Louisiana § RS 17:3127 - Power with respect to new institutions
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§ RS 17:3127. Power with respect to new institutions
The Board of Regents shall have the power to study the need for and feasibility of any new institution of post-secondary education, including branches of institutions and conversion of two-year institutions to institutions offering longer courses of study. If the creation of a new institution, the addition of another management board, or the transfer of an existing institution from one board to another is proposed the Board of Regents shall report its written findings and recommendations to the legislature within one year. Only after the report has been filed, or, after one year if no report is filed, may the legislature take affirmative action on such a proposal and then only by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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