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SENATE BILL NO. 284
BY SENATORS CORTEZ, MILLS AND PERRY AND REPRESENTATIVES STUART
BISHOP AND NANCY LANDRY
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:1994(C) and 3217.3, relative to community and technical colleges; to2
provide for the merger of the certain Louisiana Technical College campuses with3
South Louisiana Community College; to provide relative to the transfer of the4
students, employees, funds, obligations, property, programs, facilities, and functions5
of such technical college campuses to South Louisiana Community College; to6
provide relative to performance agreements with the Board of Regents; to provide7
for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 17:1994(C) and 3217.3 are hereby enacted to read as follows: 10
§1994. Regional coordination and planning of postsecondary vocational-technical11
education; establishment and composition of regions12
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C. The Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T.14
H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College as15
provided for in R.S. 17:1994(B) (1), (7), (9), (12), (18), (38), and (40) shall be16
considered part of, and under the management of, the Louisiana Technical17
College until such time as each institution is merged with South Louisiana18
Community College and all funds, obligations, property, programs, facilities,19
and functions related to each such technical college campus are transferred to20
South Louisiana Community College.21
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§3217.3. Louisiana Technical College; merger of certain campuses with South23
Louisiana Community College24
A. Effective July 1, 2012 or at the appropriate time thereafter as25
determined by formal action taken by the Board of Supervisors of Community26
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and Technical Colleges, the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area,1
Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical2
College are hereby merged with South Louisiana Community College, and, on3
the effective date of the merger, all funds, obligations, property, programs,4
facilities, and functions related to such technical college campuses are hereby5
transferred to South Louisiana Community College.6
B. All performance agreements between the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil,7
Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the8
Louisiana Technical College and South Louisiana Community College and the9
Board of Regents executed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:3139 et seq.,10
prior to the effective date of this Section shall remain in effect until such time11
as the performance agreement between South Louisiana Community College12
and the Board of Regents is modified to reflect the expanded mission of that13
institution and such modified performance agreement is certified by the Board14
of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.15
C.(1) South Louisiana Community College shall provide educational16
programs and services through the locations and facilities that served as the17
Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and18
Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College prior to the effective19
date of this Section, and through any other postsecondary campus or institution20
which may become a part of South Louisiana Community College or its21
primary service delivery area.22
(2) Any student enrolled in a program or course of study at the Acadian,23
Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, or Teche24
Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College shall be permitted to25
complete such program or course of study at no greater cost or conditions than26
those applicable to the student prior to the merger of such campuses with South27
Louisiana Community College, provided all applicable aid and scholarships are28
first applied to the student's cost of attendance and the student completes his29
program or course of study within two years of such merger.30 SB NO. 284 ENROLLED
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D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall1
review the programs and employees of the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil,2
Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the3
Louisiana Technical College and South Louisiana Community College and4
provide for an employee transition at all affected institutions and campuses5
consistent with effective and efficient delivery of educational services and the6
expanded mission of South Louisiana Community College.7
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not8
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature9
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If10
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become11
effective on the day following such approval.12
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: