause which shall be included in any financing arrangement which provides that if, after a diligent and good faith effort by the state to appropriate funds for the payment of sums due under a financing agreement, such funds are not appropriated, such agreement shall be terminated, and the state shall not be liable for the payment of further sums due thereunder.
(2) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
(3) "Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation which may be utilized to accomplish the purposes of this Part.
(4) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(5) "Project" means the acquisition, purchase, construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion of a public facility, to be financed as authorized and provided in this Part and R.S. 17:3361, et seq., to be limited to those public facilities and purposes identified in R.S. 17:3394.3.
(6) "Public facilities" means buildings, equipment, and other permanent property or immovable property of the colleges within the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, as specifically identified in R.S. 17:3394.3.
Acts 2007, No. 391, §1, eff. June 30, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 220, §7, eff. June 14, 2008; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396. Purpose

RS 17:3396 - Purpose
The Louisiana Legislature recognizes that economic development can be fostered by the encouragement of advanced technologies and better employment opportunities and that Louisiana must promote research and economic development opportunities through the encouragement of high technology. The legislature therefor authorizes the establishment of the Research Park Corporation as a public, nonprofit corporation authorized to create, develop, construct, operate, manage, and finance a research and development park in cooperation with the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the governing authority of the appropriate municipality or parish.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1; Acts 1995, No. 912, §2, eff. June 28, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.1. Construction of part; supplemental and additional nature

RS 17:3396.1 - Construction of part; supplemental and additional nature
This Part shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.2. Definition of corporation

RS 17:3396.2 - Definition of corporation
As used in this Part, unless the context clearly indicates or requires other or different meaning or intent, the word "corporation" shall mean the nonprofit corporation authorized to be formed by this Part or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation by this Part. It is further declared that any such corporation shall not constitute an instrumentality of the state, a state agency, board, or commission, or a political subdivision.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.3. Functions of corporation

RS 17:3396.3 - Functions of corporation
A. There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a public nonprofit corporation to be known as the "Research Park Corporation". Said corporation shall have its principal place of business in the appropriate municipality or parish.
B. The purpose and functions of the corporation shall be as follows:
(1) To promote the development of high technology industries and research in Louisiana.
(2) To create, develop, construct, operate, manage, and finance research and development parks.
(3) To increase opportunities for employment in Louisiana.
(4) To promote research and development in Louisiana.
(5) To promote cooperation between the public and the private sector with respect to research and development.
(6) To promote and assist institutions of higher education under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in the field of research and development.
(7) To promote and assist the governing authority of the appropriate municipality or parish to encourage research and development, to increase opportunities for employment, and to attract high technology industries in such area.
(8) To attract nationally prominent scientists and researchers to the appropriate municipality or parish, to Louisiana, and to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
(9) To maximize the research capabilities of the state.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.5. Powers

RS 17:3396.5 - Powers
In addition to the powers granted it by the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the corporation shall have the following powers and authorities:
(1) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, improve, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein.
(2) To receive and accept from any agency of the United States or any agency of the state of Louisiana or any municipality, parish, or other political subdivision thereof, or from any individual, association, or corporation, gifts, grants, or donations of monies or other property for achieving any of the purposes of this Part, and to invest and disperse funds of the corporation.
(3) To create, develop, construct, operate, manage, and finance research and development parks, related facilities, and infrastructure.
(4) To receive and accept from any source loans, contributions, or grants for or in aid of any purpose of the corporation, or the financing thereof in either money, property, labor, or other things of value.
(5) From time to time to borrow money and incur debt.
(6) To make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs.
(7) To make and enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying out of business.
(8) To make and enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with the United States, or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual.
(9) To delegate authority to any agent or establish any committee in order to accomplish the purposes of the corporation.
(10) To mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber the property, real, personal, or mixed, or facilities, or revenues of the corporation as security for notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other obligations of the corporation and to assign or pledge all or any portion of its interest in property, corporeal or incorporeal, and the revenues therefrom.
(11) To maintain an inventory of research efforts in Louisiana.
(12) To attract investments in research and development and high technology industries by focusing attention on various educational, cultural, scientific, and economic activities in Louisiana and by assisting potential investors with information requested to determine whether to invest in Louisiana.
(13) To hire an executive director or president, who shall be an employee of the corporation, to manage the day to day affairs of the corporation.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.6. Liability of board members

