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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 136
BY SENATOR JACKSON
COMMITTEE STUDIES. Requests joint committee study of fiscal issues related to funding
all levels of education in Fiscal Year 2011-2012.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request that a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Finance meet and2
function as a joint committee with the subcommittees on education, general3
government, and health and human services of the House Committee on4
Appropriations, to study and make recommendations with respect to fiscal issues5
related to funding all levels of education in Fiscal Year 2011-2012.6
WHEREAS, under Article VIII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the7
legislature is mandated to provide for the education of the people of the state and to establish8
and maintain a public educational system; and9
WHEREAS, the legislature must appropriate funds for the operating and10
administrative expenses of the Board of Regents, Board of Supervisors for the University11
of Louisiana System, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural12
and Mechanical College, Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and13
Mechanical College, Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and the14
institutions under their jurisdiction pursuant to Article VIII, Section 11 of the constitution;15
and 16
WHEREAS, the legislature is required to appropriate funds to supply free school17
books and other materials of instruction prescribed by the State Board of Elementary and18 SCR NO. 136
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Secondary Education to the children of this state at the elementary and secondary levels, and1
to annually appropriate funds sufficient to fully fund the current cost to the state of the2
minimum foundation program in order to insure a minimum foundation of education in all3
public elementary and secondary schools; and4
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana is facing serious budgetary shortfalls in the5
through fiscal year 2012.6
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana urges and7
requests that a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Finance meet and function as a8
joint committee with the subcommittees on education, general government, and health and9
human services of the House Committee on Appropriations to study and make10
recommendations with respect to fiscal issues related to funding all levels of education in11
Fiscal Year 2011-2012.12
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the subcommittee of the Senate Committee on13
Finance shall consist of four members of the Senate Committee on Finance appointed by the14
committee's chairman.15
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for purposes of this study the joint committee16
shall have all powers otherwise provided by law and by rule of the respective houses,17
individual and jointly, as well as all powers inherent in legislative committees and that the18
legislative members thereof shall receive the per diem and mileage provided for committees19
by the rules of the respective house.20
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall make a written report21
of its findings to the legislature prior to the 2011 Regular Session, together with any specific22
proposals for legislation.23
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Jackson SCR No. 136
Requests a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Finance, jointly with the
subcommittees on education, general government, and health and human services of the
House Committee on Appropriations, to study and make recommendations with respect to
fiscal issues related to funding all levels of education in Fiscal Year 2011-2012.
Provides that the subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Finance shall consist of four SCR NO. 136
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members of the committee appointed by the committee's chairman.
Provides that the joint committee shall make a written report to the legislature prior to the
2011 R.S.