HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
Page 1 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 996
BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER
HIGHER EDUCATION: (Constitutional Amendment) Abolishes the Board of Regents,
LSU board, Southern University board, and UL board and creates the La. University
System Board of Trustees
A JOINT RESOLUTION1
Proposing to amend Article IV, Section 22, Article VII, Section 10.1(C)(1) and (3) and2
(D)(1)(introductory paragraph) and 10.4(B)(1), (3), and (4), and Article VIII,3
Sections 5, 7.1(A)(1), 8(B), and 16, to add Article VIII, Section 7.1(F) and Part IV4
of Article XIV, to be comprised of Section 41, and to repeal Article VIII, Sections5
6 and 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to reorganize the governance of public6
postsecondary education institutions; to create the Louisiana University System7
Board of Trustees; to abolish the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors of8
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of9
Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and10
the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System; to provide for the11
powers and duties of the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees and the12
Board of Supervisors of the Community and Technical Colleges; to provide for13
implementation and transition; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment14
to the electors; and to provide for related matters.15
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members16
elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of17
Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to18
amend Article IV, Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:19 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 2 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
§22. Term Limits; Certain Boards and Commissions1
(A) A person who has served as a member of any one or more of the2
following boards or commissions for more than two and one-half terms in three3
consecutive terms combined shall not serve as a member of any of the following4
boards or commissions for a period of at least two years after the completion of such5
consecutive terms of service:6
(1) The Public Service Commission.7
(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.8
(3) The Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board of Trustees.9
(4) The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.10
(5) The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural11
and Mechanical College.12
(6) The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and13
Mechanical College.14
(7) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.15
(8) (5) The Forestry Commission.16
(9) (6) The State Civil Service Commission.17
(10) (7) The State Police Commission.18
* * *19
Section 2. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members20
elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of21
Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to22
amend Article VII, Section 10.1(C)(1) and (3) and (D)(1)(introductory paragraph) and23
10.4(B)(1), (3), and (4) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:24
§10.1. Quality Trust Fund; Education25
Section 10.1.26
* * *27
(C) Reports; Allocation. (1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary28
Education, the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees, and the Board of29 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 3 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
Regents Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall annually1
submit to the legislature and the governor not less than sixty days prior to the2
beginning of each regular session of the legislature a proposed program and budget3
for the expenditure of the monies in the Support Fund. Proposals for such4
expenditures shall be designed to improve the quality of education and shall5
specifically designate those monies to be used for administrative costs, as defined6
and authorized by law.7
* * *8
(3) The legislature shall appropriate the total amount intended for higher9
educational purposes to the Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board10
of Trustees and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and11
the total amount intended for elementary and secondary educational purposes to the12
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education which boards shall allocate the13
monies so appropriated to the programs as previously approved by the legislature.14
* * *15
(D) Disbursement; Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary16
Education.17
(1) The treasurer shall disburse not more than fifty percent of the monies in18
the Support Fund as that money is appropriated by the legislature and allocated by19
the Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board of Trustees and the Board20
of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges for any or all of the following21
higher educational purposes to enhance economic development:22
* * *23
§10.4. Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund; Program 24
Section 10.4.25
* * *26
(B) Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program. (1) Upon27
appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the fund shall be divided into28
matching grants for the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program which shall29 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 4 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
be administered by the Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board of1
Trustees. The Board of Regents board may allocate program funds to each public2
or independent institution of higher education on a one to one and one-half matching3
basis or one twenty thousand dollar state matching grant for each thirty thousand4
dollars raised specifically for the purposes of participation in the Higher Education5
Louisiana Partnership Program by the institutions of higher education from private6
sources. The state matching portion shall be allocated by the Board of Regents7
Louisiana University System Board of Trustees only after it determines that an8
eligible institution has accumulated not less than the minimum required amount from9
private sources for the purposes of the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership10
Program.11
* * *12
(3) State matching funds shall be applied only to private source funds13
