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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 177
BY SENATOR APPEL
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; to provide for effectiveness; 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 institutions under17
its jurisdiction all monies appropriated or otherwise made available for purposes of18
the board or the institutions under its jurisdiction according to the master plan for19
higher postsecondary education, the funding formula adopted by the Board of20
Regents, and, except as otherwise provided in the general or a supplemental21
appropriations bill, the Board of Regents' budget recommendations.22
(b)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this23
Paragraph, each board may redirect an amount not to exceed five percent of the24
allocation specified by the formula for each institution under its control to25
address specific issues that might arise during the budget allocation process.26
ACT No. 454 SB NO. 177 ENROLLED
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(ii) An amount greater than five percent of the allocation specified by the1
formula for each institution may be redirected in the event of a natural disaster2
or other emergency situation, as certified by the Board of Regents and approved3
by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.4
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2016.6
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: