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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-101 - Purpose of the Advisory Council

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A. The
				  purpose of the advisory council is to advise and consult with the Tuition Trust
				  Authority through LOSFA relative to the Authority's administration of and
				  adoption of rules pertaining to the ABLE Account Program.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-103 - Authority of the Advisory Council

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A.
				  The advice and recommendations of the advisory council are only advisory in
				  nature and are not binding upon the Tuition Trust Authority, its members, or
				  its officers.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-105 - Officers of the Commission and Executive Staff (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-107 - Order of Business (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-109 - Committees (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-111 - Regular Meetings

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A. The advisory
				  council shall hold regular meetings, but no more than 12 per year. All regular
				  meetings shall be held at the meeting place designated by the executive
				  director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA). Proxy voting
				  shall be permitted provided that the proxy holder is an officer or employee of
				  the organization represented by the appointed member and that a proxy does not
				  represent the appointed member at more than two of the meetings scheduled
				  annually.
B. No more than one-third
				  of the regularly scheduled meetings held during the year may be conducted by
				  electronic means provided that all of the requirements of §135 are met. In
				  no case shall successive meetings be conducted electronically.
C. All meetings must provide for electronic
				  access to members of the public to allow those with disabilities recognized by
				  the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or their caregivers to
				  participate.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-113 - Special Meetings

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A. Special
				  meetings of the advisory council may be called by the executive director of the
				  Office of Student Financial Assistance at any time, provided the purposes of
				  the meeting are specified, the members notified at least three calendar days
				  before the time of the meeting, and sufficient members to form a quorum confirm
				  their planned attendance. All special meetings, unless conducted solely for the
				  purpose of discussing items subject to executive session, shall provide a means
				  by which members of the public may participate remotely in accordance with
				  §135
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-115 - Compensation

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A. Members of the
				  advisory council shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses incurred in
				  attending meetings in accordance with applicable state travel regulations if
				  the organization represented by the appointed member does not reimburse them
				  for their expenses and if otherwise allowed by law. No other compensation is
				  authorized. Members may decline reimbursement for expenses.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-117 - Quorum

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A. Six voting
				  members of the advisory council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
				  of business and a simple majority of the members present at any meeting voting
				  for or against a particular item shall constitute the recommendation of the
				  advisory council.
B.
				  Notwithstanding anything in these rules to the contrary, a member of the
				  Advisory Council who has a disability that is recognized by the Americans with
				  Disabilities Act (ADA) shall be permitted to attend and participate
				  electronically, and their presence shall be counted for the establishment of a
				  quorum. In order to establish that the member has such a disability and should
				  be permitted to attend electronically, the member shall provide a brief letter
				  from a qualified health care provider to LOSFA's Senior Attorney for review and
				  filing for audit purposes.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-119 - Rules and Regulations of Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter C - Membership and Officers of the Advisory Council › Section V-121 - Membership

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A. The advisory
				  council shall be composed of 11 voting members as follows:
1. the chair of the Louisiana Development
				  Disabilities Council or his designee;
2. the executive director of the governor's
				  office of disability affairs or his designee;
3. the executive director of the Arc of
				  Louisiana or his designee;
4. the
				  executive director of People First of Louisiana or his designee;
5. a person with a disability selected by the
				  executive director of People First of Louisiana;
6. a parent or family member of a person with
				  a disability selected by the chair of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities
				  Council;
7. one member who is
				  affiliated with Louisiana Rehabilitation Services or the Disability Program
				  Navigator Initiative or any successors of these, appointed by the secretary of
				  the Louisiana Workforce Commission;
8. an officer of a bank in Louisiana who is a
				  member of the Louisiana Bankers Association and who is nominated by the
				  Association;
9. one member of the
				  House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker;
10. one member of the Senate appointed by the
				  President; and
11. the state
				  treasurer.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter C - Membership and Officers of the Advisory Council › Section V-123 - Chair and Vice-Chair

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A. The
				  chair and vice-chair shall be selected annually by vote of the members of the
				  advisory council from among the members of the advisory council. The chair of
				  the advisory council shall preside over all meetings, serve as ex officio
				  member of all subcommittees, if any, designate the duties of the vice-chair,
				  and appoint the membership of all subcommittees, if any. The vice-chair shall
				  perform the duties of the chair in the chair's absence.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter C - Membership and Officers of the Advisory Council › Section V-125 - Executive Director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

