RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 680 (SB 80) 2016 Regular Session Morrish
Present constitution requires that all new fees or increases of existing fees imposed by the
state or any board, department, or agency of the state be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the
legislature; this requirement applies to tuition and fees charged to students attending public
postsecondary education institutions.
Proposed constitutional amendment authorizes the respective board of supervisors of the
LSU system, the Southern University system, the University of Louisiana system, and the
Community and Technical Colleges system to establish the tuition and mandatory fee
amounts charged by the institutions under their supervision and management without
legislative approval.
Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election
to be held Nov. 8, 2016.
(Adds Const. Art. VIII, §7.2)