RS 17:2758 Powers and duties
§2758. Powers and duties
A. The council shall:
(1) Approve activities selected for LaSIP sponsorship and other LaSIP projects and programs.
(2) Establish, and make available, rules and procedures for the conduct of LaSIP and the council in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(3) Meet not less often than two times a year, upon the call of the president of the council.
(4)(a)(i) Establish an Executive Committee of the council authorized to act for the council in its absence, with the exception that the Executive Committee cannot authorize the allocation of funds to professional development projects or modify the salaries of any LaSIP staff members.
(ii) The Executive Committee shall inform the full council by mail of any action taken, and shall submit its action to the council at regularly scheduled council meetings.
(iii) Each absent member of the Executive Committee may be represented by a designee.
(b) The Executive Committee shall be composed as follows:
(i) The president of the LaSIP Council.
(ii) The vice president of the LaSIP Council.
(iii) The superintendent of education.
(iv) The commissioner of higher education.
(v) The president of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
(vi) The LaSIP project director.
(5) Employ and evaluate staff as provided in R.S. 17:2759.
(6) Receive and approve the disbursement of all funds made available for LaSIP.
B. The council may:
(1) Establish any permanent or temporary advisory bodies that the council deems helpful to meeting the purpose of this Chapter.
(2) Establish any structure for the operation of LaSIP, including committees of the council, that contributes to the efficient conduct of business.
(3) Consider and recommend to the legislature, BESE, the Board of Regents or any other entity changes in law, regulation, or policy that the council deems necessary or useful to the improvement of mathematics or science education.
(4) Permit, notwithstanding Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, members of the council to participate in LaSIP projects and programs and/or activities sponsored by LaSIP, in accordance with rules adopted by the council with regard to such participation.
Acts 1992, No. 328, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 275, §1, eff. June 14, 1995.