La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1755 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1755
Auditing accounts of loan fund
Status: in_force

The legislative auditor of the state of Louisiana, or any official who succeeds to the duties of said officer, shall, at least once each calendar year, audit the accounts of each parish school loan fund.

Acts 2001, No. 1102, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:412 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 412
Sexual orientation; gender identity; prohibited instruction; discussion
Status: in_force

A. No teacher, school employee, or other presenter at a school shall engage in the following discussions with students in grades kindergarten through twelve:

(1) Covering the topics of sexual orientation or gender identity in any classroom discussion or instruction in a manner that deviates from state content standards or curricula developed or approved by public school governing authorities.

(2) Covering the topics of sexual orientation or gender identity during any extracurricular academic, athletic, or social activity under the jurisdiction of the school or public school governing authority.

(3) Discussing his own sexual orientation or gender identity.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean that a student may not seek out guidance from a teacher or licensed mental health professional outside classroom hours with prior parental consent.

Acts 2024, No. 681, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.10
Cessation of operations
Status: in_force

A.(1) If a licensed proprietary school makes a determination to cease operations it shall provide formal written notice to the board at least thirty days prior to the date it will cease operations.

(2) Cessation of operations shall mean the cessation of all instructional and business operations directly related to the offering of education and training as authorized under the provisions of this Chapter, with no reasonable prospect of resuming operations.

B. The notice, at a minimum, shall provide the following:

(1) Teach-out plans for current students. The teach-out school shall not be liable for any refunds to a transfer student.

(2) Commencement ceremony plans, if the school has offered a ceremony, for each student who has or will complete all requirements for graduation prior to the date operations cease.

(3) Student notification plans regarding cessation of operations, teach-out options, and commencement activities, if applicable.

(4) Plans for transferring student records to the board.

(5) Other information required by the board.

C. If a school ceases operations, the board may authorize the seizure and sale at public auction of all unsecured assets of the school, with all proceeds to be deposited in the Proprietary School Student Protection Fund.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1759 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1759
Applications for loans; interest; maximum loan
Status: in_force

Each parish school loan fund committee shall receive applications for loans, grant or refuse the same to high-school graduates residing within the parish where the committee is domiciled, regulate the rate of interest which shall not exceed four per centum per annum on loans granted, provide for the repayment of all sums loaned, and in general to do and perform all duties in compliance with this Sub-part. No individual shall be permitted in any year of twelve months to borrow a sum in excess of four hundred dollars.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 497.3
In-service training; schedule
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt a policy providing for the scheduling of in-service training for school bus operators.

B. The schedule shall provide that all school bus operators, including any school board employee who drives a bus on an occasional basis to transport students to and from school activities, shall attend in-service training not more frequently than once every other school year.

C. A city or parish school board shall have authority to provide in-service training for school bus operators on a more frequent basis than established by the policy of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education when such training is at no expense to the state.

Acts 1986, No. 284, §1, eff. June 30, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 315, §1, eff. July 6, 1987; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3134 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3134
Accountability in higher education; legislative intent; definitions; reporting forms
Status: in_force

A.(1) It is the intent of the legislature that an accountability process be established and implemented to provide for the systematic, ongoing evaluation of quality and effectiveness in the public institutions of higher education in Louisiana that may be used to initiate curriculum, programmatic, funding, policy, or planning changes in higher education.

(2) It is further the intent of the legislature that the accountability process monitor performance at the institutional level in each of the major areas of research, student learning and development, faculty development and quality, and to assure that progress toward providing excellent educational programming and opportunities consistent with the institutional role, scope, and mission of each of the public institutions of higher education is being made and funded.

B. The accountability process shall be developed by the Board of Regents in a collaborative effort involving each higher education management board.

C.(1) The Board of Regents shall be the authorized agency for administration, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the accountability process and is authorized to, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Adopt the appropriate measures, necessary standard definitions, and program guidelines to implement an accountability process for public institutions of higher education.

(b) Identify institutional and systemwide performance standards and performance goals.

(c) Develop appropriate reporting procedures and formats for use by the institutions in reporting data.

(d) Develop a process for allocating funding in an objective and measurable manner designed to assure adequate resources are available to achieve excellent educational programming and opportunity consistent with each institution's role, scope, and mission and to provide incentive and reward for excellence in institutional performance.

(e) Submit an annual report to the governor and to the Committees on Education of the Senate and the House of Representatives beginning in 1997.

(2) The Board of Regents shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary in implementing this Section, which shall include but shall not be limited to the final recommendations of the Accountability in Public Higher Education Advisory Committee.

D. The Board of Regents may require that every public higher education institution submit to it, at a time it specifies, an annual accountability report of institutional effectiveness to include the data as it may determine.

E. The provisions of this Section shall be mandatory only to the extent that the necessary funds are appropriated to the Board of Regents for this purpose.

Acts 1993, No. 237, §1; Acts 1995, No. 459, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3631 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3631
Appeal to local committee
Status: in_force

Each participating teacher who is required to successfully complete successive five-year professional improvement programs shall have the right to appeal an adverse decision of the local committee with regard to the fixing of PIPS earned or a decision that the teacher has failed to successfully complete a program. A procedure for appeals to the local committee shall be developed by the state committee.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 207, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:540 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 540
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1)(a) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

(b) Further, any reference in this Subpart to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education insofar as such reference is related to the exercise of jurisdiction over employees of a vocational-technical school shall mean and be interpreted to mean the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

(2) "Employee" means any full-time teacher or instructional personnel of a vocational-technical school.

