3.2.5 Board Dismissal

The governing board has a policy whereby members can be dismissed only for appropriate reasons and by due process.

  Compliance           ___  Partial Compliance          ___  Non-Compliance

Narrative:

According to the Louisiana Constitution Article X, Part III, Section 24, Paragraph A (1), “A state or district official, whether elected or appointed, shall be liable to impeachment for commission or conviction, during his term of office, of a felony or for malfeasance or gross conduct while in such office.”  Neither the Articles of Incorporation nor the Bylaws indicate that a board member can be removed.  Members are appointed to terms and the Bylaws indicate that the Governor may appoint a successor when a vacancy occurs.  Since its inception in July 1999 no attempt has been made to remove a member of the Louisiana Community Technical and College System Board of Supervisors (LCTCS). Therefore, LCTCS has not had to implement this policy.

Furthermore, “A member of the governing board may be removed by the governor or the governing authority, as the case may be, for cause, after being served with written specifications of the charges against him and being afforded an opportunity for a public hearing thereon by the appointing authority.” (LA Constitution Article X, Part III Section 5). (2)

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