La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 7
Duties, functions, and responsibilities of board
Status: in_force

In addition to the authorities granted by R.S. 17:6 and any powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board shall:

(1) Pay the per diem and expenses of the board and its members and the salaries and expenses, including but not necessarily restricted to facilities, equipment, and supplies, of its staff out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the operating and administrative expenses of the board.

(2)(a) Adopt a minimum foundation program and adopt a formula for the equitable allocation of minimum foundation funds to parish and city school systems. In adopting such program and formula, funding shall be at the pupil-teacher ratio of twenty students to one classroom teacher for kindergarten through grade three and twenty-five students to one classroom teacher for grades four through six, or as provided for in the general appropriation bill with the ultimate goal of twenty students to one classroom teacher for kindergarten through grade three and twenty-five students to one classroom teacher for grades four through six. However, if less than the total amount of funds necessary to implement the pupil-teacher ratios provided herein is appropriated in the general appropriation bill, the money appropriated on the basis of the regular education portion of the minimum foundation formula shall be applied first to meeting the ratios established for classroom teachers for kindergarten and then for classroom teachers to meet the ratios for each succeeding grade. Any additional classroom teaching positions generated in meeting the ratio requirements shall not be used in computing authorized administrative position allotments. The board shall adopt such program and formula for each ensuing fiscal year in a timely manner so that the program and formula may be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget in accordance with R.S. 17:22(2)(d).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 374, §2.

(c) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be responsible for all planning functions for the Department of Education, including collection, analysis and interpretation of all data, information, test results, evaluations, and other indicators that are used to formulate policy, identify areas of concern and need, and serve as the basis for short-range and long-range planning. Such planning shall include assembling data, conducting appropriate studies and surveys, and sponsoring research and development activities designed to provide information about educational needs and the effect of alternative educational practices.

(d) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish within the Department of Education, office of management and finance, a program of fiscal accountability for purposes of providing an audit, evaluation, and a computerization of the data submitted by local school systems and used in the determination of the cost of the minimum foundation program for public elementary and secondary education and in the equitable distribution of funds provided for the minimum foundation program for public elementary and secondary education. The board shall annually report, not later than March fifteenth, the findings of the audit and evaluation, with recommendations for improvement, to the committees on education of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The audit and evaluation shall consider the minimum performance standards established by the legislature, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the state Department of Education.

(e) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and implement an integrated information system for educational management. The system shall support, as feasible, the management decisions to be made in each office of the state Department of Education and at the individual school and district levels. Similar data elements among offices and levels shall be compatible. The system shall be based on an overall conceptual design; the information needed for such decisions, including fiscal, student, program, personnel, facility, community, evaluation, and other relevant data; and the relationship between cost and effectiveness. The system shall be managed and administered by the state superintendent of education and shall include a district subsystem component to be administered at the local school system level, with input to the state level. Each local school system with a unique management information system shall assure that compatibility exists between its unique system and the district component of the state system to the extent that all data required as input to the state system shall be made available in the appropriate input format.

(f)(i) In addition to any other requirements of the minimum foundation program formula as most recently adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and approved by the legislature, the state board shall require each city, parish, or other local public school board to expend funds generated by applying the weighted factors contained in such formula for economically disadvantaged students, career and technical education course units, special education students other than gifted and talented students, and gifted and talented students on personnel, professional services, instructional materials, equipment, and supplies that serve the unique needs of students who generate such funds and to submit annually a written report to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education that details the types of activities on which these funds were expended to serve the needs of the weighted students at all schools that serve such students. The information contained in such annual report shall be published on the state Department of Education website in an easily understandable format.

(ii) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall offer guidance and technical assistance to each city, parish, or other local public school board in making strategic fiscal decisions that promote improved student achievement. Such guidance and technical assistance shall include but not be limited to the identification of best practices in school finance that promote efficiency, economies of scale, and the use of comparative data to improve spending and educational outcomes.

(iii) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually publish revenue and expenditure data, including but not limited to the allocation and expenditure of funds generated by the minimum foundation program, local revenues, and federal grants, for each city, parish, or other local public school board by district and by school level, to the extent possible, in an easily understandable format on the state Department of Education website. Such data shall include but not be limited to comparative per pupil expenses reported by the school system for personnel, transportation, and other major categories of common expenditures as determined by the state Department of Education. Student membership counts and any weighted student counts generated by student need characteristics as provided in the minimum foundation program formula, calculations of the amounts of minimum foundation program funding allocated to each city, parish, or other local public school board through the minimum foundation program, amounts provided to and removed from calculations for each city, parish, or other local public school board including the source of funding shifts between city, parish, or other local public school boards, and expenditures of funds by school systems relative to the amounts generated by the weighted student characteristics and factors through the formula applied to city, parish, or other local public school boards shall also be reported.

(iv) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a system for the uniform collection and reporting of all data required by this Subparagraph.

(v) For the purposes of this Subparagraph, the term "city, parish, or other local public school board" shall mean the governing authority of any public elementary or secondary school.

(3) Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for expenditure by the schools and programs under its jurisdiction all monies appropriated or otherwise made available for purposes of the board and of such school and programs.

(4) Prescribe a process for the review, adoption, procurement, and distribution of free textbooks and other materials of instruction for the children of this state at the elementary and secondary levels and at all other schools and programs under its jurisdiction for which the legislature provides funds, in accordance with law.

(5)(a) Approve courses of study and prepare and adopt rules and regulations for the discipline of students and the governance of the public elementary and secondary schools and other public schools and programs under its jurisdiction, which shall not be inconsistent with law and which shall be enforced by the city, parish, and other local public school boards and the local school superintendents; however, the board shall have no control over the business affairs of a city, parish, or other local public school board or the selection or removal of its officers and employees.

(b)(i) Prepare and adopt rules and guidelines for providing safe learning environments through training and monitoring the appropriate use of seclusion and physical restraint of students with exceptionalities as defined in R.S. 17:1942, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(ii) The rules and guidelines adopted pursuant to Item (i) of this Subparagraph shall not be applicable to a student who has been deemed to be gifted or talented unless the student has been identified as also having a disability.

(6) Prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers in accordance with applicable law, which qualifications and requirements shall ensure that certification shall be a reliable indicator of the minimum current ability and proficiency of the teacher to educate at the grade level and in the subjects to which the teacher is assigned.

(7) Adopt minimum standards for the approval of each public elementary and secondary school and special school in the state under its jurisdiction.

(8) Except as otherwise provided by law, approve nonpublic schools in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:11 and any other applicable law.

(9) Meet with the Board of Regents, upon its call, to coordinate programs of public elementary, secondary, vocational-technical, career, and higher education.

(10) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 392, §3, eff. June 14, 2023.

(11) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 266, §2.

(12)(a) Develop, adopt, and by not later than the second semester of the 1991-1992 school year, provide for the implementation of a firearm familiarity and safety pilot program for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The purpose of the program shall be to promote the protection and safety of children and the program shall be integrated within the current curriculum of such students. All instruction and related supplies and materials shall be on an age-appropriate basis.

(b) The firearm familiarity and safety pilot program shall be developed by the board based on recommendations of the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designee and of the state superintendent of education. The pilot program shall be made available in not less than twenty schools throughout the state and the selection of schools to participate in the pilot program shall include to the extent possible those schools already using related programs and instruction provided by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

(c) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to provide the firearm familiarity and safety pilot program.

(13)(a) In the development of course outlines or other suggested or required curricular or teaching material for use in middle or high schools for courses which include material related to family life, including but not limited to Family Life and Consumer Science Education, include the topic of adoption awareness as provided in this Paragraph.

(b) "Adoption awareness" as used in this Paragraph means specific instruction on the benefits of adoption for families wishing to add a child, for potential adoptees, and for persons who are pregnant or who have a child for whom they are unable to care.

(14)(a) Prepare and adopt by July 1, 1992, course requirements for high school graduation which are sufficiently flexible to prepare students for, and to permit them to choose to pursue preparation for, the workplace or entrance into an institution of higher education. Prior to adoption, the board shall report in writing to the House and Senate Committees on Education on any proposed program developed to implement the provisions of this Paragraph in order that the committees may have the opportunity to review and comment on any such program prior to its implementation. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each student shall be provided information as required in R.S. 17:175(C)(1)(d). Such requirements for high school graduation shall include the study of science and mathematical skills, including algebraic concepts, in either a functional and applied format or in a theoretical format. Any such functional and applied format or theoretical format shall provide instruction in concepts sufficient to prepare a student to be successful on any test required in R.S. 17:24.4 administered to high school students.

(b) Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to permit or require tracking of students or authorizing a system of dual diplomas.

(15)(a) Provide guidance to city and parish school boards for delivering appropriate educational services for public school students with identified attention deficit disorders. Any such guidance shall be in accordance with the procedures and requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and subsequent amendments, and shall include procedures for the school building level committee to follow when a request is received from a parent, student, school nurse, classroom teacher, or other school personnel concerning a student who is suspected of or regarded as having an attention deficit disorder.

(b) Students receiving services under the provisions of this Paragraph shall be those students who do not qualify for special educational services under categories such as learning disabled, behavior disordered, and other health impaired, as defined in Bulletin 1508, the Pupil Appraisal Handbook.

(c) The state Department of Education shall provide for:

(i) Statewide training of representatives from public city and parish school systems on meeting the needs of students with attention deficit disorders. Such training shall include identifying characteristics associated with attention deficit disorders, assessment techniques, and developing appropriate accommodations and modifications in home, school, and social environments.

(ii) A request for proposals to be issued to public city and parish school systems no later than August 1, 1992, for four pilot programs for students with attention deficit disorders. The pilot programs shall be selected based on criteria to be established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and shall include, but not be limited to geographic location, size of the school population, and the existence of established programs for students with attention deficit disorders in local school systems. The pilot program shall begin in the 1992-93 school year and shall be evaluated at the conclusion of such school year for effectiveness in meeting the needs of the students with attention deficit disorders.

(d) The funding for the statewide training program and the four pilot programs shall not exceed a total of ninety-seven thousand dollars. Funds not to exceed six percent of the total program funding shall be allocated to the state Department of Education for evaluation and oversight of the pilot programs.

(16) By December 1, 2022, develop and adopt rules and regulations requiring each public school governing authority to annually report to the state Department of Education information relative to the instruction of students on child assault and prevention as provided in R.S. 17:81(Y). At a minimum, the rules and regulations shall include a requirement that the annual report submitted by each public school governing authority include the following information for each school under its jurisdiction:

(a) A grade-level listing of each course that includes instruction on child assault awareness and prevention.

(b) The website location that prominently displays the number for the child protection toll-free hotline operated by the Department of Children and Family Services.

(17) Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.

(18) Repealed by Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §2, eff. June 12, 2011.

(19) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 643, §2.

(20)(a) Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose, develop, adopt, and by not later than the beginning of the 1995-1996 school year, provide for implementation by the State Department of Education of an annual math, science, and speech and debate competition financial assistance awards program for eligible teams and individuals from public and board-approved nonpublic secondary schools representing the state of Louisiana at regional or national competitions, or both.

(b) The following guidelines, criteria, and procedures shall apply to the financial assistance awards program provided for by this Paragraph:

(i) Financial assistance awarded pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be used exclusively for the payment of documented and necessary expenses of eligible public and approved nonpublic secondary school team members or individuals representing the state of Louisiana at math, science, or speech and debate competitions at regional or national levels, or both, including persons designated by the school's governing authority as chaperons or coaches of such team members or individuals.

(ii) For the purposes of this Paragraph, necessary expenses shall mean competition entry fees as well as travel, lodging, subsistence, and incidental costs directly related to participation in math, science, or speech and debate competitions at regional or national levels, or both. Procedures governing expenditures for travel, subsistence, lodging, and incidental costs shall be consistent with travel regulations prescribed by the division of administration for state executive branch employees.

(iii) A team may consist of persons representing one secondary school as the local or district level winner or persons who are individual winners from the state at large who have won in-state local or district level competitions and who will be competing in the same regional or national competition, or both. The board shall provide by rule for the method of determining the appropriate school governing authority to represent the interests of a team composed of persons who are individual winners from the state at large who have won in-state local or district level competitions and who will be competing in the same regional or national competition, or both.

(iv) Each winning team or individual winner from the state at large seeking a financial assistance award shall identify a sponsor who shall be under the auspices of the governing authority of the public or approved nonpublic secondary school.

(v) An application for a financial assistance award shall be submitted by the governing authority of the public or approved nonpublic secondary school acting on behalf of the sponsor of a team or individual participating at a math, science, or speech and debate competition at the regional or national level, or both.

(vi) An application form shall include general information on the individual competitor or individual team members, a documented record of the competitions in which the individual competitor or team members have participated, including competition results, and a reasonable estimate of expenses for which financial assistance is being sought, all of which information shall be attested to by the sponsor for its accuracy and validity.

(vii) Upon approval, a financial assistance award shall be made to the governing authority of the public or approved nonpublic secondary school submitting the application for the sponsor. The school's governing authority shall serve as the fiscal agent for the team or individual and shall be responsible for keeping appropriate records and documentation for audit purposes of all award expenditures.

(viii) Awarded but unexpended monies shall be returned to the State Department of Education.

(ix) The criteria for approving a financial assistance award shall consist of thoroughness and detail of information submitted in the application process and the qualifications and competition record of the team members or individual competitors seeking assistance. Award criteria shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of race, sex, religious belief, or school attendance at an approved nonpublic school.

(x) If the total dollar amount of approved financial awards for any one program year exceeds total funds available for this purpose, award monies shall be allocated among all approved applicants on the basis of each eligible team or individual competitor receiving the same percentage amount of the total amount approved for the team or individual.

(c) The board shall adopt necessary rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Paragraph.

(d) The cost of the program provided for by this Paragraph shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars in state general funds for the 1995-1996 Fiscal Year.

(21)(a) Annually submit to the House Committee on Education and to the Senate Committee on Education, at the time of the board's submission to the legislature of the proposed minimum foundation program formula, a report providing the following information regarding actual expenditures from state general funds as well as from all sources of funds for public elementary and secondary education purposes, on a school system by school system basis and for the state as a whole, for the most recent year such information is available:

(i) Expenditures, by dollar amount and by percent of total spending, for all instructional purposes, including a subtotal for pupil support and a subtotal for instructional support.