(3) "Vocational-technical school" means any vocational-technical school under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 661, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 232
Attendance records, principals' and teachers' duty to furnish; penalty for violation; pupil absence upon own authority prohibited; notice
Status: in_force

A. Visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, shall receive the cooperation of all teachers and principals, public and private, in the parish or city in which they are appointed to serve. The principals, or heads, and the teachers of all schools, public, private, denominational, and parochial, shall report in writing to the visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, the name, birthdate, race, parents, and residence of each pupil in attendance at their schools or classes within thirty days after the beginning of the school term or session, and at such other times as may be required, and make such other reports not inconsistent with law on attendance, census, and child-school adjustment as may be required by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or the State Department of Education, all in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and reviewed in public hearings by legislative oversight subcommittees acting under the authority of R.S. 49:966.

B.(1) The attendance of all school pupils shall be checked each school day and at the beginning of each class period and shall be verified by the teacher keeping such record, which shall be open to inspection by the visiting teacher, or supervisor of child welfare and attendance, or duly authorized representative, at all reasonable times. All schools shall immediately report to the visiting teacher, or supervisor of child welfare and attendance, any unexplained, unexcused, or illegal absence, or habitual tardiness.

(2) Effective with the 1995-1996 school year and thereafter, no public elementary or secondary school pupil shall be permitted for any reason to absent himself from school attendance during the school day upon his own authority. The school principal or the principal's designee shall make all reasonable efforts to verbally notify the parent or other person responsible for the pupil's school attendance of any such prohibited absence by a pupil. For the purposes of notification as required by this Paragraph, a parent or other person responsible for a pupil's school attendance may designate in writing with the school principal one or more alternative contact persons.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to schools which receive no local, state, or federal funds or support, directly or indirectly, and in which neither students nor their parents are recipients or beneficiaries of any local, state, or federal education program or assistance. However, such schools shall be required to report to the state Department of Education their total attendance as of the thirtieth day of their school term or session.

No school which violates the provisions of R.S. 14:358 or R.S. 42:54 shall be exempted from the provisions of this Section.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, each school in this state, both public and nonpublic, shall, upon the request of the city or parish public school system within which such school is located, state whether any individual student is enrolled in such school and whether such pupil is fulfilling the compulsory attendance requirements provided under R.S. 17:221.

E. Whoever violates this Section shall be punished in accordance with R.S. 17:221.

Acts 1964, No. 109, §2. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 777, §1; Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 291, §1; Acts 1995, No. 211, §1, eff. June 14, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.19
School resource officers
Status: in_force

A. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school may make or enter into agreements with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school shall ensure that any school resource officer provided by a local law enforcement agency as provided in this Section is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.

B.(1) A "school resource officer" shall be a peace officer as defined in R.S. 40:2402.

(2) A "school resource officer" shall be certified by a nationally accredited school resource officer program or a state school resource officer training program certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

C. The Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall review and approve any advanced, in-service, or specialized training for school resource officers as the council shall deem advisable.

D. A city, parish, or other local public school system that has entered into an agreement with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers shall annually report to the state Department of Education the total number of school resource officers provided to the system.

Acts 2004, No. 547, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2005; Acts 2019, No. 148, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:93 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 93
Superintendents to keep records and furnish requested information
Status: in_force

Each parish superintendent shall keep a record of all business transacted by him as parish superintendent, the names, numbers and description of school districts, the tabulation of reports of school principals made monthly to him by the principals of the schools of his parish, and all other papers, books, and documents of value connected with his office, which shall be at all times subject to inspection and examination by the state superintendent of education, or by any officer, or citizen. In addition to his annual report to the state superintendent of education, which shall be made in accordance with instructions of the state superintendent of education, he shall furnish to the state department of education such narrative and such information as the state superintendent or the state board of education may from time to time require of him.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5043
Returning students
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any otherwise qualified student who meets each of the following conditions and who enrolls as a first-time freshman in an out-of-state college or university, or beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year, first enrolls as a first-time freshman in an eligible college or university in Louisiana and subsequently enrolls in an out-of-state college or university, may use the program award provided for by this Section at an eligible college or university in Louisiana in accordance with this Section and other applicable provisions of this Chapter; however, the time period of award eligibility set forth in R.S. 17:5002(E) shall be reduced by an equivalent number of units as may be applicable for each semester or equivalent time period that the student is enrolled in an out-of-state college or university:

(1) The student has been determined by the administering agency to meet the initial eligibility requirements established by this Section for an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award.

(2) The student enrolled as a first-time freshman in one of the following:

(a) An out-of-state college or university in accordance with the timelines specified by this Section for enrollment in an eligible college or university in Louisiana and the out-of-state college or university is accredited by an institutional accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education.

(b) An eligible college or university in Louisiana in accordance with the timelines specified by this Section for enrollment, who subsequently enrolled in an out-of-state college or university that is accredited by an institutional accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education, and then reenrolled in an eligible college or university in Louisiana during the 2009-2010 academic year or thereafter.

(3) While enrolled in such an out-of-state college or university the student met all requirements of this Section that would have been applicable to such student for continuation of the initial award if the student had enrolled in an eligible college or university in Louisiana.

(4) The student graduated from high school during the 2001-2002 school year or thereafter.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2021, No. 95, §1, eff. June 4, 2021; Acts 2025, No. 347, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5023 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5023
Residency requirements
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided by Subsection D of this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, an independent student, as defined by the administering agency, shall have been a resident of Louisiana during the twenty-four months preceding the date of the student's graduation from high school. However, an independent student who graduated from a public or approved nonpublic high school in this state in the 2002-2003 school year or thereafter meets the requirements of this Section if he actually resided or lived in this state for the period of his last two full years of high school culminating in graduation as certified by the high school.

B. Except as provided by Subsection D of this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, a dependent student, as defined by the administering agency, shall meet one of the following requirements:

(1) He has a parent or court-ordered custodian who is a resident of Louisiana during the twenty-four months preceding the date of the student's graduation from high school.

(2) He is the dependent child of a resident of Louisiana on active duty with the United States Armed Forces who is stationed outside Louisiana but who claims Louisiana as his official state of legal residence and who has filed a Louisiana state income tax return for the most recent two years.

(3) If he graduated from a public or approved nonpublic high school in this state in the 2002-2003 school year or thereafter, he actually resided or lived in this state for the period of his last two full years of high school culminating in graduation as certified by the high school.

(4) He is the dependent child of a nonresident of Louisiana on active duty with the United States Armed Forces who is stationed in Louisiana under permanent change of station orders and who not later than one hundred eighty days after reporting to such station changes his military personnel records to establish Louisiana as his official state of legal residence and complies with Louisiana income tax laws and regulations for the time period while stationed in Louisiana.

(5) His parent or court-ordered custodian meets all of the following criteria:

(a) He is living outside of the United States or its territories.

(b) He is not on active duty with the United States armed forces.

(c) He was a resident of Louisiana who actually lived in Louisiana for at least the twenty-four months preceding the date he started living outside of the United States or its territories.

(d) He has remained a resident of Louisiana through the date of the student's graduation from high school or completion of a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

C. Residency shall be demonstrated by proof of the following as required by the administering agency or by other proof required by the administering agency by rule:

(1) If registered to vote, is registered in Louisiana.

(2) If licensed to drive a motor vehicle, is in possession of a Louisiana driver's license.

(3) If owning a motor vehicle located within Louisiana, is in possession of Louisiana registration for that vehicle.

(4) If earning an income, has filed a Louisiana state income tax return and has complied with state income tax laws and regulations.

D.(1) Any student who is the dependent child of a member of the United States Armed Forces who is not a resident of this state, is living in this state under permanent change of station orders but does not claim Louisiana as his state of legal residence, and who graduates from a public or approved nonpublic high school in this state in the 2000-2001 academic school year or thereafter shall meet the requirements of this Section if he actually lives in this state for the period of his last two full years of high school culminating in graduation as certified by the high school.

(2)(a) Any displaced student as defined by R.S. 17:5101(A)(2) who graduates from an out-of-state school during the 2006-2007 school year and is awarded a Louisiana Distance Diploma issued by the state Department of Education shall meet the requirements of this Section if he actually resided in Louisiana during his entire tenth grade year of high school and was enrolled for such time in an eligible Louisiana high school or, for dependent students, if the displaced student has a parent or court-ordered custodian who actually resided in a parish listed in R.S. 17:5101(A)(2)(a) for at least the twelve months prior to August 26, 2005, or in a parish listed in R.S. 17:5101(A)(2)(b) for at least the twelve months prior to September 20, 2005.

(b) A displaced student who meets the residency requirement of this Paragraph shall not be required to have for the respective awards a higher minimum composite score on the ACT or on the SAT than required for a student who graduates from an eligible Louisiana high school provided such student has, for Opportunity awards, a cumulative high school grade point average on all courses on the high school transcript of at least 2.50 calculated on a 4.00 scale or, for Performance and Honors awards, a cumulative high school grade point average on all courses on the high school transcript of at least 3.50 calculated on a 4.00 scale.

(3)(a) Any dependent student graduating from an out-of-state high school during the 2006-2007 school year whose parent or court-ordered custodian was a member of the United States Armed Forces who, in the year 2006, moved from Louisiana under a permanent change of station orders and retired from the armed forces, and changed his military personnel records to reflect a change of his state of legal residence from Louisiana to another state, shall meet the requirements of this Section, provided that such parent or court-ordered custodian changes his military personnel records from the other state to reestablish Louisiana as his state of legal residence no later than July 1, 2007, and has filed a Louisiana state income tax return for the two years preceding the date of the dependent's graduation from high school.

