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HB 485 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Henry Burns
Abstract: Requires the Bd. of Regents to establish a process for a public postsecondary education
institution to be designated by the governor as a "Governor's Military and Veteran Friendly
Campus".
Proposed law requires the Board of Regents to establish a process for a public postsecondary
education institution to be designated by the governor as a "Governor's Military and Veteran Friendly
Campus". Provides requirements for eligibility relative to articulation programs, fee waivers,
orientation programs, deployment and readmission policies, priority class scheduling, tutoring, and
workshops offered by the institutions for military veterans. Provides for application procedures for
institutions interested in receiving the initial designation and requirements for the submission of
renewal applications. Requires the Bd. of Regents to review the applications and to submit the
applications and a report to the governor that indicates if an institution meets the eligibility
requirements for initial designation. Provides that a designation applies for one year. Requires
verification of renewal applications by the Bd. of Regents that an institution continues to meet the
eligibility requirements to receive the designation each year. Requires certain information to be
included in each renewal application.
Defines "veteran" for purposes of proposed law as a former or current member of the U.S. Armed
Forces or organized militia of the several states and territories, including but not limited to a member
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Air National Guard,
Reserves, State Guard, or a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, Environmental
Science Services Administration, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or its
predecessor, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
(Adds R.S. 17:3138.5)