(ii) Expenditures, by dollar amount and by percent of total spending, for food services.

(iii) Expenditures, by dollar amount and by percent of total spending, for other support services.

(iv) Total expenditures.

(b) Information for the same expenditure categories as required by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph also shall be reported by the amounts and by the percentages of such spending that occur at the individual school building level compared to such expenditures that occur at other than the school building level.

(c) Expenditure categories and subcategories provided for by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be defined by rule by the board and shall be consistent with expenditure functions adopted by the board for use in its uniform accounting handbook.

(d) The report required by this Paragraph shall include for the same time period education personnel data for the following categories both by numbers of persons employed and by the percent such employment is of the total:

(i) Classroom teachers.

(ii) Teacher aides and paraprofessionals.

(iii) Professional/technical.

(iv) School administration.

(v) Central office administration.

(vi) Office/clerical.

(vii) Maintenance/operations.

(e) The board shall adopt necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Paragraph.

(22) Annually submit to each member of the legislature at the time of publication an electronic copy of the state, district, school, and parent-level progress profiles as required by R.S. 17:3912. Upon request, the board shall provide such profiles to any legislator in the form of a paper report.

(23)(a) Develop, adopt, and provide for the implementation of a pilot program in eight public elementary schools as follows:

(i) Two public elementary schools from the northern region of the state.

(ii) Two public elementary schools from the southern region of the state.

(iii) Two public elementary schools from the eastern region of the state.

(iv) Two public elementary schools from the western region of the state.

(b) Participation in the pilot program shall be on a voluntary basis. If, by November 30, 1997, more than the specified number of schools volunteer to participate in the program, then the state Department of Education shall select the schools to participate based upon criteria as established by the department and approved by the board. Such selection of participating schools shall include, to the extent possible, those schools which have already departmentalized any grades at the elementary level and representation from rural, suburban, and urban school systems throughout the state.

(c) Each school participating in the pilot program as provided in this Paragraph shall:

(i) Provide for the departmentalization, or grouping according to subject matter, of grades one through six.

(ii) Study the outcomes of teachers who teach in specialized areas as opposed to teachers who teach all subjects.

(iii) Create a strategic plan for improving and analyzing student achievement and instructional methods.

(iv) Provide for a daily planning period which allows all teachers to meet to discuss student progress in accordance with the strategic plan.

(d) The pilot program as provided in this Paragraph shall be fully implemented by not later than August 31, 1998. After the third year of implementation, the program shall be evaluated by the department in accordance with criteria as established by the department and approved by the board which shall include the collection of data as to the results of the program and student progress and based upon such evaluation, the board shall determine if the program should be implemented on a statewide basis.

(e) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to provide for and implement the pilot program as provided in this Paragraph.

(24)(a) Develop, adopt, and beginning in the summer after the 1999-2000 school year, provide for the implementation of a pilot education and nutrition summer program based upon the West Virginia Energy Express program. The state Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall select the sites to participate in the pilot program, which may include school buildings. The purpose of the program shall be to provide children from low-income families with learning activities, social programs, and free breakfast and lunch during the summer when they are not in school. Participation by children in the pilot program shall be on a voluntary basis.

(b) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and adopt necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Paragraph and such development shall include consultation with and participation by the cooperative extension service at any state public college or university.

(c) The legislature shall appropriate necessary funding for the development and implementation of the pilot program as provided in this Paragraph.

(d) In addition to funds made available by the legislature, the board may seek and accept any gifts, grants, and donations, including federal funds, from whatever sources may be available to accomplish the purposes of this Paragraph.

(25) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8B.

(26)(a) Develop, adopt, and provide for the implementation of a visual arts curriculum and a performing arts curriculum in public schools as follows:

(i) During the 2007-2008 school year, develop and adopt by not later than July 1, 2008, visual arts and performing arts curriculum guides that are consistent with the arts content standards as developed and adopted by the board. The board shall consult and collaborate with the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in developing such curriculum guides and shall include in the development of such curriculum guides the participation of teachers who are certified in arts education and professional practicing artists in the visual and performing arts as defined by the board, after receiving recommendations from the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for the purposes of this Paragraph.

(ii) During the 2008-2009 school year, provide professional development and training relative to the implementation in public schools of the curriculum guides, developed pursuant to Item (i) of this Subparagraph, to teachers, school administrators, and professional practicing artists as defined pursuant to the provisions of Item (i) of this Subparagraph.

(iii) During the 2009-2010 school year, provide for the implementation, on a pilot basis, of a visual arts curriculum and a performing arts curriculum that are based upon the curriculum guides developed pursuant to the provisions of Item (i) of this Subparagraph in public schools as selected by the board for participation.

(iv) Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, require full implementation of the visual arts curriculum and the performing arts curriculum for all public school students in kindergarten through grade eight, including a requirement that sixty minutes of instruction in the performing arts and sixty minutes of instruction in the visual arts shall be provided to such students each school week.

(v) Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, require that all public high schools give instruction in the visual arts and the performing arts and that such instruction shall be given in accordance with the curriculum guides developed pursuant to the provisions of Item (i) of this Subparagraph.

(b) The board shall adopt necessary rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Paragraph.

(c) The implementation of the provisions of this Paragraph shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature for this purpose.

(27)(a)(i) Adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act prohibiting at any public elementary or secondary school interaction between a student and school employee in any classroom, office, meeting room, or other similarly enclosed area on school property unless during the full time of such interaction another school employee, the student's parent, or other authorized adult is present, or the student and employee are clearly viewable by persons outside such area through an open door or entrance or through a window or other means that provide an unobstructed view of such interaction.

(ii) The provisions of Item (i) of this Subparagraph shall not apply to the following:

(aa) Interaction between a student and school counselor as defined in R.S. 17:3002.

(bb) Interaction between a student and school employee during the administration of a test when the student's Individualized Education Program as defined in R.S. 17:1945(C)(2) provides for accommodations relative to testing that preclude the presence of other individuals.

(cc) Interaction between a student and school employee engaged in the performance of a noncomplex health procedure as defined in R.S. 17:436(A).

(dd) Interaction between a student and school nurse.

(ee) Any other interaction as determined by the state board.

(b) Rules adopted by the state board pursuant to this Paragraph shall include but not be limited to guidelines requiring implementation, oversight, and enforcement of the prohibition and limitations provided by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph by every governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school by not later than the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.

(28)(a) By the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, develop and adopt rules and regulations requiring city, parish, and other local school boards to implement a system to conduct exit interviews for teachers who leave their employ to ascertain their reasons for leaving and to gather information that could prove useful in developing strategies to improve teacher retention rates.

(b) The board shall appoint a task force to assist in developing forms and questions to be used in the exit interview.

(c) Each city, parish, and other local public school board annually shall report on the information gathered during the teacher exit interviews conducted in its system to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in a manner that assures complete anonymity and confidentiality for the teacher.

(d) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall compile and analyze the teacher exit interview information submitted by each city, parish, and other local public school system each year and make a comprehensive report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education not later than January fifteenth of each year regarding the information collected during the prior year.

(29) Develop, adopt, and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act which provide for the following relative to the physical abuse of teachers and other school employees by students in city, parish, and other local public schools:

(a) Requiring school governing authorities to keep an accurate record of each incident of physical abuse by a student that is reported by a teacher or other school employee.

(b) Requiring school governing authorities to provide appropriate equipment to protect teachers and other school employees from physical abuse by students.

(c) Providing support services to teachers and other school employees which afford them the opportunity to discuss the effects of stress caused by physical abuse by students and to identify ways to alleviate such stress.

(d) Giving any teacher or other school employee who has been a victim of physical abuse by a student, or students, the opportunity to seek another position for which he is certified within the same parish and in which he will not have contact with the student or students, provided there is another position available.

(30)(a) By the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, develop and adopt a policy whereby students shall be allowed to accelerate their academic progress, complete all high school graduation requirements established by the board, and receive a high school diploma in less than four years.

(b) Such policy shall encourage and support students who seek early graduation from high school and provide for mechanisms to facilitate implementation of this early high school graduation policy by local public schools and school systems which may include flexible course scheduling and use of distance learning, online courses, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and other accelerated learning programs and examinations.

(c) Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall fully implement the provisions of the early high school graduation policy adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall include such in its pupil progression plan.

(31) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 428, §2.

(32) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 374, §2.

(33)(a) On an annual basis, provide all of the following information to the legislature no later than fifteen days prior to the convening of each regular session:

(i) A full organizational chart for the board which is current as of the date of submission to the legislature and which shows each staff position, whether filled or vacant, that comprises the board.

(ii) The current salary of the person occupying each filled position shown on the organizational chart.

(b) The board may submit the report required by this Paragraph in electronic format and may submit the report at the time of submission of the progress profiles required by Paragraph (22) of this Section.

Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 1976, No. 455, §1; Acts 1977, No. 645, §1; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1, eff. Aug. 17, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 271, §§1, 2; Acts 1979, No. 644, §1; Acts 1979, No. 729, §1; Acts 1980, No. 236, §2; Acts 1980, No. 480, §1; Acts 1980, No. 816, §1; Acts 1981, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 15, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 677, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 625, §1; Acts 1983, No. 197, §1; Acts 1984, No. 290, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 549, §1; Acts 1988, No. 616, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 903, §1, eff. July 26, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 854, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1051, §1, eff. July 27, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 392, §1, eff. July 8, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 818, §1; Acts 1991, No. 983, §1; Acts 1992, No. 386, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 503, §1, eff. June 22, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 613, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1047, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1120, §1, eff. July 14, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 300, §1; Acts 1993, No. 801, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 914, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 441, §1, eff. June 17, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 508, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 568, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 439, §1, eff. June 22, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 451, §1, eff. June 22, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 540, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1307, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §§1, 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 369, §1; Acts 1999, No. 688, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1373, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 45, §1; Acts 2003, No. 93, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 103, §1; Acts 2007, No. 175, §1, eff. June 27, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 184, §1, eff. June 27, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 359, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 466, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 31, §1; Acts 2009, No. 43, §1; Acts 2009, No. 310, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 404, §1; Acts 2010, No. 660, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 669, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 698, §1; Acts 2010, No. 701, §1; Acts 2010, No. 742, §1, eff. June 29, 1010; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §2, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 328, §1, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 643, §2; Acts 2013, No. 1, §1; Acts 2014, No. 832, §8B; Acts 2015, No. 389, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 485, §1, eff. June 13, 2016; Acts 2016, No. 557, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2018, No. 307, §§1, 2; Acts 2018, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 21, §1; Acts 2019, No. 387, §1; Acts 2019, No. 437, §1; Acts 2020, No. 206, §1; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4; Acts 2022, No. 180, §1, eff. May 31, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 244, §1, eff. May 31, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 374, §§1, 2; Acts 2022, No. 707, §1, eff. June 18, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 266, §2; Acts 2023, No. 392, §§1, 3, eff. June 14, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 428 §2; Acts 2025, No. 479, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:162 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 162
School busses purchased for private use
Status: in_force

Every school bus sold or transferred to any use other than school activities in this state shall be painted by the new owner a color other than national school bus chrome yellow, all lettering of school bus identification, and all semaphore arms and alternate flashing signal lights shall be removed therefrom.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 505, §2. Amended by Act 1966, No. 109, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.5
Surety bond; requirement
Status: in_force

A. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars. The bond shall be issued by a surety authorized to do business in this state and shall be filed with the board. The term of the bond shall be continuous but shall be subject to cancellation by the surety in the manner provided in this Section.

B. The bond shall provide for the indemnification of any person suffering loss or damage as a result of any of the following:

(1) Any fraud or misrepresentation used in procuring his enrollment.

(2) The failure on the part of the school to carry out and comply with each contract and agreement made and entered into by the school, acting by and through its officers, agents, or representatives with any student.

(3) The inability of the student to complete a program of study because the school ceased operation or failed to furnish the facilities advertised or included in the contracted agreement.

(4) The failure on the part of the school to adequately maintain all student records including the failure to transfer the records in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The bond shall be subject to a ten-year prescriptive period for actions or breach of contract.

D. The surety bond shall cover the period of the license except when the surety is released as provided in this Section.

E. A surety on the bond may be released after the surety has made a written notice directed to the commission and the board at least thirty days prior to the release. The release shall not affect the liability of the surety for acts arising prior to the release of the surety.

F. The surety may terminate the bond upon giving a sixty-day written notice to the principal, the commission, and the board. However, the liability of the surety for the acts of the principal and its agents shall continue during the sixty-day period. The notice shall not release the surety from liability which accrues before the cancellation becomes final but which is discovered after that date and which arose at any time during the term of the bond.

G. Unless the bond is replaced by that of another surety before the expiration of the sixty-day period, the license shall be suspended by the board.

H. Any person required to file a bond may file in lieu thereof a certificate of deposit in the amount of ten thousand dollars. The deposit shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as required for surety bonds. Any interest or earnings on the deposits are payable to the depositor.

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a proprietary school may not be required to post the surety bond if the school offers only programs that do not exceed four weeks in length, the school has been in continuous operation for at least five years, and the school has met all of the regulations and rules established by the board.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5025
High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors, Excellence Awards
Status: in_force

To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists of twenty units of high school course work as follows:

(1) English - Four Units

(a) English I.

(b) English II.

(c) One unit chosen from the following: English III, AP English Language Arts and Composition, or English III IB (Language A or Literature and Performance).

(d) One unit chosen from the following: English IV, AP English Literature and Composition, or English IV IB (Language A or Literature and Performance).

(2) Mathematics - Four Units

(a) Algebra I (one unit), Geometry (one unit), and Algebra II (one unit). Integrated Mathematics I, Integrated Mathematics II, and Integrated Mathematics III may be substituted for the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II sequence.

(b) One unit chosen from the following: Algebra III; Advanced Math Functions and Statistics, Advanced Math-Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus, or Math Methods I IB (Mathematical Studies SL); Calculus, AP Calculus AB, or Math Methods II IB (Mathematics SL); AP Calculus BC; Probability and Statistics or AP Statistics; IB Further Mathematics HL; IB Mathematics HL; Computer Science.

(3) Science - Four Units

(a) Biology I.

(b) Chemistry I.

(c) Two units chosen from the following: Earth Science; Environmental Science; Physical Science; Agriscience I and Agriscience II (one unit combined); Chemistry II, AP Chemistry, or IB Chemistry II; AP Environmental Science, or IB Environmental Systems; Physics I, AP Physics I, AP Physics B, or IB Physics I; AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C: Mechanics, IB Physics II, or AP Physics II; Biology II, AP Biology, or IB Biology II; Computer Science.

(4) Social Studies - Four Units

(a) One unit chosen from the following: U.S. History, AP US History, or IB US History.

(b) One unit chosen from the following: Civics, Government, AP US Government and Politics: Comparative, AP US Government and Politics: United States.

(c) Two units chosen from the following: Western Civilization, European History, or AP European History; World Geography, AP Human Geography, or IB Geography; World History, AP World History, or World History IB; History of Religion; IB Economics, Economics, AP Macroeconomics, or AP Microeconomics; African American History.

(5) Foreign Language or Computer Science - two units

(a) Foreign Language - the two units shall be in the same language, which may include the following: AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP French Language and Culture, AP German Language and Culture, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Japanese Language and Culture, AP Latin, AP Spanish Language and Culture, French IV IB, French V IB, Spanish IV IB, and Spanish V IB.

(b) Computer Science - two units.

(6) Art - one unit chosen from the following: Performance course in Music, Dance, or Theatre; Fine Arts Survey; Art I, II, III, and IV; Talented Art I, II, III, and IV; Talented Music I, II, III, and IV; Talented Theater Arts I, II, III, and IV; Speech III and Speech IV (one unit combined); AP Art History; AP Studio Art: 2-D Design; AP Studio Art: 3-D Design; AP Studio Art: Drawing; AP Music Theory; Film Study I IB; Film Study II IB; Music I IB; Music II IB; Art Design III IB; Art Design IV IB; Theatre I IB; or Drafting.

(7) Financial Literacy - one unit.

(8) Computer Science - one unit. This requirement shall be satisfied as provided in Paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of this Section.

(9) For the purposes of this Section, any core curriculum course that is taken by a student who has been identified as gifted pursuant to State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education policy and that is taken in fulfillment of the student's Individualized Education Program shall be considered a gifted course and shall fulfill the core curriculum requirement in its given subject area.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2018, No. 671, §1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2021, No. 334, §1; Acts 2022, No. 502, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 267, §1; Acts 2024, No. 211, §2; Acts 2025, No. 347, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2357
Rights and duties of procurement organizations; others
Status: in_force

A. When a hospital refers a person at or near death to a procurement organization, the procurement organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the office of motor vehicles and any known donor registry to ascertain whether the person has made an anatomical gift.

B. A procurement organization shall be allowed reasonable access to information in the records of the office of motor vehicles to ascertain whether a person at or near death is a donor.

C. When a hospital refers a person at or near death to a procurement organization, the procurement organization may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part that is or may be the subject of an anatomical gift for transplantation, therapy, research, or education. During the examination period, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withdrawn unless the hospital or procurement organization knows that the person expressed a contrary intent.

D. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, at any time after the death of a donor, the person to which a part passes in accordance with R.S. 17:2353 may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the body or part for its intended purpose.

E. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, an examination in accordance with this Section may include an examination of all medical and dental records of the donor or prospective donor.

F. Upon the death of a minor who was a donor or had signed a refusal, unless a procurement organization knows he was emancipated, it shall conduct a reasonable search for his parents and provide them with an opportunity to revoke or amend the anatomical gift or the refusal.

G. Upon referral by a hospital in accordance with Subsection A of this Section, a procurement organization shall make a reasonable search for any person listed in R.S. 17:2354.2 having priority to make an anatomical gift on behalf of a person. If a procurement organization receives information that an anatomical gift was made, amended, or revoked, it shall promptly advise the person of all relevant information.

H. Subject to R.S. 17:2353, the rights of the person to which a part passes in accordance with this Part are superior to the rights of all others with respect to the part. The person may accept or reject an anatomical gift in whole or in part. Subject to the terms of the document of gift and this Part, a person that accepts an anatomical gift of an entire body may allow embalming, burial, cremation, and use of remains in a funeral service. If the gift is a part, the person to which the part passes shall cause it to be removed without unnecessary mutilation prior to embalming, burial, or cremation.

I. Neither the physician who attends the decedent at death nor the physician who determines the time of the death may participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part from the decedent.

J. A qualified physician or technician may remove a donated part from the body of a donor.

Acts 1968, No. 651, §1; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3223.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3223.1
Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus; transfer to Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities; merger with South Louisiana Community College
Status: in_force

A.(1) Effective July 1, 1998, the funds, property, obligations, programs, and functions of the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus are transferred from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to and hereby are vested in the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.

(2) Effective July 1, 1998, and thereafter, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall supervise and manage the affairs of the technical college. No action shall be taken as a result of the transfer of Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities that adversely affects the accreditation of the technical college.

B.(1) Any student enrolled in a program of study at the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus at the time of the transfer to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall be permitted to complete such program of study at no greater cost or conditions than those applicable to the student prior to the transfer.

(2) Any person employed at the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus on the date of transfer to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall have the right to be retained in his position pursuant to the same policies and conditions applicable to such person prior to the transfer. The Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall conduct a careful and deliberate review of the programs and employees at the technical college and provide for an employee transition that is consistent with the mission of the technical college and that provides opportunities for an employee to have a role at the technical college under the supervision and management of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities at least equivalent to his position prior to the transfer. Such opportunities shall include but not be limited to providing such additional training or professional development, or both, at no cost to the employee as is necessary to prepare the employee to undertake his role at the technical college subsequent to the transfer.

C.(1) Upon certification by the commissioner of higher education that South Louisiana Community College has been appropriately accredited, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities may merge Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus with South Louisiana Community College in the University of Louisiana System.

(2) A student, faculty member, or other employee of the Louisiana Technical College--Teche Area Campus on the date of the merger with South Louisiana Community College shall be entitled to and eligible for all benefits provided by law, rule, or regulation for students, faculty, and employees, respectively, of other public community colleges in the University of Louisiana System.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. May 7, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.1
Discipline of students; additional disciplinary authority
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the specific disciplinary measures authorized in R.S. 17:416 teachers, principals, and administrators of the public schools may, subject to any rules as may be adopted by the parish or city school board, employ other reasonable disciplinary and corrective measures to maintain order in the schools; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall be construed as superseding the provisions of R.S. 17:416 relative to the disciplining of students, suspensions, and expulsions.

B.(1) The use of any form of corporal punishment is prohibited in any public school unless the student's parent or legal guardian provides written consent for the use of corporal punishment in a document created by the state Department of Education solely for such purpose. Such consent applies only to the school year in which it is given. No form of corporal punishment shall be administered to a student with an exceptionality as defined in R.S. 17:1942 or to a student who has been determined to be eligible for services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and has an Individual Accommodation Plan. However, the parent or legal guardian of a student who is gifted and talented and has no other exceptionality may authorize the use of corporal punishment as otherwise provided by this Paragraph.

(2) Corporal punishment means using physical force to discipline a student, with or without an object. Corporal punishment includes hitting, paddling, striking, spanking, slapping, or any other physical force that causes pain or physical discomfort. Taping a student's mouth shut or otherwise restricting his airway in any manner is prohibited regardless of parental consent provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) Corporal punishment does not include:

(a) The use of reasonable and necessary physical restraint of a student to protect the student or others from bodily harm or to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object from a student.

(b) The use of seclusion and physical restraint as provided in R.S. 17:416.21.

C. Should any teacher, principal, or administrator in the public school system be sued for damages by any student, the parent of any student or other persons qualified to bring suit on behalf of such student based upon the act or omission of such teacher, principal, or administrator in the directing of and disciplining of school children under their care and supervision, it shall be the responsibility of the school board employing such teacher, principal, or administrator to provide such defendant with a legal defense to such suit including reasonable attorney fees, investigatory costs, and other related expenses. Should any such teacher, principal, or administrator be cast in judgment for damages in such suit, it shall be the obligation of the school board employing such defendant to indemnify him fully against such judgment including all principal, interest, and costs. Nothing in this Section shall require a school board to indemnify a teacher, principal, or administrator against a judgment wherein there is a specific decree in the judgment that the action of the teacher, principal, or administrator was malicious, and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.

D.(1) In addition to the specific disciplinary measures authorized in R.S. 17:416, a principal or headmaster at a public or private school shall notify the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, of any student between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who has been subjected to a disciplinary action as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) As used in this Subsection, "disciplinary action" means an expulsion or suspension from school for ten or more consecutive school days or an assignment to an alternative educational setting for ten or more consecutive school days in accordance with any policy of the school or of the local public school board, limited to expulsions, suspensions, and assignments to alternative educational settings for infractions involving the sale or possession of drugs, alcohol, or any other illegal substance, the possession of a firearm, or an infraction involving assault or battery on a member of the school faculty or staff. The governing authority of any public elementary or secondary school shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section.

(3) Any such student who has been subjected to a disciplinary action as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall have his driver's license for the operation of a motor vehicle suspended for a period of one year, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:431. The terms "license" or "driver's license" shall include a Class "E" learner's license and intermediate license as provided for in R.S. 32:407.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 559, §1; Acts 1988, No. 898, §1; Acts 2003, No. 732, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 266, §1; Acts 2023, No. 268, §1; Acts 2024, No. 780, §1; Acts 2025, No. 479, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1965 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1965
Programs and operation
Status: in_force

A. The school shall operate on the same semester basis as the public college or university at which it is located. Full-time students shall be enrolled for both the fall and spring semesters and may enroll in the summer semester.

B. A summer semester shall be offered for full-time students and for students who qualify to attend the school during such semester.

C. The school shall also offer short courses, workshops, seminars, weekend instructional programs, and other innovative programs which can be used to offer instruction to students not enrolled as full-time students in the school.

D. The pupil-teacher ratio in all regular academic classes at such school shall not exceed fifteen students to one classroom teacher; however, such pupil-teacher ratio may exceed that limit in the offering of programs provided in Subsection C herein, and in the offering of physical education courses or special enrichment courses.

E. The school, at the discretion of its board of directors, may provide extension courses and campuses on the campuses of other colleges and universities.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 932, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 81.8
Employee demotion; investigation
Status: in_force

A. By not later than January 1, 1993, each city and parish school board shall adopt and implement a policy establishing procedures for the investigation of any employee in any case in which there is a public announcement by the board that the employee may be disciplined whether or not there is an accompanying reduction in employee pay. The policy shall include a process by which any such employee, if the employee so determines, not later than thirty days after the conclusion of such investigation and prior to any school board action, may appear before the school board in open session and be given a reasonable time, as determined by the board, to comment on the investigation and any actions taken or proposed to be taken involving the employee.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any reduction in force instituted by a city or parish school board nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to any investigation of an employee conducted by a city or parish school board in accordance with applicable provisions of Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:411 through 544, relative to tenure.

Acts 1991, No. 939, §1, eff. July 24, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 164, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3165.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3165.1
Academic transfer modules; career and technical education and industry-based certification courses
Status: in_force

A. To provide a career pathway between career and technical education and industry-based certification programs and academic degree programs offered by public community colleges, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall establish a process to recognize the academic content embedded in career and technical education and industry-based certification courses, award college-level credit for such content, and guarantee the transfer of such credit to any public state community college.

B. The board shall:

(1) Develop "academic transfer modules" to recognize the academic content embedded in career and technical education and industry-based certification courses which can be applied to award a student with partial or full credit in an equivalent academic course offered by any public state community college.

(a) The content of each academic transfer module may be contained in a single course or a sequence of courses.

(b) Each academic transfer module shall be equal to at least one college credit hour and modules can be combined to become the academic equivalent of a complete academic college course.

(2) Align the content contained in each academic transfer module with the content standards and learning competencies established for the equivalent academic college course to which the module will be applied.

(3) Develop testing, as necessary, to validate the content of each academic transfer module to ensure its academic equivalency to the college course to which the module will be applied.

(4) Develop a process whereby academic transfer modules may be banked until such time as the student enrolls in an academic degree program offered by a public state community college and such modules can be transferred for academic college credit.

(5) Ensure that career and technical education and industry-based certification course instructors are trained and meet the standards required for such courses and course work to be eligible for transfer for college credit.

(6) Collaborate and coordinate with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that students enrolled in postsecondary career and technical education and industry-based certification courses offered through local public school systems and secondary schools shall also be eligible to earn academic transfer modules pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

(7) Submit the individual academic transfer modules and the process developed to transfer the postsecondary credit earned through such modules to the receiving community college to the Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council for consideration and recommendations. With the approval of the council, the board shall submit the proposed transfer process to the Board of Regents for approval prior to implementation.

C. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, not later than September thirtieth of each year, regarding the status of the implementation of the academic transfer module process as provided by this Section.

Acts 2013, No. 174, §1, eff. June 7, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2825 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2825
Notice; waiver
Status: in_force

Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of this Chapter or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of a cooperative, waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice. If a person or persons entitled to notice of a meeting attends such meeting, such attendance shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except in case the attendance is for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §25.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1943 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1943
Administration and supervision
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the provisions of this Chapter shall be administered at the state level by the state Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and on the city or parish level by local education agencies.

(2) The state Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall provide only general supervision and monitoring when the provisions of this Chapter are administered through or in other state agencies.

B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules, regulations, and policies necessary for the administration of this Chapter and the implementation of the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.

(2)(a) The governor or his designee shall ensure that an interagency agreement or other mechanism for interagency coordination is in effect between each public agency described in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph and the state educational agency, in order to ensure that all services described in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph that are needed to ensure a free appropriate public education are provided, including the provision of such services during the pendency of any dispute under Item (iii) of this Subparagraph. Such agreement or mechanism shall include the following:

(i) An identification of, or a method for defining, the financial responsibility of each agency for providing services described in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph to ensure a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities, provided that the financial responsibility of each public agency described in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, including the state Medicaid agency and other public insurers of students with disabilities, shall precede the financial responsibility of the local education agency or the state agency responsible for developing the student's individualized education program.

