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January 25, 2012

Louisiana Board of Regents. January 25, 2012. COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Finance Facilities and Property Academic and Student Affairs Planning , Research and Performance. Finance Committee. W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr., Chair Donna Klein, Vice Chair Scott Ballard Robert Bruno

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January 25, 2012

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  1. Louisiana Board of Regents January 25, 2012

  2. COMMITTEE MEETINGS • Finance • Facilities and Property • Academic and Student Affairs • Planning, Research and • Performance

  3. Finance Committee W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr., Chair Donna Klein, Vice Chair Scott Ballard Robert Bruno Maurice Durbin Joseph Farr Representatives from Management Boards Todd Barre´

  4. Agenda Item III. Consideration of a Revised Investment Policy for Endowed Chair, Professorship, and Scholarship Programs • More closely aligns with the federal Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) • Provides for more flexible spending of program assets • Provides limited additional flexibility in investment portfolio allocations • The Board of Regents Investment Policy is more conservative than the provisions of UPMIFA • The Investment Policy still maintains that no spending is allowed if the market value of program assets is below the original corpus • The minimum value of funds that must be invested in fixed income instruments remains at 26% • There is no change in fiduciary responsibility held by all parties involved in the management of Board of Regents endowment funds.

  5. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends Committee approval of the revised Investment Policy for Endowed Chair, Professorship, and Scholarship Programs.

  6. Agenda Item IV. Consideration of a Distance Education Formula Funding Policy Withdrawn

  7. Facilities and Property Committee Robert Bruno, Chair W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr., Vice Chair Charlotte Bollinger Maurice Durbin Joseph Farr John Mineo IV Chris Gorman Victor Stelly Representatives from Management Boards Rich Griswold

  8. Agenda Item III. Consent Agenda Small Capital Projects Report • Soccer Facility • Nicholls State University (Reapproval) • $480,000 from Other Funds • Dean Lee Research Station New Greenhouses • Louisiana State University Agricultural Center • $215,000 from Self-Generated and Grant Funds

  9. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends Committee approval of the Small Capital Projects Report as presented in the consent agenda. • Soccer Facility Nicholls State University (Reapproval) $480,000 from Other Funds • Dean Lee Research Station New Greenhouses Louisiana State University Agricultural Center $215,000 from Self-Generated and Grant Funds

  10. Agenda Item IV. Lease • Louisiana State University and A&M College – Lease of premises adjacent to Tiger Stadium to the Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) for the purpose of constructing site improvements including entry plaza, gateways, landscaping, and a Champion’s Plaza. Total funding of $7,000,000 with $5,833,334 of that for construction, will come from private donations. Upon completion of the work, the improvements will be donated to LSU and the lease will terminate. A maintenance reserve account of 10% of the cost of construction will be provided.

  11. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends Committee approval of the lease requested on behalf of Louisiana State University and A&M College relating to the construction of Tiger Stadium site improvements.

  12. Academic and Student Affairs Committee Harold Stokes, Vice Chair Charlotte Bollinger Maurice Durbin John Mineo IV Albert Sam Joe Wiley Representatives from Management Boards Karen Denby Jeannine Kahn Jeanne burns

  13. Agenda Item III. Letters of Intent • PhD in Molecular Science & Nanotechnology • Louisiana Tech University • Bachelor of Arts in Music • University of Louisiana at Lafayette • Master of Science in Criminal Justice • University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  14. RECOMMENDATION • Senior Staff recommends that the Committee grant approval of the Letters of Intent to develop program proposals for: • PhD/Molecular Science & Nanotechnology -LA Tech • and • BA/Music & MS/Criminal Justice -ULL

  15. Agenda Item IV. Proposed New Academic Program • Master of Science in Biological Sciences • LSU Shreveport

  16. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends that the Committee grant conditional approval of the proposed new MS/Biological Sciences (CIP 26.0101) program at LSU S.

  17. Agenda Item V. Consent Agenda • Staff Approval of Routine Academic Requests • Progress Reports for Conditionally Approved Academic Programs & Research Units • Letters of Intent & Proposed New Programs/Units • Past Due Reports for Approved Academic Programs and Research Units

  18. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends the Committee receive and approve the items on the Consent Agenda.

