La. Rev. Stat. § 17:423.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 423.1
Teacher employment interrupted by military service; salary schedule
Status: in_force

A. An individual whose employment as a teacher is interrupted by induction into military service subsequent to the events provided in R.S. 17:423 shall be placed, upon return to employment as a teacher, on the step of the salary schedule provided for in R.S. 17:418 that he would have been on if his employment had not been interrupted.

B. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Military service" means service as a member of the United States Armed Forces during a war declared by the United States Congress or in a peacetime campaign or expedition for which campaign badges are authorized.

(2) "Teacher" has the meaning provided in R.S. 17:441.

Acts 2022, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:392.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 392.12
Dyslexia practitioner; dyslexia therapist; ancillary certificates
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop the criteria whereby a teacher may be issued a dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate or a dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate.

B. In addition to any other criteria established by the board, in order to be issued an ancillary certificate pursuant to this Section, a teacher shall:

(1) Hold a valid Louisiana teaching certificate.

(2) Demonstrate completion of a multisensory structured language training program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization, which shall include:

(a) For the dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate, forty-five hours of coursework and sixty hours of clinical work that is observed and monitored by a qualified professional.

(b) For the dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate, two hundred hours of coursework and seven hundred hours of clinical work that is observed and monitored by a qualified professional.

(3) Pass a multisensory structured language education-related competency examination that is administered by a nationally recognized professional organization that issues national certifications.

Acts 2023, No. 266, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3324 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3324
Reports on manner of spending leave
Status: in_force

The appropriate management boards shall prescribe a method whereby every person on sabbatical leave shall report on the manner in which such leave was spent after each leave period is completed. Such evidence shall be submitted to indicate that the purpose for which the leave was granted has been achieved.

Acts 1991, No. 858, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3046.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3046.1
Eligibility
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall provide for the participation of any student who meets the following requirements:

(1) Is a Louisiana resident at the time of application.

(2) Meets the admission requirements and is enrolled in a Louisiana public college or university or a regionally accredited independent college or university in the state that is a member of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, hereafter referred to collectively as "eligible colleges and universities".

(3) Is a recipient of a federal Pell Grant or has submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and is a recipient of a financial need grant from an eligible college or university or any other need-based aid as determined by the Board of Regents.

(4) Is determined to have unmet needs with regards to the ability to pay the cost of attendance for the eligible college or university in which the student is enrolled.

(5) Maintains steady academic progress as defined by the Board of Regents for continued participation.

(6) Meets any other eligibility criteria the Board of Regents may require.

Acts 2010, No. 655, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3983.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3983.1
Initial charter school proposals and applications; notification to state legislators
Status: in_force

A.(1) At the time a chartering group submits its initial proposal or application to operate a charter school to the appropriate chartering authority pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the chartering authority shall notify each state senator and state representative in whose district the charter school is to be located that such proposal or application has been submitted. Such notification shall be limited to the date the proposal or application was submitted, the chartering authority to which the proposal or application was submitted, the type of charter school the chartering group seeks to operate, and the location of the proposed charter school.

(2) The chartering authority shall also notify each state senator and state representative in whose district the charter school is to be located whether the proposal or application to operate a charter school was approved or denied.

(3) The notifications required by this Section shall be sent by both postal mail and electronic mail to each legislator's district office.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to renewals of the charter of an existing charter school.

Acts 2014, No. 729, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3129.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3129.9
Affordable textbooks and open educational resources
Status: in_force

A. As used in Subsection B of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Affordable educational resource" or "AER", means a single or collection of required educational resources that may be offered at no or low cost to a student through a postsecondary education institution or an affiliated college bookstore at a pre-sales tax cost to a student that does not exceed an amount equal to four times the federal minimum wage. AER includes copyright protected material purchased by a library and provided to a student at no cost.

(2) "Course schedule" means a collection or listing of available classes, course sections, or both, published by a postsecondary institution in electronic or printed form prior to the start of an academic term.

(3) "Open educational resource" or "OER" means a teaching, learning, or research resource that is in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use, adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. The term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.

B. Beginning in Fall of 2020, each public postsecondary education institution shall:

(1) Use a conspicuous symbol, logo, or other distinguishing feature to highlight each course included in its course schedule that exclusively utilizes AER or OER course materials and ensure that these course materials comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and the federal Copyright Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-533). Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a postsecondary education institution from including other distinguishing features in its course schedule related to the cost of course materials.

(2) Clearly communicate to students how to access AER and OER course materials.

(3) Provide summary data as requested by the Board of Regents regarding courses that exclusively utilize AER and OER course materials.

(4) Publish the course schedule and any required textbooks which have been reported to the institution on its website prior to opening course registration, but not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of each academic term, and provide this information to LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, individual campus libraries, and other entities or programs as might be specified by the Board of Regents.

Acts 2019, No. 125, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.45 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.45
Denial, refusal to renew, or revocation of license; appeal procedure
Status: in_force

A. Upon the refusal of the department to grant or renew a license or upon the revocation of a license, the applicant or licensee having been refused a license or renewal, or having had a license revoked shall have the right to appeal such action to the division of administrative law by submitting a written request for an appeal to the department within thirty calendar days after receipt of the notification of the refusal to grant a license, or within fifteen calendar days after receipt of the notification of the refusal to renew or revocation. The department shall notify the division of administrative law within ten calendar days of receipt of a request for an appeal and the appeal hearing shall be held no later than thirty calendar days after such notice, with an administrative ruling no later than fifteen calendar days from the date of a hearing for revocation or refusal to renew a license, or within thirty days from the date of a hearing for the denial of a new license. This provision shall in no way preclude the right of the party to seek relief through mandamus suit against the department, as provided by law.

B. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or provision to the contrary, including but not limited to R.S. 49:978.1(A)(2), the department shall be entitled to seek judicial review from any final decision or order rendered by the division of administrative law in any appeal hearing arising under this Part. The venue of judicial review shall be the district court of the parish in which the licensee is located.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1851 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1851
Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, referred to hereinafter in this chapter as the board, is created as a body corporate.

B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members to be appointed by the governor, two members from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large. All such appointments shall be made with the consent of the Senate.

C. The terms of the members shall be six years, except that the terms of the initial members shall be as provided in R.S. 17:1852. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and take office.

D. A vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term within thirty days of the effective date of the vacancy by appointment by the governor, with the consent of the Senate. Within twenty-four hours after being informed of a vacancy on the board, the chairman of the board or the officer exercising his duties shall notify the governor by certified mail of the vacancy and the effective date thereof.

Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 803, §3, eff. Dec. 10, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3041.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3041.15
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commission shall prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1997, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1183 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1183
Rights of person on leave
Status: in_force

Every person on sabbatical leave shall enjoy all the rights and privileges pertaining to his position and employment which he would have enjoyed had he not taken his leave but remained in active service in the schools in which he is employed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:221.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 221.6
Louisiana School Dropout Recovery Program
Status: in_force

A. Each school district and charter school that provides instruction to high school students may offer a dropout recovery program for eligible students. School districts and charter schools should maximize the use of federal Title 1 funds and funds provided through the minimum foundation program formula to establish such programs.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's prescribed standards and achievement testing requirements shall apply to dropout recovery programs.

C. The dropout recovery program shall do the following:

(1) Make available appropriate and sufficient supports for students, including tutoring, career counseling, and college counseling.

(2) Comply with federal and state laws governing students with disabilities.

(3) Meet state requirements for high school graduation.

D. Each eligible student enrolled in a dropout recovery program shall have an individual graduation plan developed by the student's assigned academic coach. The plan shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 17:2925 and include the following elements:

(1) The start date and anticipated end date of the plan.

(2) Courses to be completed by the student during the academic year.

(3) Whether courses will be taken sequentially or concurrently.

(4) State competency exams to be taken, as necessary.

(5) Expectations for satisfactory monthly progress.

(6) Expectations for contact with the student's assigned academic coach.

E. Each student enrolled in a dropout recovery program pursuant to this Section shall be recorded on a monthly basis as participating in the program and shall be included in the student enrollment count for the school or school system offering the program. Each participating school and school system shall record, each month, all of the students who meet the following criteria for actively participating in the dropout recovery program:

(1) Newly enrolled students who have an individual graduation plan on file on or before the first school day of the month.

(2) Students who met the expectations for satisfactory monthly progress for the month.

(3) Students who did not meet the expectations for satisfactory monthly progress for the month but did meet the expectations one of the two previous months.

(4) Students who met expectations for program reentry in the revised individual graduation plan in the previous month.

F. School districts and charter schools may contract with an educational management organization to provide a dropout recovery program. If contracting with an educational management organization, the school district or charter school shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The educational management organization is accredited by a regional accrediting body.

(2) Teachers provided by the educational management organization hold a current teaching license from any state, and teachers of core subjects are highly qualified in the subjects to which they are assigned.

(3) The educational management organization has provided one or more dropout recovery programs for at least two years prior to providing a program pursuant to this Section.

G. Dropout recovery programs shall be classified as alternative programs.

H. Entities that are contracted to provide dropout recovery programs may conduct outreach to encourage students who are not enrolled in a school district or charter school in this state to return to school. Entities that are contracted to provide dropout recovery programs shall not conduct advertising or marketing campaigns directed at students who are currently enrolled in a school district or charter school, or undertake any other activity that encourages students who are enrolled in a school district or charter school to stop attending school in order to qualify for a dropout recovery program. All contracts entered into by a city, parish, or other local public school board for the provision of student dropout recovery programs shall include requirements for the protection of all personally identifiable student information that shall comply with all applicable state and federal law and regulations.

I. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Academic coach" is an adult who assists students in selecting courses needed to meet graduation requirements, monitors student pace and progress through the program, and conducts regular pace and progress interventions.

(2) "Eligible student" means a student who is not enrolled in a school district or charter school and who has been withdrawn from a school district or charter school for at least thirty days, unless a school administrator determines that the student is unable to participate in other district programs.

(3) "Satisfactory monthly progress" means an amount of progress that is measurable on a monthly basis and that, if continued for a full twelve months, would result in the same amount of academic credit being awarded to the student as would be awarded to a student in a traditional education program who completes a full school year. Satisfactory monthly progress may include a lesser required amount of progress for the first two months that a student participates in the program.

(4) "School district" or "district" means a city, parish, or other local public school system.

Acts 2014, No. 530, §1; Acts 2015, No. 392, §1; Acts 2018, No. 307, §1; Acts 2020, No. 238, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3228 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3228
Learning centers; authorization
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents may establish learning centers designed to develop and use consortia of existing institutions of postsecondary education to provide comprehensive offerings of college courses and programs in Louisiana Economic Development Districts 3 and 5, those service delivery areas of the state which have no public community college and are not adequately provided with postsecondary education services. No learning center shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section in any economic development district in which a public community college exists unless the establishment of the learning center is approved by adoption of a concurrent resolution by the legislature. Any funding necessary for the operation of a learning center established pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a specific appropriation for this purpose.

B.(1) The Board of Regents shall provide for the operation, management, and supervision of the learning centers and ensure the cost-effective delivery of courses and programs through the use of existing institutions and their offerings.

(2) The Board of Regents may assign responsibility for management and supervision of a learning center to a management board, an individual institution, or a combination of institutions through the execution of a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or contract between the appropriate entities.

C. The Board of Regents may provide for the establishment, appointment, and operation of advisory councils to advise and make recommendations regarding program needs, operation of the centers, and related matters. Membership on such councils shall include substantial representation from the local communities where such learning centers are located.

Acts 2001, No. 1132, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1172
Applications for leave; time for filing; notification of approval or denial
Status: in_force

A. Applications for sabbatical leave shall be made on a form to be provided by the superintendent of schools in the parish or city where the teacher is employed. Applications shall be sent to the superintendent by registered mail at least sixty days preceding the beginning of the semester of the school year for which leave is requested, except that, where a teacher has become sick during a semester and requests medical leave for the purpose of recuperating from such sickness, it shall be sufficient if the application is mailed thirty days before the date upon which the requested leave is to commence.

B. The superintendent shall inform the teacher of the approval or denial of such leave at least thirty days preceding the beginning of the semester of the school year for which the leave is requested, except that, where a teacher has become sick during a semester and has requested medical leave, the superintendent shall inform the teacher of the approval or denial of such leave as soon as possible after receipt of his request for leave.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 438, §1; Acts 1980, No. 232, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.

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

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

NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1519.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1519.8
Audit and reporting requirements
Status: in_force

A. The division will engage in audits of its financial transactions under the same terms and with the same frequency as other components of the Louisiana State University system.

B. The division will issue routine reports of its operations under the same terms and with the same frequency as other components of the Louisiana State University system, or as otherwise required of all hospitals licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health.

C. Beginning July 1, 2003, the division shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Louisiana Department of Health quarterly on the division's actual and projected expenses and revenues. The reports shall include, for each hospital and the executive administration and general support program, a complete and detailed accounting on a cash basis of all revenues by source, including but not limited to, state general fund, Medicaid, Medicaid-Uncompensated Care, Medicare, self-pay and commercial insurance, federal grants, and receipts from any other public or private entity, and all expenditures for the prior quarter in a form and manner approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The reports shall also include, for each hospital and the executive administration and general support program for the current quarter and the next three quarters, projections of the costs that will be eligible for reimbursement from Medicaid payments or uncompensated care payments to be made by the Louisiana Department of Health.

Acts 1997, No. 3, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 802, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 906, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 432
Outstanding teachers; superintendents' awards; other merit awards
Status: in_force

A.(1) Beginning with the 1986-1987 school year and annually thereafter, the superintendent of each city, parish, or other local public school system shall select one teacher from the elementary schools in the system, one teacher from the middle or junior high schools in the system, and one teacher from the high schools in the system to receive the outstanding elementary, outstanding middle or junior high school, and outstanding high school teacher of the year award.

(2) The selection of these three outstanding teachers shall be based upon minimum criteria established by the state Department of Education with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall include the establishment of objective procedures to consider the following factors:

(a) Teaching skill and dedication.

(b) Plans to continue active teaching status.

(c) Respect of and rapport with students.

(d) Respect of and rapport with parents.

(e) Respect of and rapport with coworkers.

(f) Community leadership.

(g) Contributions to school groups and activities.

(h) Affiliations with educational organizations.

(i) Student achievement.

