NOTICE
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment to be voted on at the
Open General/Congressional/
Republican State Central
Committee
Election December 5, 2020
CODING: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and/or underscored are
additions.
Proposed Amendment
Second Extraordinary Session, 2020
ACT No. 10
SENATE BILL NO. 44
BY SENATORS FIELDS,
ABRAHAM, BARROW, BERNARD, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CORTEZ, FESI, FOIL, HARRIS, JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS,
PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT, TARVER, WARD AND WOMACK
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article VIII, Sections 6(B)(1), 7(B)(1), and 7.1(B)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the membership of postsecondary education boards of supervisors; to authorize the governor to appoint persons who reside out-of-state to the boards of supervisors under certain circumstances; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VIII, Sections 6(B)(1), 7(B)(1), and 7.1(B)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
§6. Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System
Section 6. * * *
(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall be composed of fifteen members,-of whom two members shall be from each congressional district and the remaining member or members shall be from the state at large, appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. Two members shall be from each congressional district. The remaining member or members shall be from the state at large. However, if there is more than one at-large member, at least one at-large member shall be a resident of the state and, upon recommendation of the board, the remaining at-large member or members may reside out-of-state. The members shall serve overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms fixed by law.

§7. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Section 7. * * *
(B)(1) Membership; Terms. Each board shall be composed of fifteen members, of whom two members shall be from each congressional district and the remaining member or members shall be from the state at large, appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. Two members shall be from each congressional district. The remaining member or members shall be from the state at large. However, if there is more than one at-large member, at least one at-large member shall be a resident of the state and, upon recommendation of the board, the remaining at-large member or members may reside out-of-state. The members shall serve overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms fixed by law.

§7.1. Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges Section 7.1. * * * (B)(1) Membership; Terms; Initial Membership and Terms. The board shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor, as provided by law. In addition, the board shall have two student members as provided by law. All members selected and appointed by the governor shall be appointed with the consent of the Senate. Of those members selected and appointed by the governor, there shall be two members from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large. However, if there is more than one at-large member, at least one at-large member shall be a resident of the state and, upon recommendation of the board, the remaining at-large member or members may reside out-of-state. The board should be representative of the state's population by race and gender to ensure diversity. The members selected and appointed by the governor shall serve terms of six years, except that the initial members shall serve terms as provided by law.

Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on December 5, 2020. Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment to allow the governor to appoint a person who resides out-of-state to serve as an at-large member of a public postsecondary education board of supervisors? (Amends Article VIII, Sections 6(B)(1), 7(B)(1), and 7.1(B)(1))
RUN: Nov. 19 (N 12)