Louisiana § RS 17:1806 - Student membership on management boards
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§ RS 17:1806. Student membership on management boards
A.(1) There shall be one student member on the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, on the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and on the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Each such student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the colleges and universities under the management and supervision of the respective boards.
(2) There shall be two student members on the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. One student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the community colleges under the management and supervision of the board and one student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the vocational-technical schools under the management and supervision of the board.
(3) At the time of the appointment each student member shall be a full-time student at the vocational-technical school, community college, college, or university at which he is enrolled and shall be ineligible to succeed himself. Each student member shall serve for a term of one year, except that each student member selected for a term beginning on September 1, 2001, shall serve only until May 31, 2002; thereafter, their successors shall serve for a term of one year. The student member shall serve until his successor takes office.
B. The student member of each board shall have all the privileges and rights of other board members and shall receive the same per diem, travel, and other expenses as other members of the board to which he is appointed.
C. A vacancy in the office of the student member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner as the original appointment was made.
D. The student members shall be selected as provided in this Section for a term beginning on June first of each year.
E. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 93, §2, eff. May 24, 2001.
Added by Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 2, §1; Amended by Acts 1980, No. 515, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 1980; Acts 1987, No. 357, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 93, §§1 and 2, eff. May 24, 2001.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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