§3223.1.  Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus; transfer to Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities; merger with South Louisiana Community College

A.(1)  Effective July 1, 1998, the funds, property, obligations, programs, and functions of the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus are transferred from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to and hereby are vested in the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.

(2)  Effective July 1, 1998, and thereafter, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall supervise and manage the affairs of the technical college.  No action shall be taken as a result of the transfer of Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities that adversely affects the accreditation of the technical college.

B.(1)  Any student enrolled in a program of study at the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus at the time of the transfer to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall be permitted to complete such program of study at no greater cost or conditions than those applicable to the student prior to the transfer.

(2)  Any person employed at the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus on the date of transfer to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall have the right to be retained in his position pursuant to the same policies and conditions applicable to such person prior to the transfer.  The Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall conduct a careful and deliberate review of the programs and employees at the technical college and provide for an employee transition that is consistent with the mission of the technical college and that provides opportunities for an employee to have a role at the technical college under the supervision and management of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities at least equivalent to his position prior to the transfer.  Such opportunities shall include but not be limited to providing such additional training or professional development, or both, at no cost to the employee as is necessary to prepare the employee to undertake his role at the technical college subsequent to the transfer.

C.(1)  Upon certification by the commissioner of higher education that South Louisiana Community College has been appropriately accredited, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities may merge Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus with South Louisiana Community College in the University of Louisiana System.

(2)  A student, faculty member, or other employee of the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus on the date of the merger with South Louisiana Community College shall be entitled to and eligible for all benefits provided by law, rule, or regulation for students, faculty, and employees, respectively, of other public community colleges in the University of Louisiana System.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. May 7, 1998.