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SENATE BILL NO. 69
BY SENATOR NEVERS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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
(2) Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier Parish.18
(3) Delgado Community College.19
(4) Elaine P. Nunez Community College.20
(5) L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College.21
(6) Louisiana Delta Community College.22
(7) Northshore Technical Community College.23
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(8) River Parishes Community College.1
(8)(9) South Louisiana Community College.2
(9)(10) Sowela Technical Community College.3
(10)(11) All public postsecondary technical colleges which provide4
vocational-technical education.5
(11)(12) Any other community college, technical college, or other institution6
or program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of the Board of7
Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.8
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§3230. Northshore Technical Community College; creation, management, and10
operation11
A. (1) Pursuant to the authority granted the legislature by Article VIII,12
Section 5(D)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana to create a new institution by13
law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the Northshore14
Technical Community College is hereby created and established as a multi-15
campus, public institution of postsecondary education. The institution and its16
programs shall be under the supervision and management of the Board of17
Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, subject to the appropriate18
approval of and oversight by the Board of Regents.19
(2) The institution shall provide a comprehensive educational program20
to meet the needs of the students and communities within its primary service21
delivery area. Such program may include career and technical education and22
training, workforce development training, adult basic education, continuing23
education, general education, associate degree programs, college transfer degree24
programs, and other educational programs and opportunities.25
B. The Northshore Technical Community College may grant certificates,26
diplomas, associate degrees, and associate transfer degrees as authorized by the27
Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the28
appropriate regional accrediting body as recognized by the United States29
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C. The Northshore Technical Community College shall provide1
educational programs and services through the Florida Parishes Campus, the2
Hammond Area Campus, and the Sullivan Campus of the Louisiana Technical3
College, and any other postsecondary campus or institution which may become4
a part of the Northshore Technical Community College or its primary service5
delivery area.6
D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and7
the Board of Regents shall work closely with the Northshore Technical8
Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to ensure that the9
institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.10
E. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall11
submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House12
Committee on Education relative to the status of the Northshore Technical13
Community College, not later than January 1, 2012.14
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not15
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature16
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If17
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become18
effective on the day following such approval.19
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: