La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3100.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3100.8
Louisiana Education and Tuition Savings Fund; use
Status: in_force

A. The assets of the authority reserved for payment of the obligations of the authority pursuant to its agreements with account owners shall be placed in the Louisiana Education Tuition and Savings Fund created pursuant to R.S. 17:3129.4(C). Funds received by the authority from persons making deposits in their education savings accounts, all interest and investment income earned by the fund, and all other receipts of the authority from any other source which the authority determines appropriate shall be deposited in the fund. Any claim for redemption or withdrawal pursuant to an education savings account owner's agreement shall be solely against the assets of the fund. No account owner or beneficiary of an education savings account shall have any claim against the state general fund or other funds or revenue sources of the state, or against the funds of any elementary or secondary school.

B. Unless otherwise provided by the authority, the assets of the START K12 Program in the Tuition and Savings Fund shall be expended in the following order:

(1) To make payments to beneficiaries or elementary or secondary schools on behalf of beneficiaries.

(2) To make refunds.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, if at any time the amount in the Tuition and Savings Fund is insufficient to meet the payment demands made upon the fund which represent obligations listed in Subsection B of this Section, then the funds necessary to meet these payment obligations in full shall be appropriated.

D. All disbursements from the program shall be made by the treasurer on order of the authority.

E. The treasurer shall cause the investment of the assets of the program in the fund and, notwithstanding R.S. 17:3129.4(C), may cause investment in any investments in which public retirement boards are authorized by law to invest, provided that up to one hundred percent of deposits to an education savings account may be invested in equity securities when an account owner has selected an equity investment option and that such investments in equity securities shall not be included in any limitation on investment in equity securities. The instruments of title of all investments shall be delivered to the state treasurer or to a qualified trustee designated by him. Assets of the program in the fund shall be administered by the treasurer so that the assets will achieve the highest possible investment return to education savings accounts consistent with the security of principal, and be sufficient to satisfy the obligations of the authority.

F. The authority shall maintain an individual account for each account owner's agreement showing the beneficiary of that agreement and the accumulated value of the principal deposited and interest earned on deposits pursuant to that agreement. Upon request of any beneficiary or person who has entered into an account owner's agreement, the authority shall provide a statement indicating, in the case of a beneficiary or in the case of a person who has entered into an account owner's agreement, the accumulated value of the principal deposited, interest earned on deposits, and the amounts used or refunded, pursuant to the agreement. A beneficiary and an account owner may request a statement under this Subsection at any time, subject to any fee that the authority may impose for requests in excess of one per year.

G. In January of each year, the authority shall report to each person who received any payment or refund from the authority during the preceding year information relative to the value of such payment or refund.

H. All records of the authority indicating the identity of owners and beneficiaries of education savings accounts and the amounts used or refunded under an account owner's agreement are not public records.

Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1826.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1826.3
Screening foreign researchers
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every person seeking employment with a postsecondary education institution as defined in R.S. 17:1826.2 in a research or research-related support position, or applying as a graduate student for a research or research-related support position or for a position as a visiting researcher, shall, prior to being offered a position of employment, be screened by the institution to determine if any of the following apply to the person:

(a) The person is a citizen of a foreign country and not a permanent resident of the United States.

(b) The person is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States who has any affiliation with an institution or program with a foreign adversary.

(c) The person has at least one year of prior employment or training in a foreign adversary country, except for employment or training by an agency of the United States government.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply only to institutions that receive state appropriations and have annual research budgets of ten million dollars or more.

B. Each foreign applicant for a position listed in Subsection A of this Section shall submit a copy of the applicant's current passport and the most recently submitted Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, DS-160. After extraction of all information relevant to the requirements of this Section, the institution may destroy or return the copy of the DS-160 submitted by an applicant.

C. Each applicant for a position listed in Subsection A of this Section shall submit a complete resume and curriculum vitae, including every institution of higher education attended; all previous employment since the applicant's eighteenth birthday; a list of all published material for which the applicant received credit as an author, a researcher, or otherwise or to which the applicant contributed significant research, writing, or editorial support; a list of the applicant's current and pending research funding and its amount, from any source, including the applicant's role on the project and a brief description of the research; and a full disclosure of nonuniversity professional activities, including any affiliation with an institution or program in a foreign adversary country. If an applicant has been continually employed or enrolled in a postsecondary education institution in the United States for twenty years or more, the resume may, but is not required to, include employment history before the most recent twenty-year period.

D. The president or chief administrative officer of the institution shall adopt a policy for the proper screening of all individuals subject to this Part for research-related support positions and shall take necessary and reasonable steps to verify all attendance, employment, publications, and contributions listed in the application prior to any offer of a position to the applicant. Necessary and reasonable steps may include the following:

(1) Searching public databases for research publications and presentations.

(2) Searching public conflict of interest records to identify any research publication or presentation that may have been omitted from the application.

(3) Contacting employers from the previous ten years to verify employment.

(4) Contacting all institutions of higher education attended to verify enrollment and educational progress.

(5) Searching public listings of persons subject to sanctions or restrictions under federal or state law.

(6) Requesting further investigation, including but not limited to a second background check performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Louisiana State Police, or any other qualified local law enforcement agency, if any of the individual's information provided on the Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, Form DS-160 raises any security concerns for the institution about the individual's relationship with a foreign adversary.

E. Each institution shall develop a policy to approve an applicant for hire based on a risk-based determination considering the nature of the research and the background and ongoing affiliations of the applicant.

F. The requirements of this Section shall be completed before offering any position to an applicant for a position listed in Subsection A of this Section.

G. Prior to July 1, 2025, the office of the legislative auditor shall perform an operational audit regarding implementation of the provisions of this Section.

See Acts 2022, No. 767, §1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 106, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.12
Transitional provisions; Student Scholarships for Excellence Program
Status: in_force

A. Any nonpublic school participating in the Student Scholarships for Excellence Program during the 2024-2025 school year may participate in the LA GATOR Scholarship Program during the 2025-2026 school year without undergoing a separate application or approval process. For each school year thereafter, such schools shall comply with LA GATOR Scholarship Program requirements with respect to the application process.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 17:4037.5, for a student who participates in the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program during the 2024-2025 school year and participates in the LA GATOR Scholarship Program during the 2025-2026 school year at the same school, the department shall annually allocate to the account, subject to funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the program, an amount equal to the amount of the scholarship paid during the 2024-2025 school year through the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, which shall continue until the student completes the school's terminal grade or until the student leaves the school, whichever occurs first.

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3774 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3774
Mentors; qualifications; selection
Status: in_force

A. To be a mentor, a teacher shall have all of the following qualifications:

(1) Be willing and able to serve as a mentor to any new teacher to whom he is assigned.

(2) Hold a regular Louisiana teaching certificate.

(3) Have taught for a minimum of ten years in the public schools in this state.

(4) Have taught a minimum of three years in the system in which he becomes a mentor.

(5) Hold a master's degree.

(6) Have successfully completed at least a three credit hour college course in supervision of instruction or supervision of student teaching.

(7) Be certified to teach in the same areas as the new teacher to be assisted.

B. To be named a mentor, the faculty's recommendation shall be made to the superintendent who shall recommend to the local school board that such person be named a mentor. The status of mentor requires the approval of the system.

Acts 1986, No. 713, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3361 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3361
Authority of boards to execute leases
Status: in_force

A. Each board may grant leases of any portion or portions of the grounds or campus of any college or university or of other immovable property under its supervision and management, for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years for each lease, to any of the following:

(1) An organized national or local college or university fraternity or sorority.

(2)(a) A religious, quasi-religious, or benevolent organization or other nonprofit corporation or association. However, any lease to a nonprofit corporation or association pursuant to this Section resulting in the construction of improvements on or after January 1, 2007, on college or university property shall be subject to design and construction oversight by the office of facility planning and control within the division of administration.

(b) As used in this Paragraph, the phrase "design and construction oversight" means (i) the right to review and approve plans and specifications prior to the commencement of construction and to require such changes as may be necessary to comply with applicable building codes, space standards, where appropriate, and standards ensuring quality of construction, and (ii) the right to conduct periodic inspections during construction to ensure that work is being performed in compliance with the approved plans and specifications.

(c) Each higher education management board shall adopt, subject to approval by the division of administration, office of facility planning and control, and in consultation with the Board of Regents, proposed space standards and quality standards and exceptions thereto on or before January 1, 2007. Changes to the adopted standards shall be subject to the same approval process. The approval of the office of facility planning and control is in addition to the policies and procedures of the Board of Regents and in no way abrogates any authority granted by law to the Board of Regents.

(3) A military organization under the supervision of the state of Louisiana or of the United States of America.

(4) A public body.

(5) A private entity, provided such private entity shall be obligated under the terms of the lease agreement to construct improvements on the leased premises which will further the educational, scientific, research, or public service functions of the board and provided further that the private entity has been selected pursuant to a competitive bid or competitive proposal process.

(6) A business to be located in an area designated by the college or university as a business incubator or research park, subject to the following conditions:

(a) The initial term of the lease shall not exceed thirty years, with an option to renew the lease twice. Each such renewal period shall not exceed ten years.

(b) "Research park" shall mean a Louisiana research park as defined in R.S. 51:1923(11).

B. Each board may permit the lessees to erect, construct, and maintain thereon fraternity or sorority houses or homes, student centers, facilities for religious worship and instruction, armories, storehouses, and other structures. Contracts entered into by a private lessee for the performance of work on the leased premises or the erection, construction, or maintenance of improvements on the leased premises shall not constitute public works contracts.

C. The land leased to any fraternity, sorority, religious or quasi-religious organization shall not exceed one acre.

D. The architectural plans for each house or other structure shall be approved by the board prior to construction on the leased grounds.

E. The provisions of R.S. 39:1643 and Part I of Chapter 10 of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be applicable to agreements authorized by this Part.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1985, No. 416, §1; Acts 1999, No. 167, §1; Acts 2006, No. 758, §1, eff. June 30, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 657, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1801 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1801
Hazing prohibited; reporting; documentation
Status: in_force

A. Hazing in any form, or the use of any method of initiation into organizations in any education institution supported wholly or in part by public funds, which is likely to cause bodily danger or physical punishment to any student or other person attending any such institution is prohibited.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be expelled, suspended, or dismissed from the education institution and not permitted to return for at least one semester, quarter, or comparable academic period. In addition, the person violating the provisions of this Section may also be subject to the provisions of R.S. 14:40.8 which provides penalties for certain hazing activities.

C.(1) If an organization has taken disciplinary action against one of its members for hazing or has reason to believe that any member of the organization has participated in an incident of hazing, the organization shall report the incident to the institution with which it is affiliated. If an organization or any of its members has been disciplined by a parent organization for hazing, the organization shall report the hazing for which the organization was disciplined to the institution with which it is affiliated.

(2) When the institution receives a report of an alleged incident of hazing pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the institution shall do both of the following:

(a) Report to law enforcement as required by R.S. 14:40.8. The information reported to law enforcement shall include all information and details received by the institution relative to the alleged incident, with no information being redacted, including the name of all individuals alleged to have committed the act or acts of hazing identified in the report.

(b) Document in writing all actions taken with regard to the report including but not limited to the date the report was received, reports made to law enforcement as provided in R.S. 14:40.8, and any other information relative to the institution's investigation, processing, and resolution of the incident.

(3) The Board of Regents, in consultation with the public postsecondary education management boards, shall develop the following:

(a) A standardized form that organizations shall use in making the reports required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(b) A standardized form that institutions shall use to document such reports, reports made to law enforcement as provided in R.S. 14:40.8, and the manner in which each hazing incident is handled and resolved at the institution level.

(c) A policy relative to making available to the public certain information relative to hazing that is documented pursuant to this Paragraph.

D. For purposes of this Section and R.S. 17:1801.1:

(1)(a) "Hazing" means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act by a person acting alone or acting with others that is directed against another when both of the following apply:

(i) The person knew or should have known that such an act endangers the physical health or safety of the other person or causes severe emotional distress.

(ii) The act was associated with pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, participating in, holding office in, or maintaining membership in any organization.

(b) "Hazing" includes but is not limited to any of the following acts associated with pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, participating in, holding office in, or maintaining membership in any organization:

(i) Physical brutality, such as whipping, beating, paddling, striking, branding, electric shocking, placing of a harmful substance on the body, or similar activity.

(ii) Physical activity, such as sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, or calisthenics, that subjects the other person to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the physical health or safety of the individual or causes severe emotional distress.

(iii) Activity involving consumption of food, liquid, or any other substance, including but not limited to an alcoholic beverage or drug, that subjects the individual to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the physical health or safety of the individual or causes severe emotional distress.

(iv) Activity that induces, causes, or requires an individual to perform a duty or task that involves the commission of a crime or an act of hazing.

(c) A physical activity that is normal, customary, and necessary for a person's training and participation in an athletic, physical education, military training, or similar program sanctioned by the postsecondary education institution is not considered "hazing" for purposes of this Section.

(2) "Organization" means a fraternity, sorority, association, corporation, order, society, corps, cooperative, club, service group, social group, band, spirit group, athletic team, or similar group whose members are primarily students at, or former students of, a postsecondary education institution. "Organization" includes the national or parent organization of which any of the underlying entities provided for in this Paragraph is a sanctioned or recognized member at the time of the hazing.

(3) "Pledging" means any action or activity related to becoming a member of an organization, including recruitment and rushing.

(4) "Postsecondary education institution", "education institution", and "institution" mean any postsecondary education institution in this state supported wholly or in part by public funds.

Acts 2018, No. 635, §2; Acts 2018, No. 640, §1, eff. May 31, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 382, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:49 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 49
Military leave
Status: in_force

A. The superintendent of the Special School District shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed teachers serving in the military service or in the armed forces of the United States for a period dating from induction, enlistment, enrollment, or call to service. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any of the tenure rights which the teacher may have acquired prior thereto under the provisions of Subpart C of this Part.

B. The position vacated by a teacher who has been granted a military leave, or by a teacher transferred to the position vacated by a teacher granted a military leave, in accordance with Subsection A of this Section may be filled by the appointment of substitute teachers.

C. A substitute teacher appointed under the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall not acquire any of the tenure rights or privileges provided for in Subpart C of this Part, unless the substitute teacher has subsequently been appointed to fill a regular vacancy and has the necessary qualifications.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 260, §1; Acts 2012, No. 441, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1206
Ten days sick leave for employees; cumulation of unused sick leave
Status: in_force

A.(1) All such employees, as defined in R.S. 17:1205, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed a minimum of ten days leave of absence as sick leave or in case of other emergencies or special circumstances, per school year, without loss of pay. Any portion of such sick leave not used in any year shall be accumulated to the credit of the employee without limitation. When such employee is absent for six or more consecutive days because of personal illness, the employee shall be required to present a certificate from a clinician. Each parish and city school board may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary relative to the use of such sick leave, either current or accumulated, for emergencies or special circumstances. The parish and city school boards may grant additional sick leave, without loss of pay, or with such reduction of pay as they may establish and fix.

(2) The minimum of ten days of sick leave provided in this Subsection shall be allowed based on an employee beginning work at the beginning of a school year. In the case of an employee who begins work in the first month of a school year, ten days shall be allowed; in the case of an employee who begins work in the second month of a school year, nine days shall be allowed; in the case of an employee who begins work in the third month of a school year, eight days shall be allowed; in the case of an employee who begins work in the fourth month of a school year, seven days shall be allowed; in the case of an employee who begins work in the fifth month of a school year, six days shall be allowed; in the case of an employee who begins work in the sixth month of a school year, five days shall be allowed; in the case of an employee who begins work in the seventh month of a school year, four days shall be allowed; and, in the case of am employee who begins work in the eighth month or thereafter of a school year, three days shall be allowed.

B.(1) All sick leave accumulated by such employees pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be vested in the employee by whom such leave has been accumulated. In the event of the transfer of such employee from one city or parish public school system to another in this state or upon the return of such employee to the same school system within five years or such longer period of time as may be approved by the governing authority of the school system to which the employee returned, regardless of the dates on which the leave was accumulated or the date of the transfer or return of the employee, such vested leave shall be transferred or returned to or continued by the school system to which he transfers or returns and shall be retained to the credit of such employee. When any such employee uses accrued sick leave which has been transferred from one public school system to another, the sick leave used shall be assessed against the most recent sick leave earned and accrued and successively from sick leave accrued last to sick leave accrued first.

(2) All actual costs incurred by any city or parish school board as a result of the use by any such employee of any accumulated leave transferred, returned, or continued as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be paid by the employing city or parish school board.

Acts 1958, No. 408, §2; Acts 1960, No. 255, §4; Acts 1992, No. 509, §1; Acts 1995, No. 663, §1; Acts 1999, No. 663, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 34, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 648, §1; Acts 2023, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.33
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Camp" means any place or facility operated by any institution, society, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any other group which serves only children five years of age or older and operates only when school is not in session during the summer months or school holidays including but not limited to a Vacation Bible School or Bible Camp.

(2) "Child" means a person who has not reached age eighteen or otherwise been legally emancipated.

(3) "Child day care center" means any place or facility operated by any institution, political subdivision, society, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any other group for the purpose of providing care, supervision, and guidance of seven or more children, not including those related to the caregiver, unaccompanied by parent or legal custodian, on a regular basis for at least twelve and one-half hours in a continuous seven-day week. If a child day care center provides transportation or arranges for transportation to and from the center, either directly or by contract with third parties, all hours during which a child is being transported shall be included in calculating the hours of operation. A child day care center that remains open for more than twelve and one-half hours in a continuous seven-day week, and in which no individual child remains for more than twenty-four hours in one continuous stay, shall be known as a full-time child day care center. A child day care center that remains open after 9:00 p.m. shall meet the regulations established for nighttime care.

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

(5) "Early learning center" means any child day care center, Early Head Start Center, Head Start Center, or nonpublic prekindergarten program.

(6) "Head Start and Early Head Start Programs" mean the federally funded early childhood care and education programs that promote and teach school readiness to children ages birth to five from low-income families and provide services in the areas of education, social services for families, nutrition, family engagement, health and mental health, as well as providing the physical plant and instructional staff members for such purposes.

(7) "License type" means the type of license applied for or held, which shall include Type I, Type II, and Type III.

(8) "Mother's day out program" means a religious enrichment program for children offered at a church or other place of worship that meets the requirements of R.S. 17:407.35(B).

(9) "Related" or "relative" means a natural or adopted child or grandchild of the caregiver or a child in the legal custody of the caregiver.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 297, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2025, No. 358, §2, eff. June 20, 2025; Acts 2025, No. 409, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 7.7
Continuing education pilot program for school support personnel in schools; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a pilot program in the state Department of Education, division of continuing education, to assist school support personnel who work full time in city and parish elementary and secondary schools to meet the qualifications for certification as a teacher. Such pilot program shall include provisions under which such personnel may apply to be exempt from tuition for required teacher training courses at a public college or university in the state or at a nonpublic institution listed in R.S. 17:7.3(A)(1). Such exemption shall be applicable to no more than one course per applicant per semester or quarter in the fall and spring and to no more than two courses in a summer session. However, upon approval by the city or parish school superintendent, such exemption shall be applicable to two additional courses per applicant per semester or quarter in the fall and spring and to two additional courses in a summer session. In no case may state funds be used toward tuition for courses in theology or divinity.

B. The amount of tuition paid shall be limited to the registration fee and building use fee per semester hour, provided that the amount paid by the state to any nonpublic school for tuition shall not exceed the highest tuition charged for that course by a public college or university in the state.

C. The state superintendent of education shall at the beginning of each semester pay half of the anticipated reimbursement to each college and university under this tuition exemption program. At the end of the semester, upon notification by a participating college or university of the enrollment of school support personnel in teacher training courses, he shall promptly pay to that institution the remainder of the reimbursement owed under the provisions of this Section.

D. Funds for the purpose of reimbursing colleges and universities under this program shall come from monies specifically appropriated or otherwise made available for this purpose. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations to award tuition exemptions on a priority basis in those circumstances where the amount of funds available is not sufficient to provide reimbursement for participation of all eligible applicants.

E.(1) Each school support employee seeking to participate in the program shall apply to the Department of Education. An "eligible school support employee" shall be defined as a person who is not certified as a classroom teacher but who is assigned to one or more specific teachers or schools on a full-time basis to assist with the administration, operation, or maintenance of schools. To be eligible to participate in the program after July 1, 1999, an applicant shall have been admitted to an approved college of education at a public college or university in the state or at a nonpublic institution listed in R.S. 17:7.3(A)(1) and shall have taken the general knowledge and communication sections of the National Teachers Examination and achieved the score established as provided by R.S. 17:7.1(A)(7) for entry into a teacher education program.

(2) At or prior to registration, any eligible school support employee participating in the program shall be required to enter into a written agreement with the state superintendent of education obligating such employee to reimburse the state superintendent as provided in Subsection F herein for all or any part of the tuition costs paid on his behalf under this program which are not otherwise reimbursed to the state, together with the cost of collection in the event he fails to make timely reimbursement.

F. Any eligible school support employee for whom payment is advanced pursuant to Subsection C and who completes all required courses for certification but who fails to become certified within one year after completing such course work or who is found to be ineligible or who drops a course after the deadline for obtaining a full or partial tuition refund from the college or university, or who fails to complete a course successfully, shall reimburse the state superintendent of education for any monies allocated and paid in his behalf pursuant to this Section which are not otherwise reimbursed, together with reimbursement for the cost of collection in the event that timely reimbursement is not made in accordance with this Section and the rules and regulations which the board shall adopt to accomplish proper reimbursement. The attorney general shall collect all such obligations on behalf of the superintendent of education which are not timely paid. Any person receiving retirement benefits from a state retirement system or owing reimbursement to the state superintendent under this program is ineligible for participation.

G. The state superintendent shall annually submit a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education relative to any program established for eligible school support employees under this Section. Such report shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) The number of persons applying for such education.

(2) The number of persons accepted in the program.

(3) The educational background and the work experience of such persons.

(4) The number of participants receiving a teaching certificate.

(5) The amount of reimbursement paid by the Department of Education.

(6) The funding that would have been necessary to reimburse tuition for qualifying courses for all eligible applicants.

H. Rules and regulations of the board pursuant to this Section shall be adopted in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq.

I. The total administrative costs of this program incurred by the state Department of Education, including mileage and other travel expenses, shall not exceed an annual cost of two thousand dollars.

Acts 1999, No. 807, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.13
Mandatory reporting of power-based violence
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a responsible employee who receives a direct statement regarding or witnesses an incident of power-based violence committed by or against a student shall promptly report the incident to the institution's Title IX coordinator.

B. A responsible employee who receives information regarding retaliation against a person for reporting power-based violence shall promptly report the retaliation to the institution's Title IX coordinator.

C. A responsible employee is not required to make a report if information is received under any of the following circumstances:

(1) During a public forum or awareness event in which an individual discloses an incident of power-based violence as part of educating others.

(2) Disclosure is made in the course of academic work consistent with the assignment.

(3) Disclosure is made indirectly, such as in the course of overhearing a conversation.

D. A report under this Section shall include the following information if known:

(1) The identity of the alleged victim.

(2) The identity of the alleged perpetrator.

(3) The type of power-based violence or retaliation alleged to have been committed.

(4) Any other information about witnesses, location, date, and time that the incident occurred.

Acts 2015, No. 172, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2019, No. 21, §§1, 2; Acts 2021, No. 439, §2, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 472, §2, eff. June 29, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3396.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3396.5
Powers
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers granted it by the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the corporation shall have the following powers and authorities:

(1) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, improve, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein.

(2) To receive and accept from any agency of the United States or any agency of the state of Louisiana or any municipality, parish, or other political subdivision thereof, or from any individual, association, or corporation, gifts, grants, or donations of monies or other property for achieving any of the purposes of this Part, and to invest and disperse funds of the corporation.

(3) To create, develop, construct, operate, manage, and finance research and development parks, related facilities, and infrastructure.

(4) To receive and accept from any source loans, contributions, or grants for or in aid of any purpose of the corporation, or the financing thereof in either money, property, labor, or other things of value.

(5) From time to time to borrow money and incur debt.

(6) To make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs.

(7) To make and enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying out of business.

(8) To make and enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with the United States, or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual.

(9) To delegate authority to any agent or establish any committee in order to accomplish the purposes of the corporation.

(10) To mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber the property, real, personal, or mixed, or facilities, or revenues of the corporation as security for notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other obligations of the corporation and to assign or pledge all or any portion of its interest in property, corporeal or incorporeal, and the revenues therefrom.

(11) To maintain an inventory of research efforts in Louisiana.

(12) To attract investments in research and development and high technology industries by focusing attention on various educational, cultural, scientific, and economic activities in Louisiana and by assisting potential investors with information requested to determine whether to invest in Louisiana.

(13) To hire an executive director or president, who shall be an employee of the corporation, to manage the day to day affairs of the corporation.

Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 421.9
Supplements to salaries of school psychologists having certain credentials issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board
Status: in_force

A. A full-time school psychologist who holds both a valid Louisiana ancillary certificate approved and issued by the state Department of Education and a National Certified School Psychologist credential issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board and who is employed by a school board to provide services to students shall receive from the school board, in addition to annual salary, an annual amount not to exceed five thousand dollars with such amount to be distributed in the same manner as the annual salary.

B.(1) Any school psychologist verified to have been awarded the certificate issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board by June thirtieth shall be paid the initial supplement beginning in the school year immediately following such date provided he submits appropriate documentation to his employing school board.

(2) The school board shall submit the appropriate documentation as required by the Department of Education no later than a date to be determined no later than September 15, 2004, by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for verification of the documentation and in order to receive reimbursement as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

C. Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose, the amount of the salary supplement provided by a school board to a school psychologist pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be reimbursed to the school board annually by the state Department of Education out of funds appropriated for such purpose. However, no such reimbursement shall exceed five thousand dollars per year per school psychologist.

D. The salary supplement of any school psychologist authorized by this Section shall continue for a period not to exceed the term of the national professional certificate as determined by the National School Psychology Certification Board, which is a period not to exceed three years. However, such supplement shall continue in effect without interruption as long as the school psychologist provides to the school board documentation of renewal by the national board.

E. For the purposes of this Section, "school board" means the governing authority of any public elementary or secondary school.

F.(1) The supplements provided for in this Section shall be phased-in as follows:

(a) Those who are entitled to a supplement under this Section in the 2003-2004 school year shall receive one thousand dollars.

(b) Those who are entitled to a supplement under this Section in the 2004-2005 school year shall receive two thousand five hundred dollars.

(c) Those who are entitled to a supplement under this Section in the 2005-2006 school year and thereafter shall receive the supplement otherwise provided for in this Section.

(2) The provisions for phasing-in payments pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not extend the period of eligibility to receive payments.

(3) No school board shall be required to pay the supplement to any school psychologist as provided in Subsection A of this Section until funds are appropriated by the legislature specifically for this purpose.

G. In addition to any other requirements of this Section, to receive the salary adjustment provided by this Section, an otherwise eligible person shall be awarded the initial credential issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board prior to July 1, 2013. However, the employing school board may, but shall not be required to, pay the additional amount to an otherwise eligible person who was awarded the initial credential issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board on or after July 1, 2013. This Subsection is enacted to determine if the salary adjustment will attract and retain full-time school psychologists who hold a valid ancillary certificate approved and issued by the state Department of Education.

Acts 2003, No. 511, §1; Acts 2004, No. 243, §1, eff. June 15, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 73, §1, eff. May 25, 2006; Acts 2013, No. 319, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.23
Early Childhood Care and Education Network; creation; components; duties and responsibilities; pilot programs
Status: in_force

A. Not later than July 1, 2013, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, hereinafter called the state board, shall create a comprehensive and integrated network through which to manage and oversee all programs funded through state or federal resources that provide early childhood care or educational services.

B. To facilitate the creation of this network, the state board shall:

(1) Establish a definition of kindergarten readiness aligned with state content standards for elementary and secondary schools.

(2) Establish performance targets for children under the age of three and academic standards for kindergarten readiness for three- and four-year old children to be used in publicly funded early childhood education programs.

(3)(a) Create a uniform assessment and accountability system for publicly funded early childhood education programs that includes a letter grade indicative of student performance.

(b) The state board shall designate the 2015-2016 school year as an academic learning year in which a three-level rating system, not to be based on letter grades nor used for consequences, shall be used to create practice performance profiles for publicly funded sites and the community networks in which they are included. The state board and the state Department of Education shall specify in public communications that any ratings assigned during the 2015-2016 school year are practice ratings for the academic learning year. The state board shall submit a written report on the progress of the academic learning year to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than forty-five days prior to the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(4) Coordinate with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health to align the standards for the licensing of child care facilities, including the requirements for participation in the Louisiana Quality Start Child Care Rating System, with the standards established for early childhood education programs.

(5) Establish a timeline for the creation and implementation of the early childhood care and education network that shall be fully implemented by the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.

(6) Incorporate feedback from the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission into a statewide policy on local governance and coordination.

C.(1) In creating this network, the state board, through the state Department of Education, shall work cooperatively and collaboratively with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health to establish a seamless early childhood educational system that is coordinated and integrated across all programs and related state agencies, regardless of public funding source.

(2)(a) The state Department of Education shall submit the plans and recommendations formulated by the impacted agencies to Louisiana's Early Childhood Advisory Council, the Child Care Association of Louisiana, and the nonpublic school commission appointed by the state board pursuant to R.S. 17:11 for review and comment.

(b) Each reviewing entity shall submit its comments and recommendations to the state Department of Education, which shall prepare a summary report to be submitted to the state board for its consideration not later than January 1, 2013.

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

D.(1) The state board may use available public and private funds to implement new strategies to increase access to and improve the quality of early childhood care and education programs by establishing pilot programs in high-performing community early childhood care and education networks established by the state board pursuant to this Section. Lead agencies of high-performing community networks, as identified by the state board, may elect to participate in the pilot programs. The findings from these pilot programs shall be used to inform statewide efforts to improve the effectiveness of local early childhood care and education programs.

