EXECUTIVE ORDER MJF 99-46

Secondary School Redesign Study Commission

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. MJF 99-42, signed on August 26, 1999, established the Secondary School Redesign Study Commission (hereafter "Commission") within the executive department, Office of the Governor; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Executive Order No. MJF 99-42 in order to add an at-large member to the Commission;

NOW THEREFORE, I, M.J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR., Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and the laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows.

SECTION 1: Section 5 of Executive Order No. MJF 99-42 is amended to provide as follows: The Commission shall be composed of a maximum of thirty-four (34) members who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the governor, selected as follows:

A. The governor, or the governor's designee;

B. The governor's chief of staff, or the chief of staff's designee;

C. Two (2) members of the Louisiana Senate;

D. Two (2) members of the Louisiana House of Representatives;

E. Four (4) members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE);

F. The superintendent of the Department of Education or the superintendent's designee;

G. Two (2) members of the Louisiana Community and Technical College Board;

H. The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, or the president's designee;

I. One (1) member of the Louisiana Workforce Commission;

J. The executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, or the executive director's designee;

K. An employer representative;

L. A representative from the Louisiana School Boards Association;

M. A superintendent of a school system in an urban area;

N. A superintendent of a school system in a rural area;

O. A central office administrator within a school system in an urban area;

P. A principal from a high school that has implemented the "High Schools That Work" model and/or extensive career academies;

Q. A principal of an alternative or vocational school;

R. A representative of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers;

S. A representative of the Louisiana Association of Educators;

T. A representative of the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana;

U. A special education teacher or supervisor;

V. A parent representative;

W. A representative of the Council for a Better Louisiana;

X. A representative of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry;

Y. A representative of a School-to-Work project;

Z. A representative of the AFL-CIO; and

AA. Two (2) at-large members.

SECTION 2: All other sections and subsections of Executive Order No. MJF 99-42 shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3: The provisions of this Order are effective upon signature and shall remain in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 28th day of October, 1999.

M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
Governor

ATTEST BY
THE GOVERNOR
Fox McKeithen
Secretary of State