(ii) The conditions, terms, and procedures under which a local education agency shall be reimbursed by other agencies.

(iii) Procedures for resolving interagency disputes, including procedures under which local education agencies may initiate proceedings, under the agreement or other mechanism to secure reimbursement from other agencies or otherwise implement the provisions of the agreement or mechanism.

(iv) Policies and procedures for agencies to determine and identify the interagency coordination responsibilities of each agency to promote the coordination and timely and appropriate delivery of services described in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

(b) If any public agency other than an educational agency is otherwise obligated under federal or state law, or assigned responsibility under state policy or pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, to provide or pay for any services that are also considered special education or related services that are necessary for ensuring a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities within the state, such public agency shall fulfill that obligation or responsibility, either directly or through contract or other arrangement.

(c) If a public agency other than an educational agency fails to provide or pay for the special education and related services described in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, the local education agency or state agency responsible for developing the student's individualized education program shall provide or pay for such services to the student. Such local education agency or state agency may then claim reimbursement for the services from the public agency that failed to provide or pay for such services, and such public agency shall reimburse the local education agency or state agency pursuant to the terms of the interagency agreement or other mechanism described in Item (a)(i) of this Paragraph according to the procedures established in such agreement pursuant to Item (a)(ii) of this Paragraph.

(d) The requirements of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph may be met through state law or regulation, signed agreements between respective agency officials that clearly identify the responsibilities of each agency relating to the provision of services, or other appropriate written methods as determined by the governor or his designee.

C. The state Department of Education shall establish pupil-teacher ratios and class sizes taking into account the chronological age of the student with an exceptionality, the severity of the disability, and the type of exceptionality.

Acts 1977, No. 754, §1. Acts 1984, No. 851, §1; Acts 1987, No. 640, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 1072, §1; Acts 1992, No. 458, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 109, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 181, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2008, No. 376, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 851, §3 AND §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:192.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 192.1
Meals; denial to students; procedures
Status: in_force

A. If the governing authority of a public elementary school, for any reason, adopts a policy of denying a scheduled meal to a child who is an elementary school student, it shall implement the following procedures to provide for safeguards to the child's health and the child's ability to learn:

(1) Prior to withholding a meal from the child, the school shall do each of the following:

NOTE: Subparagraph (A)(1)(a) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(a) Provide actual notification to the child's parent or legal guardian as to the date and time after which meals may be denied, the reason for such denial, any action that may be taken by the parent or legal guardian to prevent further denial of meals, and the consequences of the failure to take appropriate actions to prevent such denial, including that the school governing authority shall contact the office of children and family services within the Department of Children and Family Services upon the third instance of such denial during a single school year as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

NOTE: Subparagraph (A)(1)(a) eff. Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(a) Provide actual notification to the child's parent or legal guardian as to the date and time after which meals may be denied, the reason for such denial, any action that may be taken by the parent or legal guardian to prevent further denial of meals, and the consequences of the failure to take appropriate actions to prevent such denial, including that the school governing authority shall contact the office of child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services upon the third instance of such denial during a single school year as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(b) Verify with appropriate school staff that the child does not have an Individual Education Plan that requires the child to receive meals provided by the school to ensure that neither the child's health nor learning ability will be negatively affected by denying the child meals during school hours.

(2) If the school denies a scheduled meal to a child, the school shall provide a sandwich or a substantial and nutritious snack item to the child as a substitute for the meal denied.

NOTE: Paragraph (A)(3) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(3) Upon the third instance during a single school year of the same elementary school child being denied a meal during school hours, the school governing authority shall contact the office of children and family services within the Department of Children and Family Services to report the failure of the parent or guardian to pay for meals which has resulted in repeated denials of meals during school hours.

NOTE: Paragraph (A)(3) eff. Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(3) Upon the third instance during a single school year of the same elementary school child being denied a meal during school hours, the school governing authority shall contact the office of child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services to report the failure of the parent or guardian to pay for meals which has resulted in repeated denials of meals during school hours.

B. If the governing authority of a public elementary school adopts a policy of denying a scheduled meal to a child for the reason that the child's parent or guardian has failed to pay for the meal, or owes a debt to the governing authority for previously furnished meals, it shall implement additional procedures to ensure compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of R.S. 17:195(A).

C. If the governing authority of a public elementary school adopts a policy of denying a scheduled meal to a child, the governing authority shall document each instance that a child is denied a meal in the elementary school under its authority. Such documentation shall be provided upon request to the state superintendent of education, the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, the House Committee on Education, or the Senate Committee on Education.

D. No governing authority of a public elementary school shall implement a policy that bans the use of charitable funds donated by school employees or the use of other charitable funds to pay for a child's meal in the event that he is subject to the denial of a meal during school hours.

Acts 2010, No. 737, §1; Acts 2010, No. 877, §3; Acts 2013, No. 329, §1; Acts 2025, No. 477, §8, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1177 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1177
Manner in which leave may be spent
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every person on medical leave is prohibited from undertaking any gainful employment during such leave unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The teacher can demonstrate that he will be working not more than twenty hours a week in a part-time job that he has been working for not less than one hundred twenty days prior to the beginning of such leave.

(b) The doctor who certifies the medical necessity of the leave indicates that such part-time work does not impair the purpose for which the leave is granted.

(c) The board authorizes such part-time work.

(2) Violation of the prohibition in this Subsection shall result in the medical leave being rescinded.

(3) Every person on sabbatical leave for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement during each semester of leave shall pursue a program of study earning at least nine undergraduate credit hours provided such hours directly improve the person's skills and knowledge as a teacher, six graduate credit hours, or be certified a full-time student at an institution of higher learning accredited by the board of education of the state or territory in which the institution is located.

B. If less than fifteen weeks is so spent, the number of weeks less than fifteen not so spent shall be spent pursuing a program of independent study, research, authorship, or investigation which involves an approximately equivalent amount of work and which is approved by the employing school board; or engaging in travel which is so planned as to be of definite educational value and which is approved by the employing school board.

C.(1) Each person granted sabbatical leave as a condition of the leave shall be prohibited from being employed during his leave by any public or private elementary or secondary school in Louisiana or in any other state.

(2) The board may grant such additional leave or compensation as it may establish and fix.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 715, §1. Acts 1984, No. 835, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1988, No. 824, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.

NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).

NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:100.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 100.11
School facilities preservation; certain districts
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby established for each school district as defined in Subsection I of this Section a school facilities preservation program. The program shall be funded, structured, and operated as provided in this Section and policies adopted by the school board in accordance with this Section.

(2) Proceeds of the following taxes, hereafter referred to in this Section as "facility funds", shall be used to fund the school facilities preservation program:

(a) The proceeds of local sales taxes at a rate of thirteen-hundredths percent. However, from these proceeds the school board shall fulfill the obligation required by R.S. 17:3995(A)(1)(c) and shall continue to make payments for school facility debt that existed on July 1, 2014, until the debt is fully paid. Upon payment of such debt, all of the proceeds of the local sales tax dedicated by this Subparagraph, except for the portion used to fulfill the obligation required by R.S. 17:3995(A)(1)(c), shall be used for purposes of this Section.

(b) The proceeds from property taxes dedicated to capital outlay and authorized by voters after July 1, 2014, to support the purposes of this Section.

(3) The proceeds of property taxes dedicated by voters for payment of bonds held by the school board and in existence as of July 1, 2014, shall not be considered and not otherwise administered as facility funds under the provisions of this Section. Additionally, the school board shall not refinance bonds that are outstanding on July 1, 2014, nor shall it take any action that would delay the retirement of such bonds. It is the intention of this Paragraph that such bonds be paid in full no later than the dates specified by the payment schedule in existence on July 1, 2014.

B. Each year, the amounts, by source, of facility funds, revolving loan fund funds, capital improvement fund funds, and the per campus student counts used in calculations pursuant to this Subsection shall be included as a schedule to the annual financial statements of the school board, audited by its certified public accountant, and submitted to the state Department of Education, all in a manner substantially similar to that provided in R.S. 17:1990(C)(2)(a)(iii)(dd).

C.(1) The operator of each school in the school district shall maintain a school facility repair and replacement account for each campus; such accounts are referred to in this Section as "school facility accounts".

(2)(a) Beginning with the year following the retirement of all bonds referenced in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section, the school board shall annually deposit into each school facility account amounts as follows:

(i) Eight hundred dollars per student for a school that is in a facility that was constructed prior to September 1, 2005, and that has not received a renovation exceeding half the value of the facility's replacement cost since that date.

(ii) Five hundred dollars per student for a school that does not meet the criteria established in Item (i) of this Subparagraph.

(b) If facility funds are not sufficient to deposit the amounts required by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the school board shall deposit available funds in school facility accounts in accordance with its policy.

(3) Except as provided in Paragraph (7) of this Subsection, the school facility accounts shall be segregated, and funds therein shall not be commingled with other school funds. Funds in such an account shall be used only for the benefit of the campus for which it was established. The school board shall adopt investment policies governing school facility accounts. The provisions of R.S. 33:2955 and R.S. 49:321 are applicable to such accounts. Investment and interest earnings generated on funds in a school facility account shall be credited to the account and shall not be transferred to another account or used for purposes other than those allowable for funds in the school facility account. A school facility account shall be audited annually in accordance with monitoring policies developed by the school board, which shall include verification that the proper amounts were deposited into the school facility account and invested and used according to law and policy.

(4) The funds in the school facility account may be used only for the costs of capital repairs, improvements, and replacement, including debt service and other financing costs associated therewith. All expenditures shall be in accordance with law and policies developed by the school board. The school board shall develop policies defining an emergency and the protocol a school must follow in expending funds in the school facility account for emergency repairs. Expenditures for planned capital repairs, improvements, and replacements and finance costs associated with such expenditures shall be approved in advance by the charter school's board if the school is a charter school and the school board. Expenditures for planned capital repairs and replacements shall reflect the appropriate priorities as reflected in the school's long-term capital plan developed pursuant to Paragraph (5) of this Subsection.

(5) Prior to the retirement of all bonds referenced in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section, the school facilities office, as provided for in Paragraph (D)(1) of this Section, shall develop for each campus, in consultation with the operator of the school, a long-term capital plan that meets the minimum requirements established by the school board. After the retirement of such bonds, the operator of the school is responsible for updating such plans, subject to requirements developed by the school board and the approval of the school facilities office. Such plans shall include but need not be limited to identifying key building components and when they will likely need to be repaired or replaced and the estimated cost of doing so.

(6) A school shall comply with all applicable school board policies regarding projects funded through its school facility account including but not limited to disadvantaged business enterprises policies.

(7) A charter operator may make a loan to a school facility account in accordance with school board policy and subject to school board approval. The loan shall be made only from excess fund balances or other funds not designated for instructional purposes from the school holding the school facility account or another school under the same operator. All such loans shall be interest-free. If the school tenant of a campus with an outstanding loan to the school facility account changes, the new school tenant must pay back the loan under the same terms as the prior tenant. If a school is lending money to the school facility account, the loan may be repaid with funds from the school facility account, just as if the school had borrowed money from the revolving loan fund, as provided for in Subsection F of this Section. The school board shall develop policies to address repayment of the loan in the event the campus is no longer occupied by a school.

(8) If a school does not follow the legal and policy requirements for the school facility account, the school board may suspend or terminate a school's authority to use and control the funds in the school facility account. Prior to any such action, the school board shall give formal notice to the school and provide an opportunity for it to remedy the deficiency, all in accordance with policies governing such procedures.

(9) Funds in a school facility account are the property of the school board. A school facility account is campus-specific and remains with the campus should the school tenant of the campus change or should the school tenant no longer occupy the campus. However, if a campus is no longer to be used as a school, funds in the school facility account for that campus shall be used or redistributed in accordance with school board policies, which shall ensure that such funds are used for the benefit of campuses in the school district.

D.(1) The school board shall create a facilities office. From annual facility funds, it shall use twenty dollars per pupil attending school at a campus in the school district or whatever lesser amount is available after payments pursuant to Subsection C of this Section to fund the facilities office. The school board may adjust this per pupil amount on an annual basis by the lesser of the most recent annual increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor or in the minimum foundation program funds.

(2) To the extent that facility funds are available pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the facilities office shall perform the following functions:

(a) Inspect and monitor facilities to ensure that they are being maintained and that each campus is in compliance with maintenance and inspection requirements. If a school is not properly maintaining its campus as required in the lease agreement, the school board may suspend or terminate use of the school facility account funds as provided in Paragraph (C)(8) of this Section or perform necessary maintenance, repair, or replacement work and charge the school the costs of such work plus a service fee. Prior to performing any such work, the school board shall give formal notice to the school and provide an opportunity for it to remedy the deficiency, all in accordance with policies governing such procedures.

(b) Manage building leases, handle emergency repairs prior to the retirement of the bonds referenced in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section, ensure the management of the revolving loan fund and capital improvement fund, oversee and ensure the proper management of school facility repair and replacement accounts, all as provided for by this Section, and develop or approve long-term capital plans as provided for in Paragraph (C)(5) of this Section.

(3) The facilities office may provide additional facility services to charter schools, including emergency and capital repairs or replacements made after the retirement of the bonds referenced in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section, procurement services, and technical assistance, and charge fees for such services pursuant to a written agreement with the school.

E.(1) Until all bonds referenced in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section are retired, the school board shall use facility funds remaining after the allocation provided for in Subsection D of this Section for emergency repairs and replacements in accordance with policies it adopts for such purpose and for development of capital plans by the school facilities office as provided for in Paragraph (C)(5) of this Section. No more than one million five hundred thousand dollars of these funds shall be used to fund the development of such capital plans.

(2) In the school year following the retirement of such bonds and each year thereafter, the school board shall transfer remaining facility funds to the revolving loan fund, as is provided for in Subsection F of this Section, and to the capital improvement fund as is provided for in Subsection G of this Section. In the first year following retirement of the bonds, fifty million dollars or whatever lesser amount of facility funds remains shall be deposited into the revolving loan fund. If funds remain after this deposit of fifty million dollars, the school board shall determine the distribution of any remaining funds to the revolving loan fund and the capital improvement fund. In each subsequent year, the school board shall transfer remaining facility funds according to the following allocation schedule:

(a) If less than a total of fifty million dollars has been transferred to the revolving loan fund since its creation, all available funds shall be transferred into the revolving loan fund until the total contributions to the revolving loan fund since its creation equals fifty million dollars.