contributed after July 1, 1991, and pledged for the purposes of this Section as14
certified by the Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board of Trustees.15
Pledged contributions shall not be eligible for state matching funds prior to their16
actual collection.17
(4) Each institution of higher education may establish its own Higher18
Education Louisiana Partnership Program fund as a depository for private19
contributions and state matching funds as provided herein. The state matching funds20
allocated by the Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board of Trustees21
shall be transferred to an institution upon notification that the institution has received22
and deposited the necessary private contributions in its own Higher Education23
Louisiana Partnership Program fund.24
* * *25
Section 3. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members26
elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of27
Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to28 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 5 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
amend Article VIII, Sections 5, 7.1(A)(1), 8(B), and 16 and to add Article VIII, Section1
7.1(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:2
§5. Board of Regents Louisiana University System Board of Trustees3
Section 5.(A) Creation; Functions. The Board of Regents Louisiana4
University System Board of Trustees is created as a body corporate. It shall plan,5
coordinate, and have budgetary responsibility for all public postsecondary education6
have supervision and management responsibility for state colleges and universities7
authorized to offer baccalaureate or higher degrees or both and other programs8
administered through its institutions or systems, and shall have other powers, duties,9
and responsibilities provided in this Section or by law.10
(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall be composed of fifteen11
members, two members from each congressional district and one the remainder from12
the state at large appointed by the governor, with consent of the Senate, for13
overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms which shall be fixed by law14
as designated by the governor. The board should be representative of the state's15
population by race and gender to ensure diversity. Members serving on a date when16
a change in congressional districts becomes effective shall complete their terms and17
successors shall be appointed as provided in this Subparagraph.18
(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for more than two19
and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the board for the20
succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the21
board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any22
term of service of any such person that begins after such date.23
(C) Vacancy. A vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be24
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment by the governor, with25
consent of the Senate.26
(D) Powers. The Board of Regents shall meet with the State Board of27
Elementary and Secondary Education at least twice a year to coordinate programs28
of public elementary, secondary, vocational-technical, career, and higher education.29 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 6 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
The Board of Regents shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities1
relating to public institutions of postsecondary education:2
(1) To revise or eliminate an existing degree program, department of3
instruction, division, or similar subdivision.4
(2) To approve, disapprove, or modify a proposed degree program,5
department of instruction, division, or similar subdivision.6
(3)(a) To study the need for and feasibility of creating a new institution of7
postsecondary education, which includes establishing a branch of such an institution8
or converting any non-degree granting institution to an institution which grants9
degrees or converting any college or university which is limited to offering degrees10
of a lower rank than baccalaureate to a college or university that offers baccalaureate11
degrees or merging any institution of postsecondary education into any other12
institution of postsecondary education, establishing a new management board, and13
transferring a college or university from one board to another.14
(b) If the creation of a new institution, the merger of any institutions, the15
addition of another management board, or the transfer of an existing institution of16
higher education from one board to another is proposed, the Board of Regents shall17
report its written findings and recommendations to the legislature within one year.18
Only after the report has been filed, or after one year from the receipt of a request for19
a report from the legislature if no report is filed, may the legislature take affirmative20
action on such a proposal and then only by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected21
members of each house.22
(4) To formulate and make timely revision of a master plan for23
postsecondary education. As a minimum, the plan shall include a formula for24
equitable distribution of funds to the institutions of postsecondary education.25
(5) To require that every postsecondary education board submit to it, at a26
time it specifies, an annual budget proposal for operational needs and for capital27
needs of each institution under the control of each board. The Board of Regents shall28 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 7 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
submit its budget recommendations for all institutions of postsecondary education1
in the state. It shall recommend priorities for capital construction and improvements.2
(E) Powers Not Vested. Powers of management over public institutions of3
postsecondary education not specifically vested by this Section in the Board of4
Regents are reserved to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and5
Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern6
University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Trustees for State7
Colleges and Universities, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical8
Colleges, and any other such board created pursuant to this Article, as to the9
institutions under the control of each.10
The Louisiana University System Board of Trustees shall have all powers of11