(3) The department with the approval of the board shall establish procedures to include teachers from special schools in the selection process.

B. Nominations for the teacher of the year awards shall be submitted by each school principal to the city, parish, or other local public school system superintendent and shall be made by teachers or teacher groups through use of procedures established by the local system for this purpose. The final selection process shall include a formal mechanism to obtain teacher, parental, and community recommendations and opinions.

C. Each such superintendent shall report to the state Department of Education on the three selections made from the respective school system for outstanding teacher of the year.

D. Award recipients shall be suitably recognized by award by the local superintendent of an appropriate plaque or certificate of merit at a reception or other honorary meeting or ceremony. The recipients may also be presented a monetary award by the local superintendent in an amount approved by the local school board. Such monetary award shall not be a violation of R.S. 42:1111 or any other provision of the Code of Governmental Ethics. The state Department of Education shall provide for recognition of award recipients by the state superintendent of education.

E. Any city, parish, or other local public school board shall have authority to grant other merit awards to employees to encourage and reward outstanding performance and unusual and meritorious accomplishments, including suggestions which promote economy and efficiency in the organization and management of the school system. Prior to the granting of any such award, a school board shall formulate, adopt, and maintain a written policy setting forth the minimum criteria and objective procedures for determining an award recipient. An award recipient shall be suitably recognized by presentation by the local superintendent of an appropriate plaque, certificate of merit, or cash award at a reception or other honorary meeting or ceremony. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to provide for merit pay.

Acts 1985, No. 115, §1; Acts 1986, No. 134, §1, eff. June 26, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 308, §1, eff. June 30, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 305, §1; Acts 1995, No. 289, §1; Acts 2003, No. 297, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4033.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4033.1
R.E.A.D. Program; establishment; student eligibility; administration; funding
Status: in_force

A. The R.E.A.D. (Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables) Program, referred to in this Part as the "program", is hereby established for the purpose of providing books and other reading materials to eligible students.

B. A public school student who falls into one of the following categories is eligible to participate in the program:

(1) The student is in prekindergarten and does not score satisfactorily on the literacy section of the Early Childhood Assessment administered by the state Department of Education.

(2) The student is in kindergarten or the first, second, or third grade and reads below grade level according to the results of a literacy assessment.

(3) The student is in the fourth or fifth grade and scored below mastery in English language arts on the state assessment administered the prior school year.

(4) The student's eligibility cannot be determined according to the measures provided in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this Subsection due to the lack of literacy assessment or state assessment results, but the student is recommended by his English language arts teacher for participation in the program due to the student's reading difficulties.

C. The department shall administer and provide for the implementation of the program. In administering the program, the department shall:

(1) Require public school governing authorities to establish a schedule for participating students to receive books for the schools under their jurisdiction. The schedule may constitute distribution of three books once per quarter.

(2) Publish on its website information about the program.

(3) Develop online support materials that may assist parents in developing their child's literacy skills.

(4) Develop a list of high-quality, age-appropriate books and other reading materials encompassing diverse subjects and genres for each grade level to be mailed to students in the program, ensuring the books and other reading materials exclude any material harmful to minors as provided for in R.S. 14:91.11.

(5) Support local implementation of the program by providing marketing materials to schools and school districts to assist with public awareness campaigns.

(6) Report by October thirtieth annually on its website the number of students participating in the program from each school or school district.

D. A student shall be excluded from the program upon the written request of his parent or legal guardian.

E.(1) The provisions of this Section shall be implemented to the extent that the legislature appropriates funds for this purpose.

(2) The department may make adjustments to the program as necessary due to the availability of funds.

F. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "R.E.A.D. Fund". Monies appropriated or transferred to the R.E.A.D. Fund shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies in the R.E.A.D. Fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the R.E.A.D. Fund shall be deposited in and credited to the R.E.A.D. Fund. Subject to appropriation, the state Department of Education shall use monies from the fund for administration and implementation of the R.E.A.D. Program.

Acts 2022, No. 395, §1; Acts 2023, No. 410, §3, eff. June 15, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3041.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3041.14
Funding
Status: in_force

Implementation of the tuition payment program as provided in this Chapter shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature for this purpose.

Acts 1997, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3031 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3031
State student incentive grant; federal participation
Status: in_force

A. The board may administer the state student incentive grant program for student financial aid as provided in Title IV of the Federal Higher Education Act, as amended, and to prescribe appropriate rules and regulations applicable thereto. The board may enter into contracts or agreements with the federal government for their financial participation in the program on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board.

B. The board may implement a program to train and further acquaint administrators of financial aid and assistance with the federal and state programs of student financial aid, pursuant to the Federal Higher Education Act as amended. The board shall design and develop this program in consultation with the statewide financial aid administrators association. The board may provide appropriate rules and regulations in order to execute this provision. The board may enter into contracts or agreements with the federal government for their financial participation in the program on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).

1 20 U.S.C.A. §1001 et seq.

2 See 20 U.S.C.A. §1001 et seq.; 42 U.S.C.A. §§2751, 2753, 2754.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5081 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5081
TOPS-Tech Early Start Award; purpose; eligibility; limitations; administration; implementation; reports
Status: in_force

A. The TOPS-Tech Early Start Award is hereby established as part of the Louisiana Taylor Opportunity Program for Students for eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students attending Louisiana public high schools.

B.(1) A TOPS-Tech Early Start Award may be used to fund any qualified program, as determined by the advisory council pursuant to R.S. 17:3047.1.

(2) An eligible recipient may receive a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award for two semesters during the eleventh grade and two semesters during the twelfth grade, excluding summer sessions.

(3) The administering agency, on behalf of a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award recipient, shall pay to the Louisiana postsecondary education institution in which the student is enrolled in an eligible program of studies or a training program provider an amount of one hundred fifty dollars for each three credit-hour or equivalent time course taken by the student, not to exceed two such courses per high school semester for an eleventh-grade student and two such courses per high school semester for a twelfth-grade student.

(4)(a) By January thirty-first annually, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall determine which training program providers it approves for the academic year that begins in the fall of that year.

(b) For the 2014-2015 academic year, the number of training program providers at which a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award may be used shall be limited to five providers as selected by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(c) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Paragraph.

(5) Implementation of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.

C. An application for a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award shall be required at a time and in a manner and form established by the administering agency. At a minimum, information necessary to fully inform Louisiana public high school students and their parents on the requirements of and procedures for applying for the award shall be made available by the administering agency in the same manner as required by law for other awards provided by the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

D. To be eligible for an initial TOPS-Tech Early Start Award, a student shall meet each of the following conditions and comply with other applicable provisions of this Section and administering agency rules:

(1) Be in the eleventh or twelfth grade in a Louisiana public school.

(2) Have prepared a five-year education and career plan, including a sequence of related courses with a career focus as provided by Subpart A-1 of Part III of Chapter 1 of this Title.

(3) Have a cumulative high school grade point average on all courses attempted of not less than 2.0 when calculated on a 4.0 scale.

(4) Meet one of the following:

(a) Score at least fifteen on the English subsection and fifteen on the mathematics subsection of the ACT PLAN assessment or a successor assessment administered as part of Louisiana's Educational Planning and Assessment System or the ACT or an equivalent concordant value of the SAT.

(b) Attain a silver level score on the assessments of the ACT WorkKeys system.

(c) Meet the eligibility requirements for technical dual enrollment courses as determined by the Board of Regents.

E. To maintain continuing eligibility for a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award, a student must meet each of the following conditions and comply with other applicable provisions of this Section and administering agency rules:

(1) Be a student in good standing in a Louisiana public high school.

(2) Maintain a cumulative high school grade point average on all courses attempted of not less than 2.0 when calculated on a 4.0 scale.

(3) Be a student in good standing while enrolled in a Louisiana public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution or training program and continue to pursue one or more courses leading to an industry-based credential.

F.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the authority granted to and limitations placed on the administering agency by Parts I and II of this Chapter relative to administering other awards pursuant to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students shall be deemed to apply also to the administration of the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award.

(2) The administering agency shall adopt, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, rules to implement and administer the provisions of this Section. Such rules shall include but not be limited to necessary guidelines, policies, procedures, forms, and time lines.

G. Prior to the convening of each regular legislative session, the administering agency shall provide to the governor, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education a written review and analysis of TOPS-Tech Early Start awards relative to award use by students and the benefits therefrom as well as the impact on subsequent use by students of TOPS-Tech awards.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2015, No. 403, §3; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2025, No. 152, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:185.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 185.6
Effectiveness
Status: in_force

The agricultural education immersion pilot program established pursuant to this Subpart shall be implemented as expeditiously as possible through any source of funding made available for this purpose.

Acts 2014, No. 450, §1, eff. June 4, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3776 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3776
Effectiveness
Status: in_force

The program created in this Chapter shall be conducted as a pilot program for no more than two consecutive semesters of school which shall begin no later than the spring semester in 1991. However, if after the completion of two such semesters, the board should consider it appropriate and useful, the program created herein may be conducted for no more than two additional semesters. Thereafter, the authority for the conducting of the program shall cease and such program may not be continued or expanded without further legislative action.

Acts 1990, No. 985, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.5
Funding
Status: in_force

The commission may receive and accept funds from public and private sources to meet administrative and other expenses of the implementation of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 984, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3100.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3100.3
Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority; administration; powers
Status: in_force

A. The START K12 Program shall be administered by the authority.

B. In addition to any other powers conferred by this Chapter or any other provision of law, the authority may do any of the following:

(1) Purchase insurance from insurers licensed to do business in this state providing for coverage against any loss in connection with the authority's property, assets, or activities or to further ensure the value of education savings accounts.

(2) Indemnify or purchase policies on behalf of members, officers, and employees of the authority from insurers licensed to do business in this state providing for coverage for any liability incurred in connection with any civil action, demand, or claim against a director, officer, or employee by reason of an act or omission by the director, officer, or employee that was not manifestly outside the scope of his employment or official duties or with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.

(3) Make, execute, and deliver contracts, conveyances, and other instruments necessary to the exercise and discharge of the powers and duties of the authority.

(4) Promote, advertise, and publicize the program.

(5) Enter into agreements with any agency of the state or its political subdivisions or with private employers under which an employee may agree to have a designated amount deducted in each payroll period from the wages or salary due him for the purpose of depositing said funds in the education savings account established by the employee.

(6) Solicit, accept, and expend gifts or grants.

C.(1) The authority shall, by adoption of rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, provide for the following:

(a) Reasonable residency requirements for beneficiaries of those applying to establish an education savings account.

(b) Reasonable limits on the number of education savings account participants.

(c) Limits on the amount which may accrue in an account on behalf of any beneficiary.

(d) Restrictions on the substitution of one beneficiary for another.

(e) Restrictions on the transfer of ownership of education savings accounts.

(f) The rate of interest to be paid on education savings accounts of record at the close of a calendar year. Such rate shall not be a negative rate and shall be approved by the state treasurer.

(g) The disposition of abandoned accounts in compliance with state law.

(h) Restrictions on investment of deposits in an education savings account and the interest earned thereon.

(i) A procedure for the authority to identify qualified students for designation as beneficiary when authorized to make such a designation by an account owner meeting the classification requirements of R.S. 17:3100.6(A)(1)(e).

(2) The authority may, but only by adoption of rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, provide for any of the following:

(a) Necessary and proper fees in connection with service provided or cost incurred in the implementation or administration of this Chapter.

(b) Such other rules as are necessary and proper for the implementation and administration of this Chapter.

Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2118 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2118
Celebrations in winter
Status: in_force

A. A school board may educate students about the history of traditional celebrations in winter and allow students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including but not limited to:

(1) Merry Christmas.

(2) Happy Hanukkah.

(3) Happy holidays.

(4) Happy Kwanzaa.

B. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, a school board may display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional celebrations in winter, including a menorah or a Christmas image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display includes a scene or symbol of at least one of the following:

(1) More than one religion.

(2) One religion and at least one secular scene or symbol.

C. A display relating to a traditional celebration may not include a message that encourages adherence to a particular religious belief.

Acts 2014, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5028 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5028
Other student eligibility requirements
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall not have any criminal conviction, except for misdemeanor traffic violations and, if the student has been in the United States Armed Forces and has separated from such service, he shall have received an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions.

B. The student shall apply for a federal grant prior to receiving a grant of state funds under this Section unless the student can demonstrate that he does not qualify for federal grant aid.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2072 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2072
St. Paul's College
Status: in_force

The faculty of St. Paul's College, under the control of the Benedictine Fathers of Covington, Louisiana, or any corporation which may be established under their management, are authorized to graduate students and to confer degrees of bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, and master of arts, upon graduates of the college, under such rules and regulations and over the signatures of such person or persons as the said faculty or corporation may adopt.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2093 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2093
Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person not enrolled in any public high school in any parish in which its school board has prohibited fraternities, sororities, or secret societies to solicit or encourage any pupil enrolled in any such public high school to join or to pledge himself to become a member of any such organization. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each offense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1871 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1871
Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; establishment; members; qualifications and terms; vacancies; duties
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges is created as a body corporate. The board shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate and of such appointments:

(i) One member shall be appointed by the governor from among three persons nominated by the Louisiana AFL-CIO.

(ii) One member shall be appointed by the governor from among three persons nominated by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

(iii) Two members shall be appointed by the governor from among six persons nominated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(b) In addition, the board shall have two student members who shall serve one-year terms and shall be selected as provided in R.S. 17:1806.

(c) Of the members selected and appointed by the governor, there shall be two members from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large.

(2)(a) The term of each initial gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall be assigned by the appointing governor so that five of the initial appointments expire on July 1, 2001, five of the initial appointments expire on July 1, 2003, and five of the initial appointments expire on July 1, 2005. Thereafter, all gubernatorial appointees shall serve terms of six years.

(b) At least three members appointed by the governor as a successor to the initial appointees whose terms expire on July 1, 2005, and their successors shall have significant experience in vocational education. At least two of the members appointed by the governor as successors to the members whose terms expire on July 1, 2007, and at least two of their successors shall have significant experience in vocational education. At least one of the members appointed by the governor as a successor to the members whose terms expire on July 1, 2009, and at least one of their successors shall have significant experience in vocational education.

(3) The board should be representative of the state's population by race and gender to ensure diversity.

(4) A vacancy on the board occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment by the governor, with consent of the Senate.

B. The board shall:

(1) Supervise and manage the public institutions of higher education assigned to its jurisdiction and the public institutions which exclusively or predominantly provide programs of vocational-technical education.

(2) Participate as other education boards in the educational governance structure of the state.

(3) Cooperate and work together with the Board of Regents in seeking to ensure that community and technical college programs are responsive to the needs of students for education and training and businesses for educated and trained employees.

(4) Maximize the use of facilities, faculties, and other resources already in place to provide for the education and training of students and to increase access to such education and training, including assistance to students to adequately prepare them for their pursuit of a postsecondary or higher education.

(5) Adopt practices and guidelines to provide for minimizing the number of administrators employed in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and the proportion of the system budget allocated for costs associated with administration, consistent with principles contained in the Board of Regents' funding formula for higher education.

(6) Continue development of articulation agreements between institutions under the management of the board and institutions managed by other postsecondary management boards, both public and private.

(7) Cooperate and work together with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to improve linkages and career and technical education pathways between high schools and community and technical colleges including but not limited to the following:

(a) Aligning existing career and technical education programs to more industry-driven programs.

(b) Expanding career and technical education programs and related opportunities for high school students.

(c) Creating articulated courses and programs between high schools and community and technical colleges.

(8) Beginning July 1, 2010, and thereafter, establish, operate, and maintain a statewide adult education program and adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the provision of such program.

C. In accordance with Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may equalize the tuition and registration fee amounts for online courses offered by the public postsecondary education institutions under its jurisdiction by setting a uniform tuition and registration fee for each such course in an amount up to the highest amount authorized by law for such courses in effect on July 1, 2009. Such uniform tuition and registration fee amounts shall not be raised unless authorized by law.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2005, No. 141, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 99, §1; Acts 2009, No. 307, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 132, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 732, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Academic course" means a subject designed for transfer of credit.

(2) "Board" means the Board of Regents.

(3) "Commission" means the Advisory Commission on Proprietary Schools.

(4) "Notice to the school" means written correspondence sent to the address contained in the application or affidavit.

(5) "Owner" of a school means, if the school is owned by one or more individuals, each individual; if the school is owned by a partnership, the partnership and each partner; and if the school is owned by a corporation, the corporation, the officers and directors of the corporation, and any stockholder who owns five percent or more of the total aggregate number of shares of all types of stock issued by the corporation that owns the school or of any corporation owning stock, directly or indirectly, of the corporation that owns the school.

(6) "Proprietary school" or "school":

(a) Means any business enterprise operated for a profit or on a nonprofit basis which maintains a place of business within this state, or which sells or offers for sale any course of instruction in this state, or at which place of business such a course or courses of instruction or study is available through classroom or internet instruction, or both, or by any other means, to a person or persons for the purpose of training or preparing for a field of endeavor in a business, trade, technical, or industrial occupation, except as otherwise provided by law.

(b) Means, for institutions based out-of-state that provide online instruction within the state of Louisiana, a business enterprise offering online courses that require clinical or practical experiences at a Louisiana site in which students are observed, assisted, or evaluated by supervisors, preceptors, instructors, or other individuals to determine that program requirements have been met.

(c) Shall not mean:

(i) A school or educational institution supported entirely or partly by public funds from either a local or state source.

(ii) A parochial, denominational, or eleemosynary school or institution that provides religious training or theological education. However, any school or institution that also offers training in a secular field of endeavor shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

(iii) A school or training program which offers instruction primarily in the fields of recreation, health, entertainment, or personal enrichment and which does not purport to prepare or qualify persons for employment as determined by the commission.

(iv) A course or courses of instruction or study sponsored by an employer for the training and preparation of its own employees when the employer is not primarily engaged in the business of selling or offering courses of instruction or study.

(v) A course or courses of study or instruction sponsored by a recognized trade, business, or professional organization for the instruction of the members of the organization.

(vi) Private colleges and universities which award an associate or higher degree and which maintain and operate educational programs for which students earn credits.

(vii) A nonpublic school which provides a basic academic education comparable to that provided in the public schools of the state.

(viii) A school offering a program only for children under six years of age.

(ix) A school which is regulated and licensed under other laws of this state.

(x) A private tutor, teacher, or individual engaged in giving private tutoring or lessons to five persons or less in nonschool connected activities severed from the regular curriculum of a school as determined by the commission.

(xi) A day camp.

(xii) A training program that offers for sale only nonsequential and noncontinuous courses which do not exceed twenty hours of training.

(xiii) A manufacturer-certified training center that offers, at no additional charge to the person receiving training, manufacturer-authorized training that is included as part of the manufacturer's pricing package to prepare persons for certification conferred by the manufacturer and that uses course equipment and materials which are developed and sold by the manufacturer and course instructors and facilities which are certified by the manufacturer.

(xiv) A school or business enterprise which offers only instruction to prepare students for tests which are required for entry into a postsecondary program of study.

(xv) A school or business enterprise which offers yoga teacher training.

(xvi) A school or business enterprise which provides students with advanced training techniques for police and service dogs.

(xvii) An educator preparation program that is approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(xviii) Any form of contract training.

(7) "School employee" means all instructors, administrators, solicitors, and clerical and office personnel employed by the school.

(8) "Solicitor" means a person who solicits business for a proprietary school or who offers to sell or sells in this state any instruction or course of instruction offered by a proprietary school.

(9) "Teach-out" means the time remaining in a student's course of study.

(10) "Treasurer" means the state treasurer.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 28
Certified school nurses; city and parish school systems; plan development, adoption, and implementation
Status: in_force

A. Each city and parish school system shall employ at least one school nurse certified by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education but shall not exceed a statewide average of one certified school nurse for each one thousand five hundred students. Each certified school nurse shall be responsible for performing such health care services as may be required by state law, guidelines established by the Department of Education, or both, provided these services comply with the rules and regulations as established by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. The school nurse program shall be funded through the state general fund and included within the budget of the Department of Education, office of academic programs, bureau of student services.

B.(1) By not later than November 1, 1995, each city and parish school system may develop and adopt a plan relative to school nurse programs which shall include but not be limited to information as to the number of certified school nurses employed by each system and if not sufficient, the number each system projects is needed, and the cost of employing such nurses including all local, state, and other sources of funding.

(2) By not later than January 30, 1996, each city and parish school system may submit such plans to the state superintendent of education for approval and the superintendent may submit such plans to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget prior to the beginning of the 1996 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(3) The state superintendent of education may provide for the implementation by each city and parish school system of such plans beginning with the 1997-1998 school year.

Acts 1985, No. 735, §1, eff. July 17, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 1090, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.14
Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; tuition and attendance fee amounts; graduate students; masters degree in business administration
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by law authorizing such board to provide for and impose fees and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following increases, effective for the Fall 2009 semester and thereafter, in tuition and attendance fee amounts:

(1) For a full-time graduate student who is enrolling in any four-year institution under its management and supervision by an amount which shall not exceed thirty dollars per credit hour per semester.

(2) For a full-time student who is seeking a masters of business administration degree at any institution under its management and supervision, an increase in tuition by an amount of up to one thousand dollars per semester, which shall be inclusive of the increase in graduate student tuition authorized in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B. The board shall establish criteria for waiving the tuition increase authorized in Subsection A of this Section in cases of financial hardship as determined by the board. Information relative to such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all prospective students in a timely manner such that each student is informed of the availability of a waiver prior to the student making a final decision concerning attendance.

C. The authority to impose the increase provided in Subsection A of this Section shall include the authority to impose proportional amounts for part-time students and for summer sessions.

Acts 2009, No. 313, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1961 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1961
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature to establish an independent, residential school for certain high school students with the express purpose of providing a more challenging educational experience for the gifted and talented children of this state and of developing such children to their full potential.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 932, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3881 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3881
Purpose
Status: in_force

A. It is the purpose of this Part to establish periodic evaluations of performance and effectiveness, based in part on growth in student achievement using a value-added assessment model as determined by the board, and continuous professional development as integral aspects of professional careers in education.

B. It is the purpose of the professional employee evaluation program to:

(1) Provide assurance to the citizens of the state that the quality of instruction and administrative performance in each public school system, building, and classroom is being evaluated and maintained at levels essential for effective schools in an attempt to ensure that every student is taught by an effective teacher and every school is managed by an effective school leader.

(2) Provide clear performance expectations and significant regular information on such performance to all teachers and administrators in the public schools while protecting their dignity and right to fair and equitable treatment.

(3) Provide a consistent means for teachers and administrators to obtain assistance in the development of essential teaching or administrative skills.

(4) Establish professional development as an integral and expected part of a professional career in education, including both the employee's commitment to participating and the employer's commitment to providing the time and resources necessary.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. June 22, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 838, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1998; Acts 2010, No. 54, §1, eff. May 27, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2823 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2823
Immunity of members
Status: in_force

The private property of the members of a cooperative shall be exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative and no member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §23.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 151
Public schools; establishment by parish boards; pupil-classroom-teacher ratios
Status: in_force

A. Parish and city school boards may establish such public schools as they may deem necessary to provide adequate school facilities for the children of the parish, and also trade schools, evening schools, schools for adults, schools and classes for exceptional children, and such other schools or classes as may be necessary to meet all special or exceptional requirements. Central or high schools may be established when necessary, but no high school shall be established without the sanction of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Practical, industrial, and agricultural courses shall be fostered by the public school officials, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may extend special financial aid to schools meeting required standards in such courses, with such funds as may be available for such purposes.

B.(1) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, no parish or city school board shall have a systemwide pupil-classroom-teacher ratio in kindergarten through grade three in excess of twenty pupils to one classroom teacher.

(2) Effective with the 2012-2013 school year and thereafter, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Subsection to ensure compliance by city, parish, and other local public school boards. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to provisions that allow a local public school board to request a limited waiver from the state superintendent of education from complying with the provisions of this Subsection relative to student-teacher ratios, provided that the teacher has demonstrated effectiveness as defined by the state board, pursuant to R.S. 17:3881 through 3905.

(3) Not later than September first of each year, the Department of Education shall submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education detailing all waiver requests submitted by city, parish, and other local public school boards for the prior school year and the disposition of each request.

Acts 1989, No. 465, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 2012, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 7.4
Continuing education program for paraprofessionals; tuition exemptions; rules and regulations; eligibility; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a program to assist teachers' aides and other paraprofessionals who work in state-approved elementary and secondary schools to meet the qualifications for certification as a teacher. Such program shall include provisions under which the paraprofessional 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 local 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. In addition to the tuition exemption as provided in this Section, each participant in the program shall receive a stipend, at the beginning of the semester or quarter in which such participant performs his student teaching as required in R.S. 17:8.1 in an amount equal to the amount of the salary which would otherwise have been paid by the employing school system to the participant if such person was not participating in the program as provided in 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. Each paraprofessional seeking to participate in the program shall apply to the Department of Education. An "eligible paraprofessional" 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 classroom instruction and with other duties related to the instruction of students. To be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

(1) Has 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).

(2) Has taken the general knowledge and communication sections of the appropriate teacher examination as provided in R.S. 17:8.2 and achieved the score established as provided by R.S. 17:7.1(A)(7) for entry into a teacher education program.

(3) Agrees to practice his profession in the public elementary or secondary schools of the state for at least two consecutive years after completion of all required courses for certification and upon becoming certified as a teacher.

F. Any paraprofessional participating in the program as provided in this Section who completes all required courses for certification but who fails to become certified within one year after completing such course work, is found to be ineligible, drops a course after the deadline for obtaining a full or partial tuition refund from the college or university, fails to complete a course successfully, or who does not practice his profession for at least two consecutive years as required in Subsection E of this Section, except for reasons of illness or death, shall be responsible for the repayment of any monies allocated and paid in his behalf pursuant to the program as provided in this Section.

G. The Department of Education shall annually submit a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education relative to any program established for paraprofessionals 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.

H. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this Section in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq.

I.(1) The total administrative costs of this program, including mileage and other travel expenses, shall not exceed an annual cost of two thousand dollars.

(2) The cost of the program as provided in this Section shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars for the first year of implementation of the program.

Acts 1987, No. 361, §1; Acts 1989, No. 640, §1, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 580, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1874 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1874
Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund
Status: in_force

A. It is an important responsibility of the state to promote workforce development and provide significant opportunity for business and labor to assist in the development and delivery of workforce education and workforce training policy, programs, and performance standards. Carrying out this responsibility requires the development of strategies that will upgrade the skills of our existing workforce and prepare new workers with the skills for a constantly changing economy. Institutions of higher education play a vital role in providing an education that will augment workforce development, and the legislature hereby declares its intent to provide a mechanism to provide supplemental funding for workforce training. The entity to manage and control the Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund shall be the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, hereinafter referred to as "the board".

B.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", which will supplement the cost of high-demand workforce training programs in order to fill urgent market needs, as determined by economic and employment projections.

(2) Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

(3) The state treasurer is directed to deposit into the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year an amount sufficient to bring the unencumbered balance in the fund to ten million dollars.

(4) Money from other sources, such as donations, appropriations, or dedications, may be deposited in and credited to the fund. The unencumbered fund balance provided for in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection shall not include monies deposited into the fund pursuant to this Paragraph.

(5) Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

C.(1) Monies in the fund shall be appropriated to the board and used in accordance with a strategic plan to be developed as provided in this Subsection exclusively for workforce education which shall assist an individual in his ability to function as an adequate employee in a workplace, including education directed at refining or developing literacy or other basic education skills; programs directed at lifelong learning or continuing education; job readiness training; vocational, technical, or occupation education; worker or workplace education; articulated career path programs and constituent courses of such programs that lead to initial or continuing licensure, certification, or associate degree level accreditation; and other education programs whose purpose is to assist citizens to improve their employment opportunities.

(2) The board is hereby authorized to receive the appropriations for the exclusive purpose of workforce education in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

(3) The secretary of Louisiana Works, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, the commissioner of higher education, the chairman of the Workforce Investment Council, and the chief executive officer of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, collectively, shall approve a strategic plan that provides direction to the board regarding the expenditure of funds appropriated from the fund. The strategic plan shall be based on the following:

(a) Labor market information.

(b) Occupational forecast data.

(c) Business and industry input.

(d) Workforce education program costs.

(e) The current and anticipated workforce demands of business and industry on a regional basis.

