GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 948 2016 Regular Session Steve Carter
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
Provides relative to facilities of public postsecondary education institutions.
DIGEST
Proposed law requires each public postsecondary education management board to adopt a
policy requiring each institution under its supervision and management to develop plans for
full use of existing facilities, including plans for distance learning.
Proposed law requires each such board to adopt a policy requiring each institution under its
supervision and management to annually report information on use of classroom and
laboratory facilities. The report shall be submitted to the board and posted on the institution's
website and shall include:
(1)Total number of classrooms and laboratories available for instructional use and the
number of those undergoing renovation.
(2)Total available square footage of instructional space and the amount of instructional
space under renovation or being used for storage.
(3)Average weekly hours of instructional use of all campus classrooms and laboratories
available for instruction.
(4)Average percentage of seats or stations filled in all sections taught in campus
classrooms and laboratories that are available for instruction.
(5)The number of courses the institution currently offers online and plans for future
development of online courses.
(6)The number of cooperative endeavors, partnerships, or other agreements the
institution has entered into with another institution for the shared use of a facility, the
extent to which such shared use has occurred, and any potential opportunities for
shared use of facilities between institutions.
Proposed law requires each management board, prior to submission of any request for capital
outlay funds exceeding $10 million in state funds for new facilities, to hold a public hearing
on the proposed facility. Requires that the hearing include discussions of the use of existing
campus buildings, maintenance costs for the proposed building, funding sources for the
proposed building, and any potential opportunities for shared use of facilities between
institutions. Proposed law additionally requires the board to submit a summary of the hearing
proceedings and the information collected with the capital outlay request.
(Adds R.S. 17:3351(J))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the
original bill:
1. Relative to proposed law requirement that each board hold a public hearing on
any proposed facility, require that such hearing be held prior to submitting any
request for capital outlay funds exceeding $10 million in state funds instead of
prior to approving use of capital outlay funds exceeding such amount.
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Prepared by Cheryl M. Serrett. The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Add to the list of information to be reported by institutions information on the
cooperative endeavors, partnerships, or other agreements the institution has
entered into with another institution.
2. Add to the list of topics to be discussed at board hearings any potential
opportunities for shared use of facilities between institutions.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
reengrossed bill
1. Requires the board to submit a summary of the public hearing proceedings and
the information collected on the institution's facilities with the capital outlay
request.
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Prepared by Cheryl M. Serrett.