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A. The executive
				  director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance shall:
1. prepare the business agenda;
2. provide administrative support to the
				  advisory council within the resources of his/her office allocated for that
				  purpose;
3. approve the travel of
				  advisory council members; and
4. in
				  conjunction with the chair, schedule meetings of the advisory
				  council.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-131 - Rules of Order

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A. When not in
				  conflict with any of the provisions of these bylaws,
Roberts' Rules of
				  Order
shall constitute the rules of parliamentary procedure applicable
				  to all meetings of the advisory council.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-133 - Order of Business

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A. The order of
				  business of regular meetings of the advisory council shall be as follows,
				  unless the rules are suspended by a simple majority vote of the quorum present:
1. call to order;
2. roll call;
3. introductions and announcements;
4. corrections and approval of minutes of the
				  preceding regular meeting and of all special meetings held subsequent
				  thereto;
5. public
				  comment;
6. reports and
				  recommendations of subcommittees;
7. unfinished business;
8. new business; and
9. public comment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-135 - Meetings

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A. Meetings shall
				  be conducted in accordance with the state law governing public bodies. It shall
				  be the policy of the advisory council that all meetings are open to the public
				  and that parties with interest in the proceedings are encouraged to
				  attend.
B. All meetings shall
				  provide a method by which individuals with disabilities recognized by the
				  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or their caregiveers may attend and
				  participate via electronic means.
C. Notwithstanding §135.B no more than
				  one-third of the annual meetings conducted by the Advisory Council shall allow
				  for the attendance and participation of its members by electronic means. In
				  such cases, all of the following conditions shall be met.
1. Notice of the meeting shall be published
				  on LOSFA's website at least 24 hours in advance of such meeting, and
				  notification shall be emailed to members of the public and the news media who
				  have requested such notice in advance. The notice shall provide detailed
				  information as to how the public and news media may participate and submit
				  comments during the meeting.
2. The
				  presiding officer must be present at and conduct the meeting from an anchor
				  location to be included on the notice of the meeting and must ensure all of the
				  following:
a. that all public comments
				  received both before and during the meeting are identified and
				  acknowledged;
b. that each person
				  participating in the meeting is clearly identified;
c. that all parts of the meeting, with the
				  exception of any executive session called in accordance with §143.A.4,
				  are able to be seen and heard by those participating electronically:
i. in the event the meeting is no longer
				  audible or visible, the meeting must be recessed until such time as the sound
				  and picture are full functional, but in no case more than one hour;
ii. in the event both auditory and visual
				  access cannot be restored within one hour, the presiding officer must adjourn
				  the meeting and no further business can be transacted;
d. that all votes are taken by roll call and
				  that the responses of all members are heard by all of those
				  participating.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-137 - Agenda

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A. Prior to each
				  regular or special meeting of the advisory council, the executive director of
				  OSFA shall prepare a tentative agenda and forward it to each member of the
				  advisory council at least five working days prior to such meeting. With the
				  concurrence of its members, all matters supportive of the purpose of the
				  advisory council may be discussed even though not scheduled on the
				  agenda.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-139 - Minutes

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A. At a minimum,
				  the minutes of the advisory council shall record official motions or
				  recommendations that are voted on by the advisory council. The minutes may
				  contain a summary of reports and pertinent discussion of issues. Each
				  recommendation shall be reduced to writing and presented to the advisory
				  council before it is acted on. The minutes of meetings of the advisory council
				  become official when approved by the advisory council at its next scheduled
				  meeting but, prior to such occurrence, the minutes may be presented to the
				  Tuition Trust Authority as the unofficial action of the advisory
				  council.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-141 - Meeting Attendance

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A. Members
				  unable to continue their service on the advisory council shall so notify the
				  chair and request that a replacement be named in accordance with §221 of
				  these bylaws. Members who fail to regularly attend meetings without just cause,
				  may be removed from membership in accordance with §221 of these
				  bylaws.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-143 - Subcommittees