(2) A community network participating in a pilot program shall:

(a) Measure the need for affordable access to quality early childhood care and education for children from birth through age four within the community.

(b) Establish a local, collaborative governing structure for shared decisionmaking.

(c) Identify shared resources that can support improved access to and quality of early childhood care and education programs for children from birth through age four and determine how resources can be leveraged to maximize the impact of such programs for each age year.

(d) Determine how future financial support should be used to expand access to and improve quality of infant, toddler, and prekindergarten classrooms in the local community.

(3) The state Department of Education shall provide updates on the pilot programs to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission.

E.(1) The state board shall coordinate and report data relative to the early childhood care and education network in a manner that assists legislators in evaluating the effectiveness of the network and in determining the most efficient and effective allocation of funding and services to maximize opportunities for children aged birth through five to achieve kindergarten readiness.

(2) The state board shall submit to the House Committee on Education, Senate Committee on Education, House Committee on Appropriations, and Senate Committee on Finance a written report not later than sixty days prior to each regular session of the legislature. The report shall include, at minimum, the following information:

(a) The number of children participating in the network and demographic information pertaining to their age, race, and socioeconomic status.

(b) The areas of greatest need according to geographic location and student population for the purpose of prioritizing funding and services.

F. The state board shall create a program to be administered by the state Department of Education through which parents whose children are not enrolled in an early learning center due to the lack of available seats or funding are able to access instructional materials in order to provide instruction to the children at home. The department shall use the data ascertained in accordance with Subsection E of this Section in order to conduct outreach to communities and families in need of such materials and to identify the most effective and efficient means to deliver these materials. These materials shall be aligned to the birth to five early learning and development standards adopted by the state board in order to maximize the children's opportunity to achieve kindergarten readiness.

Acts 2012, No. 3, §1, eff. April 18, 2012; Acts 2015, No. 364, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2018, No. 639, §1; Acts 2018, No. 639, §3, eff. March 31, 2020; Acts 2020, No. 180, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; §3, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2021, No. 198, §1; Acts 2022, No. 82, §2, eff. May 24, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 374, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:544 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 544
Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes shall be construed as conferring upon the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 661, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2923 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2923
Curriculum development and alignment
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop middle and high school curricula that are aligned with state content standards, embed twenty-first century work skills, and provide students with the opportunity to enroll in rigorous career-focused programs of study in high-demand, high-wage, high-skill career fields that are aligned with workforce demands, future employment opportunities, and regional and state economic development priorities.

B. The board shall align the curriculum for the middle grades with high school readiness standards and redesign the eighth and ninth grade curriculum to ensure that students who are unprepared for a rigorous high school curriculum can successfully complete high school graduation requirements. Such curriculum revisions shall specifically provide for strategies and targeted support to reduce the number of students leaving eighth grade underprepared for high school coursework which may include flexible scheduling, catch-up classes in mathematics and reading/language arts, student mentoring, and career exploration classes.

Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1371 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1371
Creation of school districts by parish school boards
Status: in_force

A. Parish school boards may at any time create school districts composed of the parish as a whole or any part or parts thereof and may also, with the consent of the respective school boards of one or more adjoining parishes, create school districts composed of a part of the parish and a part or parts of such adjoining parishes, and shall have complete discretion in the fixing of the boundaries of all such school districts, but may not create a new school district within the parish if such new school district embraces part of any school district already existing within such parish, except as follows:

(1) A school district may be created comprising an entire parish even though there are existing school districts in such parish, and school districts may be created within a school district comprising the entire parish;

(2) A consolidated school district may be created within a parish and may include therein one or more existing school districts, with or without the addition thereto of territory not at the time lying within the boundaries of an existing school district, and school districts may be created with a consolidated school district;

(3) A school district may be enlarged through the addition thereto of territory not at the time lying within an existing district, and the original district and the district as so enlarged shall not be construed to be overlapping districts within the prohibition of this section;

(4) School districts may be created under the provisions of R.S. 17:1372 even though they overlap existing school districts.

(5)(a) In the parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, East Feliciana, Grant, Jackson, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, and Winn, a school district may be enlarged through the addition thereto of territory which lies within an existing school district, and the district as so enlarged shall not be construed to be an overlapping district within the prohibition of this Section.

(b) An existing district within the meaning of this Subsection shall be understood to mean a school district theretofore created which has outstanding indebtedness or which has voted an unexpired special tax.

B. In addition, in any parish in which there is only one parish school district governed by a parish school board and only one municipal school district governed by a municipal school board, solely for purposes of the creation of school districts by the parish school board pursuant to the provisions of this section, the said parish school district shall be considered as a school district comprising the entire parish and said parish school board is hereby authorized to create not more than two parish school districts within the said parish school district; provided, however, that should the parish school board of the parish of Ouachita create parish school districts within its existing parish school district, the Ouachita Parish School Board shall create two parish school districts and the center of the Ouachita River running in a north-south direction shall be the dividing line between the two districts. Said school districts shall be created as herein provided and no election shall be required as a condition precedent to the creation of any such school district or districts. Each school district so created shall be a political subdivision of the state and may issue bonds and vote special taxes up to the full amounts permitted by the Constitution of Louisiana. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as affecting and shall not be applied in such manner as to affect any municipal school board or municipal school district in any manner whatsoever.

C. No election shall be required as a condition precedent to the creation of any school district. Every school district so created shall be a political subdivision of the state and may issue bonds and vote special taxes up to the full amounts permitted by the Constitution of Louisiana, regardless of whether such school district may lie within the boundaries of a consolidated school district or a school district comprising all of the territory of a parish, and regardless of whether such school district may contain within its boundaries one or more other school districts as permitted by the foregoing provisions of this section.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 159, §1; Acts 1956, No. 231, §1; Acts 1958, No. 123, §1; Acts 1974, No. 345, §1; Acts 1991, No. 470, §1, eff. July 15, 1991; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1607 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1607
Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System
Status: in_force

A. Upon the recommendation of the director of the forensic unit of the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System at Jackson and subsequent approval by the medical school of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the board of supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall award annually a four-year scholarship to the medical school of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. The recipient of any such scholarship may attend the medical school without the necessity of paying tuition, matriculation, registration, laboratory, athletic, medical or other special fees, and may receive a stipend from the board of supervisors. No person shall be awarded any such scholarship unless such person agrees to serve as a physician at the forensic unit of the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System at Jackson at the rate of pay provided in appropriate civil service pay schedules for a period of two years after such person is awarded a certificate to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana. Any person awarded such a scholarship shall pay back to the state of Louisiana all funds received from such a scholarship if he fails to complete this required two-year service or a pro rata percentage of funds received if he completes less than two years service.

B. Information concerning any scholarships awarded pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be published on the Louisiana Department of Health website. Such information shall include the name of the recipient and the award amount.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 360, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1200 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1200
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Subpart, except in R.S. 17:1201, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any member of the teaching staff of a public school in the state of Louisiana and any social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state who holds, as applicable, a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work, school counseling, or school psychology issued by the state Department of Education.

B. As used in R.S. 17:1201, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any person employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state of Louisiana who holds a valid teaching certificate issued by the state Department of Education and any social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state who holds, as applicable, a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work, school counseling, or school psychology issued by the state Department of Education.

C. As used in this Subpart "disabled" or "disability" means unable to or the inability to perform the essential functions of the job the member of the teaching staff or employee was performing at the time of his injury.

D. As used in this Subpart, "clinician" means a licensed physician, a physician assistant providing healthcare services in accordance with R.S. 37:1360.28, or an advanced practice registered nurse providing healthcare services in accordance with R.S. 37:913.

Acts 1985, No. 590, §1; Acts 1990, No. 643, §1; Acts 2004, No. 509, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 227, §1; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4; Acts 2023, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1456 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1456
Officers and employees of the board
Status: in_force

At its first regular meeting in the third quarter of each calendar year the board shall elect from its voting membership a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall also be chairman-elect, and may elect such other officers as it may deem necessary. Each officer shall serve for a term of one year or until his successor is duly elected, qualified and inducted into office.

The chairman shall preside over all meetings of the board, and shall appoint the members of all committees. In the absence of the chairman, his duties shall be performed by the chairman-elect.

The secretary to the board, designated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:3302, shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of the meetings of the board and its committees and shall be the custodian of the seal of the university and of all the records of the board. The board shall appoint suitable persons, who are not members of the board, to act as its administrative secretary and its assistant administrative secretary. The administrative secretary shall have custody, under the supervision and control of the secretary, of the seal and records of the board. The administrative secretary shall cause to be filed, indexed and preserved the minutes, papers and documents pertaining to the business, affairs and proceedings of the board and of its committees.

Copies of all minutes, papers and other documents of the board or of its committees may be certified to be true and correct copies thereof by the chairman, the secretary, the administrative secretary or the assistant administrative secretary.

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 135, §1, eff. July 1, 1976.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.63 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.63
Requirement for registration; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. All family child care providers and in-home providers who either directly or indirectly receive state or federal funds related to the care provided shall be registered.

B. Family child care providers and in-home providers who do not directly or indirectly receive state or federal funds related to the care provided and individuals who provide care for only related family members, shall not be required to be registered.

C. All family child care providers and in-home providers shall be registered prior to directly or indirectly receiving any state or federal funds related to the care provided.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 354, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:419.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 419.4
Required teacher training and student instruction; effectiveness
Status: in_force

A. No requirement that increases the uncompensated training burden on professional teachers shall become effective. A requirement for additional teacher training shall become effective only if provision is made for teachers to receive the training at a time when they are being compensated and not participating in local professional development activities or the burden of the requirement is offset by the elimination of another training requirement, completion of which requires at least the same amount of time as the additional requirement.

B. A requirement for additional student instruction shall become effective only if the requirement is offset by the elimination of another instructional requirement, completion of which requires at least the same amount of time as the additional requirement.

Acts 2022, No. 569, §1; Acts 2024, No. 716, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:195.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 195.2
Lifestyle choices pilot program
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) Children can make more healthy choices with increased access to fresh, unprocessed produce; whole, healthy grains; and lean sources of protein that all contribute to a balanced diet.

(2) Offering healthier options to children is one way to get students involved in nutrition.

(3) Some students do not get well-rounded meals at home, which makes the food they eat at school even more significant.

(4) School lunches should be composed of more health-conscious food and less processed food.

(5) Louisiana students need a base of healthy eating habits that include eating lean meats, fish, fresh produce, and dairy and an understanding of the food pyramid.

B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, shall develop and implement a program whereby fresh food is incorporated into school-provided lunches at certain schools. The state Department of Education shall administer the program, the purpose of which is assisting school and school food service personnel to identify and utilize all available resources to increase the variety of healthy food options in school nutrition programs.

(2) The state Department of Education shall identify and select public school governing authorities for operation of a pilot program as defined by this Section.

(3) The state Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall collaboratively:

(a) Provide an inventory of food distribution companies with which public schools or school districts may contract.

(b) Disseminate procurement guidelines, school food safety information, and liability insurance requirements to food distribution companies that can potentially contract with schools and school districts for the implementation of the pilot program.

(c) Consult with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the Southern University Agricultural Center, the Louisiana Farm to School Alliance, and other stakeholders, as necessary.

C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the state Department of Education shall utilize existing personnel and resources for the development, implementation, and administration of this program.

Acts 2022, No. 709, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1994.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1994.1
Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute
Status: in_force

The vocational-technical institutions referred to as the Memorial Area Vocational School, located in New Roads, and the J. E. Jumonville, Sr. Technical Institute, a branch of the Memorial Area Vocational School, located in Port Allen, shall be combined into a single budgetary unit and shall be renamed the "Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute". Subject to change by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute shall continue to offer and provide the prison vocational programs at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Hunt Correctional Center, and the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women at St. Gabriel.

Acts 1991, No. 970, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 103, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.11
Discipline of pupils; limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A. A teacher, principal, or administrator in a public school system or in an approved nonpublic school shall be immune from civil liability for any act or failure to act in the directing of or disciplining of school students under his care and supervision, unless such act or failure to act was malicious and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.

B.(1) A teacher, principal, or administrator in a public school system or in an approved nonpublic school who intervenes and acts in justifiable defense to protect a student or a school employee from a battery or aggravated battery committed by one or more students shall be immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution unless the act of intervention was malicious and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.

(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall require a teacher, principal, or administrator to intervene in a battery or aggravated battery committed by a student.

C. This Section shall not be applicable to the operation, use, or maintenance of any motor vehicle.

Acts 1997, No. 401, §1; Acts 2023, No. 56, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:491.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 491.3
Reporting of certain arrests; requirements; failure to report
Status: in_force

A. Effective January 1, 2011, and thereafter, a school bus operator shall report his arrest for a violation of R.S. 14:98, 98.1, or any other law or ordinance that prohibits operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any abused substance or controlled dangerous substance set forth in the schedules provided in R.S. 40:964.

B. The report required by Subsection A of this Section shall be made by the operator to a person or persons as specified by the governing authority of the school in rules and regulations required by this Section. Such report shall be made within twenty-four hours of the arrest or prior to the operator next reporting for his work assignment as a school bus operator, whichever time period is shorter. Such report shall be made by the school bus operator regardless of who owns or leases the vehicle being driven by the operator at the time of the offense for which he was arrested and regardless of whether the operator was performing an official duty or responsibility as a school bus operator at the time of the offense.

C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to an arrest occurring after December 31, 2010, for a violation as specified in Subsection A of this Section.

D.(1) A school bus operator who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be terminated by the governing authority employing the operator if such operator is serving a probationary term of employment as provided by R.S. 17:492 or if the provisions of law relative to probation and tenure of bus operators are not applicable to the operator.

(2) A school bus operator employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board who is a regular and permanent employee of the board as provided by R.S. 17:492 shall be subject to removal as provided by R.S. 17:493 for failure to comply with the provisions of this Section. Written and signed charges alleging such failure shall be brought against the bus operator.

E. The governing authority of each public elementary or secondary school, by not later than October 1, 2010, shall adopt rules, regulations, and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this Section. Such rules, regulations, and procedures shall be consistent with the provisions of this Section.

F. For the purposes of this Section, "school bus operator" means any employee of a city, parish, or other local public school board or other governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school whose duty it is to transport students in any school bus or activity bus to and from a school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or to and from any school-related activity.

Acts 2010, No. 533, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3151
Draft registration, prerequisite to enrollment; exemptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, no person who is required to register for the federal draft under the federal Military Selective Service Act shall be eligible to enroll in any postsecondary educational institution which receives any state or federal funds until such person has registered for such draft, as evidenced by a statement of compliance pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the management board of the respective postsecondary institution. Any such rules and regulations shall include a requirement that, in addition to a statement of compliance, such person shall also submit written proof of draft registration and a statement of selective service status as provided in this Subsection.

(2) "A statement of selective service status" shall mean a statement on an application for admission to any postsecondary educational institution as specified in this Subsection, signed by the applicant and sworn under penalty of perjury, that:

(a) The person is registered with the selective service system in accordance with the Military Selective Service Act; or

(b) The person is not required to register with the selective service system because the person is:

(i) Under eighteen years of age.