(f) The potential economic impact of addressing such workforce demands.

(g) Available resources, such as facilities, curricula, and instructors.

(h) Regional needs and priorities, including geographic regions and regional economies.

(i) The anticipated time frame for establishing or expanding educational or training programs to address such workforce demands.

(j) The potential participants available to enter such educational or training programs.

(k) Related workforce considerations.

(4) Funding from monies deposited into the fund pursuant to Paragraph (B)(4) of this Section shall be distributed by the board only upon the board's receipt of certification by the public postsecondary education board on behalf of the receiving public postsecondary institution that a match of no less than twenty-five percent of the amount of funding to be distributed to that institution from monies deposited into the fund pursuant to Paragraph (B)(4) of this Section has been guaranteed by a private entity. Match certification shall be reported to the secretary of Louisiana Works, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, the commissioner of higher education, the chairman of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, and the chief executive officer of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System within thirty days of receipt of certification from the education board. The certification shall detail the type of private match to be provided, which may include cash, in-kind donations of technology, personnel, construction materials, facility modification, or tangible property, internships, scholarships, sponsorship of staff or faculty, or faculty endowment. For any in-kind donation greater than one hundred thousand dollars, the certification shall include a determination of the value of the donation by an independent third party. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to require the legislature to make any additional appropriations to the fund as authorized by Paragraph (B)(4) of this Section based on the availability of a private match.

(5) The secretary of Louisiana Works, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, and the chief executive officer of the system, collectively, shall monitor whether the funds are being used in accordance with the strategic plan and the effectiveness of the board's workforce development efforts and report these findings to the Board of Regents on an annual basis.

D. The fund is in addition to, and separate from, any monies allocated to the institutions under the management and control of the board or any other postsecondary education board. The availability of the fund shall not in any way substitute, limit, or otherwise affect the allocation of any funds otherwise available to those institutions under state or federal laws.

E. The secretary of Louisiana Works, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, and the chief executive officer of the board annually shall report to the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, and such committees shall have oversight of the use of monies in the fund.

Acts 2008, No. 890, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2015, No. 385, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.51
Legislative findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that there is a critical shortage of nurses in the state and it is the intent of the legislature to provide for an adequate supply of nurses who will practice nursing in the state of Louisiana. The legislature further finds that funding such a supply of nurses is a public purpose and, pursuant to Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the legislature intends to provide for a cooperative endeavor to effectuate such purpose.

B. It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to provide for loans to eligible applicants who will obtain degrees or diplomas from postsecondary education institutions which will qualify them to become licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, or nurse faculty. Additionally, the purpose of such loans shall be to bring about an adequate supply of capable licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurse faculty by inducing a sufficient number of the graduates of the colleges, universities, and nursing schools of this state to remain in Louisiana to practice or teach nursing, thus affording adequate, quality nursing care to the people of the state.

Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 421.6
Adjustments in salaries of teachers having certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Status: in_force

A.(1) Effective for the 1999-2000 school year and thereafter, a full-time teacher who holds both a valid Louisiana regular teaching certificate approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and a valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and who is employed by a school board to provide instruction to students shall receive from the school board, in addition to his annual salary as provided by law and school board policy, an annual amount of not less than five thousand dollars with such additional amount to be distributed in the same manner as the annual salary. For any teacher awarded the certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards during the 1999-2000 school year or thereafter, such additional amount shall be paid to the teacher beginning in the school year immediately following the school year in which the teacher is awarded the certificate.

(2) Effective for the 2001-2002 school year and thereafter, a school administrator who holds both a valid Louisiana regular teaching certificate approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and a valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards which was earned while teaching and who is employed by a school board shall receive the same salary adjustment as provided for teachers in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B. Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose, the amount of the salary adjustment provided by a school board to a teacher or school administrator pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be reimbursed to the school board annually by the state Department of Education. However, no such reimbursement shall exceed five thousand dollars per year per teacher or school administrator, including retirement benefits.

C. In addition to any other requirements of this Section, to receive the salary adjustment provided by this Section, an otherwise eligible person shall have been awarded the initial certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 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 Board for Professional Teaching Standards on or after July 1, 2013.

D. For the purposes of this Section, school board shall mean the governing authority of any public elementary or secondary school.

Acts 1999, No. 975, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 42, §1; Acts 2001, No. 312, §1, eff. June 6, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 253, §1; Acts 2013, No. 319, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1822
Elaine P. Nunez Vocational-Technical Institute and the St. Bernard Parish Community College; merger
Status: in_force

A. The Elaine P. Nunez Vocational-Technical Institute is hereby merged with the St. Bernard Parish Community College to form the Elaine P. Nunez Community College which shall be developed, maintained, and managed as a comprehensive community college offering vocational programs as well as one and two-year occupational and academic programs. The academic programs shall be transferrable to other state institutions in accordance with approved program development and articulation agreements among the institutions.

B. The funds, property, and obligations of the institutions that are hereby merged are vested in the Elaine P. Nunez Community College under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges in the same manner and with the same limitations as other institutions in the system.

C. After the effective date of the creation of the Elaine P. Nunez Community College:

(1) All students enrolled in programs in either of the preexisting institutions shall be permitted to complete their programs at no greater cost or different conditions than what would have been the case prior to the merger.

(2) All faculty members and employees at either of the preexisting institutions shall be retained in their positions, pursuant to the same policies and conditions applicable to them under the preexisting institutions, pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph. The administration of the community college, established in this Part, shall undertake a careful and deliberate review of the programs, faculty, and employees of each of the preexisting institutions and provide for a transition consistent with the mission of the community college that provides an opportunity to the faculty and employees of the preexisting institutions to undertake roles in the new institution that are at least equivalent to their roles in the preexisting institutions. Such opportunity shall include provision of additional training or professional development at no cost to the faculty member or employee as is necessary to prepare such faculty member or employee to undertake his role in the community college.

(3) Students, faculty, and employees of the community college shall be entitled to and eligible for all benefits provided by law or regulation for students, faculty, and employees of other two-year institutions of higher education.

Acts 1992, No. 341, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1501.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1501.1
Louisiana State University at Alexandria; baccalaureate degrees authorized
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents may provide for the conversion of Louisiana State University at Alexandria to an institution offering baccalaureate degrees.

B. Louisiana State University at Alexandria is recognized and defined as an institution offering baccalaureate degrees. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Board of Regents shall provide for implementation accordingly, subject to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1, eff. June 28, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 402, §1, eff. June 14, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.32
Free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities; public postsecondary education institutions
Status: in_force

A. Free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities at public postsecondary education institutions by students, administrators, faculty members, staff members, and invited guests are protected pursuant to the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Any person who wishes to engage in noncommercial expressive activity on the campus of a public postsecondary education institution shall be permitted to do so freely, as long as the person's conduct is not unlawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution.

C. The outdoor areas of a public postsecondary education institution shall be deemed traditional public forums and open to expressive activities. Nothing in this Part shall be interpreted as limiting the right of student expression elsewhere on campus.

D. A public postsecondary education institution may maintain and enforce reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions narrowly tailored in service of a significant institutional interest only when such restrictions employ clear, published, and content- and viewpoint-neutral criteria and provide for ample alternative means of expression. Any such restrictions shall allow for spontaneous and contemporaneous assembly and distribution of literature.

E.(1) A public postsecondary education institution may require a permit from any individual or group as a condition of being granted exclusive control of a location for expressive activity at a reserved time. Any such permitting process shall not be overly burdensome, and applications for permits shall be evaluated solely based on published content-neutral and viewpoint-neutral criteria. If a public postsecondary education institution denies a permit, it shall provide a reason for doing so in writing within two business days to the applicant and allow the applicant to appeal the denial.

(2)(a) A public postsecondary education institution may charge a security fee to a student or student organization as part of an application for such a permit; however, no public postsecondary education institution shall charge security fees based on the content of the expression of the student or student organization, the content of the expression of an invited guest, or the anticipated reaction to any such content.

(b) The determination of whether or not the security fee is required and the amount of the fee shall be based solely on published content-neutral and viewpoint-neutral criteria, including but not limited to the time of the event, the location of the event, the anticipated size of the invited audience, and whether or not alcohol will be served.

(c) Any institution charging security fees pursuant to this Paragraph shall publish the criteria it uses for assessing the fees.

F. Each public postsecondary education institution shall prohibit student-on-student discriminatory harassment. An institution may not sanction or discipline a student's expression as student-on-student discriminatory harassment unless the expression meets the definition provided by this Part.

G.(1) Nothing in this Part shall be interpreted as preventing institutions from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting expression that is unprotected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America or Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana, such as true threats or expressions directed to provoke and likely to produce imminent lawless actions.

(2) Nothing in this Part shall be interpreted as preventing institutions from responding, through nonpunitive actions, to student expression that does not meet the definition of student-on-student discriminatory harassment.

(3) Nothing in this Part shall be interpreted as preventing institutions from maintaining policies prohibiting stalking or other criminal activity.

Acts 2018, No. 666, §1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 727, §1; Acts 2024, No. 584, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2275
Distribution of bodies among schools
Status: in_force

A. Except to the extent that eyes may have been removed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:2274, the bodies received by the board shall be allocated by it to the following three departments of anatomy:

(1) Tulane University School of Medicine,

(2) Louisiana State University School of Medicine at New Orleans combined with Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, and

(3) Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport, in proportion to the number of students enrolled for courses of study in human anatomy in each of the aforesaid departments of anatomy. The head of each of the three foregoing departments of anatomy shall furnish to the secretary of the Anatomical Board a list showing the number of such students within thirty days after the first day of each term.

B. Each department of anatomy receiving a body from the Anatomical Board shall hold the same for a period of at least ninety days during which time any relative or friend of the person deceased may claim the body for interment purposes.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 131, §1; Acts 1968, No. 250, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2163 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2163
Contractual nature of agreement
Status: in_force

The Louisiana State Board of Education may in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or other obligations under the provisions of this Sub-part, provide for the pledge of any or all revenues, which may be pledged under the provisions of this Sub-part for the payment of such bonds or other obligations. It may also include in the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds or other obligations any agreements which may be desired by Federal Agencies or other purchasers of the bonds or obligations to be issued under the provisions of this Sub-part, such agreements or covenants relating to the security for, or the method of payment of, or other matters relating to the issuance of said bonds or other obligations. Any such provisions, together with the provisions of this Sub-part, shall be deemed to be contracts with the holders of said bonds or other obligations and shall be irrepealable until said bonds or obligations are retired, or the retirement thereof provided for.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.46
Operating in violation of regulations; penalties and fines
Status: in_force

A.(1) For violations related to supervision, criminal history record checks, the state central registry disclosure form, child-to-staff ratios, motor vehicle checks, or failure to report critical incidents, the department may issue a written warning that includes a corrective action plan, in lieu of revocation, upon any person or entity violating these requirements if such condition or occurrence does not pose an imminent threat to the health, safety, rights, or welfare of a child. Failure to implement a corrective action plan issued pursuant to this Section may result in either the assessment of a civil fine or license revocation or may result in both actions being taken by the department. Such civil fine shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars per day for each assessment; however, the aggregate fines assessed for violations determined in any consecutive twelve-month period shall not exceed two thousand dollars. The department shall publish all violations of this Paragraph on its website.

(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act that articulate factors in determining the type of sanction imposed including the severity of risk, the actual harm and mitigating circumstances, the failure to implement a written corrective action plan, the history of noncompliance, an explanation of the treatment of continuing and repeat deficiencies, evidence of a good-faith effort to comply, and any other relevant factors. The authority to impose sanctions pursuant to this Section shall commence on the effective date of the rules promulgated pursuant to this Section.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for notice to the early learning center of any violation, for a departmental reconsideration process for sanctions issued, and for an appeal procedure including judicial review. Such appeal shall be suspensive. All appeals pursuant to this Subsection shall be heard by the division of administrative law pursuant to Chapter 13-B of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The division shall furnish to the facility or agency a copy of the decision, together with notice of the manner for requesting judicial review. During the pendency of an appeal, an early learning center may continue to receive funding for services provided to those eligible children as determined by the department.

C. The department may institute any necessary civil court action to collect fines imposed and not timely appealed. No child care facility shall claim imposed fines as reimbursable. Interest shall begin to accrue at the current judicial rate on the day following the date on which any fines become due and payable. All costs of any successful action to collect such fines, including travel expenses and reasonable attorney fees, shall be awarded to the department in addition to the fines.

D.(1) Civil fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deposited immediately into the treasury.

(2) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to the monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to the amount deposited as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be credited to a special fund hereby created in the state treasury to be known as the "Early Learning Center Licensing Trust Fund", hereinafter referred to as "the fund". The monies in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation and shall be available exclusively for use by the department for the education and training of employees, staff, or other personnel of child care facilities.

(3) The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned from the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and remain to the credit of the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2025, No. 409, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.20
Student conduct standards; awareness and understanding by students; required orientation; guidelines
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any other requirements established by law, rule, or regulation relative to student discipline and conduct, the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school shall require that every student be provided an orientation during the first five days of each school year regarding school disciplinary rules and provisions of the code of student conduct applicable to such students, including but not limited to the policy on bullying as provided in R.S. 17:416.14. Orientation instruction shall be provided by the school principal or his designees and shall include but not be limited to consequences for failing to comply with such school disciplinary rules and code requirements, including suspension, expulsion, the possibility of suspension of a student's driver's license for one year as provided in R.S. 17:416.1, and the possible criminal consequences of violent acts committed on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone. The orientation also shall clearly communicate to students the rights afforded teachers pursuant to R.S. 17:416.18 and other applicable law relative to the discipline of students.

B. The orientation instruction required by this Section shall be age and grade appropriate and shall give full consideration as to whether the student is in a regular or special program of education.

C. Any student who for any reason does not receive the orientation provided for by this Section during the first five days of a school year shall be provided such orientation during the first five days of such student's attendance at the public elementary or secondary school.

Acts 2008, No. 365, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 697, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.95 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.95
Rules
Status: in_force

The state board shall adopt all rules and regulations required in this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2014, No. 717, §1, eff. June 18, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3137
Student information; prohibition on disclosure
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, no official or employee of any public postsecondary education board or institution shall disclose to anyone for any purpose the following information without the affirmative written consent of the person to which the information pertains:

(1) The contact information or personally identifiable information for a student as listed in student directory information pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. If the student is under the age of eighteen and not emancipated, such information may be shared upon the affirmative written consent of his parent or legal guardian.