(b) Any dependent student who meets the requirements of this Paragraph shall qualify for an award under this Chapter if the student has a composite score on the 1990 version of the ACT which is at least two points higher than that required by this Section for a student graduating from a Louisiana public high school or nonpublic high school which has been approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or an equivalent concordant value on an enhanced or revised version of such test or on the SAT.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2023, No. 405, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.35 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.35
Management boards; policy on free expression
Status: in_force

Each public postsecondary education management board, in collaboration with the Board of Regents, shall develop and adopt policies on free expression that contain at least the following:

(1) A statement that each institution shall strive to ensure the fullest degree of intellectual freedom and free expression.

(2) A statement that it is not the proper role of an institution to shield individuals from speech protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and other applicable laws, including without limitation ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive.

(3) A provision that students and faculty have the freedom to discuss any topic that presents itself, as provided under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable laws permit and within the limits on time, place, and manner of expression that are consistent with this Part and that are in furtherance of a significant institutional interest. Such restrictions shall be published and provide ample alternative means of expression.

(4) A provision that students and faculty may assemble and engage in spontaneous expressive activity as long as such activity is not unlawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution, subject to the requirements of this Part.

(5) A provision that any person lawfully present on a campus may protest or demonstrate there. Protests and demonstrations that infringe upon the constitutional rights of others to engage in or listen to expressive activity by creating a substantial and material disruption to the functioning of the institution or to someone's expressive activity in any location reserved for that expressive activity shall not be permitted. No conduct shall be deemed a material and substantial disruption that is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Such protected conduct includes but is not limited to lawful protests and counter-protests in the outdoor areas of campus generally accessible to the members of the public except during times when these areas have been reserved in advance for other events or minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions of events that are isolated and short in duration.

(6) A provision that the public areas of campuses of each institution are traditional public forums that are open on the same terms to any speaker.

(7) A provision that the policy supersedes and nullifies any provision in the policies and regulations of any institution that restricts speech on campus and that any such provision is therefore inconsistent with this policy on free expression. Each institution shall remove or revise any such provision in its policies and regulations to ensure compatibility with this policy on free expression.

Acts 2018, No. 666, §1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 727, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 12
Census of educables; use of federal census
Status: in_force

A. Under the supervision, direction, and control of the board, an enumeration of all educable children in each parish may be made between April 1, 1976 and July 1, 1976 and every four years thereafter. The board shall plan the procedure; prepare and distribute to the parish school boards uniform record and report blanks; require an affidavit as to correctness and reliability from each enumerator selected by each parish board and also the parish superintendent of education; review the returns, check, verify, and correct the same in such manner it deems conducive to accuracy; determine and certify the same; fix the upper limit of cost upon a per capita basis; and, in the event of a marked divergence from the preceding school census or from any other valid or reliable evidence or source, require a recount to be made wholly at the expense of the parish school board affected.

B. The board may take a school census or use the current federal census.

Acts 1975, No. 274, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1212
Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment
Status: in_force

The position vacated by a teacher who has been granted a maternity or adoptive leave, or by a teacher transferred to the position vacated by a teacher taking a maternity or adoptive leave, in accordance with R.S. 17:1211, may be filled by the respective school boards by the appointment of substitute teachers.

Acts 2018, No. 631, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.38 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.38
Conflict with other laws
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Part shall supersede and control to the extent of any conflict with any other provision of law and shall govern a public postsecondary education institution's obligation to address all forms of discriminatory harassment perpetrated by one student on another, including sexual harassment.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit or deny any protections or remedies available to a student pursuant to any other provision of law.

Acts 2022, No. 727, §1; Acts 2024, No. 584, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5064 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5064
School boards
Status: in_force

Each city, parish, or other local public school board for the high school under its jurisdiction or the principals of such high schools and the principal or headmaster of each nonpublic high school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, using the criteria in Subpart B of Part I of this Chapter as the minimum qualifications for selection, identify and certify to the administering agency those achieving the required academic standards to qualify for an award pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 17
Physical fitness; students; findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature finds that childhood obesity is a growing problem in this state and that the promotion of physical activity and the promotion of the consumption of snacks of higher nutritional value during the school day for children are first steps in combating this problem and in changing the attitudes and behavior of citizens toward understanding the health benefits that can be derived from participation by children in physical education and activity and by providing and encouraging the consumption of more highly nutritious snacks.

(2) The legislature further finds that regular physical activity and healthy eating habits can contribute to the protection from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases; reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety; help control weight; and help build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints.

B. The purposes of this Section and R.S. 17:17.1, 17.2, and 17.3 shall be to accomplish the following objectives:

(1) To promote, encourage, and motivate children of all physical abilities to participate in physical activity for children to reach their full potential as individuals.

(2) To promote physical activity and fitness in schools by encouraging innovative physical education programs that consist of physical exertion of a moderate to vigorous intensity level.

(3) To promote improved nutritional levels in children by providing for snacks with higher nutritional value during the school day.

(4) To inform children and their parents about the importance of physical activity and improved nutrition and the effects of both on positive outcomes.

(5) To increase parental awareness of their children's activity and fitness levels.

(6) To promote daily physical activity, the enjoyment of physical activity, the improvement of nutritional levels and eating habits, and the development of lifelong patterns of physical activity.