(b) If more than fifty million dollars but less than seventy-five million dollars has been transferred to the revolving loan fund since its creation, then half of all available funds shall be transferred into the revolving loan fund and half of all available funds shall be transferred into the capital improvement fund.

(c) If more than seventy-five million dollars has been transferred to the revolving loan fund since its creation, twenty-five percent of all available funds shall be transferred into the revolving loan fund and seventy-five percent of such funds shall be transferred into the capital improvement fund.

F.(1) The school board shall establish a revolving loan fund and make loans from the fund to schools that are in campuses in the school district to finance emergency or planned capital repairs and replacements, all in accordance with this Subsection.

(2) The school board shall establish policies governing the following: eligible repairs and replacements, how schools are to handle emergency repairs, approval of loan applications, maintenance of a minimum balance in the loan fund, priorities for granting loans, and any other aspect of administering the loan fund and loans made from it.

(3) A school shall be eligible for a loan only if the balance in its school facility account is below seventy-five thousand dollars. However, if a school will use funds from the school facility account to fund a portion of a repair or replacement project, it may receive a loan for that project if its budgeted expenditures for the project will result in a balance in its school facility account below seventy-five thousand dollars.

(4) A loan application from a charter school shall be approved by the charter school's board prior to submission to the school board for approval.

(5) Loans shall be interest-free; however, the school board may charge a loan origination fee not exceeding five percent of the value of the loan or thirty thousand dollars per loan, whichever is less.

(6) Schools shall repay loans in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement from funds to be deposited to its school facility account, as provided for in Subsection C of this Section.

(7) No school may use proceeds of a loan for operating expenses, maintenance, or insurance costs.

(8) If a school vacates a campus for which a loan is outstanding and another school becomes the tenant in that campus, the new school shall assume the debt. The school board shall develop policies to address repayment of a loan in the event the campus is no longer occupied by a school.

G.(1) The school board shall establish a capital improvement fund and make grants from the fund to schools that are on campuses in the school district to finance preservation, improvements, capital repairs, construction, and replacement of facilities.

(2) The school board shall adopt policies governing the administration of the fund, including the expenditure of money in the capital improvement fund, criteria for determining when grants are made from the fund, and regular reports to the school board on fund activity.

(3) The school board shall establish policies defining the maximum grant for a single project.

H.(1) The school board shall not charge rent or any other fee to a charter school in the school district for the occupancy, use, or repair of a campus other than as authorized by this Section. The school board may, however, require a charter school to pay for maintenance, insurance, utilities, and other costs related to the operation and upkeep of a campus, as outlined in the lease agreement for occupancy of the campus. Except as provided in this Paragraph, this Section does not authorize a school board to require a charter school to expend funds on emergency or planned capital repairs or replacements in excess of funds available for such purposes pursuant to this Section.

(2) The school board shall annually prepare and issue a public report that includes all of the following: the amount of funds in the revolving loan fund and all loans made therefrom, the amount of funds in the capital improvement fund and all grants made therefrom, the amount of facility funds distributed to each campus, the amount allocated to fund the facility office, and the cost and type of each emergency repair made by the facilities office if applicable.

(3) This Section shall not be construed as a limitation on any authority or responsibility of a school board to seek or to expend funds on facility repairs, replacements, and improvements as otherwise provided by law including but not limited to the provisions of R.S. 17:59, 81, and 98.

I. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:

(1) "Campus" means a school building owned by the school board and all facilities otherwise part of the school, recognized as part of the facilities, and typically available to the school, its students, faculty, and staff. A single campus may include more than one neighboring school building. Generally, a single campus includes all facilities sharing a single legal address. In some cases, more than one school may occupy a single campus, and in other cases, a single school may occupy more than one campus.

(2) "School" means any public school with a unique site code assigned by the department or any educational program that serves public school students on a campus pursuant to a partnership with the school board as defined by school board policy governing school facilities preservation.

(3) "School board" means the elected school board that governs schools in a school district.

(4) "School district" means all schools within the geographic jurisdiction of a local school board within which schools have been transferred to the Recovery School District pursuant to R.S. 17:10.7.

Acts 2014, No. 543, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 91, §1, eff. May 12, 2016; Acts 2019, No. 430, §1; Acts 2023, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2505 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2505
Powers, duties and functions
Status: in_force

To accomplish the purposes of this Chapter and for the general welfare of education in Louisiana, the Authority shall have the following powers, duties and functions:

1. Subject to the provisions of Subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection, the Authority shall have full responsibility and control over the preparation, content, coordination and programming of all programs.

(a) The State Department of Education shall have the sole responsibility for and control over the preparation, content and programming of all instructional television programs used to supplement elementary and secondary education curricula in the schools of the state and shall have priority as to scheduling of television programs during school hours.

(b) The State Department of Hospitals shall have the sole responsibility for and control over the preparation, coordination and programming of all medical instructional television programs.

(c) The State Board of Education and the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University, respectively, shall have the sole responsibility for and control over the coordination and programming of all instructional television programs used for granting college credits.

2. To designate the location of stations so as to utilize any presently unused channels and frequencies reserved by the Federal Communications Commission to Louisiana for noncommercial educational and public use.

3. To make rules and regulations to govern the operation of all stations licensed to the Authority and the programs televised and broadcast over such stations.

4. To own and operate television and radio stations utilizing noncommercial educational and public channels and to contract with nonprofit corporations, educational institutions and other governmental agencies for the operation of such stations.

5. To appoint a program director and an advisory board in each of the congressional districts of the state in which there is located an educational television station licensed to the Authority. The advisory board shall consist of not less than nine nor more than fifteen members. The member of the Authority for each congressional district shall serve as chairman of that district's advisory board, except that there shall be but one program director, one advisory board and one chairman for the fifth and eighth congressional districts.

6. To control programming for the entire state network and to preempt programming for all stations licensed to the Authority. The Authority shall provide in its rules for local option time for each station licensed to the Authority. Control of local programming during such local option time shall be vested in the advisory board for each station.

7. To request and to receive such state funds for public broadcasting construction and operation as may be appropriated or allocated to it, and to solicit and receive contributions, matching funds, gifts, bequests and devices from any source, including federal, state or local, public or private.

8. To enter into agreements with federal, state or local, public or private agencies, departments, institutions, firms, corporations, or persons for the production, transmission, sale, lease or purchase of public television and radio programs, and to lease antenna space on television and radio towers which are owned by or leased to the Authority.

9. To appoint advisory committees of any nature.

10. To initiate or receive for review and approval all applications for educational television and radio licenses submitted to the Federal Communications Commission for or on behalf of any public school system, junior college, institution of higher learning, or private educational institution.

11. To prescribe official state approved standards for appropriate television equipment which may be purchased by any public school, junior college, institution of higher learning, or municipal educational organization in order to insure a standard of quality and technical compatibility throughout the state.

12. To provide consultative services in all aspects of public television and radio to any agency, public or private, within the state.

13. To serve as a clearing house for information on television and radio for educational purposes.

14. The authority shall establish standards and specifications for the television equipment purchased or leased for use in any statewide television system by any public school boards, public schools, junior colleges, institutions of higher learning, and other public agencies, who shall all comply with said standards when purchasing or leasing television equipment for use in a statewide television system.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 13, §2. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 758, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:183.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 183.4
Vocational and technical education; partnering with other schools to provide courses
Status: in_force

A. All public high schools shall provide students the opportunity to enroll in available vocational and technical education courses.

B.(1) If a high school does not offer vocational and technical education courses, the governing authority of the school may enter into agreements to partner with other public schools or with one or more two-year public postsecondary education institutions in the state or with nonprofit proprietary schools or Course Choice providers approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide available vocational and technical education courses for the student as required in Subsection A of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to supersede R.S. 17:4002.1 et seq.

(2) If the high school's approved mission or curriculum model does not align with providing vocational and technical education courses, the governing authority of the school may request a waiver from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education of the requirements of Subsection A of this Section.

(3) No student shall be assessed a course fee when the local education agency receives career development funds in the minimum foundation program for such course.

C. All public high schools shall advise students of the availability of the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award for eligible students and shall provide information on the eligibility criteria of the award.

Acts 2025, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3164.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3164.1
Transfer pathways
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents, in collaboration with the Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain transfer pathways for baccalaureate programs that are highly demanded across the state. The Board of Regents shall define and identify highly demanded programs.

B. Each transfer pathway shall consist of sixty hours of instruction that can be transferred and applied toward the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in a highly demanded program at a four-year public postsecondary institution.

C. Each transfer pathway shall contain courses from the common course numbering system, developed pursuant to R.S. 17:3164, that satisfy graduation requirements for an associate of arts or an associate of science degree approved by the council for transfer to a four-year postsecondary institution.

D. All courses in a transfer pathway shall transfer and apply toward the general education requirements and requirements for graduation within the highly demanded program offered at any four-year public postsecondary institution.

E. A student who completes all of the requirements of a transfer pathway and who transfers to a highly demanded program at a four-year public postsecondary institution shall not be required to complete more than the total credits required for the baccalaureate degree in the highly demanded program, less the sixty hours of credit earned in the transfer pathway.

F. Credit for a course in a transfer pathway that is included in the statewide common course numbering system may be earned through accelerated programs such as dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, College-Level Examination Program, and competency-based education, or prior learning assessment that have been deemed equivalent by the Board of Regents.

Acts 2022, No. 308, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3387 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3387
Bus transportation to and from postsecondary institutions; authority of postsecondary institutions including vocational-technical schools to contract; payment of costs
Status: in_force

A. Any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may enter into contracts with individuals, partnerships, or corporations domiciled in this state to furnish bus transportation to students attending the respective institution.

B. Bus transportation to and from postsecondary education institutions may be provided, under this Section, for students along major transportation routes of the normal enrollment area and where routes can be economically justified.

C. The direct costs of providing such transportation, including salaries and expenses of bus operators, shall be borne by the individual institutions and the costs shall be paid out of student fees assessed to those students who use such transportation. The management boards may provide for the establishment and collection of fees to cover the cost of such transportation or a portion of such cost.

Acts 1987, No. 368, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1519.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1519.5
Powers of board
Status: in_force

A. The board as a body corporate shall have authority to exercise all power to direct, control, supervise, and manage the division and the hospitals, including without limitation each of the powers set forth in this Section.

(1) Each such power shall be construed as in addition to and not in limitation of the powers inherent in the board and those set forth elsewhere in this Subpart.

(2) Except as explicitly limited by the board, such powers may be exercised on its behalf by the chancellor of the LSU HSC-NO. The chancellor of the LSU HSC-NO may delegate any such powers to the chief executive officer of the division, who may further delegate them to individual hospital administrators.

B. With respect to its operation of the division and the hospitals, the board shall have and may exercise all of the powers otherwise vested in it. Its powers shall include without limitation the power and right:

(1) To represent the public interest in providing hospital and medical care in the region served.

(2) To make, alter, amend, and implement rules and regulations governing the conduct of any hospital or medical facility under its administration.

(3) To appoint a medical staff for each hospital, in accordance with the hospital's medical staff bylaws.

(4) To appoint standing and special committees that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Subpart.

(5) To enter into such contracts and agreements with any state or federal agency or instrumentality or any other public or private party as may be necessary to procure aid, grants or other funding to assist the division and the hospitals in carrying out the purposes of this Subpart.

(6) To perform comprehensive health planning in cooperation with other public or private institutions and agencies engaged in providing hospital and other health services to residents of the state.

(7) To provide for coordination in the delivery of services provided by the LSU HSC-NO with those services provided by the Louisiana Department of Health, local health departments, federally qualified health centers, and other providers.

(8) To perform other acts necessary or appropriate in order for the hospitals to qualify for accreditation by appropriate accrediting bodies, including the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

(9) To operate or participate in managed care organizations or systems, including without limitation a Medicaid managed care plan and to operate or participate in conformity with federal managed care regulations and standards including but not limited to the regulations and standards for capital solvency, claims payments, and medical management, and to enter into contracts or create new entities as necessary to do so.

(10) To perform any other acts necessary or appropriate for the carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Subpart.

C. The board shall be subject to the laws relating to state procurement systems for supplies, equipment, and services and for professional, personal, consulting, or social services as stated in R.S. 39:1551 et seq. Furthermore, in accordance with R.S. 23:3023(A), the division shall in all cases give preference to individuals who are blind, under the administration of Louisiana Works, in the operation of vending stands, vending machines, and small concessions. No other vending stands, vending machines, or small concessions shall be operated on the same premises, nor shall any blind vendor be required to pay any fee, service charge, or equivalent thereof for the operation of a vending stand, vending machine, or other small concession.

D. The board, or on its behalf the division, shall continue to enter into annual affiliation or other such agreements with other academic health centers or institutions that wish to continue such agreements.

(1) Based upon the allocation of medical education resources as provided by R.S. 36:254(A)(14), the board, through the division, shall enter into annual agreements with other academic health centers or other institutions that have historically provided medical education services for a hospital.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, the physicians, medical residents, and fellows of such an academic health center or institution shall have access to the respective hospital as provided in such agreement.

(b) Such access shall include the right of the members of the faculty or staff of the academic health center or institution who are on the medical staff of the hospital to admit patients to the respective hospital and afford the academic health center or institution the availability of house officer training positions at the hospital as provided in the agreement.

(2) The physician members of each such academic health center or institution shall provide supervision of its house officers at the respective hospital and shall provide professional services to the hospital, and the academic health center or institution shall be entitled to reimbursement for the services of its physicians, residents, and fellows, all as provided in the annual agreement.

(3) Any academic health center, institution, or any of their physicians who treat patients at a hospital may bill third party payers, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, for patient care services provided by such academic health center, institution, or physician or may receive payment for such services billed and collected by the hospital for such services in accordance with the annual agreement.

(4) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Subpart to the contrary, the board shall respect the historic relationship between Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center and the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in medical residency and fellowship educational programs. The board shall continue, in accordance with this Subpart, to enter into annual agreements with Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation under which Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation shall continue to direct the medical residency and fellowship educational programs conducted at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center.

