In an effort to upgrade and increase the availability of technology on the UL Lafayette Campus, the Student Government Association, on behalf of the Student Body of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, voted to approve the assessment of a student technology fee. The amount of said fee is to be determined by the UL Lafayette SGA Senate. As determined by House Bill 2339 of the Louisiana Legislature, proceeds from the fee shall be placed in a restricted account and expenditures from this account will be accounted for separately to the management board of the university. The proceeds are to be in accordance with the following written plan agreed upon by the Student Government Association and the University upon signature of this agreement by the President of the University and the President of the Student Government Association.

Changing demographics and expectations of students, along with rapid advances in information technology, are focusing the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to invest heavily in technology. UL Lafayette is determined to make these investments to the benefit of its students. To ensure the most efficacious expenditure of limited funds, the Student Government Association has initiated a planning process for the procurement and use of technology. The five-year technology plan is organized into a series of departmental, access, and support initiatives.

The availability of adequate funding for technology will determine the successful implementation of the technology plan and the future use of technology in the University. Funding of the technology plan comes from student assessed fees. The fee amount shall be 5.00/student credit hour at a cap of $100.00 per student per semester.