RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 287 (HB 89) 2019 Regular Session McMahen
New law:
(1)Renames the Northwest La. Technical College as the Northwest La. Technical
Community College (NLTCC) and provides for continued supervision and
management by the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges (board
of supervisors), subject to the approval of and oversight by the Bd. of Regents
(Regents).
(2)Expands NLTCC's mission to include providing a comprehensive educational
program that meets needs within its primary service delivery area.
(3)Authorizes NLTCC to grant certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and associate
transfer degrees.
(4)Requires NLTCC to provide educational programs and services through its campuses
and any campus or institution that is part of NLTCC or its primary service delivery
area.
(5)Requires the board of supervisors and Regents to work closely with NLTCC and the
appropriate accrediting body to ensure accreditation.
Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to approve a specific list of capital
improvement projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds, one of which is
advanced workforce training at Delgado Community College, and caps the amount to be
financed for such project at $7.2 million. Prior law limited the application of such financing
to Blair Campus in Metairie in Jefferson Parish. New law lifts the Blair Campus-specific
limitation and authorizes this at any/all of the seven sites comprising Delgado (located in
both Jefferson and Orleans parishes).
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 17:3217.1(A)(9)-(13) and 3394.3(C)(1)(j)); Adds R.S. 17:3217.1(A)(14) and
3233)