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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 198
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
SCHOOLS/BOARDS: Requests BESE to study partnerships by public school boards with
private entities to provide certain ancillary services and to submit report to legislative
education committees at least 60 days before the 2011 R.S.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study issues2
relative to partnerships by local public school boards with private entities to provide3
certain ancillary services, including how cost savings derived from such partnerships4
could be used to improve instructional and technological services for students, and5
to submit a written report of findings, including any recommendations for related6
legislation, to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on7
Education not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2011 Regular8
Session of the Legislature. 9
WHEREAS, local public school boards spend an enormous amount of time and10
money on operating ancillary services such as cafeteria, custodial, facilities maintenance and11
management, transportation, and technology services; and12
WHEREAS, this distraction takes valuable time and funds from the core competency13
of schools, which is the education of students; and14
WHEREAS, allowing educators to focus more on this core competency and less on15
ancillary services would improve and enhance the academic performance of students; and16
WHEREAS, school boards should consider turning over operation of many of the17
functions currently under their direction to private entities to improve operational18
efficiencies; and19 HLS 10RS-4450 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 198
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WHEREAS, through partnering with the private sector for ancillary functions,1
services may be performed more efficiently and cost effectively.2
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby3
urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study issues4
relative to partnerships by local public school boards with private entities to provide certain5
ancillary services, including how cost savings derived from such partnerships could be used6
to improve instructional and technological services for students, and to submit a written7
report of findings, including any recommendations for related legislation, to the House8
Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than sixty days9
prior to the beginning of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature.10
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the11
president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and to the state12
superintendent of education.13
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)]
Harrison HCR No. 198
Requests BESE to study issues relative to partnerships by public school boards with private
entities to provide certain ancillary services, including potential cost savings, and to submit
a written report of findings and recommendations to the legislative education committees
at least 60 days before the 2011 R.S.