  19. Planning, Research and Performance Committee Victor Stelly, Chair Joe Wiley, Vice Chair Maurice Durbin William Fenstermaker Chris Gorman Harold Stokes Larry Tremblay

  20. Agenda Item III. Consent Agenda • R.S. 17:1808 (Licensure) • Initial Licensesa. Saint Joseph’s Collegeb. University of Cincinnati School of Nursing • License Renewala. University of South Alabama • Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission1. Initial License: Southwest Dental Academy2. License Renewals

  21. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends Committee approval of the items under the Consent Agenda. • R.S. 17:1808 (Licensure) • Initial Licensesa. Saint Joseph’s Collegeb. University of Cincinnati School of Nursing • License Renewala. University of South Alabama • Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission1. Initial License: Southwest Dental Academy2. License Renewals

  22. Agenda Item IV. R.S. 17:1808 (Licensure) • Proposed Amendment to Rules and Regulations for the Administration of R.S. 17:1808

  23. Proposed Amendments to Rules and Regulations for Administration of R.S. 17:1808 • In 2010-2011, the Board of Regents amended its Rules and Regulations for the Administration of RS 17:1808 to include additional regulations for those institutions offering either Teacher Certification or Education Leadership programs to Louisiana residents. • Administration of the amended regulations proved that the purposes of the amended regulations could be served by requiring institutions to hold national accreditation (NCATE or TEAC), rather than accreditation in addition to other documents and processes.

  24. Proposed Amendments to Rules and Regulations for Administration of R.S. 17:1808cont’d • F . For all courses/programs for teachers and educational leaders (e.g., teacher leaders, principals, school/district supervisors, superintendents, etc.), provide evidence of attainment of national accreditation (e.g., National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education - NCATE; Teacher Education Accreditation Council – TEAC). • F. For all face to face teacher/leader courses/programs with or without clinical experiences in Louisiana and all on-line teacher/leader courses/programs with clinical experiences in Louisiana that result in initial teacher or leader certification being placed on teacher/leader certificates in Louisiana, provide evidence of the pursuit or attainment of national accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) or Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) and provide evidence of attainment of Level 1 Approval to implement a program for initial certification of teachers and/or certification of educational leaders. (Bulletin 996 B Standards for Approval of Teacher and Educational Leadership Preparation Programs). Also, provide evidence of intent to adhere to the requirements of the State teacher and/or educational leadership accountability systems. • G. For all face to face teacher/leader courses/programs with or without clinical experiences in Louisiana and all on-line teacher/leader courses/programs with clinical experiences in Louisiana that do or do not result in add-on certifications/endorsements being placed on teacher/leader certificates in Louisiana, provide evidence of the pursuit or attainment of national accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) or Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).

  25. Rulemaking Timetable for the Month of January

  26. Rulemaking Timetable for the Month of Januarycont’d(Section citations refer to the APA) Footnotes: 1.   Report includes (1) summary of testimony at agency's public hearing; (2) summary of comments received; (3) copy of response to comments prepared by agency; (4) statement of tentative/proposed action by agency on oral/written comments received; (5) revision of proposed Rule or statement that no changes have been made; (6) concise statement of reasons for/against adoption/amendment of changes suggested. 2.   Oversight committee hearing shall be held no earlier than 5 days and no later than 30 days following the day the agency turns in its report. 3.   If agency has decided to make substantive changes to the proposed rule text, it should wait until after it holds a hearing on substantive changes before turning in its report as shown in Footnote 1 above. When holding a substantive change hearing, the agency must advertise the hearing date in the Louisiana Register (Potpourri Section) 30 days prior to the hearing.

  27. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends Committee approval of its intent to amend the Rules and Regulations for the Administration of R.S. 17:1808 regarding requirements for Teacher Education and Education Leadership programs and initiate the APA process.

  28. Agenda Item V. • Responses to 2011 Legislative Resolutions

  29. Agenda Item V. A. • House Concurrent Resolution 121 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature • HCR 121 (Carter)

  30. House Concurrent Resolution 121 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature • Legislature requests the Board of Regents to: • Fully implement admission standards; • Ensure that developmental education and associate degree programs be delivered by two-year institutions; • Include certain concepts in its Master Plan; and • Expand and publish certain data.

