2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 39 — Public finance
RS 39:15.6 — Louisiana postsecondary education information technology council

§15.6. Louisiana Postsecondary Education Information Technology Council

A. There is hereby created the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Information Technology Council, hereafter referred to in this Part as the "Postsecondary Education IT Council". The roles, duties, and activities of the Postsecondary Education IT Council shall be the following:

(1) Advise and assist the CIO specifically with respect to issues, policies, strategic planning, management, and operations relative to information technology for postsecondary education.

(2) Review, evaluate, and assess the impact of proposed policies, standards, and guidelines on deployment, strategic planning, acquisition, management, and operations of information technology systems of the postsecondary education system and institutions.

(3) Study and examine the issue of standardization of information systems and operations within the postsecondary education system.

(4) Make recommendations to the CIO as to implementation of the provisions of this Part with respect to postsecondary education.

(5) Adopt policies and procedures for its operation.

B. The Postsecondary Education IT Council shall be comprised of the following members, or their designees:

(1) The commissioner of higher education who shall serve as chairman.

(2) The president of the Louisiana State University System.

(3) The president of the Southern University System.

(4) The president of the University of Louisiana System.

(5) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

(6) The chancellors of the institutions of the Louisiana State University System.

(7) The chancellors of the institutions of the Southern University System.

(8) The presidents of the institutions of the University of Louisiana System.

(9) The chancellors of the institutions of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

C. The Postsecondary Education IT Council is authorized to establish an executive committee, which shall consist of the commissioner of higher education or his designee, the president of the Louisiana State University System or his designee, the president of the Southern University System or his designee, the president of the University of Louisiana System or his designee, and the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System or his designee. The Postsecondary Education IT Council may provide for additional membership and institutional representation on the executive committee and may authorize the executive committee to act on its behalf on any matters specified by the council.

D. The members of the Postsecondary Education IT Council, and their designees, shall not be compensated for their service on the council or on the executive committee.

Acts 2001, No. 772, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.