Acts 2003, No. 814, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 734, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:180 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 180
Pilot program; decisionmaking skills; participating school systems; implementation; funding
Status: in_force

A. The College of Education at Grambling State University may provide for the implementation of a pilot program based on the "CARE" model for developing lifelong decisionmaking skills for public school students. Such a program shall provide opportunities for students to learn how to utilize nonviolent dispute resolution strategies for problem solving as they develop effective lifelong decisionmaking skills. The program shall not include pregnancy counseling in any form or any matter of a sexual nature. The College of Education at Grambling State University may select a parish or city school system or systems which desire to participate in the program and may begin to implement such a pilot program in such system or systems beginning with the 1994-1995 school year.

B. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the availability of funds for this purpose.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2932 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2932
Implementation; funding
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter shall be implemented as expeditiously and to the maximum extent possible utilizing any and all available funding sources, as annually appropriated by the legislature.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall diligently pursue the funding necessary to fully implement the provisions of this Chapter and shall develop a timeline to prioritize and provide for implementation in phases if deemed necessary.

Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 282.2
Character education programs; legislative findings; clearinghouse for information; permissive curriculum; dissemination of information; progress reports; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds and acknowledges that while character development is a parental responsibility, the responsibility also extends to others. The legislature further finds that character education must be augmented and reinforced by public schools in order to prepare students to be productive, self-sufficient citizens who can ably assume societal responsibilities.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide a clearinghouse for information on nonsectarian practices in character education programs within Louisiana and across the nation in order to assist public elementary and secondary schools in improving character education. Clearinghouse information shall include information about comprehensive character education programs or curricula, which focus on the development of character traits such as honesty, fairness, and respect for self and others.

C. Any city or parish school system may offer a nonsectarian character education curriculum pursuant to the provisions of this Section in kindergarten through grade twelve, which focuses on the development of character traits such as honesty, fairness, respect for self and others, or other character traits as determined by individual school communities.

D. The state superintendent of education shall insure that information on nonsectarian practices, models, and potential funding sources relative to character education programs is disseminated to all city and parish school systems in the state by not later than August 1, 1999, and by not later than August first annually thereafter.

E. Beginning January 1, 1999, the state superintendent shall annually provide a progress report on the implementation of the provisions of this Section and the effectiveness thereof to the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the governor.

F. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary for the implementation of this Section and any city or parish school system offering a character education curriculum shall do so in accordance with such rules and regulations.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1752 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1752
Parish school loan fund committee
Status: in_force

The parish school loan fund of each parish shall be under the authority and control of a committee under the name and style "(Name of Parish) Parish School Loan Fund Committee." This committee shall be composed of the president of the governing authority of the parish, the president of the parish school board, of another member of the governing authority of the parish appointed by it, and of another member of the parish school board appointed by the parish school board. All references in this Section to the president of the governing authority of the parish and to the governing authority of the parish, shall, in the parish of Orleans, apply, respectively, to the mayor and the council of New Orleans. All vacancies on this committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointments were made. The parish superintendent of schools in each parish shall be ex-officio secretary and treasurer of the parish school loan fund committee domiciled in his parish. The members of the committee and the parish superintendent of schools shall serve without compensation, when acting under the authority of this Sub-part.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 646, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.12
Administration
Status: in_force

A. All funds collected from proprietary schools licensed pursuant to this Chapter, except payments made to the Proprietary School Student Protection Fund, shall be used exclusively for implementing and otherwise administering the provisions of this Chapter. The board shall annually update the commission regarding all funds collected and all expenditures made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The board shall assign employees to implement and administer the provisions of this Chapter. The duties and responsibilities of the employees shall be determined by the commissioner of higher education, subject to the approval of the board, but shall include responsibility for all administrative, clerical, legal, and financial matters associated with the licensing, monitoring, and evaluation of proprietary schools governed by this Chapter and with the operation of the commission.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2186 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2186
Pledge of revenues; use of other funds to pay principal and interest
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors is authorized to pledge to the payment of bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness issued hereunder, a sufficient amount of its revenues (or those of any university or college under its jurisdiction) of any character, not otherwise pledged, set aside or dedicated by law, including, but subject to the requirements of the Louisiana Constitution with respect to the securing of legislative authority therefor, any special or general tax that may be specifically appropriated or dedicated to the maintenance, improvement, endowment or support of said board of supervisors, or any university or college under its jurisdiction, including any unpledged taxes referred to by Section 17 of Article XII of the constitution of the state of Louisiana for the year 1921, as amended; and in such event any tax which has been thus pledged, or a sufficient amount thereof, shall be levied and collected, appropriated, or dedicated, as long as any obligation issued under this Sub-Part and secured in whole or in part by any pledge of such tax is outstanding and unpaid; the board of supervisors is authorized to set aside into a special fund or funds the first moneys received from these sources, until the amount set aside each year shall be sufficient to pay the principal and interest on bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued and due in said year, together with such additional sums as said board of supervisors may deem advisable in order to cover contingencies and to assure marketability of such obligations.

