The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry G. Jones.
DIGEST
Proposed law enacts Board Scholarship Reporting Act.
Proposed law provides that the chief executive officer of each higher education management
board shall annually report to the legislature every scholarship awarded by a member of the
management board. Provides that such report shall be submitted electronically to the President of
the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives no later than July 1st of each year. The
report shall be a public record. The management board shall contemporaneously make the report
available on its website for public inspection.
Proposed law provides that the report shall provide the name of each scholarship recipient, the
name of the board member making the award, whether such scholarship consists of a waiver of
tuition or a cash award, or both, and the annual dollar value of the scholarship. If the scholarship
includes a cash award, the source of such funds shall be identified.
Proposed law also provides that the information submitted in the report shall be considered
directory information by each institution of higher education within each management board. No
personally identifiable information in educational records shall be submitted in the report.
Proposed law provides that the failure to submit the report required by proposed law shall
suspend the power of all members of the management board to award any further such
scholarships until the report has been submitted as required.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:1608)