Board of Regents
Public Hearing Notice
In compliance with Act No. 454 of the 2018 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, the Louisiana Board of Regents hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held at its offices at 1201 N. 3rd Street, Suite 6-200, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 at 10:00 a.m. on September 20, 2019 for the purpose of receiving comments from any interested person regarding any rule of the agency which the person believes is contrary to law, outdated, unnecessary, overly complex, or burdensome. The scope of the hearing includes the rule-making functions of the Board of Regents as well as the various entities and advisory bodies for which the Board of Regents is responsible, such as the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, the Louisiana Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission and the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority.
Interested persons are invited to attend, and to submit oral or written comments at the hearing. Additionally, all interested persons are invited to submit written comments in advance of the hearing to Stephanie Tomlinson, Louisiana Board of Regents, P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677.
All written comments must include the name and contact information of the person submitting the comments and must be received no later than the start of the hearing at 10 a.m. on September 20, 2019 if the person submitting is not in attendance. The Board of Regents will consider all oral and written comments received from those in attendance at the hearing, as well as those written comments submitted in advance which are timely received. Oral comments must be submitted to the Board of Regents in writing as outlined above in order to be submitted to the legislative oversight committees.
Any individual who needs special assistance in order to attend or speak at this public hearing should notify Stephanie Tomlinson in writing at the Louisiana Board of Regents, P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677, or by email at stephanie.tomlinson@laregents.eduor by phone at (225) 342 4253.
Requests for special assistance must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on September 18, 2019. Any questions should be directed to Stephanie Tomlinson at (225) 342 4253.
Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Higher Education