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SENATE BILL NO. 126
BY SENATOR CATHEY AND REPRESENTATI VES ECHOLS AND THOMPSON
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.
18 (2) Any school provided for in this Section shall be authorized by the
19 board of supervisors with jurisdiction over the public postsecondary institution
20 operating the school.
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22 C.(1) The funds appropriated for the schools provided for in this Section
23 shall be allocated to the institution of postsecondary education operating the school,
24 and each institution shall expend such funds to operate the school.
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1 (2) No funds allocated pursuant to this Subsection shall be expended to
2 operate the school unless the public postsecondary education institution
3 operating the school has secured the necessary educational facilities, including
4 classroom capacity, either through the use of current resources or private
5 donations, or if expressly provided for by an Act of the Legislature.
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7 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
8 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
9 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
10 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
11 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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