ENROLLED
ACT No. 287
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 89
BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAHEN, ADAMS, ANDERS, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS,
BERTHELOT, BOUIE, BOURRIAQUE, BRASS, CHAD BROWN, TERRY
BROWN, CARMODY, GARY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY,
COUSSAN, COX, CREWS, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, DUBUISSON, DWIGHT,
EDMONDS, EMERSON, FOIL, GAINES, GLOVER, GUINN, JIMMY HARRIS,
LANCE HARRIS, HILL, HOFFMANN, HORTON, HOWARD, JACKSON,
JEFFERSON, JENKINS, MIKE JOHNSON, JONES, LACOMBE, NANCY
LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MACK, MAGEE,
MARCELLE, MCFARLAND, MOORE, JIM MORRIS, MUSCARELLO,
NORTON, POPE, PUGH, PYLANT, RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SEABAUGH,
SIMON, SMITH, STEFANSKI, STOKES, TALBOT, TURNER, AND ZERINGUE
AND SENATORS ALARIO, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, CHABERT, CLAITOR,
ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, JOHNS, LONG, MARTINY, MILKOVICH,
MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, RISER, GARY SMITH, TARVER,
THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3217.1(A)(9) through (13) and 3394.3(C)(1)(j) and to enact
3 R.S. 17:3217.1(A)(14) and 3233, relative to the Louisiana Community and Technical
4 College System; to provide relative to the Northwest Louisiana Technical
5 Community College; to provide with respect to the management, supervision,
6 operation, name, and mission of the institution; to provide with respect to program
7 offerings; to provide for the awarding of certificates, diplomas, and degrees; to
8 provide for the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Regents and the Board of
9 Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; to provide relative to
10 accreditation; to provide relative to financing of capital improvements for Delgado
11 Community College; and to provide for related matters.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
13 Section 1. R.S. 17:3217.1(A)(9) through (13) and 3394.3(C)(1)(j) are hereby
14 amended and reenacted and R.S. 17:3217.1(A)(14) and 3233 are hereby enacted to read as
15 follows:
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1 §3217.1. Louisiana Community and Technical College system System
2 A. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System is composed
3 of the institutions under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors
4 of Community and Technical Colleges as follows:
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6 (9) Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College.
7 (10) River Parishes Community College.
8 (10) (11) South Louisiana Community College.
9 (11) (12) Sowela Technical Community College.
10 (12) (13) All public postsecondary technical colleges which provide
11 vocational-technical education.
12 (13) (14) Any other community college, technical college, or other
13 institution or program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of the
14 Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
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16 §3233. Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College; mission, management,
17 and operation
18 A.(1) The Northwest Louisiana Technical College is hereby renamed as the
19 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College and shall continue to serve as
20 a multi-campus public postsecondary education institution. The institution and its
21 programs shall remain under the supervision and management of the Board of
22 Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, subject to the appropriate
23 approval of and oversight by the Board of Regents.
24 (2) The institution's mission is hereby expanded to include providing a
25 comprehensive educational program that meets the needs of the students and
26 communities within its primary service delivery area. Such program may include
27 career and technical education and training, workforce development training, adult
28 basic education, continuing education, general education, associate degree programs,
29 college transfer degree programs, and other educational programs and opportunities.
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1 B. The Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College may grant
2 certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and associate transfer degrees as authorized
3 by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the
4 appropriate regional accrediting body as recognized by the United States Department
5 of Education.
6 C. The Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College shall provide
7 educational programs and services through its campuses and through any campus
8 that is part of the college or its primary service delivery area.
9 D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the
10 Board of Regents shall work closely with the Northwest Louisiana Technical
11 Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to ensure that the
12 institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.
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14 §3394.3. Authority of board to execute agreements related to the finance of capital
15 improvements and enhancements; nonprofit corporation; administration and
16 management of projects
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18 C. The projects set forth in Subsection B of this Section and the following
19 projects shall comprise the entirety of public facilities and projects to be financed
20 under the authorities of this Part and R.S. 17:3361 et seq., with respect to these
21 projects. Each project set forth below shall require a no less than twelve percent
22 private match. No project shall be financed until all private funds are available for
23 that project. The dollar value listed for each project, plus an amount equal to fifteen
24 percent, together with other requirements including but not limited to costs of
25 issuance, capitalized interest, if any, credit enhancement and related costs, is the
26 maximum amount that may be financed for each of the following projects:
27 (1) WORKFORCE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
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1 (j)Delgado Community College, Blair Campus,
2 Metairie, Jefferson Parish
3 Capital Projects for Advanced Workforce Training$7,200,000
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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