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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 374 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Steve Carter
Abstract: Requires certain qualifications for members appointed to the postsecondary education
management boards and the Bd. of Regents.
Present constitution and present law create and provide for the membership of the Bd. of Regents
and the postsecondary education management boards (La. State University (LSU), Southern
University (SU), University of La. (UL) and Community and Technical Colleges (LCTCS)).
Provides that each board has 15 members appointed by the governor. Also provides for a student
member (two student members for the LCTCS board). Present constitution and present law provide
that the Bd. of Regents and the LCTCS board should be representative of the state's population by
race and gender to ensure diversity, but otherwise present constitution provides no qualifications for
the boards. Present law provides certain qualifications for the LCTCS board (see below).
Proposed law, relative to the LSU, SU, and UL boards of supervisors and the Bd. of Regents,
requires the governor, in making his appointments, to ensure that the board membership includes the
following members with the qualifications specified:
(1)At least one member with at least five years experience as the chief executive officer, chief
financial officer, or equivalent leadership officer of a large corporation or company within
one of the largest manufacturing or business components of the state's economy, such as
construction, utilities, chemical manufacturing or processing, oil and gas, other
manufacturing, banking, or finance.
(2)At least one member who holds a Master of Business Administration degree or has had at
least 15 years of management experience in private business or industry.
(3)At least three members who are graduates of an institution within the respective university
system.
(4)At least one member who has five years experience as an executive in the public sector in
the field of economic development or workforce development.
(5)At least one member who has at least five years management experience in the public sector
in the field of budget preparation and control or human resources management.
Proposed law, relative to the LSU, SU, and UL boards of supervisors, requires that the governor
ensure that at least seven members of the board meet the qualifications required by at least one of the items above and that as a whole the members meet the qualifications for all items.
Proposed law also provides, relative to the LSU and UL boards of supervisors, that the board should
be representative of the state's population by race and gender to ensure diversity. Retains the same
provision in present law relative to the Bd. of Regents.
Present law, relative to the LCTCS board, provides that the governor shall appoint:
(1)One member from among three persons nominated by the La. AFL-CIO.
(2)One member from among three persons nominated by the La. Assoc. of Business and
Industry (LABI).
(3)Two members from among six persons nominated by the State Bd. of Elementary and
Secondary Education (BESE).
Proposed law, relative to the LCTCS board, retains present law appointment from AFL-CIO
nominees and removes appointments from BESE nominees and LABI nominees and also requires
that the governor appoint:
(1)At least one member with at least five years experience as the chief executive officer, chief
financial officer, or equivalent leadership officer of a large corporation or company within
one of the largest manufacturing or business components of the state's economy, such as
construction, utilities, chemical manufacturing or processing, oil and gas, other
manufacturing, banking, or finance.
(2)One member who has at least two years experience as the chief executive officer, chief
financial officer, or equivalent leadership officer of a corporation or company engaged in one
of Louisiana's three largest emerging industries or business activities as determined by the
Dept. of Economic Development.
(3)One member who holds a Master of Business Administration degree or has had at least
fifteen years of management experience in private business or industry.
(4)One member who has five years experience as an executive in the public sector in the field
of economic development or workforce development.
(5)One member who has at least five years management experience in the public sector in the
field of budget preparation and control or human resources management.
Proposed law requires that the governor ensure that at least seven members of the board meet the
qualifications required by at least one of the items above and that as a whole the members meet the
qualifications for all items.
Proposed law retains present law that requires that at least six members of the LCTCS board have significant experience in vocational education and that the board should be representative of the
state's population by race and gender to ensure diversity.
Proposed law requires the governor to make appointments to fill each vacancy that occurs on a board
by appointing a member whose qualifications meet the qualifications specified in proposed law and
continue to fill each vacancy in such manner until the membership of each board is in compliance
with the qualifications required in proposed law. Requires the governor to make appointments
thereafter to provide for continued compliance with proposed law.
Effective if and when the proposed constitutional amendment contained in House Bill No. 365 of
this 2016 R.S. of the Legislature is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective.
(Amends R.S. 17:1453(A), 1831(B), 1851(B), 1871(A)(1), and 3121(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the original bill:
1. Delete proposed law requirement that each board have one member appointed from
nominees recommended to the governor jointly by the Council for a Better La., the
Public Affairs Research Council, and the La. Assoc. of Business and Industry.