In addition the said board of supervisors is authorized to pledge its full faith and credit to the payment of all bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued hereunder, and in the event the aforesaid revenues shall be insufficient to meet promptly principal of and interest on the bonds or other obligations, as the same fall due, the board of supervisors shall appropriate from any of its funds, not otherwise specifically pledged, any amount that may be necessary to pay the principal and interest as the same become due. Provided that no bonds, notes, certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness issued hereunder shall constitute an indebtedness of the state of Louisiana, nor shall the faith and credit of the state be pledged for the payment of any such bonds, notes, certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness, unless such pledge shall be specifically authorized by the Legislature of Louisiana in the manner prescribed by the constitution of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.19
Disclosure of campus security policies and campus crime statistics
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each campus of each public postsecondary education institution shall publish on its website a semiannual security report that contains updated campus security policies and campus crime statistics. The reports shall be updated and posted by April tenth and October tenth of each academic year. The information in the report shall include, at a minimum, all of the information relative to such policies and statistics specified in the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 U.S.C. 1092, referred to in this Section as the Clery Act.

(2) The report shall be posted in a prominent location that is readily accessible from the main landing page of each campus's website. If an individual campus does not have its own website, it shall be posted on the main website of the institution with the campus clearly indicated.

B.(1) The Board of Regents shall monitor websites for compliance with this Section. The board shall notify the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the State Bond Commission upon an institution's failure to comply with this Section. For a period of two years following such a notification, the State Bond Commission shall not authorize the institution to incur any debt that is subject to the commission's approval.

(2) Any person may commence a suit in the district court for the parish in which an action in violation of this Section occurred for the issuance of a writ of mandamus or injunctive or declaratory relief to require compliance with the provisions of this Section, together with reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Acts 2021, No. 447, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.12
Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; Professional Program Fee; masters degree in business administration; Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by other provisions of this Title 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 a Professional Program Fee in the amount not to exceed two thousand dollars per semester on students enrolled full time in seeking a Masters of Business Administration degree at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College or the University of New Orleans.

B. The fee authorized in this Section shall be effective for both resident and nonresident students and shall be in effect beginning in the Fall 2005 semester.

C. The authority to impose the fee amounts provided by Subsection A of this Section shall include the authority to provide for a schedule of gradual imposition until the maximum amount is imposed and to impose proportional amounts for part-time students and for summer sessions.

Acts 2004, No. 788, §1, eff. July 8, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 158.6
School Bus Purchase Program; creation; purpose; administration
Status: in_force

A. It is the purpose of this Section to assist city and parish school systems, approved nonpublic schools, and contract school bus operators in purchasing new school buses by making low-interest loans available and thereby protecting the safety and welfare of the school children of this state by assuring they are riding in safe vehicles. This purpose is hereby declared to be a public purpose.

B.(1) There is hereby established in the Department of Education the School Bus Purchase Program solely for the purpose of making loans to city and parish school boards, approved nonpublic schools, and contract school bus operators for the purchase of new school buses.

(2) The program shall be established and funded with revenues generated by the issuance of not to exceed ten million dollars of special obligation revenue bonds by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority.

C. The program of providing the loans shall be implemented and administered by the Department of Education in the manner determined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in coordination with the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority operating in accordance with R.S. 9:2341 through 2347. The authority shall disburse the funds as directed by the appropriate state department official.

D. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt the rules and regulations necessary to establish the program. Such rules and regulations shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) Criteria for eligibility to receive such loans.

(2) Interest rates to be charged on such loans, which shall be at the lowest rate available sufficient to service this debt.

(3) Limits on the amount of individual loans.

(4) Terms for the repayment of such loans, including periodic installments and deadlines for final repayment of such loans.

E. The state superintendent of education shall annually submit a report to the legislature relative to such loan program, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The number of loans made in the preceding year and the average amount loaned to a borrower.

(2) The collection rate of the loans.

(3) The effectiveness of the loan program.

(4) The status of the fund used for such loans at the time such report is submitted and the viability of the fund at that time.

Acts 1987, No. 316, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2355.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2355.1
Search for document of anatomical gift; notification
Status: in_force

A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of a person reasonably believed to be near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the person as a donor or a person who has refused to make such a donation:

(1) Any law enforcement officer, fireman, paramedic, or any other emergency rescuer assisting the person.

(2) A coroner or his designee.

(3) Any hospital, as soon as practical after the arrival of the person.

B. Upon death of a person, a coroner or his designee shall make a reasonable search of that person for a document of gift or other information as a donor or a person who has refused to make such a donation.

C. If a document of gift or refusal to make an anatomical gift is located in accordance with this Section, and the person or decedent to whom the document is related is taken to a hospital, the document of gift or refusal shall be sent to the hospital.

D. A person shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this Section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.

Acts 1991, No. 699, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 937, §§2, 3, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 390, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.64
Contract required; cancellation
Status: in_force

A. Before the commission makes a loan for an applicant, the applicant shall enter into a contract with the commission, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan shall be made, which contract shall include such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and intent of this Chapter. The form for the contract shall be prepared and approved by the commission, shall be signed by such officer or employee of the commission as the commission shall designate, and shall be signed by the applicant.

B.(1) The obligation of the applicant to repay a loan pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall remain in effect until the applicant has repaid the loan and the interest thereon as provided in this Chapter or the commission has forgiven the loan, all in accordance with the terms of the contract with the applicant for the loan.

