2020 Second Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 45
BY SENATORS FIELDS, ABRAHAM, BARROW, BERNARD, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE,
CARTER, CATHEY, CORTEZ, FESI, FOIL, HARRIS, HEWITT,
JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, ROBERT
MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS, PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE,
SMITH, TALBOT, TARVER, WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1453(A), 1831(B), 1851(B), and 1871(A)(1)(c), relative to
3 the membership of public postsecondary education boards of supervisors boards; to
4 authorize the governor to appoint persons from out-of-state as at-large members of
5 the boards; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:1453(A), 1831(B), 1851(B), and 1871(A)(1)(c) are hereby
8 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §1453. Terms and appointment of members of board
10 A. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural
11 and Mechanical College is created as a body corporate in accordance with the
12 provisions of Article VIII, Section 7 of the Constitution of 1974. The board shall be
13 composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor with the consent of the
14 Senate. Two members shall be appointed from each congressional district and the
15 remaining member or members shall be appointed from the state at large. If there
16 is more than one at-large member, at least one shall be a resident of the state,
17 and upon written recommendation of the board, the remaining at-large member
18 or members may reside out-of-state. Each member shall serve a term of six years,
19 which shall expire on June 1 of the sixth year of the term to which he is appointed,
20 or until his successor is appointed and takes office.
21 * * *
22 §1831. Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System; creation;
23 membership; terms of office; vacancies
ACT No. 38
Page 1 of 3
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 45 ENROLLED
1 * * *
2 B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members. Two members from
3 each congressional district shall be appointed by the governor and one or more
4 members shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large. If there is more
5 than one at-large member, at least one shall be a resident of the state, and upon
6 written recommendation of the board, the remaining at-large member or
7 members may reside out-of-state. All such appointments shall be made with the
8 consent of the Senate.
9 * * *
10 §1851. Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and
11 Mechanical College; creation; membership; terms of office;
12 vacancies
13 * * *
14 B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members to be appointed by the
15 governor, two members from each congressional district and the remaining member
16 or members from the state at large. If there is more than one at-large member, at
17 least one shall be a resident of the state, and upon written recommendation of
18 the board, the remaining at-large member or members may reside out-of-state.
19 All such appointments shall be made with the consent of the Senate.
20 * * *
21 §1871. Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; establishment;
22 members; qualifications and terms; vacancies; duties
23 A.(1) * * *
24 (c) Of the members selected and appointed by the governor, there shall be
25 two members from each congressional district and the remaining member or
26 members from the state at large. If there is more than one at-large member, at
27 least one shall be a resident of the state, and upon written recommendation of
28 the board, the remaining at-large member or members may reside out-of-state.
29 * * *
30 Section 2. This Act shall be known as the "Lod Cook Act".
Page 2 of 3
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 45 ENROLLED
1 Section 3. This Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the proposed
2 amendment of Article VIII, Sections 6, 7, and 7.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana contained
3 in the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 44 of this 2020 Second Extraordinary Session
4 of the Legislature is adopted at the statewide election to be held on December 5, 2020, and
5 becomes effective.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
Page 3 of 3
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.