BATON ROUGE -Members of the Postsecondary Education Review Commission will gather for their monthly meeting on Monday, January 11 and Tuesday January 12, 2010 in House Committee Room 1 of the Louisiana State Capitol beginning at 8:30 a.m. both days.

The topic for the two-day meeting will be “Governance.” Commissioners will discuss the current structure of governance for postsecondary education in Louisiana and whether it provides the most effective and cost efficient delivery of services. Mr. Aims McGuinness with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems will present information concerning governance structures across the nation and be available to answer questions.

Those unable to attend the meetings in person can watch the proceedings live via the internet by logging onto the Postsecondary Education Review Commission’s website, www.laperc.org. Additionally, the public may provide input to the commission in two ways – by attending the meeting, or by clicking on the “Tell Us What You Think” section of the website.

The 2009 Louisiana Legislature, with strong support from Governor Jindal, passed legislation sponsored by House Speaker Jim Tucker (Act 309) creating the Postsecondary Education Review Commission to study the governance, facilities, funding, operations, and number and alignment of degree programs at Louisiana public
colleges, and to provide a written report of findings and recommendations to the Board of Regents by February 12, 2010. The Board of Regents will review the report and submit comments to the Legislature no later than February 26, 2010.

The full agenda for the two-day meeting is below.
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AGENDA
January 11 – 12, 2010
Louisiana State Capitol
Committee Room 1
900 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

GOVERNANCE
Does Louisiana’s current postsecondary education governance structure provide for the most
effective and cost efficient educational delivery system for all levels?

Monday
(Scheduled times of Agenda items are approximate depending on length of discussions)

8:30 – 8:45                Call to Order – Chairman Nevers
                                  Roll Call
                                  Approval of Minutes
                                  Announcements

8:45 – 10:15            Postsecondary Governance Structures in Other States
                                Louisiana’s Current Postsecondary Governance Structure

--Mr. Aims C. McGuinness, Senior Associate, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

10:15 – 10:30          BREAK

10:30 – 12:00          Questions and Discussion

12:00 – 12:45          LUNCH

12:45 – 2:45            Public Comments – Chairman Nevers

2:45 – 3:00              BREAK

3:00 – 5:00              Deliberations and Recommendations – Chairman Nevers

5:00 Recess           Chairman Nevers

Tuesday
(Scheduled times of Agenda items are approximate depending on length of discussions)

8:30 – 8:45              Call to Order – Chairman Nevers
                                Roll Call
                                Announcements

8:45 – 10:00            Deliberations and Recommendations – Chairman Nevers

10:00 – 10:15          BREAK

10:15 – 11:45          Deliberations and Recommendations – Chairman Nevers

11:45 – 12:00          Calendar/Announcements – Chairman Nevers

12:00                       Adjournment/LUNCH – Chairman Nevers