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LCTCS board approves policies, capital priorities, naming and operating budget
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting the LCTCS Board of Supervisors approved revisions to multiple policies (including policy 9.1 and 2.08), the FY2025–26 capital outlay priority list (moving Hammond campus to top priority), a facility naming in Bogalusa, and the FY2024–25 operating budgets; several items were approved by unanimous voice vote.
The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors voted on a series of formal actions at its Oct. 9 meeting, approving policy updates, capital priorities, a facility naming and the system operating budgets.
Key votes and motions recorded by the board:
• Policy 9.1 (power-based violence and sexual misconduct): The board approved staff-recommended edits to implement statutory language about a 30-day law-enforcement notification requirement. Motion carried with no objections.
• Policy 2.08 (campus free expression): The board suspended the rules to consider this item for action (it had been listed for review) and approved revisions aligned with a governor executive order (Act 548). Motion carried with no objections.
• Policy 2.04 (student conduct and appeal procedures): Staff presented proposed language to tighten the standard of evidence; this item was informational and required no action at this meeting.
• FY2025–26 capital outlay request: The board approved the recommended capital outlay list and authorized the president to make technical corrections. Notably, the Hammond campus project for Northshore Technical Community College was reprioritized to the top of the system list following commitments by local and state leaders.
• Naming recommendation: The board authorized naming the remodeled journeyman industrial building in Bogalusa in honor of the late Dr. Danielle Keys, in accordance with system naming policy.
• FY2024–25 operating budgets: The board received and approved the formal operating budgets for LCTCS colleges for submission to the Board of Regents.
• Bylaws and governance changes: The board approved revisions to bylaws to reflect a 2024 statute that gives the governor authority to appoint the chairs of higher-education boards and to provide flexibility for committee composition.
• Personnel policies: The board accepted for review and advisement a substantially revised grievance policy and approved a technical revision to the faculty workload policy (with more substantive workload review to follow).
Most votes were recorded as carried with no objections during roll call or by unanimous voice vote; details and motion sponsors are on the meeting record for each agenda item.