management over public postsecondary education institutions under its jurisdiction,12
including the following powers, duties, and responsibilities:13
(1) To plan, coordinate, and exercise budgetary responsibility for such14
institutions.15
(2) To revise or eliminate an existing degree program, department of16
instruction, division, or similar subdivision.17
(3) To approve, disapprove, or modify a proposed degree program,18
department of instruction, division, or similar subdivision.19
(4) To study the need for and feasibility of creating a new institution of20
postsecondary education institutions under its jurisdiction, which includes21
establishing a branch of such an institution or merging any institution of22
postsecondary education into another. If the creation of a new institution or the23
merger of institutions is proposed by the legislature, the board shall report its written24
findings and recommendations to the legislature within one year after such a25
proposal. Only after the report has been filed, or after one year after the legislative26
proposal if no report is filed, may the legislature take affirmative action on such a27
proposal and then only by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each28
house.29 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 8 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
(5) To formulate and make timely revision of a master plan for1
postsecondary education within its jurisdiction. At a minimum, the plan shall2
include a formula for equitable distribution of funds to the institutions of3
postsecondary education under its jurisdiction.4
(6) To require that each institution submit to it, at a time it specifies, an5
annual budget proposal for its operational and capital needs. The board shall submit6
its budget recommendations for all of its institutions. It shall recommend priorities7
for capital construction and improvements.8
(7) To meet with the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical9
Colleges and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education at least twice10
a year to coordinate programs of public elementary, secondary, vocational-technical,11
career, and higher education.12
(8) To work cooperatively with the Board of Supervisors of Community and13
Technical Colleges on all matters affecting responsibilities shared by both boards.14
E. The board shall comply with any decision of a commission created by the15
legislature to resolve disputes between itself and the Board of Supervisors of16
Community and Technical Colleges.17
§7.1. Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges18
Section 7.1.(A) Creation; Powers; Institutions; Divisions. (1) The Board of19
Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges is created as a body corporate to20
manage the Louisiana Community and Technical College System subject to powers21
vested by this Article in the Board of Regents. The system shall include all programs22
of public postsecondary vocational-technical training, and, as provided by law,23
institutions of higher education which offer associate degrees but not baccalaureate24
degrees and such programs and institutions shall be supervised and managed by the25
board. The system shall be comprised of two divisions, the vocational-technical26
division which shall include all public postsecondary vocational-technical schools27 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 9 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
and the community college division which shall include the community colleges in1
the system.2
* * *3
(F) Powers. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges4
shall have all powers of management over public institutions of postsecondary5
education under its jurisdiction, including the following powers, duties, and6
responsibilities:7
(1) To plan, coordinate, and exercise budgetary responsibility for such8
institutions.9
(2) To revise or eliminate an existing degree program, department of10
instruction, division, or similar subdivision.11
(3) To approve, disapprove, or modify a proposed degree program,12
department of instruction, division, or similar subdivision.13
(4) To study the need for and feasibility of creating a new institution of14
postsecondary education institutions under its jurisdiction, which includes15
establishing a branch of such an institution or merging any institution of16
postsecondary education into another. If the creation of a new institution or the17
merger of institutions is proposed by the legislature, the board shall report its written18
findings and recommendations to the legislature within one year after such a19
proposal. Only after the report has been filed, or after one year after the legislative20
proposal if no report is filed, may the legislature take affirmative action on such a21
proposal and then only by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each22
house.23
(5) To formulate and make timely revision of a master plan for24
postsecondary education within its jurisdiction. As a minimum, the plan shall25
include a formula for equitable distribution of funds to the institutions of26
postsecondary education under its jurisdiction.27
(6) To require that each postsecondary education institution submit to it, at28
a time it specifies, an annual budget proposal for its operational and capital needs.29 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 10 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
The board shall submit its budget recommendations for all of its institutions. It shall1
recommend priorities for capital construction and improvements.2
(7) To meet with the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees and the3
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education at least twice a year to4
coordinate programs of public elementary, secondary, vocational-technical, career,5
and higher education.6
(8) To work cooperatively with the Louisiana University System Board of7
Trustees on all matters affecting responsibilities shared by both boards.8
G. The board shall comply with any decision of a commission created by the9
legislature to resolve disputes between itself and the Louisiana University System10
Board of Trustees.11
§8. Boards; Membership; Compensation 12
Section 8.13
* * *14
(B) Student Membership. The legislature may provide for the membership15
of one student on the boards created by Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Article Louisiana16
