2017 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 - Education
RS 17:3231 - Northshore Technical Community College; creation, management, and operation

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 17:3231 (2017)

§3231. Northshore Technical Community College; creation, management, and operation

A.(1) Pursuant to the authority granted the legislature by Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana to create a new institution by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the Northshore Technical Community College is hereby created and established as a multi-campus, public institution of postsecondary education. The institution and its programs shall be under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, subject to the appropriate approval of and oversight by the Board of Regents.

(2) The institution shall provide a comprehensive educational program to meet the needs of the students and communities within its primary service delivery area. Such program may include career and technical education and training, workforce development training, adult basic education, continuing education, general education, associate degree programs, college transfer degree programs, and other educational programs and opportunities.

B. The Northshore Technical Community College may grant certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and associate transfer degrees as authorized by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the appropriate regional accrediting body as recognized by the United States Department of Education.

C. The Northshore Technical Community College shall provide educational programs and services through the Florida Parishes Campus, the Hammond Area Campus, and the Sullivan Campus of the Louisiana Technical College, and any other postsecondary campus or institution which may become a part of the Northshore Technical Community College or its primary service delivery area.

D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the Board of Regents shall work closely with the Northshore Technical Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to ensure that the institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.

E. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education relative to the status of the Northshore Technical Community College, not later than January 1, 2012.

Acts 2011, No. 209, §1, eff. June 27, 2011.

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