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A. Executive
				  Committee
1. The executive committee shall
				  consist of five members. The chair and vice-chair of the advisory council shall
				  serve in those capacities on the executive committee. The remaining persons,
				  for a total of five members, shall be appointed by the chair of the advisory
				  council from the other members of the advisory council.
2. The executive committee shall:
a. meet for and conduct the business of the
				  advisory council in all instances that the public has been given notice of a
				  meeting of the advisory council and the advisory council does not have a quorum
				  at that meeting. In such cases, the actions of the executive committee shall
				  have the same force and effect as if a quorum of the advisory council had taken
				  the action;
b. consider such
				  matters as shall be referred to it by the advisory council and shall execute
				  such orders and resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the
				  advisory council;
c. in the event
				  that an emergency requiring immediate advisory council action shall arise
				  between advisory council meetings, meet in emergency session to take such
				  action as may be necessary and appropriate. The executive committee shall
				  report the actions it takes in emergency session to the advisory council for
				  ratification at the advisory council's next meeting.
3. All official actions of the executive
				  committee shall require a majority vote of the quorum present at the
				  meeting.
4. The executive committee
				  may enter into an executive session only upon two-thirds majority vote of the
				  quorum present and only for one of the reasons specified in the Louisiana open
				  meetings law.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter E - Approval and Amendment of Bylaws › Section V-145 - Approval of Bylaws

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A. To receive
				  the Tuition Trust Authority's consideration, the advisory council's bylaws must
				  be favorably recommended by the advisory council and the executive director of
				  LOSFA. Bylaws become effective upon approval by the Tuition Trust Authority and
				  publication as a final Rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
				  Act.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 1 - Bylaws of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Advisory Council › Subchapter E - Approval and Amendment of Bylaws › Section V-147 - Amendments to Bylaws

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A. The advisory
				  council, at any of its scheduled regular meetings, may recommend the amendment
				  or repeal of the provisions herein upon a simple majority vote of the entire
				  membership of the advisory council. Amendment or repeal of the bylaws becomes
				  effective upon approval by the Tuition Trust Authority and publication as an
				  Emergency Rule and/or a final Rule in accordance with the Administrative
				  Procedure Act.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3084.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-201 - Purpose of the Advisory Board

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A. The
				  purpose of the advisory board shall be to consider those matters relating to
				  the student financial assistance programs, and §529, College Savings Plan,
				  of the state and to provide technical advice and recommendations to the Board
				  of Regents through LOSFA staff on such matters.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter A - Purpose and Authority › Section V-203 - Authority of the Advisory Board

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A. The
				  advice and recommendations of the advisory board are only advisory in nature
				  and are not binding upon the Board of Regents, its members, or its
				  officers.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-211 - Regular Meetings

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A. The advisory
				  board shall hold regular meetings, but no more than 12 per year. All regular
				  meetings shall be held at the meeting place designated by the executive
				  director of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA). Proxy
				  voting shall be permitted provided that the proxy holder is an officer or
				  employee of the organization represented by the appointed member and that a
				  proxy does not represent the appointed member at more than two of the meetings
				  scheduled annually.
B. No more than
				  one-third of the regularly scheduled meetings held during the year may be
				  conducted by electronic means provided that all of the requirements of Section
				  235 are met. In no case shall successive meetings be conducted
				  electronically.
C. All meetings
				  must provide for electronic access to members of the public to allow those with
				  disabilities recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or their
				  caregivers to participate.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-213 - Special Meetings

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A. Special
				  meetings of the advisory board may be called by the executive director of the
				  Office of Student Financial Assistance at any time, provided the purposes of
				  the meeting are specified, the members notified at least three calendar days
				  before the time of the meeting, and sufficient members to form a quorum confirm
				  their planned attendance. All special meetings, unless conducted solely for the
				  purpose of discussing items subject to executive session, shall provide a means
				  by which members of the public may participate remotely in accordance with
				  Section 235
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-215 - Compensation

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A. Members of the
				  advisory board shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses incurred in
				  attending meetings in accordance with applicable state travel regulations if
				  the organization represented by the appointed member does not reimburse them
				  for their expenses and if otherwise allowed by law. No other compensation is
				  authorized. Members may decline reimbursement for expenses.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter B - Meetings › Section V-217 - Quorum

