ENROLLED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the
Board of Regents to study and make recommendations relative to any academic,
operational, structural, or technological changes that should be considered for the
institutions of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System in response
to COVID-19 and to submit to the speaker of the Louisiana House of
Representatives and the House Committee on Education an initial written report by
June 2, 2020, and final written report by not later than 60 days prior to the 2021
Regular Session of the Legislature.
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has dramatically altered the ways that the people of
Louisiana work and learn; and
WHEREAS, the impact of COVID-19 on the state, national, and global economy has
been significant, will continue for some time, and will require creative strategies to ensure
that Louisiana continues to meet the needs of students and employers through the delivery
of educational services; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges are faced with a
landscape that has shifted dramatically in terms of educational delivery, funding, and market
demands; and
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the state to move decisively and strategically in
order to ensure that Louisiana is a leader in the development of talent that will drive the
state's economy; and
WHEREAS, the ability of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
(LCTCS) to succeed in fulfilling its mission to rapidly train the workforce of today and
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prepare students for transferring to state universities is more important than ever due to the
need to rapidly stimulate the state's economy; and
WHEREAS, there is a growing need for the provision of online education, which will
require strategic investments and creative strategies to ensure that rural areas both increase
and maintain opportunities for rural students to access this education; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, as the
LCTCS management board, and the Board of Regents, as the coordinating body for
postsecondary education, are best positioned to evaluate and make recommendations relative
to how LCTCS institutions can continue to effectively fulfill their mission in a landscape
significantly altered by COVID-19.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request Board of Supervisors of Community
and Technical Colleges and the Board of Regents to study and make recommendations
relative to any academic, operational, structural, or technological changes that should be
considered for the institutions of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
in response to COVID-19.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in conducting this study, the boards shall
consider how to minimize administrative costs while broadening access to education
provided by LCTCS institutions and not closing any LCTCS campuses.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any monetary savings derived from the
implementation of recommendations resulting from this study shall be used to continue
fulfillment of the LCTCS mission statewide.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the two boards shall either separately or jointly
submit a written report of findings, including any recommendations for changes in policy
or state law relative to the issues studied, to the speaker of the Louisiana House of
Representatives and the House Committee on Education; an initial report shall be submitted
not later than June 2, 2020, and a final report shall be submitted not later than sixty days
prior to the beginning of the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the chairman
of the Board of Regents, and the commissioner of higher education.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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