(2) The contact information or personally identifiable information for the parent or legal guardian of a student.

B. An official or employee of any public postsecondary education board or institution may disclose such contact information and personally identifiable information:

(1) To an official or employee of any public postsecondary education board or institution or public agency who needs the information to perform his official duties.

(2) In response to a subpoena, discovery request, or court order compelling its production.

C. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Contact information" means an electronic mail address or a telephone number.

(2) "Parent or legal guardian" has the same meaning as in R.S. 17:3914.

(3) "Personally identifiable information" has the same meaning as in R.S. 17:3914.

Acts 2020, No. 321, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3391 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3391
Student records; outstanding student debt; student loan default
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Debt" means any money, obligation, claim, or sum, due or owing, or alleged to be due or owing, from a student.

(2) "Default" means the failure of a borrower to repay a loan according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each public postsecondary education management board may adopt a policy to prohibit the institutions under its supervision and management from doing any of the following:

(1) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt.

(2)(a) Condition the provision of a transcript for a current or former student on the payment of a debt other than a fee charged to provide the transcript or enrollment in a repayment plan.

(b) Any repayment plan established as a precondition of providing a transcript shall include a monthly payment amount. The monthly payment amount shall be established with consideration of the current or former student's ability to pay and shall not exceed fifteen percent of the student's monthly income.

(3) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript or provide any other less favorable treatment because a student or former student owes a debt.

(4) Use transcript issuance as a debt collection tool.

(5) Withhold services from a current or former student who is in default on a federal loan. Services that shall not be withheld include but are not limited to:

(a) Providing grades.

(b) Providing a diploma.

(c) Course registration services.

(d) Issuing transcripts.

Acts 2020, No. 334, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3904 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3904
Local boards; power and duties
Status: in_force

A. Each local board shall:

(1) Develop and maintain a program of local evaluation in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board for every teacher and administrator employed by the local board.

(2) Create, revise, and disseminate to each professional employee a job description which shall be the statement of performance expectations and the basis of any evaluation criteria conducted pursuant to this Subpart.

(3) Cooperate with the board and the department in whatever manner is necessary to implement this Subpart, including providing for the training of evaluators.

(4) Assist in developing the mechanisms necessary for rapid transmission of evaluation information and reports to teachers and administrators and for maintenance of the confidentiality of such information, except for information to be made available to the public in accordance with R.S. 17:3884(C).

(5) Incorporate the evaluation plan required by this Subpart into its general employee policies.

(6) Incorporate the elements of the program in this Subpart into any performance-based contracts with its employees.

B. Each local board may expand the scope of the program in this Subpart to apply to all employees of the board.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. June 22, 1994; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1, eff. April 14, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 54, §1, eff. May 27, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless otherwise clearly indicated:

(1) "Account" means an education scholarship account established pursuant to this Chapter and composed of state funds deposited on behalf of a student eligible to participate in the program.

(2) "Account funds" means the funds deposited into an account on behalf of a participating student.

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

(4) "Parent" means a parent, legal guardian, or custodian.

(5) "Participating school" means a school participating in the program pursuant to this Chapter.

(6) "Participating student" means a student who has been determined to be eligible to participate in the program and for whom an account has been established pursuant to this Chapter.

(7) "Program" means the program created by this Chapter.

(8) "Program manager" means an entity selected by the state Department of Education and approved by the state board to administer the program as provided in R.S. 17:4037.5.

(9) "Qualified education expenses" means any of the following:

(a) Tuition or fees at a nonpublic school or for nonpublic online learning programs.

(b) Curricula and textbooks or other instructional materials, including but not limited to any supplemental materials or online instruction required by a participating school or service provider.

(c) Tuition, fees, instructional materials, and examination fees at a career or technical school.

(d) Fees for Louisiana Educational Assessment Program tests, national norm-referenced examinations, Advanced Placement examinations, and examinations related to postsecondary education institution admission.

(e) Educational services and therapies, including but not limited to occupational, behavioral, physical, speech-language, and audiology therapies.

(f) Tuition and fees at a postsecondary education institution providing instruction for a student participating in dual enrollment as provided in Chapter 18-A of this Title.

(g) Any other educational expenses approved by the state board.

(10) "Service provider" means a person or entity other than a participating school that receives payments from accounts for qualified education expenses.

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

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:377 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 377
Quality Science and Mathematics Program; oversight
Status: in_force

A. The activities of the council and the implementation of the program may be reviewed by the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and the rules and regulations shall be subject to review as provided by the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.

Acts 1992, No. 1093, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:100.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 100.5
Alternative schools; establishment by local boards
Status: in_force

A. Parish and city school boards, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, may establish and maintain one or more alternative schools for children whose behavior is disruptive. Any alternative school shall be maintained and funded at the same level of support as other schools for children in the school district.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop, adopt, and implement guidelines for alternative schools which, at a minimum, shall provide for the following:

(1) Identifying the needs of students.

(2) Using group and individualized courses of study.

(3) Providing assistance with social skills and work habits.

(4) Using alternative teaching methods.

C.(1) Teachers employed in alternative schools established pursuant to this Section shall be selected from regularly employed school teachers who volunteer.

(2) Eligibility for enrollment in alternative schools shall be determined from a list compiled by each city and parish school board of students with discipline problems whose behavior is disruptive. Students selected for enrollment in the alternative schools from the eligibility list shall be selected from volunteers, provided that there shall be no racial, sexual, or ethnic discrimination in either the compilation of the eligibility list or in the operation of the school.

D. Each city or parish school board operating an alternative school annually shall evaluate such school. The evaluation shall include testing of basic skills for student participants. The process of evaluation shall also include teacher, parent, and student input from the alternative school.

Acts 1993, No. 390, §1, eff. June 7, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2158
Source of payment
Status: in_force

Said bonds or other obligations shall be payable out of the income, revenue, or funds or avails pledged to the payment thereof as herein provided.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3381
Transportation for college students; transportation for other students subject to restrictions; authority to establish and collect bus transportation fees
Status: in_force

A. A city, parish, or other local public school board may enter into contracts with individuals, partnerships, or corporations domiciled in this state to furnish transportation to students attending any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or may furnish such transportation themselves, and pay for the same in the manner provided for defraying other expenses. Students receiving transportation may be charged a bus transportation fee in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of providing the transportation service. A school board shall establish such fees and shall provide for their collection.

B. A city or parish school board may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with this Section under which students other than qualified college students, such as exceptional or vocational-technical students, may be transported. However, the provision of transportation to such other students shall not result in the denial of transportation to an otherwise qualified college student nor result in the increase of the direct cost of buses and salaries and expenses of bus operators incurred by the school board in providing such transportation. Students receiving transportation may be charged a bus transportation fee in an amount sufficient to completely offset the actual cost of providing the transportation service. A school board shall establish such fees and shall provide for their collection.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 298, §1; Acts 1986, No. 863, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3045.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3045.4
Louisiana Financial Assistance Commission; duties
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) Serve as a direct lender of non-subsidized student loans.

(2) Accept and review each loan application.

(3) Determine the applicant's eligibility and continued eligibility.

(4) Collect any balance which may become due as the result of default on any loan, for which purpose the commission shall have all the same authority as they have for the guaranteed student loan program.

(5) Provide by rule for:

(a) A mechanism for informing students of the availability of the loans.

(b) The creation of all applications, forms, promissory notes, and other instruments necessary for the administration of the program.

(c) An interest rate, which rate shall not exceed the maximum interest rate authorized by the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965.

(d) Any other items necessary for the administration of the program.

Acts 1991, No. 799, §1, eff. July 22, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3326 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3326
Compensation while on leave
Status: in_force

Each person granted sabbatical leave shall receive and be paid compensation for the period of leave approved at the rate and according to procedures promulgated by the appropriate management board. The employer and employee shall contribute to the retirement system on the basis of the annual salary rate while the employee is on leave.

Acts 1991, No. 858, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.1
Loans for students enrolled in colleges or universities to prepare to teach
Status: in_force

A.(1) In addition to all other powers and duties of the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, the commission may make loans to a student who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Is a bona fide citizen and resident of the state.

(b) Desires to become a teacher and has been accepted to enroll in a public or independent college or university in this state.

(c) Has a composite score on the American College Test or the Scholastic Aptitude Test which is, or is the equivalent to, a twenty-three on the 1990 version of the American College Test, or an equivalent concordant value on any subsequent version of such test or on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

(d) Has a cumulative high school grade point average of at least a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale.

(e) Has successfully completed high school course work which constitutes a core curriculum and meets standards for admission to the eligible college or university. The core curriculum and the eligible college or university shall be as provided in Subpart B of Part I of Chapter 50 of this Title.

(f) Meets such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by rule.

(2) The commission also may make loans to a student who meets the requirements of any one of the following Subparagraphs:

(a) Meets the requirements of Subparagraphs (1)(a) and (b) of this Subsection, has successfully completed not less than forty-eight credit hours of academic course work from an accredited college or university, has a cumulative grade point average on such course work of at least 3.00 calculated on a 4.00 scale, and meets such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by rule.

(b) Meets the requirements of Subparagraphs (1)(a) and (b) of this Subsection, has a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, has a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.00 calculated on a 4.00 scale, and meets such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by rule.

(c) Meets the requirements of Subparagraphs (1)(a) and (b) of this Subsection, has at least a master's degree from an accredited college or university, and meets such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by rule.

B. The authority of the commission to make loans to persons eligible as provided in this Chapter shall be exercised in accordance with and be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The commission may make a loan to a student whom it deems to be qualified, upon such terms and conditions as the commission may impose in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, provided the student intends to acquire a degree from a program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:7.2 which leads to a degree in education or intends to pursue an alternative program which leads to regular certification as a teacher as provided by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

D. Any student to whom the commission has made a loan shall be required to maintain a cumulative college grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the conclusion of each academic year and to enter a program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:7.2 which leads either to a degree in education or to regular certification as a teacher as soon as the student has earned sufficient credits to do so. If at any time a student who is receiving a loan fails to maintain the cumulative grade point average required by this Chapter for continued eligibility for this program or is placed on academic probation by the college or university he attends, he shall be ineligible for additional loans under this Chapter. The commission may resume making loans as provided in this Chapter when and if a student regains the cumulative grade point average required by this Chapter for continuing eligibility and is no longer on academic probation, provided that the period of ineligibility did not persist for more than two years from the date of loss of eligibility. The commission, by rule, may provide that a loan made to a student who leaves school for reasons specified by rule may be continued at the discretion of the commission.

E. It shall be the duty of the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as "the commission", to:

(1) Accept and review each application for such a loan;

(2) To make careful and full investigation of the qualifications of each applicant; and

(3) To determine his or her eligibility to become the recipient of such a loan and to continue to be eligible for such loan.

F. The commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 401, §1, eff. July 20, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 282, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1989, No. 476, §1; Acts 1991, No. 817, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 476, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 165, §1, eff. May 7, 1998; Acts 2015, No. 227, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3661
Funding of program
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Educational Employees Professional Improvement Program established herein shall be funded with monies specifically appropriated therefore by the Louisiana Legislature, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter; however, no funds shall be appropriated for this purpose until after funds have been appropriated to fully fund the teachers' minimum salary schedule provided for in R.S. 17:421.3 and any cost-of-living increases granted by the legislature.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 207, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 337, §1, eff. July 15, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.53 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.53
Amount; requirements
Status: in_force

A. A loan may be made by the commission pursuant to this Chapter for not in excess of the actual tuition charges per postsecondary year, provided such loan is used to defray the tuition of any such applicant at a college, university, or school of nursing.

B. A student for whom a loan is made by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to repay the full amount of the loan and interest thereon to the commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commission shall forgive such a loan to the applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his or her profession full time as a nurse or nurse faculty member in the state of Louisiana. One year's funding of the loan together with the interest thereon shall be forgiven by the commission for the applicant for each year of practicing as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, or nurse faculty in the state of Louisiana as provided in this Subsection.

Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3230.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3230.1
The University of New Orleans; transfer to the Louisiana State University System
Status: in_force

A.(1) Not later than August 1, 2025, the president of the University of New Orleans shall submit a letter to the president of the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, stating her intent for a change in governance for the institution from the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

(2) The president, faculty, and administration of the University of New Orleans shall take every action necessary to efficiently and expeditiously comply with all established timelines, requirements, and procedures to ensure that the requested change of governance may be effected immediately upon receipt of commission approval.

B.(1) Pursuant to the authority granted to the legislature by Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana to transfer an institution from one board to another by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the University of New Orleans, and the assets, funds, obligations, liabilities, programs, and functions related thereto, are hereby transferred to the Louisiana State University System, and shall be under the management and supervision of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall become effective immediately upon receipt of approval from the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, for the requested change in governance.

C. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall develop policies and procedures to resolve issues related to the status and tenure of employees of the University of New Orleans which may arise from the transfer of the institution to the Louisiana State University System, and shall take necessary actions to support the transition, including but not limited to:

(1) The formation of a transition team comprised of stakeholders from the Greater New Orleans region and members of the House and Senate committees on education.

(2) Development of a comprehensive transition plan informed by external assessments of finances, academic programs, and facilities as appropriate, to improve the academic, operational, and fiscal performance of the University of New Orleans, and present the plan to the Board of Regents and the House and Senate committees on education no later than April 1, 2026.

D. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System shall:

(1) Continue to exercise its authority to supervise and manage the University of New Orleans until such time as the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, grants approval for the requested change in governance and transfer of the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System.

(2)(a) Work cooperatively and collaboratively with the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to ensure that the requested transfer may be effected immediately upon receipt of commission approval for the change in governance.

(b) Prior to receipt of such approval, enter into agreements to transfer as many administrative and supervisory functions as possible with respect to the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System, without adversely impacting the accreditation status of the institution.

(3) Prior to receipt of such approval, continue to balance the University of New Orleans' budget in close collaboration with the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, with a view to strengthening the fiscal health of the University of New Orleans.

(4) Upon receipt of such approval, immediately transfer all assets, funds, facilities, property, obligations, liabilities, programs, and functions relative to the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System.

E. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System shall not:

(1) Interfere with, or impede in any way, the processes to transfer the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System.