E. Nothing in this Subpart shall restrict the authority inherent in the board or otherwise conveyed to it by law.

Acts 1997, No. 3, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 906, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 939, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5105
Eligibility for students impacted by Hurricane Ida
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that due to the effects of Hurricane Ida, it is in the best interest of the people of the state that initial and continuing eligibility requirements established in Part I of this Chapter for awards pursuant to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students be modified as provided by this Section.

B. Provisions of this Chapter that provide for initial eligibility are modified or waived as more fully specified in this Subsection:

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 17:5062, the deadline for taking the ACT or SAT for students graduating from high school in 2021 is December 31, 2021. The administering agency may provide an exception to this deadline if the student provides documentation that he was registered for a test that was canceled due to Hurricane Ida and was unable to schedule a test before the deadline due to circumstances beyond his control as determined by the administering agency. The administering agency shall not reduce the time period of eligibility for the award, as set forth in R.S. 17:5002, of an applicant who qualifies for an award pursuant to the authority granted by this Paragraph. The initial award or upgraded award shall be paid for the first time beginning with the semester during which the qualifying score was achieved.

(2) A student who is certified by his principal to have graduated during the 2021-2022 school year from an eligible out-of-state high school shall not be required to have a higher minimum composite score on the ACT than required by R.S. 17:5024 for a student who graduates from an eligible Louisiana high school.

(3) The requirement that a student complete a core curriculum shall be waived upon proper documentation by his principal that failure to comply is due solely to the fact that required courses were not available to the student at the school attended.

(4)(a) A dependent or independent student shall be deemed to meet program residency requirements if he actually resided in Louisiana during his entire eleventh grade year and was enrolled for such time in an eligible Louisiana high school or, for a dependent student, if he has a parent or court-ordered custodian who actually resided in an affected parish for at least the twelve months prior to August 27, 2021.

(b) A parent or court-ordered custodian of a dependent student who is eligible for a program award pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:5029, relative to students who graduate from certain out-of-state high schools, and who was displaced as a resident from an affected parish shall be deemed to meet residency requirements if the parent or court-ordered custodian actually resided in Louisiana for at least the twelve months prior to August 27, 2021.

(5) A student who during the 2021-2022 school year successfully completes at the twelfth-grade level a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, referred to in this Subsection as the "state board", shall be eligible for a program award by complying with the provisions of R.S. 17:5029 relative to certain home study students. In such case, the requirement that the student, if ever enrolled in an eligible Louisiana high school, begin the program no later than the end of the tenth grade is waived.

(6) The provisions of Paragraphs (2) through (5) of this Subsection shall apply only to a student who on August 27, 2021, was enrolled in a public or nonpublic high school that is located in an affected parish and that has the approval required by Part I of this Chapter for program eligibility purposes or who resided in such a parish and was enrolled in a home study program approved by the state board.

C.(1) Provisions of this Chapter relative to continuing eligibility are modified or waived with respect to the 2021-2022 academic year as more fully specified in this Subsection:

(a) The provisions of R.S. 17:5041 and 5042 requiring a student to make steady academic progress and achieve a certain cumulative grade point average are waived.

(b) For a student whose program award is suspended due to a low grade point average or failure to make steady academic progress, the time periods provided in Part I of this Chapter for him to meet such requirements before losing eligibility shall be extended by one semester for each semester that he is unable to enroll or complete.

(c) The provisions of R.S. 17:5043 providing that a student's eligibility shall be reduced by a semester for each semester that he is enrolled in an out-of-state college or university are waived.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply only to a person who, on August 27, 2021, was eligible for or had a program award and who meets either of the following criteria:

(a) His home of record was in an affected parish. For purposes of this Subparagraph, "home of record" means the domiciliary address of a dependent student's parent or court-ordered custodian or an independent student's domiciliary address.

(b) He was enrolled in an eligible college or university in an affected parish.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, this Subsection shall also apply to a student who, on August 27, 2021, was a member of the Louisiana National Guard called to active duty to assist in the preparation for and response to Hurricane Ida.

D. For purposes of this Section, "affected parish" means Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, or Terrebone.

E.(1) The administering agency may waive any provision of Part I of this Chapter that imposes a program eligibility requirement that a student cannot comply with if it determines that the failure to comply is, more likely than not, due solely to the effects of Hurricane Ida.

(2) The administering agency may waive any provision of Part I of this Chapter that imposes a program eligibility requirement that a student cannot comply with if it determines that the failure to comply is, more likely than not, due solely to the effects of any gubernatorially declared disaster or emergency. The authority granted by this Paragraph shall apply only to the 2021-2022 academic year.

(3) In addition to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relative to legislative oversight, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall have oversight and approval authority over any rule proposed for adoption pursuant to the authority granted by this Subsection.

F. The administering agency may adopt any rule, policy, or guideline necessary to implement the provisions of this Section and shall disseminate information regarding program changes pursuant to the provisions of this Section in the most timely manner possible.

Acts 2022, No, 681, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5041 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5041
Maintaining eligibility; Excellence, Honors, Performance, Opportunity
Status: in_force

To maintain continued state payment of any amount pursuant to an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award once enrolled in college a student shall meet all of the following:

(1)(a) If pursuing an academic undergraduate degree, make steady academic progress toward a degree as defined by the administering agency, earning not less than the minimum number of hours of credit required for full-time standing in each academic year or the required number of hours needed to complete the undergraduate degree during that semester or quarter.

(b) If pursuing skill or occupational training, make steady academic progress as defined by the administering agency toward completion of the requirements of the program in which enrolled, earning not less than the minimum number of hours of credit required for full-time standing or the required number of hours needed to complete the program's requirements.

(c) If at any time a student fails to maintain the cumulative grade point average required for continuation in the program or, as of the end of any semester or term during the academic year, fails to make steady academic progress as defined by the administering agency, such student shall become ineligible for further payments. Payments limited to those provided in R.S. 17:5002(B), regardless of whether the originally granted award was an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award, may be reinstated upon attainment of the grade point average required by this Section for a student to maintain continued state payments once enrolled in college and the standards for steady academic progress as defined by the administering agency, provided that the student has maintained other continuation requirements and the period of ineligibility did not persist for more than two years from the date of loss of eligibility. If this two-year period is interrupted due to a student's active duty service in the United States Armed Forces, the two-year period shall be extended for a length of time equal to the student's active duty service, not to exceed four years, unless the student reenlists in the United States Armed Forces and maintains continuous active duty, in which case the period shall be extended for a length of time equal to the student's active duty service; or unless the student is granted an exception for cause by the administering agency. (2)(a) If pursuing an academic undergraduate degree, maintain continuous enrollment for not less than two semesters or three quarters in each successive academic year, unless granted an exception for cause by the administering agency.

(b) If pursuing skill or occupational training, maintain continuous enrollment as a full-time student unless granted an exception for cause by the administering agency.

(3) For students qualifying for an Opportunity Award, have a cumulative grade point average of the following as evaluated at the end of each academic year:

(a) At least 2.30 calculated on a 4.00 scale after completion of twenty-four hours of credit.

(b) At least 2.50 calculated on a 4.00 scale after completion of forty-eight hours of credit.

(4)(a) For students qualifying to receive a Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale at the end of each academic year.

(b) However, if at any time an otherwise eligible student receiving a Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter fails to have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale at the end of any academic year but has and continues to maintain a cumulative grade point average at least equal to that required by Paragraph (3) of this Section for continued participation by a recipient of an Opportunity Award, the student receiving a Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award shall remain eligible for state payments but only in the amount provided for in R.S. 17:5002(B) for a recipient of an Opportunity Award. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall apply to all students who receive state payments pursuant to a Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award, including all such students from the beginning of the program.

(5) Have no criminal conviction, except for misdemeanor traffic violations and, if the student has been in the United States Armed Forces and has separated from such service, has received an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2017, No. 44, §1, eff. June 3, 2017; Acts 2025, No. 347, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.6
Account funds
Status: in_force

A. The department, on a quarterly basis, shall allocate funds, in an amount determined by the state board, to each account from funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the program.

B.(1) The amount allocated to an account shall be prorated if a student transfers into the program after the beginning of a school year.

(2) If a participating school or service provider requires partial payment of tuition or fees prior to the start of the school year to reserve space for a student, the department may make the partial payment prior to the start of the school year and deduct the amount from subsequent quarterly account deposits to ensure that adequate funds remain available throughout the school year; however, if the parent decides not to use the school or service provider, the school or service provider shall return the partial reservation payment to the department which shall credit the amount to the account.

C. The department shall implement a system for parents to direct funds from accounts to participating schools and service providers for qualified education expenses by electronic or online funds transfer. The system shall also allow parents to publicly rate, review, and share information about participating schools and service providers.

D.(1) Account funds shall be used only for qualified education expenses for the participating student. Funds in a student's account that are not used in a given school year shall be retained in the account for future use.

(2) The department shall continue to allocate funds to an account until any of the following occurs, at which point the account shall be closed and funds returned to the state general fund:

(a) The parent enrolls the student full-time in a public school.

(b) The department determines that a parent has failed to comply with the provisions of this Chapter or state board rules pertaining to the program, including but not limited to a determination that the parent has misused account funds.

(c) The parent withdraws the student from the program.

(d) The student graduates from high school.

(e) The account has been inactive for two consecutive years unless inactivity is due to lack of available funding for accounts.

E. No account funds shall be refunded, rebated, or shared with a parent or student in any manner. Any rebate or refund for goods or services purchased with account funds shall be credited directly to the account.

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2115.9
Nondiscrimination in selection of student volunteers
Status: in_force

When student volunteers attending any public elementary or secondary school are called upon to offer an inspirational quotation or statement, offer a prayer, or lead in silent meditation, such students shall be selected at random by a student from among student volunteers without respect to their individual religious beliefs or lack thereof. No student shall be called upon to offer an inspirational quotation or statement, offer a voluntary prayer, or lead in silent meditation unless the student chosen has volunteered to do so.

Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.25
Eligibility of students; auditions
Status: in_force

A. The center shall primarily 1 admit high school students.

B. Prior to admission, each student shall establish his eligibility for admission by audition pursuant to the rules and policies of the board.

C. Exceptionally talented students in grades prior to the tenth grade may be considered and accepted for admission upon meeting all admission and audition requirements.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 525, §2, eff. June 24, 2010.

1 As appears in enrolled bill.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3871 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3871
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be referred to and may be cited as "The Children First Act".

Acts 1988, No. 659, §1, eff. July 15, 1988.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.82 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.82
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Department" means the state Department of Education.

(2) "Early learning staff" means a person employed as a full-time staff member in a licensed early learning center or a registered family child day care home.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 297, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 6
General powers of board
Status: in_force

A. In the exercise of its supervision and control over the public elementary and secondary schools and special schools under its jurisdiction, and in the exercise of its budgetary responsibility for all funds appropriated or allocated by the state for public elementary and secondary schools and special schools placed under its jurisdiction, the board shall have authority to:

(1) Sue and be sued, including the right to recover all debts owing to the board or to or on behalf of any school under its supervision and control.

(2) Accept donations, bequests, or other forms of financial assistance for educational purposes from any public or private person or agency and comply with rules and regulations governing grants from the federal government or from any other person or agency, which are not in contravention of the constitution and laws.

(3) Borrow money and issue notes, bonds, or certificates of indebtedness for the same and pledge fees, rents, and other available revenues to guarantee the payment thereof, in accordance with law and with approval of the State Bond Commission.

(4) Purchase land and purchase or contract for the construction of buildings necessary for the use of the special schools under its jurisdiction, subject to approval of the commissioner of administration, in accordance with applicable laws.

(5) Purchase equipment and make improvements to facilities necessary for the use of the special schools under its jurisdiction, in accordance with applicable laws.

(6) Lease land or other property belonging to it or to any special school under its jurisdiction, subject to approval of the commissioner of administration and in accordance with law.

(7) Sell or exchange land or other real property not needed for special school purposes, but only when specifically authorized by law and then only in accordance with the procedures provided in R.S. 41:892 for the sale of unused school lands. The sale shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by the board, and the act of sale shall be signed by the president of the board or such other person to whom the signing may be delegated by the board in the authorizing resolution.

(8) Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 455, §2.

(9) Pay, out of state funds, the necessary expenses of specialists and other persons appointed or designated to serve on advisory committees established by the board or otherwise, for the purpose of assisting the board in the performance of its policy making functions, but the amount of state funds so expended in any year shall not exceed the amount specifically appropriated by the legislature for the purpose for that year. Expenditures from state funds for these expenses shall be made only in accordance with the rules and regulations of the division of administration governing expenditures for travel and other necessary expenses incurred by state employees. This Paragraph shall not be construed to affect the appointment or the payment of per diem and expenses of committees or councils funded in whole or in part by federal funds.

(10) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and policies necessary or proper for the conduct of the business of the board.

(11) Award certificates and issue diplomas for successful completion of programs of study. All certificates and diplomas shall be prepared by the State Department of Education and shall bear the signature of the president of the board and of the state superintendent of education for public elementary and secondary education.

(12) Enter into contracts and agreements which have been recommended by the state superintendent for public elementary and secondary education, in accordance with applicable law, and to the extent that funds are specifically appropriated therefor, with other public agencies with respect to cooperative enterprises and undertakings related to or associated with an educational purpose or program affecting education in the public schools under its jurisdiction. This shall not preclude the board from entering into other such contracts and agreements that it may deem necessary to carry out its duties and functions.

(13) Enter into contracts and agreements which have been recommended by the state superintendent for public elementary and secondary education, in accordance with applicable law, and to the extent that funds are specifically appropriated therefor, with private agencies with respect to cooperative enterprises and undertakings related to or associated with an educational purpose or program affecting education in the public schools under its jurisdiction.

(14)(a) Require from parish and city superintendents of schools, through the state superintendent for public elementary and secondary education, and from the state superintendent for public elementary and secondary education, such reports as it deems necessary or desirable relating to those phases of education under the jurisdiction of the board.

