§3232.  Central Louisiana 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 and effective July 1, 2012, or at the appropriate time thereafter as determined by formal action taken by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Central Louisiana 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 Central Louisiana Technical Community College shall provide a comprehensive educational program that meets 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 Central Louisiana 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 Central Louisiana Technical Community College shall provide educational programs and services through the location and facilities that served as the Alexandria campus, the Avoyelles campus, the Huey P. Long campus, the Lamar Salter campus, the Oakdale campus, and the Shelby M. Jackson campus of the Louisiana Technical College prior to June 12, 2012, and through any other postsecondary campus or institution which may become a part of the Central Louisiana 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 Central Louisiana Technical Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to ensure that the institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.  Appropriations for the Central Louisiana Technical Community College for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and for each subsequent fiscal year until the college earns regional accreditation shall not be less than the appropriation for the Alexandria, Avoyelles, Huey P. Long, Lamar Salter, Oakdale, and Shelby M. Jackson campuses of the Louisiana Technical College available on July 1, 2011.

E.  All performance agreements between the Alexandria, Avoyelles, Huey P. Long, Lamar Salter, Oakdale, and the Shelby M. Jackson campuses of the Louisiana Technical College and the Board of Regents executed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:3139 et seq., prior to June 12, 2012, shall remain in effect until such time as the Central Louisiana Technical Community College and the Board of Regents enter into a performance agreement and such agreement is certified by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

F.  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 Central Louisiana Technical Community College, not later than January 1, 2013.

Acts 2012, No. 760, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.