Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3222 – Community college; East Baton Rouge Parish; management and operation
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3222
- Community college: means any postsecondary institution which offers an associate academic degree as well as vocational-technical and other educational programs, but which is not approved to offer a baccalaureate degree. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3202
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
A. There is hereby established a two-year institution of higher education which shall be located in East Baton Rouge Parish and shall be known as the Baton Rouge Community College.
B.(1) The community college established in Subsection A of this Section shall be under the control, supervision, and management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. The community college shall have such operating authority and limitations as is determined by the board.
(2) The provisions of this Section are intended to undertake compliance with the pertinent portions of the settlement agreement entered into by the parties on November 14, 1994, to United States of America v. State of Louisiana, et al., Civil Action No. 80-3300, United States District Court for the Eastern District.
Acts 1995, No. 921, §1, eff. June 28, 1995; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Acts 1995, No. 921 included the following language retained by the Law Institute only as a note: “The provisions of this Section are intended to undertake compliance with the pertinent portions of the settlement agreement entered into by the parties on November 14, 1994 to United States of America v. State of Louisiana, et al., Civil Action No. 80-3300, United States District Court for the Eastern District”.