RS 17:3396.6 - Liability of board members
No member of the board of directors of the corporation shall be liable personally for any indebtedness issued by the corporation or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.8. Applicability of other laws

RS 17:3396.8 - Applicability of other laws
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. Until thirty days prior to the date the board of directors is scheduled to consummate a final sale or lease of any immovable property owned by the corporation, the board may meet in executive session to discuss negotiations between the corporation and any prospective vendor or lessee of that property. R.S. 44:31 through 35 shall not apply to any records related to the negotiations of or to the terms of such a sale or lease until thirty days prior to the date the board of directors is scheduled to consummate a final sale or lease. The board shall give written public notice of its intention to consummate a final sale or lease at least thirty days prior to the date on which the board intends to take such action. This notice shall comply with the procedural provisions of R.S. 42:19.
B. The corporation shall issue a report to the public annually specifying the number of prospects managed, the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code, the number of location contracts finalized, the number of prospects still active and the negotiations status, and the number of negotiations terminated and the reasons for termination.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part to the contrary, that portion of the documents evidencing proprietary information or trade secrets of either the corporation or the prospective vendee or lessee shall not be subject to the Public Records Law for any reason whatsoever.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3396.9. Dissolution of corporation

RS 17:3396.9 - Dissolution of corporation
Upon dissolution of the corporation, all of the funds, property, both movable and immovable, and both tangible or intangible, assets, interests, rights, and all other property whatsoever, shall become owned by and shall inure to the benefit of the state.
Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3397.1. Purpose of Subpart

RS 17:3397.1 - Purpose of Subpart
The Louisiana Legislature recognizes that economic development is fostered by the encouragement of advanced technologies and better employment opportunities to retain and enhance existing businesses and industries and to recruit new businesses and industries and that research and development opportunities must be promoted. The legislature therefor authorizes the establishment of regional research and development parks.
Acts 2004, No. 672, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3397.2. Construction of Subpart

RS 17:3397.2 - Construction of Subpart
This Subpart is a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing what is authorized hereby and is supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.
Acts 2004, No. 672, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3397.3. Corporation defined; status

RS 17:3397.3 - Corporation defined; status
A. As used in this Subpart, "corporation" means a nonprofit corporation organized under and pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. In the exercise of the powers, functions, and activities authorized by this Subpart, a corporation shall not constitute an instrumentality of the state, a state agency, board, or commission, or a political subdivision.
C. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.
Acts 2004, No. 672, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3397.4. Regional research and development parks; purposes

RS 17:3397.4 - Regional research and development parks; purposes
Regional research and development parks may be developed and operated for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) To promote the use of technology in existing businesses and industries and the development of high technology businesses and industries in the region and the state.
(2) To increase opportunities for employment in the region and the state, by promoting training in technology for the existing labor force, and assisting in the recruitment of labor, particularly former Louisiana residents, for high technology businesses and industries.
(3) To promote research and development in a region of the state and the application of such research and development in the region and throughout the state.
(4) To promote, create, develop, and strengthen cooperation between the public and the private sector with respect to research and development, including the development of business incubators and technology transfer.
(5) To promote and assist institutions of higher education in the field of research and development.
(6) To promote and assist local governments in the region to encourage research and development, to increase opportunities for employment, to advance the use of technology in existing businesses and industries, and to attract high technology businesses and industries to the region.
(7) To attract nationally prominent scientists and researchers to the region, the state, and to institutions of higher education in this state.
(8) To maximize the research capabilities of the region and the state.
(9) To promote the diversification of the economy of the region and the state to include technology and knowledge-based businesses and industries.
Acts 2004, No. 672, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3397.6. Debt or liability

RS 17:3397.6 - Debt or liability
No evidence of debt issued by a corporation under this Subpart shall be deemed to constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state, a state agency, or any political subdivision thereof.
Acts 2004, No. 672, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3398.1. Partnerships with business and industry; applied research

RS 17:3398.1 - Partnerships with business and industry; applied research
A. Consistent with institutional mission, state institutions of higher education shall pursue the development of opportunities to establish partnerships with businesses and industries to develop or refine products, methods for construction, production, and the conduct of business, and procedures for training and evaluating employees.
B. The development of opportunities as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall specifically include enhanced capacities to do applied research, product development, and incubation of new ideas and businesses.
Acts 1995, No. 912, §1, eff. June 28, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3398.2. Business and industry advisory boards

RS 17:3398.2 - Business and industry advisory boards
A. The president or chancellor of each institution of higher education shall establish an advisory board made up of a cross section of owners of small businesses and chief executive officers of larger businesses or industries who do business in the general service region of the institution. Each such board shall meet regularly with the president or chancellor to explore research efforts, cooperative endeavors, and other kinds of joint undertakings which have potential for being beneficial to the business community and the institution of higher education.
B. The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System shall establish an advisory board, to be known as the Process Technology Advisory Board, which shall assist the board of supervisors in developing and maintaining two-year associate degree programs in process technology.
C. The advisory board shall be comprised of the following:
(1) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System or his designee.
(2) A representative from the Board of Regents.
(3) A representative from the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council.
(4) The industry chairs or their representatives of the regional process technology education committees.
(5) A representative from the executive committee of the Gulf Coast Process Technology Alliance.
(6) The directors or deans of the regional college process technology programs.
(7) The president of the Louisiana Chemical Association.
(8) Two citizens with expertise in process technology appointed at-large by the governor.
D. The advisory board shall provide statewide coordination of the Louisiana process technology education program as a whole and shall address multi-regional issues and coordinate regional process technology efforts at the state level.
E. The mission of the advisory board shall include the following:
(1) Support and provide common oversight for regional process technology education committees.
(2) Provide guidance and support for a consistent set of standards and program accountability.
(3) Recommend curriculum content and changes.
(4) Support major facilities funding, design, and construction.
(5) Provide for a focal point for communicating regional job opportunities.
(6) Identify roles of relevant industry associations in supporting the process technology education programs.
(7) Develop and maintain formal connections with the Gulf Coast Process Technology Alliance and the International Process Technology Alliance, particularly in the area of standardized curriculum development and materials.
F. The regional process technology education committees shall continue to recommend process technology programs at the regional level.
Acts 1995, No. 912, §1, eff. June 28, 1995; Acts 2003, No. 507, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3398.3. Faculty assistance to business

RS 17:3398.3 - Faculty assistance to business
A. The members of the faculty at each institution of higher education shall be encouraged to enter into projects designed to assist business and industry in the state. In addition to research, both theoretical and applied, systems analyses, training, student intern programs, and other such joint and mutually beneficial projects shall be encouraged. Such projects shall be credited to the faculty member as community or public service projects.
B. The management board of each system of higher education shall review its policies and the policies of each of its member institutions regarding requirements for faculty involvement in service projects as well as institutional commitment to service to the community. Expansion of such service requirements to specifically include and encourage assistance to advance economic development in the community by assisting business shall be included in each such policy.
Acts 1995, No. 912, §1, eff. June 28, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3398.4. Consortia

RS 17:3398.4 - Consortia
The Board of Regents shall develop and adopt a program designed to underwrite the forming of consortia among institutions of higher education for the purpose of sharing available expertise and resources in order to build mutually beneficial relationships with business and industry in this state. Such consortia shall each have as the basis for their design, the expansion of economic opportunity, the enhancement of educational opportunity, or the improvement of the quality of life in this state.
Acts 1995, No. 912, §1, eff. June 28, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3399.5. Standing committees of the Board of Regents and the higher education management boards; cross membership; functions

