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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 60
BY SENATOR NEVERS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Board of Regents to study the feasibility of offering community
college services on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and to determine how the
state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and
workforce development needs of this region of the state.
WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 5(D)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana provides,
relative to public institutions of postsecondary education, that it is a power, duty, and
responsibility of the Board of Regents to approve a proposed degree program, department
of instruction, division, or similar subdivision; and
WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3)(a) of the constitution further provides that
it also is a power, duty, and responsibility of the board to study the need for and feasibility
of creating a new institution of postsecondary education, which includes establishing a
branch of such an institution or converting any non-degree granting institution to an
institution which grants degrees; and
WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3)(b) of the constitution specifies that if the
creation of a new institution is proposed, the Board of Regents shall report its written
findings and recommendations to the legislature within one year and specifies further that
only after the report has been filed, or after one year from the receipt of a request for a report
from the legislature 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;
and
WHEREAS, community college services in this state have proven effective in
serving individuals and communities by offering targeted academic programs, technical
education, and occupational training programs designed to meet the state's workforce and
economic development needs; and SCR NO. 60 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, there is a need for increased access to public postsecondary education
two-year academic degree programs on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain to meet the
educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of the
region; and
WHEREAS, the provision of community college services on the north shore of Lake
Pontchartrain will provide access to community college opportunities and offerings to a
currently underserved area of the state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Board of Regents to study the feasibility of offering community college
services on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and to determine how the state can best
meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs
of this region of the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana further requests the
Board of Regents to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the
Senate Committee on Education and House Committee on Education, not later than sixty
days prior to the beginning of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
commissioner of higher education, the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical
College System, and the regional director of the Northshore Technical College.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES