The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SB 45 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Fields
Present law and present constitution provide for the membership, terms, and appointments of the
four public postsecondary education boards of supervisors. Provides for representation from each
congressional district and for members from the state at large.
Proposed constitutional amendment (SB ___) authorizes, if there is more than one at-large member,
at least one shall be a resident of the state, and upon recommendation of the board, the remaining
at-large member or members may reside out-of-state provided the appointee graduated from an
institution under the management of the board, as provided by law.
Proposed law conforms the statutory provisions to the constitutional provisions.
Effective if and when the proposed amendment of Article VIII, Sections 6, 7, and 7.1 of the
Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Act which originated as SB of the 2020 Second ES
is adopted at the statewide election to be held on December 5, 2020, and becomes effective.
(Amends R.S. 17:1453(A), 1831(B), 1851(B), and 1871(A)(1)(c))