RS 17:3399.5 - Standing committees of the Board of Regents and the higher education management boards; cross membership; functions
A. In addition to any other committee each board determines necessary for the efficient and effective conduct of its business and the conduct of its duties, the Board of Regents and each higher education management board shall maintain the following standing committees:
(1) Finance.
(2) Academic and Student Affairs.
(3) Facilities and Property.
(4) Legislative.
B. In addition to any other committee the Board of Regents determines necessary for the efficient and effective conduct of its business and the conduct of its duties, the Board of Regents shall maintain a Planning and Research Committee.
C.(1) Each standing committee of the Board of Regents listed in Subsection A of this Section shall include, as a member, a member of each of the higher education management boards as designated by each board. If the management board member on any regents committee is unable to attend any meeting, an alternate management board member previously designated by that board may attend and vote on his behalf.
(2) In determining the number of members necessary to have a quorum as well as in determining whether or not a quorum exists, all higher education management board members who are serving on a standing committee of the Board of Regents shall be counted by such committee.
(3) All higher education management board members who are serving on a standing committee of the Board of Regents shall have, as such a committee member, all the same rights and privileges as any other member of the committee, including the right to vote.
Acts 1997, No. 1360, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3399.11. Short title

RS 17:3399.11 - Short title
This Part may be referred to as the "Campus Accountability and Safety Act".
Acts 2015, No. 172, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 439, §2, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 472, §2, eff. June 29, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3399.13. Mandatory reporting of power-based violence

RS 17:3399.13 - Mandatory reporting of power-based violence
A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a responsible employee who receives a direct statement regarding or witnesses an incident of power-based violence committed by or against a student shall promptly report the incident to the institution's Title IX coordinator.
B. A responsible employee who receives information regarding retaliation against a person for reporting power-based violence shall promptly report the retaliation to the institution's Title IX coordinator.
C. A responsible employee is not required to make a report if information is received under any of the following circumstances:
(1) During a public forum or awareness event in which an individual discloses an incident of power-based violence as part of educating others.
(2) Disclosure is made in the course of academic work consistent with the assignment.
(3) Disclosure is made indirectly, such as in the course of overhearing a conversation.
D. A report under this Section shall include the following information if known:
(1) The identity of the alleged victim.
(2) The identity of the alleged perpetrator.
(3) The type of power-based violence or retaliation alleged to have been committed.
(4) Any other information about witnesses, location, date, and time that the incident occurred.
Acts 2015, No. 172, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2019, No. 21, §§1, 2; Acts 2021, No. 439, §2, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 472, §2, eff. June 29, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3399.13.1. Administrative reporting requirements

RS 17:3399.13.1 - Administrative reporting requirements
A. Not later than October tenth and April tenth of each year, the Title IX coordinator of an institution shall submit to the chancellor of the institution a written report on the reports received under R.S. 17:3399.13, including information regarding:
(1) The investigation of those reports.
(2) The disposition, if any, of any disciplinary processes arising from those reports.
(3) The reports for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process, if any.
(4) Any complaints of retaliation and the status of the investigation of the complaints.
B. The Title IX coordinator of an institution shall immediately report to the chancellor of the institution an incident reported to the coordinator under R.S. 17:3399.13 if the coordinator has cause to believe as a result of the incident that the safety of any person is in imminent danger.
C. The chancellor of each institution shall submit a report to the institution's management board within fourteen days of receiving the report pursuant to Subsection A of this Section from the Title IX coordinator. The report shall include the number of employees and confidential advisors for the institution, the number and percentage of these who have completed required annual training, the number of complaints of power-based violence received by the institution, the number of complaints which resulted in a finding that power-based violations occurred, the number of complaints in which the finding of power-based violations resulted in discipline or corrective action, the type of discipline or corrective action taken, the amount of time it took to resolve each complaint, the number of reports of retaliation, and the findings of any investigations of reports of retaliation. The report shall be posted on the institution's website.
D. The system president shall submit a system-wide summary report within fourteen days of receiving the reports from the chancellors to the management board. The report shall be published on the website of the system.
E. The management board shall send an annual system-wide summary report to the Board of Regents by December thirty-first. The Board of Regents shall post the report on its website.
F. The Board of Regents, in consultation with the Louisiana Power-Based Violence Review Panel, shall annually submit a report to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Senate and House committees on education and select committees on women and children by January fifteenth which shall include system-wide and statewide information. The report shall also include any recommendations for legislation. The report shall be published on the website of the Board of Regents.
Acts 2021, No. 439, §2, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 472, §2, eff. June 29, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 689, §1, eff. June 18, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 211, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.