SLS 22RS-378 REENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 126
BY SENATOR CATHEY
SCHOOLS. Provides relative to funding for university lab schools. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:350.21(A) and (C), relative to funding of laboratory schools;
3 to authorize the University of Louisiana at Monroe to receive state funding for a
4 laboratory school; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:350.21(A) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 ยง350.21. University laboratory schools operated by Louisiana State University and
9 Agricultural and Mechanical College, Southern University and
10 Agricultural and Mechanical College, and University of Louisiana at
11 Lafayette certain public universities; funding formula
12 A.(1) Any elementary or secondary school operated by Louisiana State
13 University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Southern University and
14 Agricultural and Mechanical College, or the University of Louisiana at Lafayette,
15 or the University of Louisiana at Monroe shall be considered a public elementary
16 or secondary school and, as such, shall be annually appropriated funds as determined
17 by applying the formula as specified in Subsection B of this Section.
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1 (2) Any school provided for in this Section shall be authorized by the
2 board of supervisors with jurisdiction over the public postsecondary institution
3 operating the school.
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5 C.(1) The funds appropriated for the schools provided for in this Section
6 shall be allocated to the institution of postsecondary education operating the school,
7 and each institution shall expend such funds to operate the school.
8 (2) No funds allocated pursuant to this Subsection shall be expended to
9 operate the school unless the public postsecondary education institution
10 operating the school has secured the necessary educational facilities, including
11 classroom capacity, either through the use of current resources or private
12 donations, or if expressly provided for by an Act of the Legislature.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument was prepared by Cheryl Serrett. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Cathy R. Wells.
DIGEST
SB 126 Reengrossed 2022 Regular Session Cathey
Present law requires the state Dept. of Education to allocate funds appropriated for certain
laboratory schools to the public postsecondary education institution operating such school.
Requires each institution to expend the funds for the operation of the school.
Proposed law retains present law and prohibits allocated funds from being expended to
operate the laboratory school unless the public postsecondary institution operating the
respective school has secured the necessary educational facilities, including classroom
capacity, either through the use of current resources or private donations, or through an Act
of the Legislature.
Present law is applicable to laboratory schools operated by Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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Proposed law retains present law, and further provides for applicability to a laboratory
school at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Proposed law requires laboratory schools to be authorized by the board of supervisors with
jurisdiction over the public postsecondary institution operating the respective school.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:350.21(A) and (C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Prohibits allocated funds from being expended to operate the laboratory
school unless the public postsecondary institution operating the respective
school has secured the necessary educational facilities, including classroom
capacity, either through the use of current resources or private donations, or
through an Act of the Legislature.
2. Requires laboratory schools to be authorized by the board of supervisors with
jurisdiction over the public postsecondary institution operating the respective
school.
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