(b) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall formulate, develop, adopt, and, by not later than the 1991-1992 school year, implement a paperwork reduction and simplification plan. The plan shall be formulated, developed, and adopted by not later than the end of the 1989-1990 school year and shall be piloted statewide by not later than the 1990-1991 school year. The plan shall be designed to eliminate and otherwise consolidate paperwork through the use of electronic data collection and processing and to simplify and reduce the number and length of written reports, statistics, and any other information required of, by, or through the state board or the state Department of Education from school boards, school administrative personnel, school employees, and any other school system or entity under the jurisdiction of the board. In formulating and developing the required plan, the state board shall provide for the input and participation of all affected suppliers of data. Any paperwork reduction and simplification plan adopted by the board shall be based on a complete identification of all requirements relative to maintaining records and completing and filing reports mandated by law, regulation, or requirement of a state department, state agency, or local school board to be rendered to the state, including but not limited to any forms, reports, or records, relative to school approval or evaluation, pupil attendance, pupil health and pupil health testing, transportation of pupils, federally funded educational programs including school lunch and breakfast programs, school textbooks and supplies, library books, pupil appraisal, pupil progress, transfer of pupils, teacher certification, teacher continuing education programs, unemployment, annual school data, and any other required education-related data. The paperwork reduction and simplification plan adopted by the board also shall provide, to the greatest extent possible, for the coordination of reporting dates and for use of electronic data processing for the compiling, transmitting, and storing of data, and for monitoring of plan implementation. No school employee shall be required by any city, parish, or other local public school board, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or the state Department of Education to complete paperwork if the information provided for in such paperwork is reasonably and readily available from another source.

(15) Promulgate rules that require the inclusion of certain topics in student instruction and in the training of teachers and other school employees.

(16) Perform such other functions as are necessary to the supervision and control of those phases of education under its supervision and control.

B. The board shall delegate to the superintendent such of its powers and duties as it deems appropriate to aid the superintendent in the efficient administration of his responsibility for the implementation of the policies of the board.

C.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall formulate and make timely revisions to a master plan for elementary and secondary education.

(2) At a minimum, the plan shall include a review of all strategic plans and major initiatives, currently adopted or proposed, with special emphasis on implementing technology fully into the classroom.

(3) The state board shall submit its plan to the legislature not later than fifteen days prior to the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature. Thereafter, the board shall review periodically the master plan and revise as necessary to support and maintain the public elementary and secondary education system and achieve the goals established in the plan.

(4)(a) The state board shall make such recommendations for legislative or gubernatorial action necessary to support the implementation of the master plan.

(b) The state board shall submit an annual report to the legislature and the governor regarding the status of education relative to implementation of the master plan, including in such report all revisions since the last report and any recommendations for legislative action.

Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 1976, No. 455, §1; Acts 1988, No. 302, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 361, §1; Acts 2014, No. 752, §1; Acts 2024, No. 686, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1519.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1519.14
Southern University Planning Council
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Southern University Planning Council within the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans-health care services division.

B. The Southern University Planning Council shall be composed of three representatives from Southern University appointed by the chancellor of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge and three representatives from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans appointed by its chancellor.

C. The Southern University Planning Council shall meet as often as necessary for the purpose of coordinating nursing and other health training programs at the Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

Acts 2003, No. 906, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2019, No. 21, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3983 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3983
Chartering process by type; eligibility; limitations; faculty approval; parental approval
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any of the following may form a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of proposing a charter as provided in this Subsection, provided that the group submitting the charter school proposal includes three or more persons holding valid and current Louisiana teaching certificates:

(a) A group of three or more teachers.

(b) A group of ten or more citizens.

(c) A public service organization.

(d) A business or corporate entity registered to do business in Louisiana pursuant to law, excluding any business or corporate entity subject to the provisions of R.S. 18:1505.2(L) as provided in R.S. 18:1505.2(L)(3).

(e) A Louisiana college or university, licensed by the Board of Regents, pursuant to R.S. 17:1808.

(f) The faculty and staff of any city or parish public school or any local school board.

(g) The state Department of Education, subject to the approval of the state board.

(2)(a)(i) Each proposal for a Type 1 or Type 3 charter school shall first be made to the local school board with jurisdiction where the school is to be located, except as provided for in Item (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this Subparagraph, by submitting a written proposal. The applicant shall also provide notice of application submission for a Type 1 or Type 3 charter school to the state Department of Education. If, after review as required by R.S. 17:3982, the local school board denies the proposal, or if conditions placed on the proposal by the local school board as provided in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section are not acceptable to the chartering group, then a proposal for a Type 2 charter school may be made to the state board.

(ii) A proposal for a Type 1 charter school that would otherwise be made to a local school board except that the local system is in academic crisis shall, in the discretion of the proponents of the proposal, be made to the state board as a Type 2 proposal.

(iii) If the local school system in which a chartering group intends to apply to operate a school has received a letter grade designation of "D" or "F" or any variation thereof, then a proposal for a Type 2 charter school may be made to the state board.

(iv) The initial proposal for a charter school with a corporate partner as provided in R.S. 17:3991.1 may be made to the state board as a proposal for a Type 2 charter school.

(b) All proposals for a Type 4 charter school shall be made to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(c) All proposals for a Type 5 charter school shall be made to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and such proposals may be considered by the state board only upon the recommendation of the administering agency of the Recovery School District.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.

(3)(a) The state board shall review and take action on every Type 2 and Type 4 charter application it receives.

(b) For Type 2 charter school proposals, the state board shall notify the local school board of the district in which the proposed charter school is to be located about the receipt of such proposal. The local board, as well as other interested groups, shall be allowed to provide written information regarding the proposal and allowed to present information at a scheduled public meeting of the state board prior to any determination being made by the state board.

(c) Each proposal received by the state board shall be carefully reviewed and shall be approved only after there has been a specific determination by the board that the proposed school will be operated in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, that the accounting and financial practices to be used are sound and in accordance with generally accepted standards for similar entities, and that the educational program to be offered will comply with all requirements of this Chapter and be based on generally accepted education research findings applicable to the pupils to be served, including but not limited to school discipline practices and policies that incorporate positive behavior interventions and supports, restorative justice, and other research-based discipline practices and classroom management strategies and otherwise conform to the model master discipline plan required in accordance with R.S. 17:252.

(d)(i) Not later than January 1, 2013, the state board shall create a process for authorizing multiple charter schools for qualified chartering groups that have a demonstrated record of success. The process shall include the evaluation of performance of chartering groups that do not operate any schools in Louisiana based on the performance of schools operated in other states.

(ii) Chartering groups that meet the criteria established pursuant to Item (i) of this Subparagraph are eligible to apply for and be granted approval of multiple charter agreements through a single application. Only after each such school meets specified performance targets, as determined by the chartering authority, may the chartering group open a subsequent approved school.

(4)(a) A local school board may enter into any charter it finds valid, complete, financially well-structured, and educationally sound after meeting the requirements of this Chapter. Each such charter entered into shall be reported by the local school board to the state board not less than two business days following the event.

(b) The state board may approve applications for charters as it has determined acceptable pursuant to R.S. 17:3981(2).

(c) A charter school shall begin operation by not later than twenty-four months after the final approval of the charter, unless such charter school is engaged in desegregation compliance issues and therefore must begin operation by not later than thirty-six months. However, upon request, the chartering authority may extend the time period within which any charter school must begin operation. If such operation does not occur, the charter for that school shall be automatically revoked although a new charter may be proposed.

(d) Prior to the consideration of a charter school proposal by any local school board or the state board, each charter applicant shall be afforded the opportunity to provide a written response to the independent evaluation conducted in accordance with R.S. 17:3981(4) or 3982(A)(1)(a)(i), as applicable. Such response shall be available to the independent reviewers for consideration prior to issuing a final recommendation to the chartering authority. However, if a proposal is not approved by the local school board and then also not approved by the state board within the same approval cycle, then the proposal shall be submitted to the local school board for its consideration during the next approval cycle prior to being submitted to the state board.

(e) A charter school, once approved, shall not begin operation sooner than eight months after such approval is granted, unless the chartering authority agrees to a lesser time period.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 9, §3, eff. Nov. 6, 2003.

B.(1) Each application for a charter, except for a Type 4 charter school, shall be submitted to the pertinent chartering authority by a nonprofit corporation established in accordance with the laws of this state.

(2) Additionally, each approved charter may be approved subject to whatever other resolutory or suspensive conditions the chartering authority requires provided those entering into the charter agree with the conditions. If the local board seeks to amend the charter agreement in a manner that is unacceptable to the charter school or if the charter school finds requested terms for charter renewal to be unacceptable, the charter school may petition the state board to convert to a Type 2 charter school. Upon receipt of such request, the state board shall notify the local board of the request and shall permit the local board to provide a response prior to any action on such request.

C.(1)(a) Approval by the faculty and staff who are certified by the state board of a preexisting school proposed to be converted to a charter school requires a favorable vote of the majority of the members of such faculty and staff, voting together each with one vote, at the preexisting school at an election held for such purpose. The number needed for approval shall be determined by the number of eligible employees assigned to such school on October first preceding the election. The election shall be held by secret ballot.

(b) Such an election may be repeated in any school for approval of the same or a different charter proposal; however, such an election may occur no more often than once in any school year.

(2) Approval by the parents or guardians of pupils attending a preexisting school proposed to be converted to a charter school requires a favorable vote of the majority of the parents or guardians of pupils enrolled in the school at the time of the election who are voting, provided the number of votes cast equals at least fifty percent of the number of pupils. There shall be one vote for each pupil enrolled in the school which may be cast by one parent or guardian for each pupil.

D.(1) Prior to approving a charter for a Type 1 or Type 3 school, the local school board considering the proposal shall hold a public meeting for the purpose of considering the proposal and receiving public input. Such meeting shall be held after reasonable efforts have been made by the board to notify the public of the meeting and its content.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.

E.(1) Approval by a local school board shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the board.

(2) Approval by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require an affirmative vote of at least six members.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.

F. As it relates to Type 5 charters:

(1) The limitations specified in R.S. 17:3991(B)(3) and the provisions of Subparagraphs (A)(3)(a) and (4)(b) and (e) and Subsections C and D of this Section shall not apply to or limit or restrict the number of such charters.

(2) No proposal for operating such a charter school shall be approved nor shall such a school be operated by any person, whether a natural person or artificial entity, who or which has less than five years of significant experience, as determined by the state board, operating or working for or with a person who operates a public, private, or charter school, a public or private postsecondary institution, or a for-profit business or a non- or not-for-profit entity which provides academic instruction to students.

Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 14, §2; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1339, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 991, §1, eff. June 27, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 9, §§1, 3, eff. Nov. 6, 2003; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. Nov. 30, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 350, §1; Acts 2009, No. 123, §1, eff. June 26, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 292, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 756, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2011, No. 131, §1; Acts 2011, No. 213, §1, eff. June 27, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2016, No. 497, §§1, 2, eff. June 14, 2016; Acts 2024, No. 334, §1, eff. May 28, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 364, §1; Acts 2024, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:414.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 414.2
Influence by superintendent, principals, and others on student grades; board's duty; limitations on grade changes
Status: in_force

A. No school board member, school superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, school counselor, other teacher or other administrative staff member of the school or the central staff of a parish or city school board shall attempt, directly or indirectly, to influence, alter, or otherwise affect the grade received by a student from his teacher except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Section.

B.(1) A teacher's determination of a student's grade as a measure of the academic achievement or proficiency of the student shall not be altered or changed in any manner by any school official or employee other than the teacher except as provided in this Subsection.

(2) A school official or employee having authority pursuant to formally adopted written rules and procedures adopted by the governing authority of the public elementary or secondary school to change a student's grade can take such action only upon it being determined that the grade is an error or that the grade is demonstrably inconsistent with the teacher's grading policy.

C. A teacher's determination of a student's grade as a measure of the academic achievement or proficiency of the student shall not be used in any manner as a basis for assessing or evaluating the teacher's performance except for grade changes occurring pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1989, No. 556, §1; Acts 1997, No. 630, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.51
Advisory Council
Status: in_force

A. The board shall establish an Advisory Council on Early Childhood Care and Education that shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two representatives of Type III early learning centers, selected by the state superintendent of education.

(2) One representative of a Type II early learning center, selected by the state superintendent of education.

(3) One representative of a Type I early learning center, selected by the state superintendent of education.

(4) Two representatives of Head Start programs, one of which shall be operated by a local education agency and selected by the state board, and one of which shall be operated by a nonlocal education agency and selected by the state superintendent of education from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Head Start Association.

(5) Two representatives of local education agencies operating publicly funded early childhood programs other than Head Start, selected by the state board.

(6) Two representatives of Louisiana nonprofit advocacy organizations having a focus on early childhood education, selected by the state superintendent.

(7) Two representatives of approved nonpublic schools with publicly funded early childhood care and education programs, selected by the state board.

(8) One professional or faculty member having child development or early childhood education expertise from a Louisiana post-secondary education institution, selected by the commissioner of higher education.

(9) The president of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, or his designee.

(10) One representative of an advocacy or service organization that focuses on serving children with disabilities, selected by the state superintendent.

(11) One representative of a Louisiana business or community organization, selected by the state board.

(12) One parent of a child currently enrolled in a publicly funded early learning center or prekindergarten program, selected by the state board.

B. The council shall include nonvoting ex officio members who may advise and contribute to discussions pertaining to early childhood care and education, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The chairmen of the House Committee on Education, Senate Committee on Education, House Committee on Health and Welfare, and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, or their designees.

(2) The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or his designee.

(3) The state director of the Louisiana State Head Start Collaboration Project.

(4) A representative of the state agency responsible for programs under Section 619 or Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et seq.).

(5) The director of the Maternal and Child Health Program at the Louisiana Department of Health.

(6) The director of the Child and Adult Care Food Program at the Department of Education.

(7) The Louisiana State Fire Marshal, or his designee.

(8) A representative from the office of sanitarian services at the Louisiana Department of Health.

(9) A representative from Louisiana Works.

(10) A representative from the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.

C. The council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board and shall comply with the Open Meetings Law.

D. The chair shall be elected by the voting members of the council.

E. Council members shall not receive compensation or a per diem for their services or attendance at council meetings.

F. The department shall provide staff support for the council, including but not limited to the scheduling of meetings, providing public notice of scheduled meetings, and including information about the council and its meeting minutes on its website. Council meeting minutes shall be provided to the state board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

G. The council shall meet at least quarterly, with the meetings to be called by the chair or the state superintendent as needed. The chair shall set the agenda.