(ii) In the armed forces of the United States on active duty, other than in a reserve or national guard unit.

(iii) Excused from registration for any other reason provided by federal law and that reason is included in the statement.

B. A veteran of the armed forces of the United States may submit a copy of his discharge papers or his discharge certificate in lieu of the statement of compliance required by Subsection A of this Section.

C. A person who has not registered for the federal draft, as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be eligible to enroll in a post-secondary school if both of the following occur:

(1) The requirement for the person to register has terminated or become inapplicable to the person.

(2) The person makes a showing satisfactory to the appropriate management board, pursuant to rules promulgated by the board, that the failure of the person to register was not a knowing and willful failure to register.

Acts 1985, No. 185, §1; Acts 1987, No. 214, §1; Acts 1999, No. 345, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1205
"Employee" defined
Status: in_force

The term "employee" as used in R.S. 17:1206 through 1206.2 shall be construed to be any person in the employ of any parish or city school board of the state of Louisiana who is not a teacher or whose employment does not require the holding of a teacher's certificate or who is not employed as a bus operator.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 408, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2148 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2148
Sick leave for unclassified, nonteaching, academic leave
Status: in_force

The appropriate management boards shall recognize the following sick leave policy for unclassified, nonteaching, academic personnel:

A. Employees, work weeks, and definitions.

(1) Appointing authorities shall establish work weeks of forty hours per week for full-time employees who are not academic teaching personnel.

(2) Appointing authorities shall establish work weeks proportionate to paragraph (1) for part-time employees.

(3) Daily attendance and leave records must be maintained for unclassified employees under the jurisdiction of the state board of education. The attendance record shall be signed by the employee and reported monthly to the personnel office.

(4) Sick leave is leave with pay granted an employee for use in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:2149.

B. Earning of sick leave for twelve-month employees.

(1) Sick leave shall be earned by each employee who has a regular tour of duty.

(2) The earning of such leave shall be based on the equivalent of years of full-time state service and shall be creditable at the end of each calendar month in accordance with the following general schedule:

(a) Less than three years of service at the rate of one day of sick leave per month, or the equivalent thereof in hours;

(b) Three years, but less than five years, of service at the rate of one and one-fourth days of sick leave per month, or the equivalent thereof in hours;

(c) Five years, but less than ten years, of service at the rate of one and one-half days of sick leave per month, or the equivalent thereof in hours;

(d) Ten years, but less than fifteen years, of service at the rate of one and three-fourth days of sick leave per month, or the equivalent thereof in hours;

(e) Fifteen or more years of service at the rate of two days of sick leave per month, or the equivalent thereof in hours;

(3) No twelve-month unclassified employee shall be credited with sick leave for any calendar month:

(a) until he has completed the calendar month in which he was employed;

(b) during which he has been on leave without pay for ten or more working days;

(c) while serving in the military.

C. Earning of sick leave for employees employed on basis other than twelve months.

(1) Sick leave shall be earned by each employee who has a regular tour of duty.

(2) The earning of such leave shall be based on the equivalent of years of full-time service and shall be creditable at the end of each calendar month.

(a) Service Service 3 Service 5 Service 10 Service

Length Summer Less but less but less but less 15 and

of Con- Session than than than than over

tract Worked 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs. 15 yrs. yrs.

9 mos. 12 wks. 12 15 18 21 24

9 mos. 9 wks. 11 1/2 14 17 1/4 19 3/4 22 1/2

9 mos. 6 wks. 10 1/2 13 15 3/4 18 1/2 21

9 mos. None 9 11 1/4 13 1/2 15 3/4 18

(b) For contract periods less than twelve months but different than nine months a proportionate rate should be used.

(3) No unclassified employee employed on a basis less than 12 months shall be credited with sick leave for the reasons cited in paragraphs (3)(a), (3)(b), and (3)(c).

D. Accrued unused sick leave earned by an employee shall be carried forward to the succeeding years without limitation.

E. Transfer of sick leave.

(1) When an employee changes his position from one state agency to another his accumulated sick leave shall be forwarded to the new agency and shall be credited to him.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 339, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 723, §1; Acts 2020, No. 241, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1791 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1791
Higher tuition or fees not to be charged
Status: in_force

No student in any state college, university, or institution of higher learning who is granted an athletic scholarship at such institution and who is not a resident of this state shall be charged or required to pay any tuition or fees in an amount in excess of that which is charged students who are residents of this state.

Added by Acts 1956, No 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 262
Flag and patriotic customs of the United States; required instruction
Status: in_force

A.(1) A program of instruction on the flag of the United States of America shall be provided to students by the fifth grade as part of the social studies curriculum in the public elementary schools of this state. Such instruction, at a minimum, shall include the history of the American flag, etiquette, customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag, and such other patriotic customs as provided by and in accordance with the provisions of 36 U.S.C. 170 et seq. on patriotic customs.

(2) The program of instruction on patriotic customs required by this Section shall include instruction on the national motto, "In God We Trust", and each public school governing authority shall display the national motto in each building it uses and classroom in each school under its jurisdiction. The nature of the display shall be determined by each governing authority with a minimum requirement that the national motto shall be displayed on a poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches. The motto shall be the central focus of the poster or framed document and shall be printed in a large, easily readable font.

B. This Section does not require a public school governing authority to spend its funds to purchase national motto displays. A governing authority may spend its funds or donated funds to purchase the displays and may accept donated displays.

C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to ensure the proper implementation of this Section.

Acts 1999, No. 672, §1; Acts 2018, No. 410, §1, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2023, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3621.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3621.3
Hearing officer; debt collection; state district court
Status: in_force

Prior to the expiration of the state committee, the state superintendent, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall appoint a nonpartisan hearing officer to hear and determine cases involving debt collections. All appeals from the hearing officer regarding debt collections shall be taken directly to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for East Baton Rouge Parish.

Acts 1990, No. 4, §1, eff. May 23, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3352 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3352
Degrees; conditions
Status: in_force

A. Each board shall confer degrees evidencing satisfactory completion of the principal courses of study and award diplomas in certification thereof at the colleges and universities under its jurisdiction. However, no degree shall be issued to a student who has failed to comply with all grade point requirements for obtaining such degree as published in the institution's catalog. Each board may provide for the issuance of certificates to evidence satisfactory pursuance of studies not leading to a degree. Any board also may confer appropriate honorary degrees on any persons who have made substantial achievements in literary, artistic, scientific, or technical fields of endeavor, but no degree, whether honorary or earned, shall be conferred except by vote of the board upon the recommendation of the president or chief administrative officer of the system, head of the college or university, and of the faculty of the appropriate college, school, or division of a college or university.

B. All earned degrees and certificates conferred by each board shall be recognized by the courts and other officials of Louisiana as entitling the graduates holding such degrees to the same rights, privileges and immunities in the state of Louisiana as the diplomas, degrees or certificates of any other institution of learning.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 1, 1975. Acts 1991, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1685.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1685.1
Scholarships for children of correctional officers injured or killed in performance of duty
Status: in_force

Any child of a correctional officer, as defined in R.S. 17:1685, which correctional officer is killed or permanently disabled in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which child is otherwise eligible and meets all the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees for tuitions, books or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child for the number of semesters required for a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such child shall be entitled to a cash grant of one hundred twenty-five dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books.

In no event shall such scholarships exceed eight semesters for any one child.

No benefits shall be granted under the provisions of this Section unless funds are appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose by the legislature. Any funds lost to any public college or university as a result of this Act shall be reimbursed to that college or university by the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 197, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 711
Revised Statutes 711
Status: in_force

PART III-A. SUPPLEMENT TO TEACHERS'

RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE

§§711-720.5. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.1-901.17 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2
Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 106, §2.
Status: repealed

NOTE: §2 eff. Aug. 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 210.

§2. Reports of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and state Department of Education

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any provision of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 requiring the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or the state Department of Education to submit a report as defined in R.S. 24:771 shall cease to be effective on August first two years following the date of the first publication of the report unless renewed by the legislature.

B. If a bill providing for the renewal of a reporting requirement does not become law, the statute creating and continuing such report shall be construed as repealed on the applicable termination date.

Acts 2025, No. 210, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 156
Physical examination for students
Status: in_force

No student shall be subjected to any physical examination or inspection if the father, mother, or tutor of such student objects thereto.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3047.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3047.3
Maintaining eligibility
Status: in_force

A. To maintain continued state payment of the award, once enrolled in a postsecondary education institution, an award recipient shall:

(1) Make steady academic progress as defined by the administering agency toward completion of the requirements of the qualified program, unless an exception for cause is granted by the administering agency.

(2) Remain in good academic standing at the postsecondary education institution while enrolled in a qualified program.

(3) Maintain continuous enrollment, unless granted an exception for cause by the administering agency. "Continuous enrollment" shall mean:

(a) Earn at least one shorter-term postsecondary education credential per year if enrolled in a qualified program below the associate degree level.

(b) Enroll in the fall and spring semester of each academic year if enrolled in a qualified program at the associate degree level.

(4) Maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 calculated on a 4.00 scale in a qualified program for which grades are issued.

(5)(a) Not be incarcerated.

(b) Have no conviction for any crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B).

(6) Have received an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces, if separation occurs after becoming a recipient of the award.

(7) Have received the award for not more than three consecutive academic years, unless an extension is granted for cause by the administering agency in accordance with its rules.

(8) Have used the award to earn not more than sixty hours of academic credit.

(9) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 287, §2, eff. June 12, 2023.

B. An award recipient who successfully completes a qualified program in less than three years shall be eligible to continue to receive the award, in accordance with the limitations as specified in this Chapter, for any remaining time of eligibility by enrolling in another qualified program and continuing to meet all academic and other established eligibility requirements provided pursuant to this Chapter and by rule of the administering agency.

C. If an award recipient previously received the award and enrolled in a program that is subsequently determined to no longer meet the criteria as a qualified program, the award recipient may continue to use the award to continue in the program as long as all other continuing eligibility requirements are met.

Acts 2021, No. 457, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 287, §2, eff. June 12, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:60.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 60.3
Jefferson Parish School Board; term limits
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the Jefferson Parish School Board, who at the end of his term of office on the board will have served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms, such service being during terms that began on or after January 1, 2010, shall not be elected to the board for the succeeding term.

Acts 2009, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:534 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 534
Promotions; probationary periods and tenure
Status: in_force

A. An employee, as defined in R.S. 17:531, who has acquired regular and permanent status in the employ of the Iberville Parish School Board, as set forth in R.S. 17:532, and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, shall serve a probationary period of three years in the higher position before acquiring permanent status therein, but shall retain the permanent status previously acquired in the lower position from which he was promoted. During the probationary period in the position to which promoted:

(1) An employee may be returned to his former position only if there has been compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:532.

(2) An employee may not be discharged or demoted to any position paying a salary less than that paid by the highest permanent position previously held unless there has been compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:533.

B. An employee who has not completed the probationary period for employees, as set forth in R.S. 17:532 and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, may add service in the higher paid position to the time served in the lower paid position in order to complete the required probationary period in the lower paid position.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 194, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2185 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2185
Use of loan or bond proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived from any such loan or from the sale of said bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness shall be applied to the purpose for which the debt is incurred by the board of supervisors.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:182 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 182
Protective custody
Status: in_force

A. No school administrator shall release a minor into protective custody unless the official to whom the minor is being released provides the following information about the minor:

(1) First and last name.

(2) Address.

(3) Date of birth.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an arrest for which there is probable cause.

Acts 2022, No. 324, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 126
Courses of study and text books; authority to adopt
Status: in_force

The Orleans Parish School Board has authority to prepare courses of study for use in public schools of Orleans Parish, subject to the approval of the state board of education, and to adopt text books for use in the public schools of Orleans Parish, subject to the approval of the state board of education.

Acts 1960, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1, emerg. eff. Jan. 12, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1685 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1685
Children of correctional officers; definitions
Status: in_force

A. The term "correctional officers" shall include all persons employed on a full-time basis by the Louisiana Department of Corrections as security correctional officers and all administrative, clerical, maintenance or other employees of the Louisiana Department of Corrections who, during the normal course of their official daily duties, are required to come in close personal contact with inmates who have been convicted of felonies and incarcerated in or on the grounds of a penal institution.

B. "College or university" means any institution of post-secondary education situated in this state, operated by an agency, board or other body created by the constitution or laws of this state, operated in whole or in part with funds appropriated for that purpose by the legislature and authorized to confer degrees in the arts and sciences.

C. "Room and board charges" means the fee charged for lodging, quarters or food furnished by a college or university on its campus, and for which a regular and periodic charge is made to all students availing themselves of such services. All normal activity or other relevant fees shall likewise be included herein.

D. "Books" means textbooks, reference books, manuals, or other aids to instruction which are required to be purchased by a student in a given course of study.

E. "Semester" means a regularly fixed period of instruction for which credit is given whether a semester, quarter, trimester, or otherwise.

F. "Child" means the natural, adopted, or acknowledged offspring of a correctional officer or his or her spouse living in the same household with and dependent upon the correctional officer for support, and the offspring of a correctional officer dependent upon him or her for support whether or not living in the same household.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 197, §1; Acts 2004, No. 26, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3023 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3023
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The board may:

(1) Guarantee the loan of money to lending agencies and/or any holders of such loans, subject to the requirement of R.S. 17:3023.4 and upon such other terms and conditions as the board may prescribe, for persons attending or planning to attend institutions of higher education to assist them in meeting their expenses of higher education, including graduate, professional, vocational, business, or technical education.

(2)(a) Pay to the lending agencies or any holders of such loans the interest as prescribed in R.S. 17:3023.4 on loans made to students as long as the student is enrolled in any postsecondary education institution approved by the board or for not in excess of three years during which the borrower is in the active military service of the United States.

(b) When federal funds are available to refund the board for payment of interest on student loans, periodic installment payments of principal may be delayed, and interest may accrue and may be paid during any period:

(i) Not in excess of three years during which the borrower is a member of the armed forces of the United States.

(ii) Not in excess of three years during which the borrower is in service as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act.

(iii) Not in excess of three years during which the borrower is in service as a volunteer under Title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

(3) Operate in the other capacities permitted by federal law and regulation in the Title IV student financial assistance programs administered by the commission.

(4) Reject or take or hold and administer, on behalf of the board and for any of its purposes, real property, personal property, and monies, or any interest therein, and the income therefrom, either absolutely or in trust, for any purpose of the board. The board may invest its funds in any investments in which funds of the state employees retirement system may be invested pursuant to R.S. 11:517. The board may acquire property or monies for its purposes by the acceptance of gifts, grants, appropriations, bequests, devises, or loans.

(5) Enter into such contracts, as may be desirable, with institutions of higher education, upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the board and the institution, to provide for the administration by such institution of any loan or loan plan guaranteed by the board, including but not limited to applications therefor and repayment thereof.