(2) Upon breach of any terms of the contract by the applicant, or for any cause deemed sufficient by the commission, the remaining amount of the loan paid to the applicant which the commission has not forgiven in return for service shall become due and payable by the applicant in accordance with the terms of the contract between the commission and the applicant, and the commission shall take all necessary steps to secure collection, up to and including referral to the attorney general for collection.

(3) The attorney general shall be responsible for collection of any balance due to the state from a participant for breach of a contract as required by this Section.

C. The commission is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any applicant for any balance due on a loan made by the commission.

Acts 2004, No. 809, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2053 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2053
Payments to independent institutions of higher learning for educating Louisiana residents
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents shall semiannually, in January and June of each year, upon application therefor, reimburse nonpublic institutions of higher education located within the state for educating Louisiana residents. Such payments shall be made only from funds appropriated solely for this purpose. The Board of Regents shall report to the legislature annually the eligible institutions, the number of Louisiana residents enrolled, and the total amount paid to each institution hereunder.

B. Payments to such eligible institutions for each semester completed by a Louisiana resident who is a full-time undergraduate or graduate or professional student shall be one tenth of the average state formula appropriated per full-time equivalent student in Louisiana publicly supported colleges and universities during the preceding fiscal year. Reimbursement for educating Louisiana residents will be limited to eight full-time semesters at the undergraduate level and eight full-time semesters at the graduate or professional level.

C. Reimbursement for the education of Louisiana residents who are part-time students shall be calculated according to the following formula. At the end of each semester, the total of all semester hours of instruction completed by Louisiana residents who are part-time undergraduate students shall be divided by twelve to establish full-time equivalency, and the total of all semester hours of instruction completed by part-time graduate students and by part-time professional students shall be divided by nine to establish full-time equivalency. Payments to the eligible nonpublic institutions for educating part-time Louisiana residents shall then be the product of this aggregate full-time equivalency multiplied by one tenth of the average state formula appropriated per full-time equivalent student in Louisiana's publicly supported colleges and universities during the preceding year. Reimbursement for educating part-time students shall be limited to the equivalent of eight full-time semesters at the undergraduate level and eight full-time semesters at the graduate or professional level provided funds are appropriated for such purpose by the Louisiana Legislature.

D. As used in this Section, the term "eligible institutions" shall mean Centenary College, Dillard University, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Louisiana College, Loyola University, Our Lady of the Lake College, St. Joseph Seminary College, Tulane University, and Xavier University, all in Louisiana. In order to qualify for payments made by the Board of Regents under this Section, eligible institutions shall:

(1) Simultaneously with their application for reimbursement, submit semiannually to the Board of Regents such reports as are required by the board pertaining to this Section.

(2) Maintain and make available for inspection, such records as are necessary for the administration of this Section.

(3) Admit students without regard to race, religion, color, or national origin.

(4) Admit and matriculate students without regard to employment status.

E. In computing the amount due eligible institutions under this Section, there shall be excluded completed semester hours of instruction that have been included for purposes of reimbursement pursuant to any other state statutory program. Students majoring in theology or divinity shall be excluded from the computation of reimbursement due to any eligible institution.

F. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, the total payments to any eligible institution in any year shall not exceed fifteen per cent of its total educational and general expenditures.

G. In determining who is a Louisiana resident for purposes of this Section, the Board of Regents shall apply the same criteria as it applies in determining who qualifies for resident tuition fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Each nonpublic institution receiving state funds authorized by this Section shall determine the resident status of its students under the criteria promulgated by the Board of Regents and shall maintain residence records of those students who are Louisiana residents. Such records shall be made available to the Board of Regents according to the provisions of Subsection D above.

H. No institution receiving funds under the provisions of this Section shall use any of those funds for religious or intercollegiate athletic purposes. The Board of Regents shall adopt and implement appropriate regulations to assure that no funds granted to an eligible institution under the provisions of this Section are used for religious or intercollegiate athletic purposes.

I. The Board of Regents shall adopt, implement, and enforce regulations to insure that all funds herein provided are used solely for academic purposes.

J. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an eligible institution from accepting funds for the benefit of students who are Louisiana residents and using such funds as student aid.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 562, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 522, §§1, 2; Acts 1976, No. 491, §§1, 2; Acts 1979, No. 274, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1; Acts 1984, No. 887, §1; Acts 1985, No. 410, §1, eff. July 10, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 159, §1, eff. June 12, 1995; Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. June 28, 2000; Acts 2008, No. 418, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 175
Course registration in any public secondary school; course registration information; school boards; parents
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the course registration each year of each student in any public middle school, junior high school, or high school, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each student shall acknowledge awareness of the courses his child is registering to enter by signing his name on the course registration form or otherwise notifying the principal or his designee. After the principal or his designee makes certain that the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of the courses his child is registering to enter, he shall accept the course registration and shall make a notation on the form that he has ascertained that the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of such courses.

B. No student shall be permitted to register until the student's course registration form has been completed as provided in Subsection A of this Section.

C.(1) Every public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall provide every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of every student who wishes to register with information about:

(a) The courses being offered and the content of each;

(b) The high school graduation requirements, where appropriate; and

(c) Any other information which may be helpful to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian in assisting his child in making informed decisions about the child's coursework.

