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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE BILL NO. 69
BY SENATOR NEVERS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
POSTSECONDARY ED. Creates the Northshore Technical Community College. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3217.1(A) and to enact R.S. 17:3230, relative to2
postsecondary education; to provide for the creation of the Northshore Technical3
Community College; to provide with respect to the management, supervision, and4
operation of the institution; to provide with respect to program offerings; to provide5
for the awarding of certificates, diplomas, and degrees; to provide for the duties and6
responsibilities of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors of Community7
and Technical Colleges; to provide relative to accreditation; to provide reporting8
requirements; and to provide for related matters.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 17:3217.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 17:3230 is11
hereby enacted to read as follows: 12
§3217.1. Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges system13
A. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System is composed of14
the institutions under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors15
of Community and Technical Colleges as follows:16
(1) Baton Rouge Community College.17 SB NO. 69
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(2) Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier Parish.1
(3) Delgado Community College.2
(4) Elaine P. Nunez Community College.3
(5) L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College.4
(6) Louisiana Delta Community College.5
(7) Northshore Technical Community College.6
(7)(8) River Parishes Community College.7
(8)(9) South Louisiana Community College.8
(9)(10) Sowela Technical Community College.9
(10)(11) All public postsecondary technical colleges which provide10
vocational-technical education.11
(11)(12) Any other community college, technical college, or other institution12
or program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of the Board of13
Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.14
* * *15
§3230. Northshore Technical Community College; creation, management, and16
operation17
A. (1) Pursuant to the authority granted the legislature by Article VIII,18
Section 5(D)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana to create a new institution by19
law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the Northshore20
Technical Community College is hereby created and established as a multi-21
campus, public institution of postsecondary education. The institution and its22
programs shall be under the supervision and management of the Board of23
Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, subject to the appropriate24
approval of and oversight by the Board of Regents.25
(2) The institution shall provide a comprehensive educational program26
to meet the needs of the students and communities within its primary service27
delivery area. Such program may include career and technical education and28
training, workforce development training, adult basic education, continuing29 SB NO. 69
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education, general education, associate degree programs, college transfer degree1
programs, and other educational programs and opportunities.2
B. The Northshore Technical Community College may grant certificates,3
diplomas, associate degrees, and associate transfer degrees as authorized by the4
Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the5
appropriate regional accrediting body as recognized by the United States6
Department of Education.7
C. The Northshore Technical Community College shall provide8
educational programs and services through the Florida Parishes Campus, the9
Hammond Area Campus, and the Sullivan Campus of the Louisiana Technical10
College, and any other postsecondary campus or institution which may become11
a part of the Northshore Technical Community College or its primary service12
delivery area.13
D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and14
the Board of Regents shall work closely with the Northshore Technical15
Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to ensure that the16
institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.17
E. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall18
submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House19
Committee on Education relative to the status of the Northshore Technical20
Community College, not later than January 1, 2012.21
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not22
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature23
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If24
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become25
effective on the day following such approval.26 SB NO. 69
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Proposed law creates the Northshore Technical Community College as a multi-campus,
public institution of postsecondary education under the supervision and management of the
Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, subject to the appropriate
approval of and oversight by the Board of Regents.
Provides that the Northshore Technical Community College:
1. Shall provide a comprehensive educational program which may include career and
technical education and training, workforce development training, adult basic
education, continuing education, general education, associate degree programs,
college transfer degree programs, and other educational programs and opportunities.
2. May grant certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and associate transfer degrees
as authorized by the LCTCS Board of Supervisors and the appropriate regional
accrediting body as recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
3. Shall provide educational programs and services through the Florida Parishes
Campus, the Hammond Area Campus, and the Sullivan Campus of the Louisiana
Technical College, and any other postsecondary campus or institution which may
become a part of the Northshore Technical Community College or its primary
service delivery area.
Requires the LCTCS Board of Supervisors and the Board of Regents to work closely with
the Northshore Technical Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to
ensure that the institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.
Requires the LCTCS Board of Supervisors to submit a written report to the Senate and
House education committees relative to the status of the Northshore Technical Community
College, not later than January 1, 2012 .
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:3217.1(A); adds R.S. 17:3230)