(6) Enter into contracts with any bank or other lending agency or any holder of such loan upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the board and the bank or other lending agency or holder, to provide for the administration by such bank or other lending agency or holder, of any loan or loan plan guaranteed by the commission including but not limited to applications therefor and terms of repayment thereof, and to establish the conditions for payment by the board to the bank or other lending agency or the holder of the guarantee on any loan. A loan shall be defaulted when the bank or other lending agency or holder makes application to the board for payment on the loan stating that such loan is in default in accordance with the terms of a contract executed under this Paragraph.

(7) Sue and be sued in the name of the board.

(8) Collect loans guaranteed by the board on which the board has met its guarantee obligations.

(9) Adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter, governing the guarantee, disbursement, or servicing of loans made by the board and governing any other matters relating to the activities of the board. Such rules and regulations shall include procedures for the denial of licenses, permits, and certificates required by the state to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession to applicants and renewal applicants in default on the repayment of loans guaranteed by the board, for the conditional issuance or renewal of such a license, permit, or certificate pending an applicant's compliance with loan repayment requirements, and for other matters necessary to implement the provisions of R.S. 37:2951.

(10) Perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out effectively the objects and purposes of this Chapter.

(11) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, enter into agreements with the United States Department of Education and other public or private entities for any purpose related to the administration of student financial assistance programs pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., as amended or as hereafter amended.

(12) Define, for the purposes of this Chapter, the meaning of "Louisiana residency".

B. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by this Section, the board shall establish an internal audit function and shall establish an office of the chief audit executive who shall be responsible for ensuring that the internal audit function adheres to the Institute of Internal Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The chief audit executive shall maintain organizational independence in accordance with these standards and shall have direct and unrestricted access to the board. The chief audit executive shall annually certify to the board that the internal audit function conforms to the Institute of Internal Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1979, No. 349, §2; Acts 1980, No. 790, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 815, §2; Acts 1982, No. 413, §1; Acts 1982, No. 835, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 689, §1, eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 713, §1; Acts 2003, No. 393, §3, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2015, No. 314, §1; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A); Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2150 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2150
Applicability
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to affect academic teaching personnel.

B. Nothing in this Part shall authorize or require the reduction of any sick leave benefits presently available to any unclassified, non-teaching academic employee under any contract, law, agreement, custom or policy in effect at twelve o'clock noon on July 31, 1974.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 339, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 723, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 8.5
Certification of foreign associate teachers
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies relative to the certification of foreign associate teachers that include the following components:

(1) The designation by the board of the appropriate foreign language associate teaching certificate to be granted to teachers who meet the certification requirements of the Foreign Associate Teacher Program.

(2) Procedures for foreign language associate teaching certificate renewal upon the teacher's completion of a required number of continuing learning units as determined by the board.

(3) Testing requirements for teachers holding certain foreign language associate teaching certificates who are pursuing a regular teaching certificate.

(4) The expansion of languages covered under the foreign language associate teaching certificate that will allow for growth of the Foreign Associate Teacher Program.

(5) Support for the addition of a foreign language indicator to the list of critical certification shortage areas in the revised Teacher Preparation Accountability System to encourage universities to increase the number of foreign language teachers who complete teacher preparation programs.

Acts 2023, No. 392, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.36
Reports
Status: in_force

A. Each public postsecondary education institution shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature by January 1, 2019, on the implementation of the provisions of this Part.

B. Each institution shall annually submit a report to the governor and the legislature regarding any barriers to or incidents against free expression that occurred at the institution. The report shall detail the barrier or incident as well as actions taken in response to the barrier or incident.

C. If an institution is sued for an alleged violation of a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, the institution shall submit a supplementary report with a copy of the complaint to the governor and the state legislature within thirty days of receipt of the complaint.

D. Each institution shall post all reports pursuant to this Section on its website.

Acts 2018, No. 666, §1, eff. June 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:182.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 182.1
Homework assistance
Status: in_force

A. Each public school governing authority shall actively promote and provide information to students and parents on how to access the after-school online homework assistance services offered through the State Library of Louisiana and their local public library.

B. The information required by this Section, including the appropriate link provided by the State Library of Louisiana, shall be included in each school's student handbook and shall also be posted on the home page of the website of each public school governing authority and each public school that has a website.

C. Each public school shall post the information required by this Section in a prominent location where it can be seen by all students on a daily basis.

D. The state Department of Education shall collaborate with the State Library of Louisiana to align and promote its after-school homework assistance services and programs related to elementary and secondary education.

Acts 2015, No. 239, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3131 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3131
Orders
Status: in_force

Orders of the Board of Regents issued pursuant to its powers as provided in R.S. 17:3125 to 17:3129 shall be promulgated and issued to and implemented or enforced by the appropriate management board.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.3
Louis Armstrong High School for the Arts; creation; location; governance; relationship with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Louis Armstrong High School for the Arts which shall be a residential institution located on a satellite campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at a location in Vermilion Parish. The school may be funded by the state from monies appropriated for this purpose. Full-time students at the school may have the same state support, and pay the same fees and tuition, as the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches.

B. The school shall be considered as and shall be governed as a part of the campus of the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

C. The school shall be managed by a school board whose membership, powers, and duties shall be as provided in this Part.

Acts 1997, No. 1350, §1; Acts 2017, No. 374, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.

NOTE: See Acts 2017, No. 374, §5, relative to school name changes on items and products for the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 158
School buses for transportation of students; employment of bus operators; alternative means of transportation; improvement of school bus turnarounds; loading and unloading students
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided by Subsection H of this Section and in accordance with the requirements of Subsection F of this Section, each city, parish, and other local public school board shall provide free transportation for any student attending a school of suitable grade approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local board if the student resides more than one mile from such school. This requirement shall not apply to any student attending a nonpublic school pursuant to R.S. 17:4011 through 4025.

(2) A city, parish, or other local public school board may provide transportation for any student attending a school of suitable grade approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local board who resides one mile or less from the school when the school board determines that conditions exist to warrant such transportation. Transportation of students residing one mile or less from their school shall be at no cost to the state.

(3) Conditions that exist and warrant transportation as authorized by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection may include but shall not be limited to the residence location of a person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 relative to registration of sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators.

(4) For the purposes of this Subsection, any city, parish, or other local public school board may employ school bus operators as defined in R.S. 17:491. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit a city, parish, or other local public school board from entering into contracts or mutual agreements for providing school bus transportation.

B. If a parish or city school board determines transportation by school bus is impractical or is not available or that other existing conditions warrant it, the board may make arrangements for the use of common carriers in accordance with uniform standards established by the state superintendent of education and at a cost based upon the actual costs of such transportation.

C. If transportation is not provided by the parish or city school board by reason of economically justifiable reasons approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the provisions of Subsection H of this Section, the Department of Education, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection D hereof, shall reimburse the parent or tutor of any student who resides more than one mile from the school attended by the student to the extent and in the amounts that funds are so appropriated by the legislature, but in no event shall such reimbursement exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per student or three hundred seventy-five dollars for any one family.

D. Claims for reimbursement shall be submitted to the superintendent of education by the parent or tutor of an eligible student not later than July 1 of each year for reimbursement claims for the previous school year. Each claim shall be in the form of an affidavit executed by the parent or tutor of the student, affirming the accuracy of the claim. The affidavit shall be in the form prescribed by the state superintendent of education and shall be furnished by him to each parish and city superintendent of education. The superintendent of education shall notify principals of public and nonpublic schools no later than April 1 of each year that claim forms for reimbursement are available at the local school board offices. Beginning with the 1979-80 academic school year, claims for reimbursements shall be in the form of a claim made by each parent or tutor affirming to the accuracy of such claim, which form shall contain a statement that any person who knowingly or willingly violates the provisions of this Section by filing a false claim or fraudulent claim shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year or fined not more than $500 or both, and that the filing of any false claim shall be and constitute a violation of the criminal laws of the state of Louisiana and particularly shall constitute false swearing under the provisions of R.S. 14:125. This provision of law shall supercede and be in lieu of the filing of a notarized affidavit as heretofore required by this Section. Within sixty days after the beginning of the fiscal year the Department of Education shall begin issuing checks payable to parents or tutors of the students.

E. Any parish school board may provide gravel or contribute funds to the local governing authority for the gravelling of school bus turnarounds. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the local police jury from gravelling school bus turnarounds at the request of the school board without the necessity of said school board furnishing any materials or funds for the work done.

F. The provisions of this Section shall apply to eligible public and nonpublic school students. However, these provisions shall not apply to any student or the parent or tutor of any student who attends a school which discriminates on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin.

G. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this Section by filing a false or fraudulent claim shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

H.(1) No parish or city school board shall eliminate or reduce the level of transportation services provided to students as required by the provisions of this Section except for economically justifiable reasons approved in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) Any parish or city school board seeking approval to eliminate or reduce the level of transportation services to students for economically justifiable reasons shall submit with its request for approval the following information:

(a) Figures for the three most recently completed fiscal years showing the board's actual revenues from all sources, including any prior year surpluses, and actual expenditures for operating purposes. These figures shall include detailed information relative to any revenues received specifically for providing transportation services to students and the actual expenditures of the board for providing transportation services to students.

(b) Figures for the current fiscal year and for the next fiscal year showing, according to the most recent estimates, the board's anticipated revenues from all sources, including any prior year surpluses, and anticipated expenditures for operating purposes. These figures shall include detailed information relative to any anticipated revenues to be received specifically for providing transportation services to students and the anticipated expenditures of the board for providing transportation services to students.

(c) The estimated cost on both a per pupil basis and on a per bus route basis for the current fiscal year and for the next fiscal year for the board to comply with the student transportation requirements of Paragraph (A)(1) and Subsection F of this Section.

(d) A description of the board's proposed reduction in or elimination of student transportation services indicating the number of students involved, any specific routes proposed for reduction or elimination, and the estimated savings to be achieved through the reduction of elimination of transportation services.

(e) A written statement attested to by the chief financial officer of the school system, the local superintendent of schools, and the presiding officer of the school board that sufficient funds are not available or are not expected to be available, regardless of funding source, to permit the board to provide the transportation services to students being proposed for reduction or elimination.

(f) A written statement attested to by the chief transportation officer of the school system, the local superintendent of schools, and the presiding officer of the school board that the proposed reduction in or elimination of transportation services to students does not have a disparate impact on any group of students by reason of race, creed, sex, disability, residence, or school attended, whether public or approved nonpublic, elementary or secondary.

(g) Any additional information deemed necessary by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(3) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall take under review and consideration any request by a parish or city school board for approval to reduce or eliminate student transportation services submitted in compliance with the provisions of this Subsection, however no such approval shall be granted by the board until the state superintendent of education has certified the accuracy and validity of the information submitted by the parish or city school board.

I.(1) Each city, parish, and other local public school board may provide transportation to any full-time student who is twenty years of age or younger and attending a technical college campus, that is part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local board. If the closest technical college campus is located outside the jurisdictional boundaries of the local school board, the board may facilitate the transportation or coordinate with neighboring boards to facilitate transportation to the technical college campus.

(2) The local public school board where the student resides, may assess a fee to each student utilizing the transportation services provided pursuant to this Subsection, not to exceed the actual cost of providing such transportation, including administrative costs.

(3) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement provisions of this Subsection.

(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to:

(a) Local public school boards in a parish with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(b) Local public school boards in any parish that operates a parish-wide public transit system that provides sufficient service to meet the transportation needs of students attending technical colleges located in the parish.

J. The governing authority of each public school shall adopt policies and procedures or shall make provision in its bus transportation service agreement to do all of the following: (1) Prohibit a bus operator from loading or unloading students at school while the bus is in a traffic lane of any type of street as defined in R.S. 32:1 and require that students be loaded or unloaded on a shoulder, in a school parking lot, or at other appropriate off-road location at the school as determined by the school governing authority. The requirements of this Paragraph shall not apply if the shoulder of a municipal road is the only available alternative and the municipality has not made the shoulder available by designating that area for loading and unloading students during designated school zone hours.

(2) Prohibit a bus operator from loading or unloading students at or near their homes while the bus is in a lane of traffic unless the bus is in the lane farthest to the right side of the road so that there is not a lane of traffic between the bus and the right-side curb or other edge of the road.

(3) Prohibit a bus operator from loading or unloading a student in a location on a divided highway such that a student, in order to walk between the bus and his home or school, would be required to cross a roadway of the highway on which traffic is not controlled by the visual signals on the school bus.

K. The provisions of R.S. 17:81(CC) relative to carpool and bus line policies apply to any nonpublic school for which transportation of students is provided by a city, parish, or other local public school board.

Acts 1969, No. 143, §1; Acts 1975, No. 392, §1; Acts 1976, No. 281, §2; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 1979, No. 202, §1, eff. July 3, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 206, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1001, §1; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 1989, No. 10, §1; Acts 1992, No. 24, §1, eff. May 25, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 750, §1, eff. June 29, 1010; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2012, No. 672, §1; Acts 2014, No. 654, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §8, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 421, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1; Acts 2022, No. 640, §1; Acts 2023, No. 362, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3996 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3996
Charter schools; exemptions; requirements
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in an approved charter, a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees shall be exempt from all rules and regulations of the state board and those of any local school board that are applicable to public schools and to public school officers and employees except for the following rules and regulations otherwise applicable to public schools regarding:

(1) Building maintenance.

(2) Facility accessibility.

(3) Asbestos detection and abatement.

(4) The Sanitary Code.

(5) Pesticide use and safety.

(6) Fire safety.

(7) Safe work environments.

(8) The possession and safe use of weapons and hazardous materials.

(9) Adolescent health initiatives and school health centers.

(10) Hearing and vision screenings.

(11) Immunizations and health records.

(12) Communicable disease prevention.

(13) Drug use prevention.

(14) Eye safety and the use of protective goggles.

(15) Missing children identification procedures.

(16) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 2, §2.

(17) School and district accountability system.

(18) School bus specifications and inspection requirements.

(19) School bus operational procedures.

(20) School bus operator and bus attendant pre-employment screening and training requirements.

B. Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in an approved charter, a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees shall be exempt from all statutory mandates or other statutory requirements that are applicable to public schools and to public school officers and employees except for the following laws otherwise applicable to public schools with the same grades:

(1) School entrance age, R.S. 17:222.

(2) Corporal punishment, R.S. 17:416.1(B), and suspension of students, R.S. 17:223.

(3) Expulsion of students, R.S. 17:224.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(5) Attendance reporting, R.S. 17:232.

(6) Admission of home study students, R.S. 17:236.2.

(7) Unauthorized use of electronic communication devices, R.S. 17:239.

(8) Smoking, R.S. 17:240.

(9) Open meetings, R.S. 42:11 et seq.

(10) Public records, R.S. 44:1 et seq.

(11) Teaching regarding the United States Constitution, R.S. 17:261.

(12) Teaching regarding the Federalist Papers and the Declaration of Independence, R.S. 17:268.

(13) Administration of medication and exceptions thereto, R.S. 17:436.1.

(14) Teaching regarding Civics and Free Enterprise, R.S. 17:274.1.

(15) Teaching regarding sex, R.S. 17:281.

(16) Religious liberty of students, R.S. 17:2115 et seq.

(17) Pupil assessment, R.S. 17:24.4.

(18) Any school and district accountability system required by law of a public school of similar grade or type.