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A. Six voting
				  members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
				  business and a simple majority of the members present at any meeting voting for
				  or against a particular item shall be the recommendation of the advisory
				  board.
B. Notwithstanding anything
				  in these rules to the contrary, a member of the advisory board who has a
				  disability that is recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
				  shall be permitted to attend and participate electronically, and their presence
				  shall be counted for the establishment of a quorum. In order to establish that
				  the member has such a disability and should be permitted to attend
				  electronically, the member shall provide a brief letter from a qualified health
				  care provider to LOSFA's Senior Attorney for review and filing for audit
				  purposes.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter C - Membership and Officers of the Advisory Board › Section V-221 - Membership

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A. The advisory
				  board shall be composed of 11 voting members as follows:
1. one member from each postsecondary
				  education board to be appointed by the respective board;
2. one member appointed the Louisiana
				  Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (LAICU);
3. one member appointed by the Louisiana
				  Association of Private Colleges and Schools who will represent proprietary and
				  cosmetology schools;
4. one member
				  to be appointed by the Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid
				  Administrators;
5. one
				  private/parochial high school counselor to be appointed by the Louisiana
				  Student Counselor Association;
6.
				  one public/charter high school counselor to be appointed by the Louisiana
				  Student Counselor Association;
7.
				  one member appointed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
				  to be rotated with one member appointed by the Department of
				  Education;
8. one student member to
				  be appointed by the Council of Student Body Presidents, whose rotation shall be
				  as follows:
a. Louisiana State University
				  System;
b. Southern University
				  System;
c. University of Louisiana
				  System;
d. Louisiana Technical and
				  Community College System.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter C - Membership and Officers of the Advisory Board › Section V-223 - Chair and Vice-Chair

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A. The
				  chair and vice-chair shall be selected annually by vote of the members of the
				  advisory board from among the members of the advisory board. The chair of the
				  advisory board shall preside over all meetings, serve as ex officio member of
				  all subcommittees, if any, designate the duties of the vice-chair, and appoint
				  the membership of all subcommittees, if any. The vice-chair shall perform the
				  duties of the chair in the chair's absence.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter C - Membership and Officers of the Advisory Board › Section V-225 - Executive Director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

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A. The executive
				  director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance shall:
1. prepare the business agenda;
2. provide administrative support to the
				  advisory board within the resources of his/her office allocated for that
				  purpose;
3. approve the travel of
				  advisory board members; and
4. in
				  conjunction with the chair, schedule meetings of the advisory
				  board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-231 - Rules of Order

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A. When not in
				  conflict with any of the provisions of these bylaws,
Roberts' Rules of
				  Order
shall constitute the rules of parliamentary procedure applicable
				  to all meetings of the advisory board.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-233 - Order of Business

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A. The order of
				  business of regular meetings of the advisory board shall be as follows, unless
				  the rules are suspended by a simple majority vote of the quorum present:
1. call to order;
2. roll call;
3. introductions and announcements;
4. corrections and approval of minutes of the
				  preceding regular meeting and of all special meetings held subsequent
				  thereto;
5. public
				  comment;
6. reports and
				  recommendations of subcommittees;
7. unfinished business;
8. new business; and
9. public comment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-235 - Meetings

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A. Meetings shall
				  be conducted in accordance with the state law governing public bodies. It shall
				  be the policy of the advisory board that all meetings are open to the public
				  and that parties with interest in the proceedings are encouraged to
				  attend.
B. All meetings shall
				  provide a method by which individuals with disabilities may attend and
				  participate via electronic means.
C. Notwithstanding §235.B no more than
				  one third of the annual meetings conducted by the Advisory Board shall allow
				  for the attendance and participation of its members by electronic means. In
				  such cases, all of the following conditions shall be met:
1. Notice of the meeting shall be published
				  on LOSFA's website at least 24 hours in advance of such meeting, and
				  notification shall be emailed to members of the public and the news media who
				  have requested such notice in advance. The notice shall provide detailed
				  information as to how the public and news media may participate and submit
				  comments during the meeting.
2. The
				  presiding officer must be present at and conduct the meeting from an anchor
				  location to be included on the notice of the meeting and must ensure all of the
				  following:
a. that all public comments
				  received both before and during the meeting are identified and
				  acknowledged;
b. that each person
				  participating in the meeting is clearly identified;
c. that all parts of the meeting, with the
				  exception of any executive session called in accordance with §243.A.4,
				  are able to be seen and heard by those participating electronically:
i. in the event the meeting is no longer
				  audible or visible, the meeting must be recessed until such time as the sound
				  and picture are full functional, but in no case more than one hour;
ii. in the event both auditory and visual
				  access cannot be restored within one hour, the presiding officer must adjourn
				  the meeting and no further business can be transacted;
d. that all votes are taken by roll call and
				  that the responses of all members are heard by all of those
				  participating.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-237 - Agenda