(2) Sell, transfer, or otherwise remove any asset or thing of value, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, attributable to or owned by the University of New Orleans, or owned, leased by, or operated by any foundation related to such institution. In addition, access to any asset leased to any foundation related to the University of New Orleans shall not be restricted or denied.

(3) Incur, transfer, or assign any debt or other responsibility or obligation to the University of New Orleans that is not properly attributable to the institution.

(4)(a) Disproportionately reduce or reallocate the level of funding that would otherwise be allocated to the University of New Orleans pursuant to the postsecondary education funding formula.

(b) Until such time as the University of New Orleans is transferred to the Louisiana State University System, impose any budget reductions or changes in funding allocations upon the institution without prior review of the Board of Regents and approval from the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

F. The commissioner of administration shall:

(1) Ensure that sufficient funds and resources are available to fully effect the transfer of the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. Such funding and resources shall not impact the Board of Regents' formula for the equitable distribution of funds to institutions of postsecondary education.

(2) Purchase available insurance for indemnification and costs which may arise from the transfer; provided however, that the commissioner of administration shall indemnify and hold harmless the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System for any liability and costs which may result from the transfer of existing contracts, financing, or immovable property.

G. Upon the date of transfer, any and all funds previously paid by the University of New Orleans to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System shall be paid instead to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; however, the total amount of such payments shall not be less than that paid during the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year.

H. The legislature shall appropriate sufficient funds to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System to fully effect the transfer of the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. The legislature may place reasonable conditions on the granting of transition funding, such as the receipt of a comprehensive transition plan or demonstration of benchmarks reached.

Acts 2025, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1671 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1671
Declaration of public need for scholarship assistance; establishment of scholarship program
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that although enrollments in institutions of higher education in this state and throughout the nation continue to increase at a rapid pace, and although the state now provides a limited scholarship program for students attending an institution of higher education in Louisiana, there continues to exist an underdevelopment of the state's human talent and resources because of the inability of many able but needy students to finance a higher educational program.

The legislature further declares that the state can achieve its full economic and social potential only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and only if the state assists in removing such financial barriers to his educational goals as may remain after the individual has utilized all resources and work opportunities available to him.

It is therefore the policy of the legislature and the purpose of this subpart to establish, within the limits of appropriations made therefor from time to time by the legislature, a broad scale state scholarship program designed to guarantee that the most able and needy students from all sectors of the state are given the opportunity to continue their program of self improvement in an approved institution of higher education of their choice located in this state.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1519.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1519.2
State hospitals operated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College as part of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall own and operate the hospitals set forth in Subsection B, and any successor entities, in its discretion, as more specifically provided in this Subpart.

(2) The Board of Regents shall not include the division in either its funding formula or master planning process.

B.(1) The LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans shall be responsible for the following hospitals, including all programs and facilities thereof:

(a) Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans.

(b) Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

(c) University Medical Center in Lafayette.

(d) Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma.

(e) Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence.

(f) Bogalusa Medical Center in Bogalusa.

(g) W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center in Lake Charles.

(h) University Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 220, §2, eff. July 2, 2007.

(2) Operation and management of the LSU HSC-NO hospitals shall be the responsibility of the board pursuant to this Subpart.

(3) LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport shall be responsible for the following hospitals, including all programs and facilities thereof:

(a) University Hospital Shreveport.

(b) E.A. Conway Medical Center in Monroe.

(c) Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville.

(4) Operation and management of the LSU HSC–S hospitals shall be the responsibility of the board pursuant to R.S. 17:1517.

NOTE: Subsection C as enacted by Acts 2016, No. 537, §2, shall terminate on Dec. 31, 2019.

C.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the board determines it is in the best interest of the state, the legislature has authorized the closure of a hospital, and the building is no longer being used for the provision of healthcare services, or the board receives an inquiry from a financially viable party regarding the purchase of a hospital listed in Subsection B of this Section, hereafter in this Section referred to as the property, the board shall notify the commissioner of administration within five business days that it is contemplating the option of selling the property or is in receipt of such an inquiry. The board shall participate in and cooperate with the commissioner of administration in reviewing the benefits and consequences of selling the property.

(2) The review by the board and the commissioner of administration shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of the impact a sale of the property may have on the provision of healthcare in the region, the impact on graduate medical education, any contractual or operational issues with other parties that need to be addressed prior to executing a contract of sale, purchase agreement, or other type of agreement, and a cost-benefit analysis addressing the potential short-term and long-term financial advantages and disadvantages of proceeding with the sale. The commissioner shall also obtain fair market value appraisals from up to three Louisiana certified appraisers to ascertain the current value of the property. A report of such information and the recommendations of the board and the commissioner shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget immediately upon its completion.

(3) Prior to taking any action which would result or is expected to result in the sale of the property as provided by law, the commissioner of administration shall notify the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget in writing that the board and commissioner are recommending that the state proceed with such a sale. The commissioner shall instruct the board to contact the committee to request preliminary authorization to pursue the sale of the property based upon the positive outcome of the review provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. The committee shall consider the board's request no less than thirty days after the date that it is submitted to the committee. If the board's request is approved by the committee, it shall be submitted to the legislature for approval by a majority vote of the elected members of each house of the legislature. If the legislature is not in session, approval of the legislature may be obtained in accordance with the procedures provided in R.S. 39:87.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 41:140 to the contrary, upon receipt of the approval by the committee and legislature to proceed with the exploration of the sale of the property, the board shall work with the commissioner to develop a solicitation for offers to sell the property, fixing the minimum price and terms of sale to be made with reference to the property. The solicitation shall be developed such that it is within the parameters approved by the committee and the legislature. Upon completion of the solicitation, the board shall advertise the solicitation for offers electronically for forty-five days and shall also advertise in the newspapers in general circulation in the municipality where the property is located and in major metropolitan areas across the state for a minimum of three times in forty-five days. During this period, the board and the commissioner shall resolve any outstanding contractual or operational issues with other parties that may affect the sale of the property. The board and the commissioner shall review the offers and negotiate with the respondents for a period of no less than thirty days. If the board and commissioner agree that an acceptable offer has been received, then the board shall submit the proposed agreement to the committee for its review and approval. The agreement shall be within the preliminary parameters approved by the committee and the legislature. The committee shall consider the proposed agreement not less than thirty days after submission of the agreement. No agreement shall be officially confected prior to approval of the committee.

(5) Nothing contained in this Subsection, nor any approval of the committee or legislature relative to a proposed sale, shall be construed as authorizing the board to close a hospital or an emergency room or absolving the board of its responsibilities for any medical center as provided by law.

Acts 1997, No. 3, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 802, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 1024, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 906, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 717, §1; Acts 2007, No. 220, §§1 and 2, eff. July 2, 2007; Acts 2016, No. 537, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3041.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3041.11
Contracts
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1997, No. 281, §1; Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2046 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2046
Public lands for vocational-technical school sites
Status: in_force

A. As a cooperative endeavor for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the people of this state, any political subdivision may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, lands owned by the political subdivision for the purpose of providing a site for the construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through said board. "Political subdivision" for the purposes of this Section shall have the same meaning as provided in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. For the purposes of this Subsection, the various school boards of the state are hereby declared to be agents of the state, and as a cooperative endeavor, for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the public, any school board may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, sixteenth section lands or school indemnity lands for the purpose of providing a site for construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through the said board.

C. Pursuant to the authority granted in Subsection A or Subsection B of this Section, the political subdivision shall perform the following:

(1) Select a site within a portion of such lands to be used for the construction and operation of the vocational-technical school.

(2) Determine the number of acres which shall be included in such site.

(3) Perform any other function necessary to carry out the purposes and authorization of this Section.

D. The political subdivision may accept as consideration for any lease executed, the availability to the citizens of this state of vocational-technical education and the benefits to the people and to the economy flowing therefrom, and any other consideration as may be agreed upon by the parties to the lease. The conveyance herein authorized may be executed with or without consideration as the parties may agree upon.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 183, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:385 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 385
Laws relative to fidei commissa, etc., inapplicable
Status: in_force

The laws of Louisiana relative to substitutions, fidei commissa, and trusts, shall not apply or affect in any manner the donations authorized by and made in conformity with the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.30 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.30
Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund, hereafter in this Section referred to as the "fund".

B. Any appropriations, public or private grants, gifts, or donations received by the state or the Department of Education for the purposes of this Section, other than federal funds for the Child Care and Development Fund Program, shall be credited to the fund.

C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

D.(1)(a) The fund shall be administered by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Subject to legislative appropriation, monies in the fund shall be awarded annually to local entities approved by the board for the purpose of funding projects that will expand the number of early childhood care and education quality slots for families who are eligible for the Child Care Assistance Program in Type III early learning centers that have at least one classroom with children age fifteen months or younger if a local entity provides funds from nonstate and nonfederal sources. No such award shall be made unless the local entity's financial commitment to the project proposed for funding provides matching funds from nonstate and nonfederal sources at a rate of at least one-to-one.

(b) Each local entity shall establish eligibility criteria for the early childhood care and education quality slots financed by local funds that serve as the match for the award. At a minimum, only children whose family income makes them economically disadvantaged as defined by the board shall be eligible for the slots.

(2) If there is money in the fund after the board has funded every qualifying project pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the board may award remaining unallocated monies in the fund for the exclusive use of Type III early learning centers to provide quality care for children who are ages birth through two and whose parents are eligible for the Child Care Assistance Program. The board shall consider the following in selecting the recipients of such an award: the Child Care Assistance Program waitlist, child poverty rates, child care needs in terms of the economic development needs of the parish where the center is located, and increasing the availability of high quality early learning centers statewide.

(3) In addition to the requirements of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, the board, when determining how to allocate awards pursuant to this Section, shall consider the data it coordinates pursuant to R.S. 17:407.23(E).

E. Monies from the fund shall not be used to displace, replace, or supplant the amount appropriated to the Child Care Assistance Program.

F. The department shall actively solicit and use resources to fund the Child Care Assistance Program slots.

G. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules and regulations to administer the distribution of monies from the fund to the Child Care Assistance Program.

Acts 2017, No. 353, §1; Acts 2019, No. 223, §1; Acts 2021, No. 198, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3123
Domicile, organization, and meetings of board; rules
Status: in_force

A. The board shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge.

B. The members of the board shall elect from among their number a chairman and a vice-chairman and such other officers as they deem necessary, whose terms shall be as fixed by the board.

C. Eight members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and all official action of the board shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the members of the board.

D.(1) The board shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings and official actions. All papers, documents and records appertaining to the board shall be filed at the domicile of the board.

(2) All rules adopted by the board, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of the board's affairs, and those adopted in exercising and fulfilling its duties and functions as specifically enumerated in Article VIII, Section 5(D) of the Louisiana Constitution, shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) The board shall submit a copy of any order, rule, regulation, plan, agreement, policy, or recommendation, other than those regulating only the internal management of the board's affairs, that is not adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, along with the written reasons and explanations therefor and a summary report of the proceedings of any public hearings conducted prior to the adoption of such order, rule, regulation, plan, policy, or recommendation.

E. The board shall meet in January each year and at other times as fixed by the board or upon call of the chairman. The board shall meet at least twice yearly with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section 5(D) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

F. The first meeting of the board shall be held in Baton Rouge on the call of the governor within ten days after the appointment by the governor of initial members of the board. In no event shall the first meeting of the board be held later than January 15, 1975.

Acts 1974, Ex. Sess. No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2010, No. 648, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2023, No. 6, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3355
Contracts and purchases; livestock shows and rodeos; food services
Status: in_force

A. All purchases, contracts and other business transactions shall be made on terms most favorable to the college or university for which the purchase is made, the contract is executed or to which the business transaction relates. All purchases made and contracts executed shall conform to applicable state laws relating to competitive bidding and the letting of contracts. The purchasing agent of each college and university shall be a deputy purchasing agent of the state central purchasing agency.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, each board is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids, and to award to the lowest bidder, to contract for the holding and conducting of livestock shows and rodeos.

C. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the management board of any state college or university may after advertisement for and receipt of bids, contract with the lowest responsible bidder for food services, vending operations, and similar other services for a term not to exceed three years. Such a contract may include an option to renew the contract on a year to year basis, not to exceed a period of three years. No increase in a renewal contract price shall exceed the percentage of increase in the consumer's wholesale price index since the previous contract was entered. Such contracts, or renewals of contracts, shall also be approved by the state Division of Administration.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 610, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1927 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1927
Audits
Status: in_force

The books and accounts of the center shall be subject to audit not less than annually by the legislative auditor in accordance with applicable law.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3354
Independent audit of financial transactions of a university system, college or university
Status: in_force

A. Any board may from time to time cause to be made an independent audit of the financial transactions and accounts of its university system or of any college or university therein.

B. For the performance of an independent audit a board shall employ auditors who have no financial interest in the activities of its university system and who are under no contract of employment or retainer with the university system or any department or division of the state government for purposes other than independent audit. At least one responsible member of the auditing firm or group selected shall be qualified to practice as a certified public accountant.

C. Upon completion of an independent audit, a complete and detailed report of the findings and recommendations of the auditors shall be printed by the board and copies thereof transmitted to the governor and the legislative auditor. The expense of the audit and report shall be borne by the university system out of appropriations.

D. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to eliminate the necessity of an audit required by law to be made by any public auditing agency.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1806
Student membership on management boards
Status: in_force

A.(1) There shall be one student member on the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, on the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and on the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Each such student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the colleges and universities under the management and supervision of the respective boards.

(2) There shall be two student members on the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. One student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the community colleges under the management and supervision of the board and one student member shall be selected by and from the membership of a council composed of the student body presidents of the vocational-technical schools under the management and supervision of the board.

(3) At the time of the appointment each student member shall be a full-time student at the vocational-technical school, community college, college, or university at which he is enrolled and shall be ineligible to succeed himself. Each student member shall serve for a term of one year, except that each student member selected for a term beginning on September 1, 2001, shall serve only until May 31, 2002; thereafter, their successors shall serve for a term of one year. The student member shall serve until his successor takes office.

B. The student member of each board shall have all the privileges and rights of other board members and shall receive the same per diem, travel, and other expenses as other members of the board to which he is appointed.

C. A vacancy in the office of the student member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner as the original appointment was made.