(19) Public bids for the erection, construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of a public facility or immovable property, Part II of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(20) Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., with the exception of R.S. 42:1119 as it applies to any person employed by a charter school prior to August 15, 2003.

(21) Electronic communication by an employee at a school to a student enrolled at that school, R.S. 17:81(Q).

(22) Vocational and technical education, R.S. 17:183.4.

(23) Inspection and operation of fire safety and prevention equipment, R.S. 17:81(S).

(24) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(25) Reporting by a school bus operator employed by the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school of his arrest for one or more of the specified offenses relative to operating a vehicle, R.S. 17:491.3.

(26) School master plans for supporting student behavior and discipline, R.S. 17:252.

(27) Data collection system, R.S. 17:3911.

(28) Reporting by a school employee employed by the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school of his arrest for one or more of the specified offenses relative to sexual morality affecting minors, R.S. 17:16, any of the crimes provided in R.S. 15:587.1, or any substantiated allegation of child abuse or neglect on file in the central registry pursuant to Children's Code Article 615.

(29) Seclusion and physical restraint of students with exceptionalities, R.S. 17:416.21.

(30) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(31) Instruction on the Founding Principles of the United States of America in American history and civics courses, R.S. 17:265.

(32) Procedures on bullying pursuant to R.S. 17:416.14.

(33) School crisis management and response plans, R.S. 17:416.16.

(34) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(35) Instruction and hotline number posting requirements relative to child assault awareness and prevention, R.S. 17:81(Y).

(36) Deferred compensation plans, R.S. 17:81(Z).

(37) School bus loading and unloading provisions, R.S. 17:158(J).

(38) Student information, R.S. 17:3913 and 3914.

(39) Notification of homework assistance services, R.S. 17:182.1.

(40) Discipline of students, R.S. 17:416 and 416.2.

(41) Deaf Child's Bill of Rights, R.S. 17:1960.

(42) Instruction in cursive writing, R.S. 17:266.

(43) Louisiana Expectant and Parenting Students Act, R.S. 17:221.7.

(44) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(45) Authorization to teach, R.S. 17:7(10).

(46) Criminal history review, R.S. 17:15.

(47) Immunization information, influenza, R.S. 17:170.5.

(48) Behavioral health services for students, R.S. 17:173.

(49) Administration of literacy screening and literacy screening reports, R.S. 17:182.

(50) Instruction in personal financial management, R.S. 17:270.

(51) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(52) Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools, R.S. 17:406.9.

(53) Threats of violence or terrorism, R.S. 17:409.1 et seq.

(54) Regulations for the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses, R.S. 17:164.

(55) Student fees, R.S. 17:177.

(56) School supplies, R.S. 17:178.

(57) Youth suicide prevention programs, R.S. 17:282.4.

(58) Special education advisory councils, R.S. 17:1944.1.

(59) Quality early literacy initiative, R.S. 17:24.9.

(60) Early literacy instruction, R.S. 17:24.10.

(61) Early literacy professional development, R.S. 17:24.12.

(62) Expanded academic support, R.S. 17:100.13.

(63) Remote school registration and enrollment of children of military personnel transferring to the state, R.S. 17:101.

(64) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(65) Cameras in special education classrooms, R.S. 17:1948.

(66) Learning pods, R.S. 17:4036.1.

(67) Students who are pregnant or parenting, R.S. 17:221.8.

(68),(69) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(70) Posting and distribution of information relative to parental rights, R.S. 17:354.

(71) Parental access to instructional materials, R.S. 17:355.

(72) Screening and intervention, R.S. 17:392.1.

(73) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(74) Voter registration, R.S. 17:2121.

(75) Numeracy professional development, R.S. 17:24.13.

(76) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.

(77) Elective course on the history and literature of the Bible, R.S. 17:282.

(78) Dyslexia screening and reporting, R.S. 17:392.11.

(79) Carpool and bus line policies, R.S. 17:81(CC).

(80) Posting of public school governing authority fiscal information, R.S. 17:88.1.

(81) Flag and patriotic customs of the United States, R.S. 17:262.

(82) Child health and safety minimum standards, R.S. 17:407.41.

(83) Ten Commandments, displays, R.S. 17:2124.

(84) Computer Science; required instruction, R.S. 17:280.3.

(85) Sickle cell disease training for school nurses, R.S. 17:436.5.

(86) Uniform ten-point grading scale, R.S. 17:184.

(87) Names and pronouns, R.S. 17:2125.

(88) Requirements for participation in the LA GATOR Scholarship Program, R.S. 17:4037.1 et seq., if a charter school opts to participate in the program.

(89) Student records, R.S. 17:112.

(90) Mental health screenings, R.S. 17:416.24.

NOTE: Paragraph (B)(91) eff. upon an Act of the Louisiana Legislature containing a specific appropriation of monies for the implementation of Act 425 of the 2025 Regular Session becoming effective. See Acts 2025, No. 425.

(91) School mapping data, R.S. 17:416.16.1.

C.(1) A charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with state and federal laws and regulations otherwise applicable to public schools with respect to civil rights and individuals with disabilities.

(2) A charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall accordingly recruit, employ, and train teachers, administrators, and other employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin shall not constitute bona fide occupational qualifications. Proficiency in a foreign language may constitute a bona fide occupational qualification for a teacher who spends more than half of his daily instruction time providing instruction in or teaching in a foreign language.

D. Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the local school board in whose jurisdiction the charter school is located shall apply to a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees, except as otherwise provided for in the approved charter.

E. To graduate from a charter high school, pupils shall be able to demonstrate competency in the content of every course required for high school graduation. The state board shall provide by rule relative to a determination that such competencies have been acquired. In addition, any examination required by the state board or by law as a requirement for graduation from public high schools shall apply to pupils at charter high schools. Charter schools choosing to have their students demonstrate course competencies in a manner different from the traditional Carnegie unit approach where students take specific courses shall describe in their charter proposal how the school plans to work with the public higher education management boards regarding the acceptance by public institutions of higher education of such competencies.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to appropriate financial audits in accordance with R.S. 24:513 et seq.

G. All charter schools established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 39:1301 through 1315. Each Type 1, 3, 3B, and 4 charter school annually shall submit its budget to the local school board that approved its charter, and such board shall submit the charter school's budget to the state superintendent of education in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:88. Each Type 2 and Type 5 charter school annually shall submit its budget directly to the state superintendent of education.

H. In addition to the requirements of Subsection G of this Section, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations for prescribing forms and practices for budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting, both interim and annual, for Type 2 and Type 5 charter schools.

Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 821, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 991, §1, eff. June 27, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 9, §1, eff. Nov. 6, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 381, §1; Acts 2009, No. 214, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 284, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 413, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 321, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 327, §§1, 2; Acts 2010, No. 533, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 756, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 267, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 328, §1, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 2, §§1, 2; Acts 2012, No. 384, §1; Acts 2012, No. 393, §2; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 50, §1; Acts 2013, No. 330, §1; Acts 2014, No. 443, §1; Acts 2014, No. 517, §1; Acts 2014, No. 525, §1; Acts 2014, No. 547, §1, eff. June 9, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 654, §1; Acts 2014, No. 837, §1; Acts 2015, No. 228, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 239, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 248, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 250, §1; Acts 2016, No. 80, §2; Acts 2016, No. 234, §1; Acts 2016, No. 482, §1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 497, §1, eff. June 14, 2016; Acts 2016, No. 523, §1; Acts 2017, No. 72, §1, Acts 2017, No. 86, §1; Acts 2017, No. 266, §1; Acts 2017, No. 341, §1; Acts 2018, No. 154, §1; Acts 2018, No. 262, §1; Acts 2018, No. 300, §1; Acts 2018, No. 547, §1; Acts 2018, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 688, §1; Acts 2018, No. 696, §1; Acts 2018, No. 716, §1; Acts 2019, No. 93, §1; Acts 2019, No. 240, §1; Acts 2019, No. 274, §1, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2019, No. 377, §1; Acts 2021, No. 108, §1, eff. June 4, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 208, §1, eff. June 11, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 294, §1; Acts 2021, No. 353, §1, eff. June 17, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 400, §1, eff. June 16, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 438, §1; Acts 2021, No. 456, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 473, §1; Acts 2022, No. 385, §1; Acts 2022, No. 466, §1; Acts 2022, No. 472, §2; Acts 2022, No. 622, §1; Acts 2022, No. 624, §1; Acts 2022, No. 650, §1; Acts 2022, No. 697, §1, eff. June 18, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 722, §3; Acts 2023, No. 180, §3; Acts 2023, No. 215, §2; Acts 2023, No. 260, §1, eff. June 12, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 264, §1; Acts 2023, No. 266, §1; Acts 2023, No. 362, §1; Acts 2023, No. 370, §2; Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 211, §2; Acts 2024, No. 375, §1; Acts 2024, No. 428, §1; Acts 2024, No. 641, §1, eff. June 11, 2024 & §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2025; Acts 2024, No. 676, §1, eff. June 19, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 680, §3; Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 748, §1; Acts 2025, No. 181, §1; Acts 2025, No. 409, §3; Acts 2025, No. 425, §1, eff. See Act; Acts 2025, No. 449, §1; Acts 2025, No. 469, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 497.4
Training and certification; school bus operators; training sessions
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall develop and implement a program for the training and certification of school bus operators for the purpose of increasing the number of certified school bus operators in the state. The program shall include training sessions of at least two days each to be held throughout the state which shall be conducted by certified instructors as selected by the department. The number, dates, frequency, and locations of such training sessions shall be determined by the department which shall be responsible for disseminating all information relative to such training sessions to each city and parish school system, in a timely fashion.

Acts 1999, No. 377, §1, eff. June 16, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2990.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2990.1
Legislative policy
Status: in_force

The legislature of this state, in the exercise of its police and general welfare powers, declares the public policy of the state as follows:

WHEREAS, one out of every six children attending schools in Louisiana attend a nonpublic elementary or secondary school, with a total of more than 163,000 children being enrolled by their parents in nonpublic schools of this state and with the cost of their education being borne by their parents and other nonpublic sources; and

WHEREAS, the state and local school districts of the state are at present (1970-71) spending approximately $737.90 annually to educate each child enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school; and

WHEREAS, the general public of Louisiana saves approximately $119.1 million annually in public school operating costs alone as a result of students' attendance at nonpublic schools; and

WHEREAS, the public interest is best served through competition in educational opportunity offered by public and nonpublic schools, provided both meet the standards established for schools by the constitution and laws of the state; and

WHEREAS, parents with lower incomes are less well able to exercise their right to choose between sending their children to public or nonpublic schools solely because of their economic condition,

THEREFORE, it is declared to be in the interest of the citizens of Louisiana that nonpublic schools continue to serve the children of Louisiana, and further that lower income parents be afforded financial assistance in order that they may exercise their constitutional right to choose between public and nonpublic schools.

It is further recognized and declared that parents should not be deprived of their right to choose between public and nonpublic schools merely because of their economic condition.

It is further declared that financial assistance to lower income parents who choose to send their children to nonpublic schools will benefit the general welfare of the state of Louisiana and of public and nonpublic schools and enable those parents to exercise fundamental constitutional rights.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 94, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3886 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3886
Teaching credentials; regular certification; permanent certification; effect of evaluation
Status: in_force

A. If a teacher's evaluation demonstrates that he has met the standard for effectiveness as determined by the board, using value-added data, for three years during the initial certification or renewal process, a certificate shall be issued or renewed unless the board receives evidence from the local board, through an appeal, that justifies discontinuation. Similarly, if a teacher's evaluation demonstrates that he has not met the standard for effectiveness as determined by the board, using either value-added data or other components of the evaluation, for three years during the initial certification or renewal process, the board shall not issue or renew a certificate unless evidence of effectiveness is received from the local board, through an appeal, that justifies the issuance of a certificate.

B.(1)(a) A teacher who seeks a regular teacher certificate and holds a teacher certificate from out of state or for teaching at a nonpublic school in Louisiana may be credited with his years of teaching experience in the issuance of any teaching credential only if the teacher has at least three years of either out-of-state teaching experience or in-state nonpublic school teaching experience and receives a successful evaluation as provided by board policy.

(b) A teacher providing instruction in a public school but not employed by the public school governing authority may be credited with his years of teaching experience in the issuing of a teaching credential only if the teacher is performing services for the school pursuant to a corporate contract with a company approved by the board to provide such services and the teacher receives a successful evaluation as provided by board policy.

(2) The board shall prescribe the process for the evaluations required by this Subsection in rules adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2010, No. 54, §1, eff. May 27, 2010; Acts 2023, No. 63, §1, eff. June 6, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1371.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1371.2
Proceedings for creation of school districts, incurring of indebtedness, special taxes; confirmation
Status: in_force

All proceedings heretofore had by the parish school board of any parish creating or purporting to create any school district in such parish, and any proceedings which may have been heretofore had in any such district for the authorization of bonds, certificates of indebtedness or special taxes, are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed, and each such district is hereby found and declared to be a validly existing school district possessing all powers permitted to be exercised by school districts under the laws of Louisiana. All special taxes so voted at elections in such districts may be levied as authorized in such elections, and any such district which has heretofore voted or authorized the issuance of bonds or certificates of indebtedness which have not yet been issued may proceed with the issuance thereof pursuant to proceedings therefor heretofore taken, as such proceedings now exist or may hereafter be amended by the parish school board.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 303, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

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

(2) "School" means the Louis Armstrong High School for the Arts.

(3) "State board" means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(4) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of education.

(5) "University" means the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Acts 1997, No. 1350, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1994 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1994
Regional coordination and planning of postsecondary vocational-technical education; establishment and composition of regions
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents shall formulate and establish geographic regions of the state, in accordance with R.S. 17:3126(D), in order to better provide for administering, coordinating, and planning for programs and functions of the postsecondary vocational-technical schools under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. The Board of Regents, upon the establishment of geographic regions and at such other times as it deems appropriate, shall designate and assign the postsecondary vocational-technical schools under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to an appropriate region.

B. The postsecondary vocational-technical schools under the jurisdiction of the board, or its successor, shall be named and designated as follows:

(1) Louisiana Technical College - Acadian Campus

(2) Louisiana Technical College - Alexandria Campus

(3) Louisiana Technical College - Ascension Campus

(4) Louisiana Technical College - Avoyelles Campus

(5) Louisiana Technical College - Bastrop Campus

(6) Louisiana Technical College - Baton Rouge Campus

(7) Louisiana Technical College - Charles B. Coreil Campus

(8) Louisiana Technical College - Delta-Ouachita Campus

(9) Louisiana Technical College - Evangeline Campus

(10) Louisiana Technical College - Florida Parishes Campus

(11) Louisiana Technical College - Folkes Campus

(12) Louisiana Technical College - Gulf Area Campus

(13) Louisiana Technical College - Hammond Area Campus

(14) Louisiana Technical College - Huey P. Long Campus

(15) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 521, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.

