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urn: urn:us-la:rs:17:3220
citation: "R.S. 17:3220"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 17 › Chapter 26 › Part III"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1975, number: 313, section: 2, effective_date: 1975-07-17, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1998, number: 151, section: 1, effective_date: 1999-07-01, role: amendment }
---

# Purposes

The college, technical, community colleges, and university systems are established and maintained to serve the educational needs of the people of the state.