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    1068
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    employed
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    Orleans
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    Institute
    on the date
    of ma:ger
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    Community
    College shall
    have the right to be retained
    on pursuant to the same
    policies Ind conditions applicable to s ch perIOD
    prior to tb ~ merger.
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    for State
    and
    Universities
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    a caJeful
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    and employ:cs at the
    former technical
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    Community
    College shall be headed
    division initially
    shall be the individu~
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    Orleans Regional Technicar Instinrte
    Delgado
    Community
    Co1legc.
    All OCt
    Community
    College
    shall
    be
    under
    Studies. The dean of occupational stUdi
    Board of TNSteea
    for State
    Colleges
    authority to maintain the same vocatio
    other tecimical colleges in the state.
    C.
    Prior to July 1, 1997, tb
    College/aDd
    Universities
    sbal1
    condu
    Orleans'Regional Technical Institute to
    and fund balances of the institute.
    D.
    Notwithstanding
    any prov
    Delgado
    Community
    College
    shall
    give.
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    vending
    stands,
    vending
    machines,
    and
    its premises
    and on the premises
    of th
    blind persODS
    pursuant
    to pr°8!"&m&
    for
    the
    Depal1mCDt
    of Social Services.
    stands, veOOinl machines,
    or other con
    same premises as the vending stands,
    concessions
    given preference
    by this Su
    .
    be required to pay any fee, service ch
    Valding stand, vending ~chine,
    or 0
    of Delgado Community College or
    technical
    institute
    and
    no blind ~
    vending machine, or other conceSIi°
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    adversely impacted in any way
    in
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    The dean of the
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    If a dean.
    The dean of the
    IerVing as the dircc tor of the
    on the date of me
    rger with
    pationaI
    programs
    a: Delgado
    \
    ~ Division of Oct
    upational
    a,
    Wlder the supervis ion of the
    d Universities, shall have the
    ,I technical curriculum
    u
    all
    Board of Trnatees for
    State
    an independent au jit
    of the
    81abUsh
    the assets, liabilities,
    ion
    of
    law
    to the contrary,
    lreference
    in the opc:ration
    of
    Iher concessions
    op,rated on
    former technical instintte to
    uch persons
    adminirtcred by
    ,
    ditionally, no other vending
    lions
    shall
    be
    operat
    ~d
    on
    the
    =ding
    machines,
    and
    other
    ect1on.
    No
    blind
    person
    shall
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    to opc:rate
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    on IUch premises
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    vocationaJ-tecbnical educatiofl facility t
    and supervision of the State Board i
    Education other than the Orleana Relit
    F.
    The Board of TnISteea
    for S
    Ihall submit
    a written Jeport
    to the
    H
    the Sena.te
    Committee on Education
    1998, on the effects of tho transfer of
    Institute. The report
    shall
    c~
    the
    to the ttanafer with particular em
    occupational training programs
    com
    transfer, including statistics relative to
    and adnrillion
    refusals.
    Section 2. For purposes
    of this Section,
    :
    mean Delgado Community College; "the in
    Regional
    Technical Institute; "1he board"
    s
    Elemmltary and Secondary Education; .and
    "the
    of Trosteea
    for State Colleges
    and Univ~
    rcfercnces in laws and documents,
    employees,
    p
    and records of the institute shall be tI'anSferr
    Upon the merger
    of the institute
    with the co
    ,
    unfmished business of the institute and of the
    shall be taken over aI¥i be completed by the co
    power and authorization OJ
    that of the iDltim
    lucceuor
    in every way to the board for the
    busincsa.
    Any reference in laws and docu
    deemed to apply to the community college and
    .
    MltOLLED-
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    Ie or just
    cause.
    tffect in any way my other
    let tho managcmen
    ~ control,
    Blementary
    and S
    ccondary
    i
    I.l
    Technical
    Institute.
    te Colleges
    and Urivcrsities
    Committee
    on Education
    and
    Dot
    later than Decc
    mber 31,
    Orleans
    Regional
    'rechnical
    )gram
    with the program
    prior
    .I on access
    by 1t11dents
    to
    oed
    to such access prior to
    lent applicatiOD5, admissions,
    ...
    community colle geM
    shall
    " shall mean the Orleans
    nIatees'l
    shall mean t~e Board
    ca. All
    unfinished l)usinesa.
    operty, obligations, &1d books
    i as provided in this Section.
    ,unity college, any pcDding or
    )8rd on behalf of the institute
    amunity
    college with 1he
    same
    i
    and
    the
    trustees
    shall
    be the
    pUIpose of completing
    such
    cnts to the institute
    Ib.1I be
    U aueb references to-tile board
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    SB NO. 1068
    in relation to the institute shan be deemed tol
    ,
    proceeding
    to
    which
    the
    institute
    or
    !be
    ~
    party
    and
    which
    is
    filed,
    initiated,
    or
    'p~cinl
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    date
    of
    this
    Section,
    and
    all
    documents
    invol,
    !
    proceeding. shall retain their effectivateu
    8Dd
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    of the community collelC or the trostees
    proceedinp and
    docum~tI
    in tho continuati
    of
    said
    legal
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    on
    its
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    and
    the
    community
    coli
    institute
    without
    necessity
    for
    amendment
    of
    an
    be
    construed
    88 as to impair the contractu
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    obligations of the institute, or of the b~
    obligations
    of
    tlle
    community
    college
    or
    th
    community college and the trusteCI
    on its
    I
    every way to the institute and the board on i
    obligations
    and debts of the institute.
    All
    under authority of the constitution .and law
    subdivisions
    to
    the payment of
    any bon
    improvements
    for any facility under
    the control
    to be collected
    and dedicated
    to the payment
    o~
    ,
    other provision is made
    for the payment
    of su1
    ,
    I
    other dedications and allocations of revenll
    heretofore madc shall continue in the same
    the same puxpoael as were provided prior to th
    and until other provision is made for the pa
    shall
    not be construed or applied in any
    compliance by the state, or any dcpartmcnt, ofli
    to
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    )n behalf of the ins1itute is a
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    court on the effective
    ,
    cI in or affected by l.aid legal
    I
    i.
    wi be continued in the name
    !ts behalf.
    AIl
    further
    leaal
    cIiaposition. and en! )rccment
    the community coJ1(
    ge or the
    ~ shall be substitUb:d for the
    document.
    This Ac1
    shall not
    or other obligatiollS of the
    he state of Louisiana.
    All
    on its bchalf, aha 1 be the
    trustees
    on its behillf.
    The
    aif shalt be the IUC:essor in
    I behalf, including
    ;111
    of the
    II heretofore dedica:ed by or
    of this state or 811Y
    of
    its
    .
    iIIued
    for
    conltnl ctio~
    or
    those
    bonds.
    unless md until
    b booda. In like tn!DDer, all
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    and sources of
    :evsmCB
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    exten:, and for
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    SB NO. 1068
    is made
    available.
    hereafter
    heretofore
    po88esscd. controlled,
    transferred
    to the
    community
    college.
    S~tion
    3.
    Section
    18
    of the Constitution
    of LouisianA.
    the day following
    such approval.
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