D. The student members shall be selected as provided in this Section for a term beginning on June first of each year.

E. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 93, §2, eff. May 24, 2001.

Added by Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 2, §1; Amended by Acts 1980, No. 515, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 1980; Acts 1987, No. 357, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 93, §§1 and 2, eff. May 24, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3304
Faculty
Status: in_force

A. Members of the instructional staff of each college and university having the rank of instructor or higher and persons engaged in library, artistic, research and investigative positions of equal dignity, shall constitute the faculty of each college and university. The head of each college or university and its academic officers shall be members of the faculty.

B. The designation of faculty status by this Section shall not affect or change any provision of law affecting or relating to the retirement of any person, and the retirement of all faculty personnel shall be governed by applicable retirement or other applicable laws.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3047.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3047.7
Reporting system; implementation; requirements; applicability; participation by eligible institutions
Status: in_force

A.(1) The administering agency shall develop and implement a uniform information reporting system for the purposes of policy analysis and program evaluation and for providing accurate data and statistics to the legislature, the governor, appropriate executive branch agencies, and the public relative to the effectiveness of the award provided pursuant to this Chapter.

(2) The reporting system shall include data on all award recipients. The number and percentage of students enrolled in each program shall be provided and shall stipulate whether each program is a credit hour program or non-credit hour program and include information on the number of credit hours required for each credit hour program, the length of each non-credit hour program, and the costs of each program.

(3) Compliance with the requirements of the information reporting system shall be a condition for a postsecondary education institution to remain eligible to receive payments from the state on behalf of an award recipient. Compliance determinations shall be made annually by the administering agency.

B. The information reporting system shall include the following:

(1) The mean length of time required for award recipients to complete a qualified program as compared to other completers of the program who did not receive the award.

(2)(a) Demographic information of award recipients, including age, race, gender, and household income.

(b) The number and percentage of recipients who were determined to be participating in programs that do not qualify for federal student aid, as well as the number and percentage of those determined ineligible for federal student aid, and the number and percentage of those determined to be unable to complete federal student financial aid applications due to extenuating circumstances.

(3) Pre- and post-award employment information, including employment status, annual wages, and employer's industry sector.

(4) Recidivism rates of award recipients.

C. The administering agency shall, with the cooperation and assistance of the state's public two-year postsecondary education institutions and proprietary schools, annually query each first-time award recipient to determine the extent receiving the award influenced the recipient's decision to enroll in postsecondary education.

D. Not later than December first of each year, the administering agency shall submit a written report including all of the information required by this Section for the preceding academic year to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education.

E. All information reported pursuant to this Section shall be reported in the aggregate only and shall contain no personally identifiable information.

Acts 2021, No. 457, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2023, No. 287, §1, eff. June 12, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3761 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3761
Leadership Development Center; creation; functions and duties
Status: in_force

A. The Leadership Development Center, hereinafter referred to as the "center", is hereby created within the Department of Education.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall have sole authority and responsibility for establishing policies governing the specific functions and duties of the center, as well as for the development and application of appropriate guidelines and procedures necessary for the oversight and review of the activities of the center. The Department of Education shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the center within the guidelines and procedures provided by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

C. The center shall offer programs designed to meet the professional development needs of existing and prospective school administrators, as expressed in the comprehensive school leadership development plan pursuant to R.S. 17:3765(C). Such programs may be offered either regionally or in a centralized location as may be appropriate to the nature, numbers and physical distribution of the prospective recipients of the training.

Acts 1987, No. 198, §1, eff. June 19, 1987; Acts 1987, No. 934, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 190, §1, eff. June 26, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 406, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.2
Dissemination of certain information by public postsecondary education institutions
Status: in_force

A. No public postsecondary education institution shall:

(1) Permit the dissemination on the institutional campus of solicitations, advertisements, applications, or information concerning consumer credit cards, as defined in R.S. 9:3516(15), to undergraduate students during registration for classes.

(2) Permit any employee of the institution to disseminate solicitations, advertisements, applications, or information concerning consumer credit cards, as defined in R.S. 9:3516(15), to undergraduate students at any time.

(3) Provide to an extender of credit, as defined in R.S. 9:3516(18), for compensation or consideration of any kind any student information.

B. The governing authority for each such institution shall provide by rule for the enforcement of these prohibitions.

Acts 1999, No. 934, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1553 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1553
Multipurpose assembly center; operational authority; advisory committee
Status: in_force

Any multipurpose assembly center constructed on the east campus of the University of New Orleans shall be owned by and under the operational authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, which body shall make the facility available to the community at large, and particularly to all educational institutions in the New Orleans area, for academic, cultural, and other appropriate uses.

Acts 1989, No. 662, §2, eff. July 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3302
President of a public postsecondary education system; appointment; salary
Status: in_force

A. There shall be a president of each public postsecondary education system, who shall be the executive officer of the postsecondary system and shall serve as secretary to the system's governing board and its executive committee and standing and special committees. The system's governing board shall select and appoint the system president. During the selection process, the Board of Regents or its designee shall be given the opportunity to interview the person to be chosen to serve as system president on issues related to statewide planning and coordination. The system president shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing board. His salary shall be fixed by and recorded in the proceedings of the board.

B. Except as herein otherwise provided and subject to the control and supervision of the board, each president or chief administrative officer shall be responsible to the board for the conduct of the affairs of the postsecondary system. He shall execute and enforce all of the decisions, orders, rules, and regulations of the board with respect to the conduct of the postsecondary system.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2006, No. 463, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:67.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 67.2
Redistribution of minimum foundation program to other school systems
Status: in_force

To ensure that the creation of the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District does not have a negative impact on the minimum foundation program allocation to school systems, beginning in the fiscal year immediately following the effective date of this Act and continuing for the next four fiscal years, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall identify the districts in parishes other than East Baton Rouge on which the creation of the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System causes a negative impact and determine the amount of the negative impact on the minimum foundation per pupil allocation. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall withhold the total of the amounts of the negative impact on all districts in parishes other than East Baton Rouge from the total minimum foundation program allocation to the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District and transfer those funds on a per pupil basis to such districts.

NOTE: §67.2 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455.

§67.2. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 455, §2, eff. See Act.

Acts 2013, No. 295, §1, eff. when constitutional amendment is adopted; Acts 2025, No. 455, §2, eff. See Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3397.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3397.3
Corporation defined; status
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Subpart, "corporation" means a nonprofit corporation organized under and pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B. In the exercise of the powers, functions, and activities authorized by this Subpart, a corporation shall not constitute an instrumentality of the state, a state agency, board, or commission, or a political subdivision.

C. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Acts 2004, No. 672, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:89 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 89
Financial operation of boards on fiscal year basis; restrictions on expenditures; penalty for excessive borrowing
Status: in_force

The parish school boards that have been operating upon a fiscal year basis, July first to June thirtieth, shall continue to operate upon that basis and the parish school boards that have been operating on a calendar year basis shall be permitted to continue to operate upon that basis, but they shall so adjust their finances that they shall begin operating upon a fiscal year basis on and after July 1, 1935; provided that no parish school board shall, after July 12, 1934, permit its expenditures out of current revenues, in any such year, to exceed its receipts for the same year, and, provided further, that all debts incurred by parish school boards prior to July 12, 1934, properly to be paid out of current revenues, are hereby declared valid and the school boards are authorized and directed to budget and pay the same, in whole or in part, when, as, and if, current revenues are or become available for that purpose.

When and after the budget for a school year has been duly, regularly, and properly prepared, considered and adopted, as prescribed herein, the parish school boards shall have the authority to borrow money to meet its budget or expenditures for the school year 1934-35 sums aggregating not in excess of three- fourths of its expected revenue receipts for current operation. And for the years thereafter the sums borrowed shall not aggregate more than one-half of its expected revenue receipts for current operation. As evidence of these loans the parish school boards may execute or cause to be executed notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable before the close of the school year, and pledge as security therefor their revenues for that current year, calendar or fiscal, as the case may be, and no longer. Provided, that in parishes having a population of two hundred thousand or more school boards shall be allowed to borrow as much as three-fourths of the expected revenue.

Parish school boards are prohibited from making budgets, expenditures, or disbursements, for current, or other expenses in excess of the revenues shown in the budget for that year. All notes or other instruments evidencing money borrowed by the parish school boards to be valid shall be authorized by appropriate resolution and shall be signed and executed by the president and the treasurer thereof but the said officials are prohibited from signing or executing the same in excess of one- half the amounts contained in the budget for current operation.

The president and treasurer, or any member of the parish school board, or any person, who signs, executes, causes, authorizes, or contributes in any manner to the borrowing of money in excess of the amount properly budgeted, for current operation, or beyond the limits and conditions herein prescribed, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and shall be removed from office in the manner prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2115.2
Student participation
Status: in_force

No student attending any public elementary or secondary school shall be required to participate in any religious activity at such school.

Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:57 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 57
Representation of municipalities on parish boards
Status: in_force

Whenever a parish contains a municipality, the population of which is more than one-half of that of the entire parish, the municipality shall have representation on the parish school board proportionate to its population.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2805 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2805
Name of cooperative
Status: in_force

The name of each cooperative shall include the words "Educational" and "Cooperative," and the abbreviation "Inc.,". The name of a cooperative shall distinguish it from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state. The words "Educational" and "Cooperative" shall not both be used in the name of any corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state, except a cooperative or a corporation transacting business in this state pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1519.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1519.4
Objects of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in operating the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans hospitals
Status: in_force

A. The LSU Health Sciences Centers shall establish an overall role, scope, and mission statement for hospitals of the division consistent with state law and the historical mission of the hospitals of providing medical care to any resident of the state of Louisiana, including the medically indigent and uninsured population.

(1) In developing the role, scope, and mission, the LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans shall consult with the respective hospital advisory committees and administrative boards to increase the number of minority doctors, relying on evidence-based guidelines to determine what care is given.

(2) The LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans shall submit such recommendations to the board for approval.

B. The objects and purposes of the LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans in operating the hospitals of the division shall include:

(1) Providing access to high quality medical care for patients, including the medically indigent and uninsured.

(2) Developing medical and clinical manpower through accredited residency and other health education programs.

(3) Operating efficiently and cost effectively with the revenue it reasonably expects to collect, as reflected in the operating budget approved by the board.

(4) While achieving its objectives, working cooperatively with other health care providers and agencies to improve health outcomes.

C. Those persons who are determined not to be medically indigent or uninsured and who present with non-emergency medical conditions or requiring services not otherwise available shall be admitted on a space available basis and shall be reasonably charged for treatment or service received.

Acts 1997, No. 3, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 1024, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 906, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.4
School choice report
Status: in_force

In order to assist the legislature in evaluating the effectiveness of existing educational resources and determining the most efficient and effective allocation of funding to maximize educational opportunities for all students, the state Department of Education, in coordination with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall collect data of all existing educational resources available within the state that are receiving state funding and their inputs and outcomes and report its findings to the legislature no later than December 1, 2024. The report shall be categorized by parish, school grade, and disaggregated by public schools approved pursuant to R.S. 17:10, public charter schools approved pursuant to Chapter 42 of this Title, and nonpublic schools approved pursuant to R.S. 17:11 and shall include, to the extent possible, the following:

(1) The number of available seats for the 2024-2025 school year.

(2) The number of students enrolled for the 2024-2025 school year and the percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged.

(3) The number of state board approved schools and the 2023-2024 school year performance score and the letter grade of each school for which the statewide system of accountability is applicable.

(4) The number of schools labeled as "Urgent Intervention Needed", "Urgent Intervention Required", or "Comprehensive Intervention Required" for the 2023-2024 school year.

(5) The number of students who were enrolled in a "C", "D", or "F" rated school for the 2023-2024 school year.

(6) The number of students for the 2023-2024 school year whose family income did not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget.

(7) The number of students who participated in the School Scholarships for Education Excellence program for the 2023-2024 school year.

(8) All schools that participated in the School Scholarships for Education Excellence program for the 2023-2024 school year, the number of students who participated in the program for each participating school, the number of program seats that were available for each participating school, and the aggregate test result data for participating students for each participating school.

(9) The number of students for the 2023-2024 school year whose family income did not exceed four hundred percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget.

(10) The number of schools subject to a school, district, or statewide system of accountability that earned a "C", "D", or "F" for the 2023-2024 school year.

(11) The metrics, weight assigned to each metric, and point system used in determining the performance score and letter grade for the school, district, and statewide system of accountability.

(12) The percentage of teachers and administrators for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year for which an evaluation was conducted pursuant to R.S. 17:3902 or 3997(D).

(13) The methodology, metrics, and weight of each that are utilized as evidence of growth in student achievement.

(14) The student characteristics and methodology utilized to determine typical outcomes of comparable students for purposes of assigning each student an expected score to be compared to the student’s actual score on state assessments in determining the student’s growth result.

(15) The percentage of students who demonstrated a positive growth result between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

(16) The percentage of students who demonstrated a negative growth result between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1503 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1503
Funds
Status: in_force

All funds appropriated to or available for use by the Louisiana State University School of Vocational Agriculture are hereby transferred to and shall be used by the Dean Lee Agricultural Center.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 57, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:375 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 375
Duties and responsibilities of the council
Status: in_force

A. The council shall:

(1) Annually allocate all monies appropriated to the council in a manner that is consistent with the program, the goals of this Part, and the established policies and rules of the council.

(2) Adopt and promulgate such policies, rules, and regulations as are necessary for the conduct of the council's meetings, staff management, and other internal business, and as are necessary for the conduct of the program. The policies and rules concerned with the conduct of the program shall be adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.

(4) Establish the criteria and eligibility standards for the receipt of materials and supplies provided by this program.

(5) Establish an inventory process for equipment and supplies distributed as provided by this program and a monitoring process for its use.

(6) Seek opportunities to participate in programs involving the training of teachers of science and mathematics.

(7) Act as an informational source for teachers and school personnel seeking ways to improve science and mathematics education.

(8) Work with other state agencies, including institutions of higher education, to improve science and mathematics education.

B. The council may:

(1) Establish priorities in any expenditure or training programs.

(2) Enter into contracts or agreements with government agencies, governmental subdivisions, or private vendors, as is necessary to further the purpose of the program and any priorities established by the council.

(3) Seek and expend private grants or donations.