H.(1) The council shall provide input and guidance to the board and the department on matters pertaining to the development and implementation of rules, regulations, bulletins, policies, or standards related to all early care and education programs, including early learning centers, enrollment in early learning centers, the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program, the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant, the Child Care Assistance Program, Early Head Start, and Head Start.

(2) Beginning July 2, 2022, the council shall regularly evaluate the implementation of the plan for early childhood care and education established by the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission and provide recommendations to support its implementation.

I. Prior to its submission to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the department shall consult and provide a draft of the state plan for the Child Care and Development Fund and its budget, and any amendments to the state plan including budget revisions, and provide an opportunity for the council to make recommendations. Recommendations made by the council shall be reported to the state board.

J. Prior to the board's consideration of any rule or standard related to early learning centers, enrollment in early learning centers, the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program, the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant, or the Child Care Assistance Program, the department shall consult with and provide a draft of the proposed rules to the council and provide an opportunity for the council to make recommendations. Recommendations made by the council shall be reported to the state board prior to their adoption. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the adoption of emergency rules. However, the department shall notify the council of any meetings of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education at which emergency rules pertaining to matters described in Subsection H of this Section will be considered. Such notification shall be given at the same time that public notice of the meeting is given and shall include a draft of the proposed emergency rule.

K. The department shall provide quarterly reports on the implementation and progress, activities, and status of the Early Childhood Care and Education Network, including the creation and implementation of an accountability system for early care and education programs and the transition of the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant and licensure to the department. Any recommendations by the council shall be reflected in meeting minutes.

L. The department shall provide the council with reports not less than annually of the following activities, provided that data is available, pursuant to a schedule agreed upon by the chair and the state superintendent of education:

(1) A description of each publicly funded early care and education program, including the eligibility criteria, the program requirements, average number of hours and days of the program, and the amount of total funding and source of funding for each program. The description shall also include a specific description of the fee structure for the Child Care Assistance Program.

(2) The number of children served in each publicly funded early childhood care and education program in Louisiana, broken down by the age of the child and amount of public funding per child per program.

(3) The number of early learning centers by each licensing type and at each quality level as determined by the accountability system then in place, and the number of children served at each age in each type at each quality level.

(4) Description of the training and support provided to each program and the amount of funding for this by program and source of funds.

(5) Description of unmet family demand for early care and education in Louisiana.

(6) Description of the goals for the upcoming fiscal year for early care and education in Louisiana, including outcome indicators that will be used to measure progress, and a description of the progress made in achieving the previous year's goals.

(7) Description and results of any evaluations of the early care and education programs in the state.

(8) Description of the early care and education workforce, including an analysis of the status of the current early care and education workforce, including demographics, certifications and education levels, participation and level on any professional development ladder, and the participation in any teacher tax credits. The description shall also include information about salaries and benefits, and a comparison of these to similarly qualified employees in other but related fields, and an analysis of the workforce capacity necessary to meet the state's early care and education needs.

M. Any reports provided by the department and any council recommendations shall be included in meeting minutes.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 297, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2018, No. 639, §1; Acts 2020, No. 180, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3303
Heads of public colleges and universities
Status: in_force

There shall be a head of each public college and university who shall be appointed by its governing board taking into consideration the recommendations of the president or chief executive officer of the system. The board shall adopt an appropriate title by which each head shall be designated. The head of each public college and university shall serve at the pleasure of the board at a salary fixed by the board.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 463, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3023.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3023.1
Credit unions, savings and loan associations, schools and insurance companies as lending agencies
Status: in_force

A. Credit unions, savings and loan associations, schools and insurance companies domiciled, licensed, or registered to do business in the state of Louisiana shall be eligible as lending agencies in the same manner as banks, under the provisions of this Chapter, except as provided in this Section.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, credit unions organized under the laws of the state of Louisiana shall, pursuant to regulations of the commissioner of financial institutions, have the power to make insured loans to students who qualify for a student loan in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or in accordance with the provisions of any federal law relating to federally insured student loan programs.

C. Savings and loan associations in Louisiana shall be empowered to make student loans guaranteed by the board up to five percent of their assets in accordance with the provisions of any federal law relating to federally insured student loan programs.

D. Postsecondary schools in Louisiana shall be empowered to make student loans guaranteed by the board in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended or as hereafter amended.

E. Insurance companies domiciled, licensed, or registered to do business and subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the state shall be empowered to make student loans guaranteed by the board pursuant to the provisions of applicable state laws and the provisions of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended or hereafter amended.

Acts 1983, No. 183, §1, eff. June 24, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 132, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3222
Community college; East Baton Rouge Parish; management and operation
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established a two-year institution of higher education which shall be located in East Baton Rouge Parish and shall be known as the Baton Rouge Community College.

B.(1) The community college established in Subsection A of this Section shall be under the control, supervision, and management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. The community college shall have such operating authority and limitations as is determined by the board.

(2) The provisions of this Section are intended to undertake compliance with the pertinent portions of the settlement agreement entered into by the parties on November 14, 1994, to United States of America v. State of Louisiana, et al. , Civil Action No. 80-3300, United States District Court for the Eastern District.

Acts 1995, No. 921, §1, eff. June 28, 1995; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.

NOTE: Acts 1995, No. 921 included the following language retained by the Law Institute only as a note: "The provisions of this Section are intended to undertake compliance with the pertinent portions of the settlement agreement entered into by the parties on November 14, 1994 to United States of America v. State of Louisiana, et al. , Civil Action No. 80-3300, United States District Court for the Eastern District".
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3041.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3041.22
Contracts
Status: in_force

The applicant shall enter into a contract with the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the tuition shall be paid, and such contract shall be prepared, approved, and signed by the chairman of the commission and shall be signed by the applicant. If the applicant fails to abide by the terms of the contract, the applicant shall be responsible for full and immediate payment in an amount equal to double the amount of any tuition paid on his behalf through the program, and the commission shall take all necessary steps to secure collection of the payment.

Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1231 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1231
Short title
Status: in_force

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Employee Personnel Files Act".

Acts 1987, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.21
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Foster youth" means any individual in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services in the foster care program for any six of the seventy-two months immediately prior to his eighteenth birthday.

(2) "Homeless youth" means any individual under twenty-five years of age who has been verified, at any time during the six years prior to his enrollment in a public postsecondary education institution, as a homeless child or youth as defined in 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2) by at least one of the following:

(a) A governmental or nonprofit agency that receives federal, state, parish, or municipal funding to provide services to homeless persons or that is otherwise sanctioned to provide these services by a homeless continuum of care organization.

(b) An attorney appointed by the court to represent the youth.

(c) A local education agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated as such pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) or a school social worker.

(d) A human services provider or public social services provider funded by the state to provide services for homeless children and youth, including health services, mental or behavioral health services, substance use disorder services, or public assistance or employment services.

(e) A law enforcement officer designated as a liaison to the homeless population by a law enforcement agency or department within the state.

(f) The director of a federal TRIO program or his designee.

(g) A court-appointed special advocate (CASA) employee or volunteer.

(h) A financial aid administrator.

(i) An admissions counselor.

Acts 2016, No. 306, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1901
Regional education compact; state's authority to contract
Status: in_force

The action of the Governor of Louisiana in entering into a compact on behalf of the State of Louisiana with the states joining therein for co-operative regional education purposes is hereby authorized and ratified subject to the approval of said compact by the Congress of the United States, which compact is substantially as follows:

THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION COMPACT

WHEREAS, the states who are parties hereto have during the past several years conducted careful investigation looking toward the establishment and maintenance of jointly owned and operated regional educational institutions in the Southern States in the professional, technological, scientific, literary and other fields, so as to provide greater educational advantages and facilities for the citizens of the several states who reside within such region; and

WHEREAS, Meharry Medical College of Nashville, Tennessee, has proposed that its lands, buildings, equipment, and the net income from its endowment be turned over to the Southern states, or to an agency acting in their behalf, to be operated as a regional institution for medical, dental and nursing education upon terms and conditions to be hereafter agreed upon between the Southern states and Meharry Medical College, which proposal, because of the present financial condition of the institution, has been approved by the said states who are parties hereto; and

WHEREAS, the said states desire to enter into a compact with each other providing for the planning and establishment of regional educational facilities;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and obligations assumed by the respective states who are parties hereto (hereinafter referred to as "states"), the said several states do hereby form a geographical district or region consisting of the areas lying within the boundaries of the contracting states which, for the purpose of this compact, shall constitute an area for regional education supported by public funds derived from taxation by the constituent states and derived from other sources for the establishment, acquisition, operation and maintenance of regional educational schools and institutions for the benefit of citizens of the respective states residing within the region so established as may be determined from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of this compact.

The states do further hereby establish and create a joint agency which shall be known as the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education (hereinafter referred to as the "board"), the members of which board shall consist of the governor of each state, ex officio, and four additional citizens of each state to be appointed by the governor thereof, at least one of whom shall be selected from the field of education, and at least one of whom shall be a member of the legislature of that state. The governor shall continue as a member of the board during his tenure of office as governor of the state, but the members of the board appointed by the governor shall hold office for a period of four years except that in the original appointments one board member so appointed by the governor shall be designated at the time of his appointment to serve an initial term of two years, one board member to serve an initial term of three years, and the remaining board members to serve the full term of four years, but thereafter the successor of each appointed board member shall serve the full term of four years. Vacancies on the board caused by death, resignation, refusal or inability to serve, shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired portion of the term. The officers of the board shall be a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such additional officers as may be created by the board from time to time. The board shall meet annually and officers shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. The board shall have the right to formulate and establish by-laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this compact to govern its own actions in the performance of the duties delegated to it including the right to create and appoint an executive committee and a finance committee with such powers and authority as the board may delegate to them from time to time. The board may, within its discretion, elect as its chairman a person who is not a member of the board, provided such person resides within a signatory state, and upon such election such person shall become a member of the board with all the rights and privileges of such membership.

It shall be the duty of the board to submit plans and recommendations to the states from time to time for their approval and adoption by appropriate legislative action for the development, establishment, acquisition, operation and maintenance of educational schools and institutions within the geographical limits of the regional area of the states, of such character and type and for such educational purposes, professional, technological, scientific, literary, or otherwise, as they may deem and determine to be proper, necessary or advisable. Title to all such educational institutions when so established by appropriate legislative actions of the states and to all properties and facilities used in connection therewith shall be vested in said board as the agency of and for the use and benefit of the said states and the citizens thereof, and all such educational institutions shall be operated, maintained and financed in the manner herein set out, subject to any provisions or limitations which may be contained in the legislative acts of the states authorizing the creation, establishment and operation of such educational institutions.

In addition to the power and authority heretofore granted, the board shall have the power to enter into such agreements or arrangements with any of the states and with educational institutions or agencies, as may be required in the judgment of the board, to provide adequate services and facilities for the graduate, professional, and technical education for the benefit of the citizens of the respective state residing within the region, and such additional and general power and authority as may be vested in the board from time to time by legislative enactment of the said states.

Any two or more states who are parties of this compact shall have the right to enter into supplemental agreements providing for the establishment, financing and operation of regional educational institutions for the benefit of citizens residing within an area which constitutes a portion of the general region herein created, such institutions to be financed exclusively by such states and to be controlled exclusively by the members of the board representing such states provided such agreement is submitted to and approved by the board prior to the establishment of such institutions.

Each state agrees that, when authorized by the legislature, it will from time to time make available and pay over to said board such funds as may be required for the establishment, acquisition, operation and maintenance of such regional educational institutions as may be authorized by the states under the terms of this compact the contribution of each state at all times to be in the proportion that its population bears to the total combined population of the states who are parties hereto as shown from time to time by the most recent official published report of the Bureau of the Census of the United States of America; or upon such other basis as may be agreed upon.

This compact shall not take effect or be binding upon any state unless and until it shall be approved by proper legislative action of as many as six or more of the states whose governors have subscribed hereto within a period of eighteen months from the date hereof. When and if six or more states shall have given legislative approval of this compact within said eighteen months period, it shall be and become binding upon such six or more states 80 days after the date of legislative approval by the sixth state and the governors of such six or more states shall forthwith name the members of the board from their states as hereinabove set out, and the board shall then meet on call of the governor of any state approving this compact, at which time the board shall elect officers, adopt by-laws, appoint committees and otherwise fully organize. Other states whose names are subscribed hereto shall thereafter become parties hereto upon approval of this compact by legislative action within two years from the date hereof, upon such conditions as may be agreed upon at the time. Provided, however, that with respect to any state whose constitution may require amendment in order to permit legislative approval of the compact, such state or states shall become parties hereto upon approval of this compact by legislative action within seven years from the date hereof, upon such conditions as may be agreed upon at the time.

After becoming effective this compact shall thereafter continue without limitation of time; provided, however, that it may be terminated at any time by unanimous action of the states and provided further that any state may withdraw from this compact if such withdrawal is approved by its legislature, such withdrawal to become effective two years after written notice thereof to the board accompanied by a certified copy of the requisite legislative action, but such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state from its obligations hereunder accruing up to the effective date of such withdrawal. Any state so withdrawing shall ipso facto cease to have any claim to or ownership of any of the property held or vested in the board or to any of the funds of the board held under the terms of this compact.

If any state shall at any time become in default in the performance of any of its obligations assumed herein or with respect to any obligation imposed upon said state, as authorized by and in compliance with the terms and provisions of this compact, all rights, privileges and benefits of such defaulting state, its members on the board and its citizens shall ipso facto be and become suspended from and after the date of such default. Unless such default shall be remedied and made good within a period of one year immediately following the date of such default this compact may be terminated with respect to such defaulting state by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members of the board (exclusive of the members representing the state in default), from and after which time such state shall cease to be a party to this compact and shall have no further claim to or ownership of any of the property held by or vested in the board or to any of the funds of the board held under the terms of this compact, but such termination shall in no manner release such defaulting state from any accrued obligation or otherwise affect this compact or the rights, duties, privileges or obligations of the remaining states thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this compact has been approved and signed by governors of the several states, subject to the approval of their respective legislatures in the manner hereinabove set out, as of the _______ day of ______, 1948.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 281, §1.