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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 147
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS: Requests the Board of Regents to study and report on the
reorganization of the governance of La. public colleges and universities that offer
academic degrees at the baccalaureate level and higher as proposed by HB No. 927
of the 2012 R.S.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Board of Regents to review the current placement of Louisiana2
public colleges and universities that offer academic degrees at the baccalaureate level3
and higher in either the Louisiana State University System, the Southern University4
System, or the University of Louisiana System, to study the benefits to public5
postsecondary education in our state and to the citizens of Louisiana that can be6
achieved by reorganizing the existing structure to the organizational structure7
proposed by House Bill No. 927 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature, and8
to report in writing on study findings, conclusions, and recommendations.9
WHEREAS, R.S. 17:3215 through 3217 places each of the state's public colleges and10
universities that offer academic degrees at the baccalaureate level and higher in either the11
Louisiana State University System, the Southern University System, or the University of12
Louisiana System; and13
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 927 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature was14
introduced to reorganize this structure by moving certain colleges and universities from one15
public postsecondary education management board to another; and 16
WHEREAS, when House Bill No. 927 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature17
was considered by the House Committee on Education, legal counsel to the Board of18
Regents testified that any action by the legislature on this matter was premature due to the19
provisions of Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3)(b) of the Constitution of Louisiana which20 HLS 12RS-4184 ORIGINAL
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provides for the board to study any such proposed reorganization and to report its1
recommendations; and2
WHEREAS, despite the volumes and volumes of studies done in the last several3
years by the Board of Regents relative to the governance, management, supervision, and4
organization of public postsecondary education in our state, the author of House Bill No. 9275
of the Regular Session of the Legislature voluntarily deferred further consideration of the6
bill to permit the board to conduct yet another study in order to make its recommendation7
on the merits of the proposed legislation.8
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby9
urge and request the Board of Regents to review the current placement of Louisiana public10
colleges and universities that offer academic degrees at the baccalaureate level and higher11
in either the Louisiana State University System, the Southern University System, or the12
University of Louisiana System, to study the benefits to public postsecondary education in13
our state and to the citizens of Louisiana that can be achieved by reorganizing the existing14
structure to the organizational structure proposed by House Bill No. 927 of the 2012 Regular15
Session of the Legislature, and to report in writing on study findings, conclusions, and16
recommendations to the legislature as provided by R.S. 24:771 and 772 and to the House17
Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education by not later than sixty18
days prior to the convening of the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.19
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution shall be distributed to20
the chairman of the Board of Regents and to the commissioner of higher education.21
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Harrison HCR No. 147
Requests the Board of Regents to review the current placement of La. public colleges and
universities that offer academic degrees at the baccalaureate level and higher in either the
LSU System, the SU System, or the UL System, study the benefits to public postsecondary
education in our state and to the citizens of La. that can be achieved by reorganizing the
existing structure to the organizational structure proposed by HB No. 927 of the 2012 R.S.,
and to report in writing on study findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the
legislature as provided by R.S. 24:771 and 772 and to the legislative education committees
by not later than 60 days prior to the 2013 R.S.