(4) Provide, by contract, interagency agreement, or otherwise, for any offices required for the council, the executive director, and other members of the staff and for any necessary administrative support with any state agency, including an institution of higher education or on any other basis provided by law.

Acts 1992, No. 1093, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §§1 and 8, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3912 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3912
Progress profiles; preparation; distribution
Status: in_force

A. Using, at a minimum, the data required to be collected pursuant to R.S. 17:3911(B), the state Department of Education shall annually prepare and produce a state-level progress profile, a district-level progress profile for each public school system, and a school-level progress profile for each public school. Each profile shall be produced in a format common to all of them which shall be designed by the department so as to provide to school-based users all pertinent information in a readily usable form and to provide to the public all pertinent information in a clear and understandable form. The state-level and each district-level profile shall contain the last three years of trend information as required by R.S. 17:10.2(A). Each school profile shall contain all of the information relevant to the school as required to be collected pursuant to R.S. 17:3911(B) as well as the same information for the school system as a whole and the state. In addition, a parent-level progress profile shall be prepared containing, at a minimum, results from required state tests and other relevant information used to compute a school's performance score as part of the district and school accountability program. For the purposes of this Section, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice, shall be considered a school district, and each secure facility operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice, shall be considered a school.

B. All such profiles shall be public record and shall be published on the state Department of Education's website. Each school and school system shall be provided a copy of its profile by the department without cost. Each district shall provide to parents a free copy of the parent-level profile of the school which the parent's child or children attend. Additionally, the department shall provide a summary report on the content of the profiles to the board, the governor, and the members of the legislature. The parent-level profile shall be in a format and of a nature that is easy to read, clear, and understandable.

C. The purpose of the profiles provided for in this Section shall be to establish a data base for educational planning, increase accountability at all levels, provide information to parents of school children and the public about the status of education, to provide achievement and performance information to schools and colleges, and to foster a permanent and productive link between the elementary and secondary schools and the colleges and universities.

D.(1) Annually, each state college and university shall report to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education information pertaining to the performance of its students who are enrolled as first-time freshmen at that college or university, including remediation rates. Such performance information shall be categorized by high school in a format approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Additionally, the board annually shall request comparable information from each independent college or university in the state that is a member of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

(2) The state Department of Education shall make the information as provided in this Subsection available to legislators, all city and parish school systems, and the public.

(3) By January 1, 2000, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in conjunction with the Board of Regents and the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, shall submit a report to the legislature which specifies the types of first-time freshman performance data to be annually collected and reported pursuant to this Section, and the responsibilities to be undertaken by each relevant entity to ensure the accuracy of the reported information.

Acts 1988, No. 659, §1, eff. July 15, 1988; Acts 1993, No. 377, §1, eff. June 7, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 903, §1, eff. June 23, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1373, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2016, No. 500, §3; Acts 2019, No. 148, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3625 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3625
Professional improvement points
Status: in_force

Professional Improvement Points (PIPS) shall be awarded upon a determination by the local committee that such points have been earned. No such points shall be awarded for participation in any activities considered regular responsibilities and for which compensation is already paid.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 207, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:406.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 406.9
Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds all of the following:

(1) That parental involvement is a significant factor in increasing student achievement.

(2) That access to student information encourages greater parental involvement.

B. Parents of public school children who have not reached the age of majority shall have all of the following rights:

(1) To examine the textbooks, curriculum, and supplemental material used in their child's classroom.

(2) To inspect their child's school records, and to receive a copy of their child's records within ten business days of submitting a written request, either electronically or on paper. Parents shall not be required to appear in person for the purposes of requesting or validating a request for their child's school records. There shall be no charge for a parent to receive such records electronically. Any charges for a paper copy of such records shall be reasonable and set forth in the official rules and regulations of the school governing authority. School records shall include all of the following:

(a) Academic records, including but not limited to results of interim or benchmark assessments.

(b) Medical or health records.

(c) Records of any mental health counseling.

(d) Records of any vocational counseling.

(e) Records of discipline.

(f) Records of attendance.

(g) Records associated with a child's screening for learning challenges, exceptionalities, plans for an Individualized Education Program, or Individual Accommodation Plan.

(h) Any other student-specific file, document, or other materials that are maintained by the school.

(3) To be notified when medical services are being offered to their child, except where emergency medical treatment is required. In cases where emergency medical treatment is required, the parent shall be notified as soon as practicable after the treatment is rendered.

(4) To be notified if a criminal action is deemed to have been committed against their child or by their child.

(5) To be notified if law enforcement personnel question their child, except in cases where the parent has been accused of abusing or neglecting the child.

(6) To be notified if their child is taken or removed from the school campus without parental permission.

(7) That the school shall not discriminate against their child based upon the sincerely held religious beliefs of the child's family.

(8) To receive written notice and the option to opt their child out of any surveys that include questions about any of the following:

(a) The student's sexual experiences or attractions.

(b) The student's family beliefs, morality, religion, or political affiliations.

(c) Any mental health or psychological problems of the student or a family member.

(9) To receive written notice and have the option to opt their child out of instruction on topics associated with sexual activity.

(10) To receive from the school the annual school calendar, no later than thirty days prior to the beginning of the school year, and to be notified in writing as soon as feasible of any revisions to such calendar. Such calendar shall be posted to the school's website and shall include, at a minimum, student attendance days and any event that requires parent or student attendance outside of normal school days or hours.

(11) To receive in writing each year or to view on the school's website a comprehensive listing of any required fee and its purpose and use and a description of how economic hardships may be addressed.

(12) To receive in writing each year or to view on the school's website a description of the school's required uniform for students.

(13) To be informed if their child's academic performance is such that it could threaten the child's ability to be promoted to the next grade level and to be offered an in-person meeting with the child's classroom teacher and school leader to discuss any resources or strategies available to support and encourage the child's academic improvement.

(14) That the school shall not discriminate against their child by teaching the child that the child is currently or destined to be oppressed or to be an oppressor based on the child's race or national origin.

C. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a public school shall not be required to release any records or information regarding a student's medical or health records or mental health counseling records to a parent during the pendency of an investigation of child abuse or neglect conducted by any law enforcement agency or the Department of Children and Family Services where the parent is the target of the investigation, unless the parent has obtained a court order.

Acts 2014, No. 699, §1; Acts 2018, No. 547, §1; Acts 2024, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3048.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3048.1
Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 227, §3.
Status: repealed

NOTE: See Acts 2015, No. 227, §4, relative to R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii)(ee)(III) and (S)(1) through (3) as repealed by Act No. 227 remaining in effect for students, if applicable.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4073 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4073
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; diploma endorsement program
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council, shall establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) diploma endorsement to recognize a high school student who exhibits superior academic achievement in STEM discipline subjects.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the minimum course, proficiency, and other requirements the board deems necessary and appropriate for a student to earn the STEM diploma endorsement.

C. The state Department of Education and each public school governing authority shall provide information regarding the requirements for STEM diploma endorsement to all students enrolled in grades six through twelve and their parents.

D. The governing authority of each public high school shall maintain the records needed to identify students who have earned the STEM diploma endorsement and shall note such on the transcript of each student who earns the endorsement.

E. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2017, No. 392, §1, eff. June 23, 2017.

NOTE: See Acts 2017, No. 392, §3, that provides that the Act does not supercede the powers of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, or the postsecondary education management boards as prescribed by law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1502 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1502
Name of school
Status: in_force

The Louisiana State University School of Vocational Agriculture at Chambers in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, shall hereafter be known as the "Dean Lee Agricultural Center".

Added by Acts 1956, No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3216
Southern University system
Status: in_force

The Southern University system is composed of the institutions under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College as follows:

(1) Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge.

(2) Southern University at Shreveport.

(3) Southern University at New Orleans.

(4), (5) Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 683, §4.

(6) The agricultural extension and research programs administered by the board.

(7) Any other college, university, school, institution or program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1175
Information required in application
Status: in_force

A. No person whose application for sabbatical leave has been granted shall be denied such leave.

B. Every application shall specify all of the following:

(1) The period for which leave is requested.

(2) Whether leave is requested for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement, or for the purpose of medical leave.

(3) The precise manner, insofar as possible, in which such leave, if granted, will be spent.

(4) The semesters spent in active service in the parish school system from which leave is requested.

(5) The date of birth of applicant.

C.(1) The application shall contain a statement, over the signature of the applicant, that he agrees to comply with the provisions of this Subpart.

(2)(a) Every application for sabbatical medical leave shall be accompanied by a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the leave is medically necessary.

(b)(i) If the board, upon review of the application, questions the validity or accuracy of the certification, the board may require the applicant, as a condition for continued consideration of the application, to be examined by a licensed physician selected by the board. In such a case, the board shall pay all costs of the examination and any tests determined to be necessary. If the physician selected by the board finds medical necessity, the leave application shall be granted.

(ii) If the physician selected by the board disagrees with the certification of the physician selected by the applicant, then the board may require the applicant, as a condition for continued consideration of the application, to be examined by a third licensed appropriate physician whose name appears next in the rotation of physicians on a list established by the local medical society for such purpose and maintained by the school board. All costs of an examination and any required tests by a third doctor shall be paid by the board. The opinion of the third physician shall be determinative of the issue.

(c) The opinion of all physicians consulted as provided in this Paragraph shall be submitted to the board in the form of a sworn statement, as referenced in R.S. 14:125.

(d) All information contained in any statement from a physician shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the public records law.

Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.

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

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

NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4014 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4014
Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program; creation; termination
Status: in_force

The Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program shall be administered by the department through the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Effective June 30, 2025, the program shall cease to operate, and no further scholarships shall be awarded through the program.

Acts 2008, No. 509, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2943 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2943
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents, in consultation with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of this Chapter.

B. The Board of Regents, in consultation with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall manage the grants pursuant to R.S. 17:2944, including but not limited to application requirements, evaluation criteria, and selection.

C. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to prohibit a city, parish, and other local public school board from developing and continuing an interinstitutional articulation and transfer agreement with a public postsecondary education institution relative to dual enrollment.

Acts 2020, No. 204, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:420 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 420
Required teacher training database; required student instruction list; reports
Status: in_force

A. The state Department of Education shall create and maintain a database of training that professional teachers are required by law to complete. The department shall provide for teachers to have access to the database through its website or by other means. The database shall include the following information with respect to each required topic or course of such training:

(1) The legal provision establishing the requirement.

(2) The topic or subject matter of the course and a brief description of its contents.

(3) Available resources for completion of the training, including links to such resources or materials if applicable.

(4) The frequency that a teacher must repeat or update their training on the topic.

(5) The approximate time, in hours, that completion of the training requires.

B. Every five years the department shall prepare and submit a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education on the training that professional teachers are required by law to complete. The report shall include the following:

(1) A complete list of all required training including a description of each course and legal citations for the requirement.

(2) The approximate time, in hours, that completion of each training course requires and an estimate of the total amount of time that a teacher will invest in all such training in a typical year.

(3) With respect to the total time reported pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, an estimate of the percentage of that time for which the teacher is not compensated.

(4) A list of specific recommendations for changes to the legal requirements regarding such training, including specific recommendations regarding training requirements that should be repealed, modified, or added.

C. The state Department of Education shall maintain a list of each student instruction requirement that is provided by law and that is not provided for in the state content standards adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Carnegie units established by the state Department of Education in accordance with state board policy. The list shall include the following information with respect to each required element of instruction:

(1) The provision of law establishing the requirement.

(2) The topic or subject matter of the instruction.

(3) Available resources for planning and delivering the instruction, including links to such resources or materials, if applicable.

(4) The course or subject area in which teachers are required to provide the instruction.

(5) The grade levels or other characteristics of students who are required to receive the instruction.

(6) The amount of time required to provide the instruction each school year.

D. Every five years the department shall prepare and submit a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education on this instruction. The report shall include the following:

(1) A complete list of all required instruction, including a description of each instruction and legal citations for the requirements.

(2) The approximate time, in hours, that providing each instruction requires per school year.

(3) A list of specific recommendations for changes to the law regarding such instruction, including specific recommendations regarding instructional requirements that should be repealed, modified, or added.

Acts 2022, No. 338, §1; Acts 2024, No. 716, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2004 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2004
Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center; separation from Natchitoches Trades School
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center of the Natchitoches Trades School is hereby removed from under the administration, control, and budget of the Natchitoches Trades School and the regional center. The Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center is hereby established as a separate legal entity and budget unit headed by a director appointed by the board. The center shall be under the control of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

(2) The duties of the center shall include but not be limited to developing, printing, and disseminating vocational curriculum material to all the state-operated vocational schools. Further, the center's duties shall include housing a film library and reproducing printed items for the state's vocational schools and other state agencies in the field of career education and any additional duties that the board may assign to the center.

B.(1) All functions, programs, operations, and responsibilities of the Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center of the Natchitoches Trades School hereafter shall be exercised solely by the Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center.

(2) All funds, facilities, materials, personnel, books, records, contractual obligations, and any pending or unfinished business of the Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center of the Natchitoches Trades School are hereby transferred to the new and separate Vocational Curriculum Development and Research Center under the control of the board.

(3) The center shall be domiciled in Natchitoches.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 355, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 29
Social workers; failing schools; applicability
Status: in_force

A. A full-time social worker shall be employed in each city, parish, and other local public school which has been identified as a failing school as defined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to policies developed and adopted by the board for implementation of the school and district accountability system. For purposes of this Section, "social worker" shall mean any person who holds a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work issued by the state Department of Education.

B. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to any city, parish, or other local public school board in any municipality having a population above three hundred thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census.

Acts 2003, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.9
Students with exceptionalities
Status: in_force

A. If a participating student enrolled in a participating nonpublic school would have been entitled to receive special education services in the resident school system, his parent shall acknowledge in writing, as part of the program enrollment process, that the parent agrees to accept only such services as are available to all students enrolled in the participating school.

B. A parent may make a parental placement to receive special education and related services from a participating school that has demonstrated the capacity to offer such services.

C.(1) A participating school may adhere to its own admissions policy in considering the admission of students participating in the program. A participating school shall not discriminate against a child with special educational needs during the program admissions process. However, a participating school is required to offer only those services that it already provides or such services as necessary to assist students with special needs that it can provide with minor adjustments. A participating school may partner or contract with the local school system to provide special education services.

(2) The department shall make information regarding the services that participating schools and the resident school system can provide to children with special needs available to parents prior to the enrollment process.

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.