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A. Prior to each
				  regular or special meeting of the advisory board, the executive director of
				  OSFA shall prepare a tentative agenda and forward it to each member of the
				  advisory board at least five working days prior to such meeting. With the
				  concurrence of its members, all matters supportive of the purpose of the
				  advisory board may be discussed even though not scheduled on the
				  agenda.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-239 - Minutes

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A. At a minimum,
				  the minutes of the advisory board shall record official motions or
				  recommendations that are voted on by the advisory board. The minutes may
				  contain a summary of reports and pertinent discussion of issues. Each
				  recommendation shall be reduced to writing and presented to the advisory board
				  before it is acted on. The minutes of meetings of the advisory board become
				  official when approved by the advisory board at its next scheduled meeting but,
				  prior to such occurrence, the minutes may be presented to the Board of Regents
				  as the unofficial action of the advisory board.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-241 - Meeting Attendance

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A. Members
				  unable to continue their service on the advisory board shall so notify the
				  chair and request that a replacement be named in accordance with §221 of
				  these bylaws. Members who fail to regularly attend meetings without just cause,
				  may be removed from membership in accordance with §221 of these
				  bylaws.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter D - Business Rules › Section V-243 - Subcommittees

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A. Executive
				  Committee
1. The executive committee shall
				  consist of four members. The chair and vice-chair of the advisory board shall
				  serve in those capacities on the executive committee. The remaining persons,
				  for a total of four members, shall be appointed by the chair of the advisory
				  board from the other members of the advisory board.
2. The executive committee shall:
a. meet for and conduct the business of the
				  advisory board in all instances that the public has been given notice of a
				  meeting of the advisory board and the advisory board does not have a quorum at
				  that meeting. In such cases, the actions of the executive committee shall have
				  the same force and effect as if a quorum of the advisory board had taken the
				  action;
b. consider such matters as
				  shall be referred to it by the advisory board and shall execute such orders and
				  resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the advisory
				  board;
c. in the event that an
				  emergency requiring immediate advisory board action shall arise between
				  advisory board meetings, meet in emergency session to take such action as may
				  be necessary and appropriate. The executive committee shall report the actions
				  it takes in emergency session to the advisory board for ratification at the
				  advisory board's next meeting.
3. All official actions of the executive
				  committee shall require a majority vote of the quorum present at the
				  meeting.
4. The executive committee
				  may enter into an executive session only upon two-thirds majority vote of the
				  quorum present and only for one of the reasons specified in the Louisiana open
				  meetings law.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter E - Approval and Amendment of Bylaws › Section V-245 - Approval of Bylaws

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A. To receive
				  the Board of Regents' consideration, advisory board bylaws must be favorably
				  recommended by the advisory board and the executive director of LOSFA. Bylaws
				  become effective upon approval by the Board of Regents and publication as a
				  final Rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part V - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Advisory Boards › Chapter 2 - Bylaws of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Advisory Board › Subchapter E - Approval and Amendment of Bylaws › Section V-247 - Amendments to Bylaws

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A. The advisory
				  board, at any of its scheduled regular meetings, may recommend the amendment or
				  repeal of the provisions herein upon a simple majority vote of the entire
				  membership of the advisory board. Amendment or repeal of the bylaws becomes
				  effective upon approval by the Board of Regents and publication as an Emergency
				  Rule and/or a final Rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
				  Act.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:3021.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part VI - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Savings › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section VI-101 - General Provisions