(16) Louisiana Technical College - Morgan Smith Campus

(17) Louisiana Technical College - Jumonville Memorial Campus

(18) Louisiana Technical College - Lafayette Campus

(19) Louisiana Technical College - Lafourche Campus

(20) Louisiana Technical College - Lamar Salter Campus

(21) Louisiana Technical Resource Center

(22) Louisiana Technical College - Mansfield Campus

(23) Louisiana Technical College - Natchitoches Campus

(24) Louisiana Technical College - North Central Campus

(25) Louisiana Technical College - Northeast Louisiana Campus

(26) Louisiana Technical College - Northwest Louisiana Campus

(27) Louisiana Technical College - Oakdale Campus

(28) Louisiana Technical College - Reserve Campus

(29) Louisiana Technical College - Ruston Campus

(30) Louisiana Technical College - Sabine Valley Campus

(31) Louisiana Technical College - Shelby M. Jackson Campus

(32) Louisiana Technical College - Shreveport-Bossier Campus

(33), (34) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 521, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.

(35) Louisiana Technical College - L.E. Fletcher Campus

(36) Louisiana Technical College - Sowela Campus

(37) Louisiana Technical College - Sullivan Campus

(38) Louisiana Technical College - T. H. Harris Campus

(39) Louisiana Technical College - Tallulah Campus

(40) Louisiana Technical College - Teche Area Campus

(41) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 521, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.

(42) Louisiana Technical College - Westside Campus

(43) Louisiana Technical College - Young Memorial Campus

C. The Bastrop, Delta-Ouachita, North Central, Northeast Louisiana, Ruston, and Tallulah campuses of the Louisiana Technical College as provided for in Paragraphs (B)(5), (8), (24), (25), (29), and (39) of this Section shall be considered part of, and under the management of, the Louisiana Technical College until such time as each institution is merged with Louisiana Delta Community College and all funds, obligations, property, programs, facilities, and functions related to each such technical college campus are transferred to Louisiana Delta Community College.

D. The Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College as provided for in Paragraphs (B)(1), (7), (9), (12), (18), (38), and (40) of this Section shall be considered part of, and under the management of, the Louisiana Technical College until such time as each institution is merged with South Louisiana Community College and all funds, obligations, property, programs, facilities, and functions related to each such technical college campus are transferred to South Louisiana Community College.

E. The Baton Rouge, Folkes, Jumonville Memorial, and Westside campuses of the Louisiana Technical College as provided for in Paragraphs (B)(6), (11), (17), and (42) of this Section shall be considered part of, and under the management of, the Louisiana Technical College until such time as each institution is merged with Baton Rouge Community College and all funds, obligations, property, programs, facilities, and functions related to each such technical college campus are transferred to Baton Rouge Community College.

Acts 1989, No. 753, §1, eff. July 8, 1989; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 103, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 405, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2010, No. 521, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 681, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 767, §1, eff. June 12, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 171, §1, eff. June 7, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 47, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2506 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2506
Political prohibitions; Federal Communications Commission Regulations
Status: in_force

No station licensed to the Authority shall be used for, nor shall any network or local programs be devoted to, the presentation of biased or one-sided aspects of partisan politics, or to advocating or opposing any present or prospective political candidacy, or to advocating or opposing any legislation currently being considered or prepared. All stations licensed to the Authority must be used in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 13, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.18
Teacher Bill of Rights
Status: in_force

A. Respecting the authority of teachers is essential to creating an environment conducive to learning, effective instruction in the classroom, and proper administration of city, parish, and other local public schools. To maintain and protect that authority, it is important that teachers, administrators, parents, and students are fully informed of the various rights conferred upon teachers pursuant to this Section, which are:

(1) A teacher has the right to teach free from the fear of frivolous lawsuits, including the right to qualified immunity and to a legal defense, and to indemnification by the employing school board, pursuant to R.S. 17:416.1(C), 416.4, 416.5, and 416.11, for actions taken in the performance of duties of the teacher's employment.

(2) A teacher has the right to appropriately discipline students in accordance with R.S. 17:223 and 416 through 416.16 and any city, parish, or other local public school board regulation.

(3) A teacher has the right to remove any persistently disruptive student from his classroom when the student's behavior prevents the orderly instruction of other students or when the student displays impudent or defiant behavior and to place the student in the custody of the principal or his designee pursuant to R.S. 17:416(A)(1)(c).

(4) A teacher has the right to have his or her professional judgment and discretion respected by school and district administrators in any disciplinary action taken by the teacher in accordance with school and district policy and with R.S.17:416(A)(1)(c).

(5) A teacher has the right to teach in a safe, secure, and orderly environment that is conducive to learning and free from recognized dangers or hazards that are causing or likely to cause serious injury in accordance with R.S. 17:416.9 and 416.16.

(6) A teacher has the right to be treated with civility and respect as provided in R.S. 17:416.12.

(7) A teacher has the right to communicate with and to request the participation of parents in appropriate student disciplinary decisions pursuant to R.S. 17:235.1 and 416(A).

(8) A teacher has the right to complete only paperwork that is not excessively burdensome and that, if required by law or regulation, adheres to the law or regulation and does not result in overly cumbersome interpretations of that law or regulation.

(9) A beginning teacher has the right to receive leadership and support in accordance with R.S. 17:3881, including the assignment of a qualified, experienced mentor who commits to helping him become a competent, confident professional in the classroom and offers support and assistance as needed to meet performance standards and professional expectations.

(10) A teacher has the right to be afforded time during the school day or week to collaborate with other teachers.

B. No city, parish, or other local public school board shall establish policies that prevent teachers from exercising the rights provided in this Section or in any other provision included in R.S. 17:416 through 416.16. No principal or administrator shall retaliate or take adverse employment action against a teacher for exercising the rights provided in this Section. However, the provisions of this Section do not authorize a teacher to violate the provisions of any discipline policy adopted by the public school governing authority.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to supersede any other state law, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education policy, or city, parish, or other local public school board policy enacted or adopted relative to the discipline of students.

D. Each city, parish, or other local public school board shall provide a copy of this Section to all teachers at the beginning of each school year. Each such school board also shall post a copy of the rights provided in this Section in a prominent place in every school and administrative building it operates and provide such a copy to parents or legal guardians of all children attending such schools in a form and manner approved by the school board. Each city, parish, or other local public school board and every school under its jurisdiction that maintains an Internet website shall post on such website a copy of the Teacher Bill of Rights required by this Section.

Acts 2003, No. 1252, §1, eff. July 7, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 155, §1, eff. June 12, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 329, §1; Acts 2024, No. 400, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:187.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 187.3
Computer Science Education Advisory Commission; establishment, members, and purpose
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Computer Science Education Advisory Commission, referred to in this Subpart as the "advisory commission", is established to provide recommendations to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education through the state Department of Education for the development and implementation of a state action plan for the delivery of education in computer science in all public schools.

(2) The advisory commission shall be composed of the following members:

(a) One member appointed by the governor.

(b) One member appointed by the president of the Senate.

(c) One member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(d) The state superintendent of education or his designee.

(e) A member of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education appointed by the board president.

(f) The commissioner of higher education or his designee.

(g) A member of the Board of Regents appointed by the board president.

(h) The executive director of the Louisiana Office of Student and Financial Assistance or his designee.

(i) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System or his designee.

(j) The president of the Louisiana State University System or his designee.

(k) The president of the University of Louisiana System or his designee.

(l) The president of the Southern University System or his designee.

(m) The secretary of Louisiana Works or his designee.

(n) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or his designee.

(o) A computer science professor appointed by the commissioner of higher education.

(p) A public high school computer science teacher appointed by the president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Computer Science Teachers Association.

(q) A public middle school computer science teacher appointed by the president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Computer Science Teachers Association.

(r) A public elementary school computer science teacher appointed by the president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Computer Science Teachers Association.

(s) A superintendent of a public school system appointed by the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents.

(t) The executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools or his designee.

(u) The executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association or his designee.

(v) The chairmen of the Senate and House committees on education or their designees.

(w) The president of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or his designee.

(3) The members shall serve without compensation, except for per diem or reimbursement of expenses to which they may be entitled as members of the constituent organizations.

(4) The state superintendent of education shall call an organizational meeting of the advisory commission by August 15, 2022. The advisory commission shall elect a chairman and any other officers deemed necessary from among the membership at such meeting. Thereafter, the advisory commission shall meet upon call of the chairman.

(5) A majority of the total membership shall constitute a quorum of the advisory commission, and any official action taken by the advisory commission shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum present and voting.

(6) The state Department of Education shall provide staff support for the advisory commission.

(7) The advisory commission shall cease to exist on December 1, 2024, unless the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education provides for the continued existence of the advisory commission through the board's rules and procedures. The board shall inform the Louisiana State Law Institute of termination or continuation of the advisory commission.

B. The commission shall work with:

(1) Public elementary and secondary education administrators and teachers to identify the gaps between computer science education services currently provided and those needed in both the near- and long-term and possible reasons for such gaps.

(2) Faculty members in teacher education programs at postsecondary education institutions and current computer science teachers to identify:

(a) Appropriate computer science education teacher competencies.

(b) Acceptable approaches for current classroom teachers to develop the competencies.

(c) Whether there is a need to create professional development programs to assist current teachers in developing needed computer science education competencies.

(d) Methods to recruit and retain computer science teachers.

(3) Business leaders and postsecondary education institutions to identify computer science workforce needs and the skills postsecondary students need to successfully navigate postsecondary computer science programs.

C. By December 1, 2023, the advisory commission shall provide a report to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on recommendations and items to be addressed in a statewide plan for computer science. At a minimum, the report shall address the following items:

(1) State content standards in computer science for grades kindergarten through twelve.

(2) Coordination of computer science education between elementary and secondary schools, postsecondary education institutions, and the workforce.

(3) Any computer science requirements for high school graduation, postsecondary entrance, and eligibility for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

(4) Standardized computer science teacher training, including certification requirements, preservice training programs, and professional development activities.

(5) Technical assistance grants to public schools needed for the creation and expansion of computer science courses.

(6) Funding strategies for computer science teacher training and expansion of computer science courses offered in public schools.

Acts 2022, No. 541, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.53 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.53
Rules
Status: in_force

The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the provisions of this Part.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1683.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1683.1
Scholarships for children of sanitation workers injured or killed in performance of duty
Status: in_force

A. Any child of a sanitation worker injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which injury causes death, serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which child is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted through a special appropriation from the general fund to such college or university without payment of any fees, tuitions, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor's degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such child shall be entitled to a cash grant of $125.00 per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books.

B. If the award of this scholarship should result in the reduction of scholarship and/or student aid available to such child from the U.S. Government, then the portion of said scholarship causing such reduction shall be adjusted or reduced accordingly.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 711, §§2, 3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2191 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2191
Continuance of corporate existence of board of supervisors; agreement not to dispose of income producing facilities
Status: in_force

The corporate existence of the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall not be discontinued as long as any bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness issued in accordance with the provisions of this Sub-Part remain outstanding and unpaid. The board of supervisors may covenant with the purchasers or holders of these bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, that so long as the said bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness are outstanding and unpaid, it will not dispose of any of its income producing facilities, the income from which may have been dedicated to the liquidation of the indebtedness, but will continue to own and operate such facilities and continue to charge such rates, rentals and charges for the use and enjoyment of the same as will provide funds sufficient to pay and discharge any indebtedness incurred as herein authorized and the interest thereon as they respectively mature, which agreement shall be binding upon the board of supervisors.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2922.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2922.1
Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force; creation; purpose; membership; definitions; reporting; termination
Status: in_force

A. The Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force is hereby created under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents for the purpose of making recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all qualified public high school juniors and seniors.

B.(1) The task force shall be composed of fifteen members as follows:

(a) The governor or his designee.

(b) The commissioner of higher education or his designee.

(c) The state superintendent of education or his designee.

(d) The president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or his designee.

(e) The executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association or his designee.

(f) The executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents or his designee.

(g) The executive director of the Louisiana Association of Principals or his designee.

(h) The president of the Louisiana School Counselor Association or his designee.

(i) The chairman of the College and Career Readiness Commission or his designee.

(j) The chief executive officer of Leaders for a Better Louisiana or his designee.

(k) The chief executive officer of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy or his designee.

(l) The executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools or his designee.

(m) A secondary school teacher who teaches a dual enrollment course, to be nominated by the state's teacher unions.

(n) The president of the Louisiana Association for Career and Technical Education or his designee.

(o) The chief executive officer of Ellevate Louisiana or her designee.

(2) Members shall serve without compensation, except for per diem or expenses to which they may be entitled as members of the constituent organizations.

(3) A majority of the total membership shall constitute a quorum of the task force, and any official action taken by the task force shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum present and voting.

(4) The commissioner of higher education shall call an organizational meeting of the task force by August 1, 2019. The task force shall elect a chairman, and any other officers deemed necessary, from among the membership.

(5) The Board of Regents shall provide staff support to the task force.

C. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 204, §3, eff. June 11, 2020.

D. In developing recommendations for the framework, the task force shall:

(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in Louisiana and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, student remediation, articulation and transfer, career pathways, technical high schools, and transition courses.

(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from the College and Career Readiness Commission.

(3) Seek to coordinate all dual enrollment efforts of the Board of Regents, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state Department of Education, public postsecondary education management boards and institutions, and the governing authority of each public high school.

E. In making recommendations, the task force may identify:

(1) Strategic funding needs.

(2) Funding sources.

(3) Course content requirements.

(4) Instructor and student qualifications.

(5) A process to:

(a) Guarantee that dual enrollment courses articulate to the appropriate public postsecondary education institution including advancing a student's progress toward postsecondary technical certificates, diplomas, and degrees and related industry-based certifications.

(b) Require that dual enrollment courses and course grades are recorded on a student's permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.

(c) Routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the statewide dual enrollment framework and dual enrollment courses.

(d) Explore the expansion of virtual instruction programs to increase the participation of dual enrollment course offerings in school districts across the state.

(e) Recognize and reward schools, through the state's school and district accountability system, that graduate students who have earned significant credit toward a postsecondary credential or degree in both academic and technical fields.

(f) Recognize and reward each postsecondary education institution, within the postsecondary education funding formula, that shows significant use of dual enrollment in academic or technical fields to further its institutional mission.

(g) Identify opportunities for expanding career-relevant college credit and industry-based credentials through dual enrollment, including by establishing regional technical high schools operated by partnerships of one or more school districts and one or more public colleges or universities.

(h)(i) Establish a uniform pricing structure which may include a maximum tuition for dual enrollment courses offered by each public postsecondary education institution and which may differentiate between courses taught on a postsecondary campus, online, or at a high school and may differentiate by the qualifications of the instructor.

(ii) Notwithstanding Item (i) of this Subparagraph, the recommended pricing structure shall not prevent a public postsecondary education institution and a public high school governing authority from entering into a memorandum of understanding or other agreement to provide dual enrollment courses free of charge or an amount less than that established by the pricing structure.

F. The Board of Regents shall submit an annual written report of task force findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education sixty days prior to the regular legislative session.

G. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 147, §2.

Acts 2019, No. 128, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 204, §3, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 147, §§1, 2; Acts 2024, No. 154, §1; Acts 2024, No. 335, §1; Acts 2025, No. 51, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.65
Inspections; complaints
Status: in_force

A. The department, through its duly authorized agents, shall reserve the right to visit and inspect each registered family child care provider and in-home provider as deemed necessary by the department.

