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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 712
BY SENATORS NEVERS, ALARIO, APPEL, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSI S,
THOMPSON AND WAL SWORTH
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:1875, relative to postsecondary education; to authorize the Board of2
Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to create a Centers of Excellence3
Program; to provide for Board of Regents' approval; to provide with respect to an4
advisory board; to provide limitations; to provide relative to admissions, curriculum,5
tuition and fees, and other program parameters; to provide relative to funding and6
other resources to support the program; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 17:1875 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง1875. Centers of Excellence Program; creation; operation; funding10
A. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, with11
the approval of and in coordination with the Board of Regents, may establish12
a Centers of Excellence Program to provide customized educational and13
training programs to meet areas of need as identified by Louisiana business and14
industry.15
B.(1) The board may establish an advisory board composed of not more16
than seven individuals representing private businesses with high workforce17
training demands, which shall have the following duties:18
(a) Assist in the identification of the needs of business and industry.19
(b) Provide consultation regarding admissions, curriculum, equipment20
needs, tuition and fee models, and other aspects of the operation of a Center of21
Excellence as prescribed by the board.22
(2) No public funds shall be used to compensate a member of the23
advisory board for the performance of his duties on the board or to pay any per24
diem or other expenses related to the performance of his duties as a board25
member.26
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C.(1) A Center of Excellence may be established only with private sector1
support, including funding or the donation of land or equipment, and shall be2
operated on a business model conducive to real-time market responsiveness3
which provides for flexibility in pricing, service delivery, and administration.4
(2) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges may5
establish a tuition and fee structure for a Center of Excellence that differs from6
that established for other courses or programs offered by institutions within the7
Louisiana Community and Technical College System.8
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: