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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 118
BY SENATOR APPEL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
POSTSECONDARY ED. Provides relative to the use, expenditure, or allocation of funds
appropriated to public postsecondary education management boards. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3351(A)(3), relative to the powers, duties, and functions of2
public postsecondary education management boards; to provide relative to the3
authority of such boards with respect to the allocation and expenditure of4
appropriated funds; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 17:3351(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง3351. General powers, duties, and functions of college and university8
postsecondary education management boards9
A. Subject only to the powers of the Board of Regents specifically10
enumerated in Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and as11
otherwise provided by law, each postsecondary system management board as a body12
corporate shall have authority to exercise power necessary to supervise and manage13
the day-to-day operations of institutions of postsecondary education under its14
control, including but not limited to the following:15
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(3)(a) Receive and expend or allocate for expenditure to the institutions17 SB NO. 118
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under its jurisdiction all monies appropriated or otherwise made available for1
purposes of the board or the institutions under its jurisdiction according to the master2
plan for higher postsecondary education, the funding formula adopted by the3
Board of Regents, and, except as otherwise provided in the general or a4
supplemental appropriations bill, the Board of Regents' budget5
recommendations. However, each board may redirect an amount not to exceed6
five percent of the allocations specified by the formula for each institution under7
its control to address specific issues that arise during the budget allocation8
process.9
(b) Nothing in this Section shall impose an obligation on the legislature10
to fund the outcomes-based formula developed by the task force.11
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not13
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature14
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If15
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become16
effective on the day following such approval.17
The original instrument was prepared by Jeanne Johnston. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
Appel (SB 118)
Present law grants certain powers and duties to the postsecondary education management
boards, including the power to receive, spend, and allocate monies appropriated or otherwise
made available to them. Provides that such authority is subject to the master plan for
postsecondary education.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that the power to receive, spend, and allocate
monies is also subject to the funding formula adopted by the Board of Regents and, unless
otherwise provided in an appropriations bill, the board's budget recommendations. Further,
permits a management board to redirect an amount not to exceed 5% of the specified
formula allocation to address specific issues that may arise during the budget allocation
process.
Proposed law provides that the legislature will not be obligated to fund the outcomes-based
formula developed by the task force. .
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action. SB NO. 118
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(Amends R.S. 17:3351(A)(3))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Adds provision that prevents the legislature from being obligated to fund the
outcomes-based formula developed by the task force.