B. Any residence or home in which care is provided by a registered family child care provider or in-home provider shall be open to inspection by the department, parents of children in care, and by other authorized inspection personnel during normal working hours or when children are in care.

C. The identity of a person making a complaint against a family child care or in-home provider shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 354, §2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2019, No. 244, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2232
Investment by state of endowment deposit
Status: in_force

Should any endowment be made either by donation, inter vivos or mortis causa, to establish a professorship in any institution of learning in the State, duly incorporated, on the principal being deposited in the State treasury, the same shall be invested, and the interest as realized shall be paid over as stipulated in R.S. 17:2231, and it shall be the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts and the State Treasurer to make the investments to the greatest advantage and interest of said institution.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2990.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2990.3
Assistance; tuition and income
Status: in_force

Financial assistance shall be given to any lower income parent who:

(1) Has a child or children in a nonpublic school and has paid a tuition to that school for the current school year in an amount in excess of $75.00 per child in grades 1 through 8, or in excess of $100.00 per child in grades 9 through 12, and

(2) Has a total income for the previous year which does not exceed $7,500.00. Provided, that any parent whose total annual income exceeds $7,500.00 shall receive the amount specified in R.S. 17:2990.5, less any amount of tax credit given by the state of Louisiana as a consequence of his children's enrollment in a nonpublic school. Provided further, that in no event shall the financial assistance exceed the amounts stated in R.S. 17:2990.5.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 94, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 111
Discrimination in public schools prohibited; pupil assignment; religious educational institutions
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall be refused admission into or be excluded from any public school in the state of Louisiana on account of race, creed, color, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

(2) "Natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle" shall include but is not limited to afros, dreadlocks, twists, locs, braids, cornrow braids, Bantu knots, curls, and hair styled to protect hair texture or for cultural significance.

B. Except with the express approval of a board of education or school board having jurisdiction, a majority of the members of such board having been elected, no student shall be assigned or compelled to attend any school on account of race, creed, color or national origin, or for the purpose of achieving equality in attendance or increased attendance or reduced attendance, at any school, of persons of one or more particular races, creeds, colors, national origins, or military status, and no school district, school zone, or attendance unit, by whatever name known, shall be established, reorganized, or maintained for any such purpose, provided that nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the assignment of a pupil in the manner requested or authorized by his parents or guardian, and provided further that nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect, in any way, the right of a religious or denominational educational institution to select its pupils exclusively or primarily from members of such religion or denomination or from giving preference to such selection to such members or to make such selection to its pupils as is calculated to promote the religious principle for which it is established.

Added by Acts 1970, Ex. Sess., No. 1, §§1, 2; Acts 1993, No. 820, §3; Acts 2022, No. 529, §1; Acts 2025, No. 100, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3138.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3138.1
Waiver; health information; form
Status: in_force

Each public postsecondary education management board shall require each institution under its jurisdiction to make available to every student a form on which the student may authorize the institution to disclose otherwise protected health information to persons designated by the student in the event of a mental health crisis or situation where the student poses a risk to himself or others. The form shall be presented as follows:

Authorization to Release Information in the Event of a Mental Health Crisis

Student Name

Student ID Number

Date of Birth

Education Institution Name

Purpose of Authorization

In compliance with applicable privacy laws, this form allows the above-named institution to notify my parent(s), guardian(s), or other designated individuals in the event of a mental health crisis or situation where I may pose a risk to myself or others.

Section 1: Designated Contact(s)

I hereby authorize the institution to contact the following individual(s):

1. Primary Contact

Name:

Relationship to Student:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

2. Secondary Contact (Optional)

Name:

Relationship to Student:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Section 2: Scope of Information to Be Shared

I authorize the education institution to share the following types of information with the designated contact(s):

•General nature of the mental health crisis.

•Actions taken by the education institution (i.e. hospitalization, counseling referral).

• Recommendations for follow-up care.

I understand that specific diagnoses or treatment details will not be disclosed unless otherwise authorized or required by law.

Section 3: Duration of Authorization

This authorization will remain in effect (select one):

[ ] Until the conclusion of my enrollment at the education institution.

[ ] Until I submit a written request to revoke this authorization.

Section 4: Student Acknowledgment

I understand the following:

•I am voluntarily granting this authorization.

•I have the right to revoke this authorization at any time by submitting a written request to the education institution.

•Revocation of this authorization will not apply to information already shared under this consent.

•This authorization does not require the education institution to notify my designated contact(s) unless deemed necessary.

Signature of Student:

Section 5: University Representative Acknowledgment

Signature of Representative:

Printed Name:

Title:

Date:

Privacy Notice

The information disclosed under this authorization is protected by federal and state privacy laws. The education institution will use reasonable efforts to safeguard your information in accordance with these laws.

Acts 2025, No. 157, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.14
Recovery on contracts
Status: in_force

No recovery shall be had on any contract for or in connection with a course of instruction by any owner selling or administering a course if the solicitor for the owner was not the holder of a valid permit as required by the provisions of this Chapter at the time the contract was negotiated or the course sold.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1501
Louisiana State University at Alexandria; governance; location
Status: in_force

Louisiana State University at Alexandria is an institution within the Louisiana State University system and under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College as provided in R.S. 17:3215. This school shall be located in the vicinity of the city of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Amended by Acts 2001, No. 402, §1, eff. June 14, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:273.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 273.3
Foreign language immersion programs; creation by local school boards; parent petition
Status: in_force

A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Immersion School Choice Law".

B. The legislature finds that:

(1) Research indicates that students who participate in foreign language immersion programs, particularly French, demonstrate greater levels of proficiency in the English language, higher overall academic achievement, and higher levels of self-esteem.

(2) Learning a second language has a positive effect on intellectual growth and increased awareness of diverse cultures through access to history, art, and literature.

(3) Students in foreign language immersion programs have been shown to demonstrate enhanced cognitive functions in solving complex problems and mathematical computations through the development of more divergent and higher order thinking skills.

(4) In Louisiana, French language development and French language immersion programs, in particular, provide a better understanding of the state's social traditions and serve to promote, preserve, and develop our unique bilingual culture.

C.(1) Any local public school board may establish a foreign language immersion program in any school under its jurisdiction that shall be open to the enrollment of any student who resides within the jurisdictional boundaries of the school district.

(2)(a) Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, a local school board, if requested in writing by the parents or legal guardians of at least twenty-five students seeking to be enrolled in kindergarten or of at least twenty-five students seeking to be enrolled in first grade who reside within the jurisdictional boundaries of the school district, shall establish a foreign language immersion program for such students, provided that all of the following apply:

(i) The parent or legal guardian of each student commits, in writing, that the student will participate in the program.

(ii) The requisite number of written requests are submitted to the local school board not later than January thirty-first prior to the school year in which the program is to be established.

(iii) The minimum foundation program formula provides funding to local school systems employing foreign language teachers to provide salary supplements for such teachers at a level equal to or greater than the level of funding provided for this purpose through such formula for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

(iv) A sufficient number of foreign language teachers with the required credentials as prescribed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are available through programs administered by the Department of Education and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana to establish the program.

(v) There is no existing foreign language immersion program offered by the local school board, in the same foreign language being proposed, that has been certified by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:273.2.

(b) Such program shall be continued as long as at least twenty students remain enrolled in the program.

(c) The local school board shall ensure that any foreign language immersion program established pursuant to this Section is designated as a Certified Foreign Language Immersion Program by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with R.S. 17:273.2 within three years from the date such program is established.

(d) The local school board shall review the written requests submitted pursuant to this Paragraph and shall notify the parents or legal guardians not later than February fifteenth of its determination as to whether or not the required number of requests was submitted.

(e) The local school board shall inform the parents and legal custodians of all students enrolled in the school system about the existence of any newly established foreign language immersion program and shall permit all eligible students to apply for the program during the designated enrollment period for the school year.

(f) The local school board shall consider the location of all students applying for a foreign language immersion program and shall make reasonable attempts to place the program in schools located near the majority of the students who applied.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:158 to the contrary, a local school board shall not be required to provide transportation to any student enrolled in a foreign language immersion program established pursuant to this Section that is located outside of the attendance zone of the school the student would otherwise attend, if providing such transportation would result in additional transportation costs to the school system.

E. A local public school board shall not deny enrollment in a foreign language immersion program to any student if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The minimum foundation program formula provides funding to local school systems employing foreign language teachers to provide salary supplements for such teachers at a level equal to or greater than the level of funding provided for this purpose through such formula for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

(2) A sufficient number of foreign language teachers with the required credentials as prescribed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are available through programs administered by the Department of Education and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana to accommodate all interested students in the program.

(3) The student resides within the jurisdictional boundaries of the school district.

(4) The student applies for enrollment in such a program by no later than April fifteenth of the school year prior to such enrollment.

(5) If the student is entering second grade or above, he is sufficiently proficient in the target language or is transferring from a certified foreign language program in another Louisiana school district.

F. The requirements of Subparagraph (C)(2)(b) and Subsection E of this Section shall apply to a foreign language immersion program established prior to the 2012-2013 school year. The local school board shall ensure that such program is designated as a Certified Foreign Language Immersion Program by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with R.S. 17:273.2 by not later than July 1, 2017.

G. Nothing in this Section shall contravene any order of a court of competent jurisdiction providing for the assignment of pupils within the school system.

H. For purposes of this Section, "foreign language immersion program" means any type of dual language immersion program in French or Spanish.

Acts 2013, No. 361, §1; Acts 2014, No. 196, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5001
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students
Status: in_force

As part of the Louisiana Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, the state shall provide financial assistance to any eligible student who enrolls on a full-time basis in an eligible college or university to pursue an academic undergraduate degree or skill or occupational training as defined by the administering agency including a vocational or technical education certificate or diploma program or a nonacademic undergraduate degree.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2810 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2810
Board of directors
Status: in_force

A. The business and affairs of a cooperative shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, each of whom shall be a member of the cooperative or of another cooperative which shall be a member thereof. The by-laws shall prescribe the number of directors, their qualifications, other than those provided for in this Chapter, the manner of holding meetings of the board of directors and of the election of successors to directors who shall resign, die, or otherwise be incapable of acting. The by-laws may also provide for the removal of directors from office and for the election of their successors. Without approval of the members, directors shall not receive any salaries for their services as directors. However, directors may not be employed by the cooperative in any capacity involving compensation. The by-laws may, however, provide that a fixed fee and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed to each director for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors.

B. The directors of a cooperative named in any articles of incorporation, consolidation, merger or conversion, as the case may be, shall hold office until the next following annual meeting of the members or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. At each annual meeting or, in case of failure to hold the annual meeting as specified in the by-laws, at a special meeting called for that purpose, the members shall elect directors to hold office until the next following annual meeting of the members, except as hereinafter otherwise provided. Each director shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or until his successor has been elected and qualified.

C. The by-laws may provide that, in lieu of electing the whole number of directors annually, the directors shall be divided into two classes at the first or any subsequent annual meeting, each class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, with the term of office of the directors of the first class to expire at the next succeeding annual meeting and the term of the second class to expire at the second succeeding annual meeting. At each annual meeting after such classification a number of directors equal to the number of the class whose term expired at the time for such meeting shall be elected to hold office until the second succeeding annual meeting.

D. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum.

E. If a husband and wife hold a joint membership in a cooperative, either one, but not both, may be elected as director.

F. The board of directors may exercise all of the powers of a cooperative except such as are conferred upon the members by this Chapter, or its articles of incorporation or by-laws.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2196.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2196.3
Corporation franchise tax; dedications
Status: in_force

So long as there shall be outstanding and unpaid the principal of and interest on any bonds or other obligations issued under this SubPart, the annual franchise tax on corporations levied by Act No. 10 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1935, approved by the Governor March 2, 1935, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto (which tax is hereinafter referred to as "corporation franchise tax") shall continue to be levied and collected and the dedications to: (a) Board of Administrators of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans from the proceeds of the said tax in the sum and amount of $1,000,000 per annum pursuant to Act 166 of the Regular Session of 1934, as amended by Act 72 of the Regular Session of 1936 and Act 4 of the Regular Session of 1938, continued by Act [No. 97] of the 1966 Session of the Legislature being House Bill No. 621; (b) Louisiana State Board of Education from the proceeds of the said tax authorized by Act No. 6 of 1938, (c) Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College from the proceeds of said tax in the sum and amount of $350,000 per annum pursuant to the authority of Act 54 of the Regular Session of 1950, shall be continued as therein provided. Pledges of the avails of the corporation franchise tax for payment of the outstanding bonds issued pursuant to Act 166 of the Regular Session of 1934, as amended by Act 72 of the Regular Session of 1936, and Act 4 of the Regular Session of 1938, Act No. 6 of the Regular Session of 1938, and Act No. 54 of 1950 are given full faith and effect hereunder, and such bonds and pledges are hereinafter called "prior bonds and pledges." Prior bonds and pledges include $20,000,000 additional bonds authorized by Act No. 97 of the 1966 Legislature, above referred to, provided, however, no new or additional bonds shall be issued, nor pledges or committals shall be made in the future which shall constitute a bond or pledge within the meaning of prior bonds and pledges as herein defined, nor shall any future bonds be issued secured by a pledge of corporation franchise tax which is superior to or on a parity with the lien and pledge of corporation franchise tax securing bonds authorized under this SubPart. Proceeds of corporation franchise tax remaining after payment of all sums required to be made for prior bonds and pledges are irrevocably pledged and dedicated to the payment of bonds herein authorized to be issued, and said tax avails to the extent necessary to pay principal, interest and reserve requirements, if any, on outstanding bonds issued under this SubPart shall be remitted directly by the state treasurer to issuing board. No part of any appropriation by the Legislature out of the General Fund of the State of Louisiana shall be applied to the payment of said bonds or other obligations, or the interest thereon, or any part or portion thereof. This R.S. 17:2196.1 to 17:2196.7 shall not be construed as repealing any part of Act No. 166 of the Regular Session of 1934, as amended by Act No. 72 of the Regular Session of 1936, or any part of Act No. 4 of the Regular Session of 1938, or any part of Act No. 6 of the Regular Session of 1938, or any part of Act 54 of the Regular Session of 1950, but is additional and supplemental thereto.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 376, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1531 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1531
Establishment
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is hereby authorized to establish, as a branch or extension of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, a two-year junior commuters' college which shall be located in one of the parishes of Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas, LaSalle, Franklin and Caldwell at a location which the board of supervisors determines as in the best interests of the state, after consideration of geographical factors and potential attendance factors.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 163, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2082 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2082
De Lisle College of New Orleans
Status: in_force

De Lisle College of New Orleans, a religious institution for education of religious and lay persons, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Sisters of the Holy Family, shall have power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or schools of higher education in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 516, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3106
Recording the fact of dismissal
Status: in_force

Thirty days after expulsion or, if a hearing is demanded, the completion of the hearing, if the governing authority sustains the order expelling a student, a notation shall be made on the student's transcript reflecting the date of and the reasons for the expulsion.

Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.