  31. House Concurrent Resolution 121 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature • Legislature requests the Board of Regents to: • Fully implement admission standards; • On Schedule • Ensure that developmental education and associate degree programs be delivered by two-year institutions; • Required by GRAD Act and other policies • Include certain concepts in its Master Plan; • Included in Plan adopted in August • Expand and publish certain data. • Data available on website.

  32. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends that the Committee approves and endorses the response to HCR 121 of the 2011 Regular Legislative Session, and authorizes the Commissioner of Higher Education to make whatever editorial and other non-substantive changes necessary prior to its transmittal to the appropriate House and Senate Committees.

  33. Agenda Item V.B. • House Concurrent Resolution 30 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature • B. HCR 30 (Badon)

  34. House Concurrent Resolution 30 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature Legislature requests the Board of Regents: “… to study the provision of public postsecondary educational opportunities throughout the state, to establish the appropriate role, scope, and mission of each public postsecondary education institution, and to formulate a plan that will make optimal use of all available academic, fiscal, and physical resources… “… recognize the unique nature of each institution, and allow each institution's students to successfully and efficiently pursue their chosen academic path” … “…that this study shall be based upon best practices for the development of a world class, integrated education delivery system,” without allowing “the historic missions of the institutions and the existing relationships between the institutions to prejudice the conduct and conclusions of the study.”

  35. Similarities Between HCR 30 Requests and Other 2011 Study Resolutions

  36. Making Optimal Use of All Physical Resources HCR 78 (Schroder) – Alternative and creative uses of underutilized facilities at public postsecondary education institutions.

  37. Making Optimal Use of All Available Two-Year Institutions in Selected Areas • SCR 61 (Thompson) – How the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of the Northeast region.SCR 88 (Adley) – How the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of the North Central region.HCR 182 (Nowlin/Long) – How the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of the Natchitoches region.SR 98 (Michot) – How the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of the Lafayette region. SCR 73 (Gautreaux) – How the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of the South Central region.

  38. In The Area of Making Optimal Use of All Available Academic Resources • HCR 121 (Carter) – Request the Board of Regents to complete and submit the Master Plan for Postsecondary Education in Louisiana and fully implement admissions standards. • HB 419 (Smith) – Established the Remedial Education Commission.. • HR 50 (Harrison) – Study the structure and operations of LUMCON • HCR 23 (Smith) – Study issues related to funding and the impact of dual enrollment programs • HCR 184 (Carmody/Schroder) – Created a Commission to study (1) A plan for the reorganization of the governance, management, and supervision of postsecondary education, (2) Recommendations for the proper mechanism for setting tuition and suggestions regarding the proper balance of state general funds and tuition as means of funding postsecondary education, and (3) Proposals regarding the distribution formula of state general funds and the relative importance of equity and performance in that formula.

  39. Remaining HCR 30 issue to be addressed is “To establish the appropriate role, scope, and mission of each public postsecondary education institution.”

  40. Components of a Balanced System of Higher Education • Comprehensive research universities; • Specialized units; • Statewide universities; • Regional universities; • Community and technical colleges.

  41. The statements for each institution follow a common framework by delineating • Audiences to be served; • The general array of programs to be offered; • Any special programs or features.

  42. R.S. 17:3218 R.S. 17:3128 requires that “After consultation with each postsecondary education management board, the chancellor, and the president of each public institution of postsecondary education, the Board of Regents shall devise, describe, and establish a mission for each … institution within each system.”

  43. RECOMMENDATION Senior Staff recommends that the Committee receive the staff update regarding HCR 30 of the 2011 Legislative Session and direct the staff to complete its work with the systems and campuses on role, scope and mission statements in time for Board consideration at its February meeting.

  44. Louisiana Board of Regents January 25, 2012

  45. Public Comments

  46. Approval of Minutes January 5, 2012

  47. Agenda Item V. A. • Installation for 2012 - Board Officers • Joseph Wiley, Secretary

  48. Agenda Item V. B. • Installation for 2012 - Members to Serve on the Executive Committee • W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr. • Joseph C. Wiley

  49. Agenda Item V.C. • Installation for 2012 - Representative to Serve on the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission • Maurice Durbin

  50. Reports and Recommendations by the Commissioner of Higher Education

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