RS 17:3167 Implementation and funding - Louisiana Statutes

§3167.  Implementation and funding

A.  The Board of Regents shall appoint the members of the Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council not later than August 1, 2009.

B.  The Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council shall hold an organizational meeting not later than September 1, 2009.

C.  The statewide articulation agreement shall be developed and adopted not later than March 1, 2010.

D.  All public postsecondary educational institutions shall be prepared to and shall implement the full articulation and transfer of associate of arts and associate of science degrees approved by the council for transfer to a four-year postsecondary educational institution by the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year.

E.(1) The highest priority implementation category for the statewide course numbering system, relative to the transfer of approved associate degrees, shall be completed not later than the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year.

(2)  All remaining lower division and undergraduate courses shall then be evaluated and incorporated into the system as provided in this Chapter and the statewide course numbering system shall be completed and fully implemented not later than the end of the 2011-2012 academic year.

F.  The Board of Regents shall ensure that sufficient funding is made available to implement the provisions of this Chapter and may utilize state appropriations, federal funds, funds made available through other sources, or funds realized through realignment of other programs administered by the board.

Acts 2009, No. 356, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.