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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 178
BY SENATOR CROWE
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES. Requests British Petroleum to provide funding to the
Louisiana Community and Technical College System in the amount of thirty-five million
dollars to establish and maintain programs of instruction in the technology and procedure
of oil spill cleanup.
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request British Petroleum (BP) to provide funding to the Louisiana Community2
and Technical College System (LCTCS) in the amount of thirty-five million dollars3
to establish and maintain programs of instruction in the technology and procedure4
of oil spill and hazardous waste cleanup.5
WHEREAS, as a result of the explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon6
drilling rig on April 20, 2010, and the resultant oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, many7
Louisiana workers are searching for new job skills and new employment; and8
WHEREAS, a federal six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of9
Mexico has many workers concerned; and10
WHEREAS, so many Louisiana workers, families, and businesses are affected by the11
oil spill disaster, and are unaware how extensive or how long the damage to jobs may last;12
and13
WHEREAS, for years, many Louisianians have been indebted to the oil industry14
which has provided thousands of good-paying jobs; and15
WHEREAS, in the angst of the drilling moratorium, many Louisiana workers,16
families, and businesses will feel the effects of this oil disaster; and17
WHEREAS, as offshore employment potentially fades, many workers must look to18 SR NO. 178
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the LCTCS for directives, support, and training; and1
WHEREAS, the colleges that make up LCTCS include Acadiana Technical College,2
Baton Rouge Community College, Bossier Parish Community College, Capital Area3
Technical College, Central Louisiana Technical College, Delgado Community College, L.E.4
Fletcher Technical Community College, Louisiana Delta Community College, Northeast5
Louisiana Technical College, Northshore Technical College, Northwest Louisiana Technical6
College, Nunez Community College, South Central Louisiana Technical College, South7
Louisiana Community College, and Sowela Technical Community College; and8
WHEREAS, the mission of the LCTCS is to improve the quality of life of9
Louisiana's citizens through educational programs offered through each college; and10
WHEREAS, LCTCS strives to increase employment opportunities for Louisiana's11
workforce through various skills training programs; and12
WHEREAS, LCTCS works to provide citizens with opportunities to learn new skills13
and is committed to teaching what is needed, when it is needed, and where it is needed; and14
WHEREAS, LCTCS offers degrees to people needing to move directly into the world15
of work, re-trains those changing jobs or those that have lost their jobs and need new skills;16
and17
WHEREAS, LCTCS provides general education and workforce training curriculums,18
and re-training through the Incumbent Worker Training Program; and19
WHEREAS, LCTCS has already begun work to provide trainers to supply oil spill20
response workers and has conducted the Module 3 class entitled "Post-Emergency Spilled21
Oil Cleanup" which prepares individuals for the hazards of oil spill cleanup work; and22
WHEREAS, in the near future, LCTCS will begin conducting Module 2 training, the23
"Contractor Expectations" class, which provides contractors with a basic health, safety and24
environmental orientation focusing on pre-job safety, job planning, risk identification and25
the right to discontinue the job if conditions are rendered unsafe; and26
WHEREAS, LCTCS trainers will also begin providing hazardous waste operations27
and emergency response training, which fully prepares trainees for safe and effective28
hazardous waste cleanup; and29
WHEREAS, on May 26, 2010, the first day of instruction, LCTCS instructors trained30 SR NO. 178
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more than three hundred workers and as June 18, 2010, more than three thousand individuals1
have been trained and are job-ready to repair our damaged Gulf Coast; and2
WHEREAS, trained individuals directly assist in cleaning the spill-contaminated3
shoreline and vessel operations; and4
WHEREAS, as LCTCS classes continue, the respective LCTCS colleges are sending5
mobile teams to various locations to meet the training needs of local citizens; and6
WHEREAS, the importance and need to bring Louisiana citizens back to work who7
are affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the moratorium is of paramount concern8
to the members of the Senate.9
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana10
does hereby urge and request British Petroleum to provide funding to the Louisiana11
Community and Technical College System in the amount of thirty-five million dollars to12
establish and maintain programs of instruction in the technology and procedure of oil and13
hazardous waste cleanup.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the15
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of British Petroleum and to the16
members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation.17
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Crowe SR No.
Requests BP to provide funding to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
in the amount of $35 million to establish and maintain programs of instruction in the
technology and procedure of oil spill and hazardous waste cleanup.