NOTE: §3804 eff. until July 1, 2026, if the const. amend. proposed by Acts 2025, No. 222,
is ratified.
§3804. Legislative oversight
A. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Joint Legislative
Committee on Education, each referred to as the "education funds committee" in R.S.
17:3802 through 3804, shall have oversight authority as provided in this Section.
B. The purpose of the education funds committee is to oversee the operation of the
Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, and the Louisiana Quality
Education Support Fund. The education funds committee may recommend revisions in the
program and budget of either board. The education funds committee shall forward its
recommendations to the appropriate board.
C. The education funds committee shall:
(1) Meet, upon call of the chair, as often as necessary but not less often than twice
a year. A meeting shall occur before the beginning of each regular session but after receipt
of the proposed programs and budgets as required by the constitution. A meeting shall also
occur during the year at an appropriate time to examine the quality of the programs to which
trust fund monies were appropriated and allocated.
(2) Hold hearings on and review the proposed program and budget, including
administrative costs, of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the
Board of Regents.
(3) Examine and report on the quality and efficacy of any expenditures made from
the support fund designed to improve education.
D. The education funds committee may:
(1) Review the policies and procedures used by the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education and the Board of Regents to award and allocate monies from the
support fund.
(2) Adopt such rules and regulations with regard to its own functions and procedures
as are consistent with the efficient conduct of its duties.
(3) Incur such expenses as are necessary for carrying out its duties and
responsibilities in accordance with procedures established by the rules of the respective
houses.
(4) Review program evaluations conducted by the Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education and the Board of Regents and fiscal audits conducted by the Legislative
Auditor.
NOTE: §3804 eff. July 1, 2026, if the const. amend. proposed by Acts 2025, No. 222, is
ratified.
§3804. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 385, §5, eff. July 1, 2026.
Acts 1989, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2013, No. 56, §1, eff. May 29, 2013;
Acts 2025, No. 385, §5, eff. See Act.