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A. The
				Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust (START Saving) Program
				was enacted in 1995 to provide a program of savings for future college costs
				to:
1. help make education affordable and
				accessible to all citizens of Louisiana;
2. assist in the maintenance of state
				institutions of postsecondary education by helping to provide a more stable
				financial base to these institutions;
3. provide the citizens of Louisiana with
				financing assistance for education and protection against rising postsecondary
				education costs, to encourage savings to enhance the ability of citizens to
				obtain access to institutions of postsecondary education;
4. encourage academic excellence, to promote
				a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of
				all citizens of the state; and
5.
				encourage recognition that financing an education is an investment in the
				future.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part VI - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Savings › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section VI-103 - Legislative Authority

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A. Act Number
				547 of the 1995 Regular Legislative Session, effective June 18, 1995, enacted
				the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust (START) Saving
				Program as chapter 22-A, title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S.
				17:3091-3099.2).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  17:3091-3099.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part VI - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Savings › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section VI-105 - Program Administration

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A. The
				Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority (LATTA) is a statutory authority whose
				membership consists of the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission
				(LASFAC), plus one member from the Louisiana Bankers Association, the state
				treasurer, and one member each from the House of Representatives and
				Senate.
B. The LATTA administers
				the START Saving Program through the Louisiana Office of Student Financial
				Assistance (LOSFA).
C. LOSFA is the
				organization created to perform the functions of the state relating to programs
				of financial assistance and certain scholarship programs for higher education
				in accordance with directives of its governing bodies and applicable law, and
				as such is responsible for administering the START Saving Program under the
				direction of the LATTA.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  17:3091-3099.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part VI - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Savings › Chapter 3 - Education Savings Account › Section VI-301 - Education Savings Accounts

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A. An
				education savings account (ESA) is established on behalf of a designated
				beneficiary to provide the funding necessary for the beneficiary to acquire an
				undergraduate certificate, associate degree, undergraduate degree, graduate
				degree or professional degree. ESAs may offer investment options that provide
				either fixed earnings or variable earnings.
1. The account owner classified under
				§303. A 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall designate the beneficiary in the owner's
				agreement.
2. The account owner
				classified under §303. A.6 may designate the beneficiary in the owner's
				agreement, provided the beneficiary is not a member of the account owner's
				family, or authorize the LATTA to select a beneficiary for the
				account.
3. A beneficiary selected
				by the LATTA must meet the following criteria:
a. the beneficiary is a Louisiana
				resident;
b. the federal adjusted
				income of the beneficiary's family is less than $30,000 or the beneficiary is
				eligible for a free lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Act (42 USC 1751 et seq.);
c. the beneficiary is not a member of the
				account owner's family nor a member of the family of any member or employee of
				the authority or the Office of Student Financial Assistance;
d. demonstrate superior early academic
				preparation in the third grade by achieving a score on the Iowa Tests of Basic
				Skills, Stanford 9 Test or TerraNova Test that is in the top two quartiles;
				and
e. the guidelines provided by
				the account owner, if any; provided such guidelines are lawful.
4. Procedure for Selection
				(Reserved)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part VI - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Savings › Chapter 3 - Education Savings Account › Section VI-303 - Account Owner Classifications

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A. An
				account owner shall be classified by the authority under one of the following
				classifications:
1. a person or persons
				determined by the authority to be the parent, grandparent, or court ordered
				custodian of the person being designated as beneficiary of the account or who
				claim the person being designated as beneficiary as a dependent on their
				federal income tax return, and, at the time of the initiation of the agreement,
				the person or beneficiary is a resident of the state; or
2. a person determined by the authority to be
				a member of the family of the beneficiary and, at the time of the initiation of
				the agreement, the person or the beneficiary is a resident of the state;
				or
3. an independent student who is
				a resident of the state;
4. any
				other person and, at the time of the initiation of the agreement, the
				beneficiary is a resident of the state; or
5. any other person who, at the time of the
				initiation of the agreement, is a resident of the state and the beneficiary is
				not a resident of the state;
6. any
				other person or any government entity, and at the time of the initiation of the
				agreement:
a. the beneficiary is a resident
				of the state;
b. the federal
				adjusted income of the beneficiary's family is less than $30,000 or the
				beneficiary must be eligible for a free lunch under the Richard B. Russell
				National School Act (42 USC 1751  et seq.);
c. the beneficiary is not a member of the
				account owner's family nor a member of the family of any member or employee of
				the authority or the Office of Student Financial Assistance;
d. the deposits to the account are an
				irrevocable donation by the owner.