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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 185
BY SENATOR BROOME
POSTSECONDARY ED. Requests the Board of Regents to implement the
recommendations of the Postsecondary Education Review Commission relative to funding
for the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request the Board of Regents to implement Recommendations 10(C) and 13 of2
the Postsecondary Education Review Commission relative to the provision of3
equitable and sufficient funding necessary for the state's Historically Black Colleges4
and Universities to achieve their unique and important institutional mission.5
WHEREAS, Act No. 309 of the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature created the6
Postsecondary Education Review Commission to "review all aspects of postsecondary7
education in order to ensure that the enterprise is operating efficiently, effectively, and in a8
manner that best serves students, their families, and the state"; and9
WHEREAS, this legislation also specified that the scope of such review would be10
comprehensive and include consideration of factors such as governance, facilities, programs,11
and funding; and12
WHEREAS, during the course of their work, the commission made several13
recommendations with respect to the higher education funding formula, calling for an14
increased emphasis on institutional quality and performance; and15
WHEREAS, while it is unarguably appropriate for the higher education funding16
formula to focus on quality and performance, it is equally logical and reasonable that the17
formula give due consideration to the levels of funding necessary for each postsecondary18 SR NO. 185
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educational institution to achieve the desired goals; and1
WHEREAS, unanimous Recommendations 10(C) and 13, as contained in the final2
report issued by the Postsecondary Education Review Commission, recognize and address3
the funding gap that exists between the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities4
and other public postsecondary educational institutions; and5
WHEREAS, Recommendation 10(C) calls for additional funding to be provided to6
the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities until such funding gap is closed; and7
WHEREAS, Recommendation 13 states the commission's belief in the educational8
value of students learning in diverse educational environments and in the unique and9
important mission of the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities for "fostering10
and expanding educational access, excellence, and success for all students, especially11
African-Americans and disproportionate numbers of low-income, first generation students";12
and13
WHEREAS, Recommendation 13 further calls for the Board of Regents to14
recommend to the legislature actions that will set aside, within the higher education15
appropriations, a specific allotment of funds sufficient to enable the state's Historically Black16
Colleges and Universities to realize their important mission; and17
WHEREAS, although the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities have18
been and remain fully committed to educational quality and performance, it must be19
recognized that these institutions face a greater challenge in their efforts to meet newly20
established performance standards due to the historical funding inequities that were created21
through the funding formula for higher education and the method utilized to distribute22
additional funding made available outside of the formula.23
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana24
does hereby urge and request the Board of Regents to implement Recommendations 10(C)25
and 13 of the Postsecondary Education Review Commission relative to the provision of26
equitable and sufficient funding necessary for the state's Historically Black Colleges and27
Universities to achieve their unique and important institutional mission.28
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the29
chairman of the Board of Regents, the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Southern30 SR NO. 185
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University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the chairman of the Board of1
Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, and the commissioner of higher2
education.3
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Broome SR No. 185
Requests the Board of Regents to implement Recommendations 10(C) and 13 of the
Postsecondary Education Review Commission relative to the provision of equitable and
sufficient funding necessary for the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities to
achieve their unique and important institutional mission.