University System Board of Trustees and the Board of Supervisors of Community17
and Technical Colleges. The term of a student member shall not exceed one year,18
and no student member shall be eligible to succeed himself. A student member shall19
have all of the privileges and rights of other board members.20
* * *21
§16. Public Hospitals22
Section 16. Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the contrary, the23
legislature may provide by law for the supervision, operation, and management of24
public hospitals and their programs by the Board of Regents or by any board having25
powers of management over public institutions of higher education created by this26
constitution or pursuant to this Article. Such laws may include but shall not be27
limited to laws providing for the submission and approval of capital and operating28
budgets, appropriations and expenditures, the supervision, management, and29 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 11 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
oversight of the hospitals and their programs, and legislative review and disapproval1
of related rules. This Section shall not apply to institutions and programs operated2
or managed prior to January 1, 1997, by any higher education management board3
created by this Article.4
Section 4. Be it further resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the5
members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of6
the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a7
proposal to add Part IV of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana, to be comprised of8
Section 41, to read as follows:9
PART IV10
§41. Louisiana University System Board of Trustees; Implementation11
On the effective date of the amendment to this Constitution ratified in 201012
that creates the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees, referred to in this13
Section as the "Trustees", the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors of14
Louisiana State University and Agricultural College, the Board of Supervisors of15
Southern University and Agricultural College, and the Board of Supervisors for the16
University of Louisiana System are abolished and on that date, except as inconsistent17
with the amendment creating the Trustees, the Trustees is created and the powers,18
duties, functions, and responsibilities of such abolished boards are transferred to the19
Trustees, except that the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Board20
of Regents are transferred to Trustees and also to the Board of Supervisors of21
Community and Technical Colleges insofar as they apply to the institutions and22
programs under their respective jurisdiction. The legislature shall provide by law,23
not inconsistent with this constitutional amendment creating the Trustees, for the24
implementation of such amendment and for the transfer of such powers, duties,25
functions, and responsibilities.26
Section 5. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members27
elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of28 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 12 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to repeal1
Article VIII, Sections 6 and 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana.2
Section 6. Be it further resolved that the provisions of this amendment shall become3
effective on January 1, 2012.4
Section 7. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted5
to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 2,6
2010.7
Section 8. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election8
there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted9
to vote FOR or AGAINST, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall10
read as follows:11
To create the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees to supervise12
and manage Louisiana's public colleges and universities that issue13
baccalaureate degrees or higher, or both; to provide for the powers of the14
Louisiana University System Board of Trustees and the Board of Supervisors15
of Community and Technical Colleges; and to abolish the Board of Regents,16
the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, Board of17
Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical18
College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and19
Agricultural and Mechanical College (Effective January 1, 2012) (Amends20
Article IV, Section 22, Article VII, Section 10.1(C)(1) and (3) and21
(D)(1)(introductory paragraph) and 10.4(B)(1), (3), and (4), and Article VIII,22
Sections 5, 7.1(A)(1), 8(B), and 16; Adds Article VIII, Section 7.1(F);23
Repeals Article VIII, Sections 6 and 7)24 HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 13 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Tucker HB No. 996
Abstract: Creates the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees to supervise and
manage Louisiana's public colleges and universities that issue baccalaureate degrees;
abolishes the Board of Regents, 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, and provides for the powers of
the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees and the Board of Supervisors of
Community and Technical Colleges.
Present constitution establishes the Board of Regents to plan, coordinate, and have budgetary
responsibility for all public postsecondary education. Provides that the board is comprised
of two members from each congressional district and one member from the state at large,
all appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, for staggered six-year terms.
Present constitution creates 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 all having supervision and management of certain "four-year" colleges
and universities and, in the case of the LSU and SU boards, statewide agricultural programs
and other programs administered through their systems. Provides that each board is
comprised of two members from each congressional district and one member from the state
at large, all appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, for staggered six-year
terms.
Present constitution specifies the powers of the Board of Regents. Provides that powers of
management over public institutions of postsecondary education not specifically vested by
the constitution in the Board of Regents are reserved to the management boards as to the
institutions under the control of each.
Proposed constitutional amendment abolishes the Board of Regents and the three
management boards of four-year colleges and universities. Creates instead the Louisiana
University System Board of Trustees. Provides that the board is comprised of 15 members,
two members from each congressional district and the remainder from the state at large, all
appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, for staggered six-year terms.
Present constitution creates and provides for the Board of Supervisors of Community and
Technical Colleges, which is the management board for two-year colleges. Proposed
constitutional amendment retains present constitution.
Proposed constitutional amendment provides for the powers and duties of the Louisiana
University System Board of Trustees, and the Board of Supervisors of Community and
Technical Colleges. Grants the board of trustees the powers of supervision and management
of institutions and programs of the LSU board, the SU board, and the UL board to be
abolished by proposed constitutional amendment. Generally provides that both boards
exercise the powers and duties of the Board of Regents being abolished by proposed
constitutional amendment, with respect to their respective institutions, including authority
to:
(1)To plan, coordinate, and exercise budgetary responsibility for such institutions. HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 14 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
(2)To revise or eliminate an existing degree program, department of instruction,
division, or similar subdivision.
(3)To approve, disapprove, or modify a proposed degree program, department of
instruction, division, or similar subdivision.
(4)To study the need for and feasibility of creating a new institution of postsecondary
education institutions under its jurisdiction, which includes establishing a branch of
such an institution or merging any institution of postsecondary education into
another. If the creation of a new institution or the merger of institutions is proposed
by the legislature, the board shall report its written findings and recommendations
to the legislature within one year after such a proposal. Only after the report has
been filed, or after one year after the legislative proposal if no report is filed, may the
legislature take affirmative action on such a proposal and then only by law enacted
by two-thirds of the elected members of each house.
(5)To formulate and make timely revision of a master plan for postsecondary education
within its jurisdiction. At a minimum, the plan shall include a formula for equitable
distribution of funds to the institutions of postsecondary education under its
jurisdiction.
(6)To require that each institution submit to it, at a time it specifies, an annual budget
proposal for its operational and capital needs. The board shall submit its budget
recommendations for all of its institutions. It shall recommend priorities for capital
construction and improvements.
(7)To meet with the other board and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education at least twice a year to coordinate programs of public elementary,
secondary, vocational-technical, career, and higher education.
(8)To work cooperatively with the other board on all matters affecting responsibilities
shared by both boards.
Proposed constitutional amendment requires the two boards to comply with any decision of
a commission created by the legislature to resolve disputes between them.
Proposed constitutional amendment retains present constitution provisions for limitations
of the terms a member may serve, not more than two and one-half in three consecutive
terms, and makes them applicable to the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees.
Present constitution provides for appropriation of the total amount intended for higher
education from the Education Quality Support Fund to the Board of Regents.
Proposed constitutional amendment provides for appropriation of such funds to the
Louisiana University System Board of Trustees and the Board of Supervisors of Community
and Technical Colleges.
Relative to transition, proposed constitutional amendment provides that on the effective date
of the amendment (Jan. 1, 2012), the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors of
Louisiana State University and Agricultural College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern
University and Agricultural College, and the Board of Supervisors for the University of
Louisiana System are abolished and on that date, except as inconsistent with the amendment,
the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees, the "Trustees" is created and the
powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of such abolished boards are transferred to the
Trustees, except that the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Board of
Regents are transferred to Trustees and also to the Board of Supervisors of Community and
Technical Colleges insofar as they apply to the institutions and programs under their HLS 10RS-922 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 996
Page 15 of 15
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
respective jurisdiction. Requires the legislature to provide by law for the implementation
of the amendment and for the transfer of such powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities.
Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election
to be held November 2, 2010.
Effective January 1, 2012.
(Amends Const. Art. IV, §22, Art. VII, §§ 10.1(C)(1) and (3) and (D)(1)(intro. para.) and
10.4(B)(1), (3), and (4), and Art. VIII, §§5, 7.1(A)(1), 8(B), and 16; Adds Art. VIII, § 7.1(F);
Repeals Art. VIII, §§ 6 and 7)