(d) The relationship of the course content of each course which meets a high school graduation requirement to the requirements for admission to each public college or university in Louisiana as they exist at the time the student is registering.

(2) Every such school shall also make personal consultation on such matters available to every parent, guardian, or legal custodian and provide notice of the availability of consultation at the time that course information is provided.

D. Every course registration form for registering a student for public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall contain, in addition to a place for the signature, notice of the basic requirements of this Section, including a statement that the signature of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian constitutes acknowledgment of the contents of the course registration form.

E. Every public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall fully advise every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of any student who wishes to pursue any functional or applied format course in science or mathematics as provided in R.S. 17:7(12) which may not qualify him for entrance into a Louisiana public college or university which has specific mathematics or science course requirements for admission, and shall require written consent from the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of such student.

Acts 1984, No. 936, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 1991, No. 983, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.5
Program creation and administration; powers and duties of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education; rules; implementation
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program, a universal education scholarship account program, is hereby created. The department or a program manager selected by the department as provided in this Section shall administer the program in accordance with state board rules. The state board shall adopt rules for program administration that shall, at minimum, provide for the following:

(1) Determination of the eligibility of students, participating schools, and service providers.

(2) Financial audits of the program and accounts to ensure that expenditures are made in accordance with this Chapter, including, at minimum, an annual random audit.

(3) The authority of the department to deem any participating student ineligible for the program and to refer a case involving the misuse of account funds to the attorney general for recovery of misused funds.

(4) The establishment of an online anonymous fraud reporting service.

(5) Requiring a surety bond or a letter of credit for participating schools or service providers that have been operating for fewer than three years and that will receive more than one hundred thousand dollars in account funds in a school year.

(6) The establishment of a standardized appeals process for students, schools, or service providers removed from the program.

(7) A rolling enrollment process adhering to the phases and student priority provided in R.S. 17:4037.6 that shall be used in the event that there are insufficient funds to fund all students whose parents apply for program participation.

B. The department may enter into any contract for the administration and management of the program or parts of the program subject to the approval of the state board and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

C.(1) The department shall inform parents of a participating student, at the time of his initial entry into the program and at the beginning of the student's school year in grades eight through twelve, of the eligibility requirements for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students for participating students as provided in R.S. 17:5029(F).

(2) The department shall begin enrolling participating students not later than March 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school year; however, for students for whom account funds shall be used to pay more than one participating school or service provider, the department shall have until March 1, 2026, to begin enrolling students for the 2026-2027 school year.

D. The provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to specific appropriation of funds by the legislature each year for this purpose.

E. No locally levied school district tax revenues shall be transferred to any participating school located outside of the school district where the tax is levied or any participating nonpublic school within the district.

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1238 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1238
Public records; effect of this Part
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Part shall be construed to supersede the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes of 1950 to the extent that those provisions otherwise apply.

Acts 1987, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 286.5
Clarifications
Status: in_force

This Subpart does not require any instruction in the subject of origins but simply permits instruction in both scientific models (of evolution-science and creation-science) if public schools choose to teach either. This Subpart does not require each individual textbook or library book to give balanced treatment to the models of evolution-science and creation-science; it does not require any school books to be discarded. This Subpart does not require each individual classroom lecture in a course to give such balanced treatment but simply permits the lectures as a whole to give balanced treatment; it permits some lectures to present evolution-science and other lectures to present creation-science.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 685, §1.

NOTE: The Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act, R.S. 17:286.1 to 286.7, was held unconstitutional in Edwards v. Aguillard , La. 1987, 107 S.Ct. 2573, 96 L.Ed.2d 510.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1516 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1516
Creation; administration
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport is hereby created and established at Shreveport, Louisiana.

B. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall administer the affairs of the institution herein provided for.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 2, §§1, 2; Acts 2005, No. 145, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2115.10
Classroom time
Status: in_force

Nothing in R.S. 17:2115.1 through 2115.10 shall prevent a city or parish school board from adopting rules to reasonably limit the amount of classroom time that may be devoted to the student expression protected by the provisions of R.S. 17:2115.1 through 2115.10.

Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5066 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5066
With other financial assistance
Status: in_force

A. A grant awarded pursuant to this Chapter may be combined with a disbursement from the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program, as provided in R.S. 17:3091 through 3099.2, to pay the student's tuition, and any portion of the grant which is offset by such a disbursement shall then be expended in payment of current year educational expenses as defined by the administering agency and billed to the student by the institution. Any remaining balance of the grant award may then be expended by the student in payment of room and board.

B.(1)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any student who qualifies for an award as provided in this Chapter and who also qualifies for any other financial assistance offered by the state public college or university which the student attends shall be allowed to combine such award and financial assistance in any manner to cover any "cost of attendance" as determined for that student in accordance with regulations governing the award of federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, including room and board, books, and other instructional materials.

(b) Additionally, notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary and effective for the 2004-2005 award year and thereafter, any student who qualifies for an award as provided in this Chapter shall be allowed to use such award in any manner to cover any "cost of attendance" at an eligible public college or university as determined for that student in accordance with regulations governing the award of federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended.

(2) If a student is receiving other financial assistance that, when combined with a tuition payment under this Chapter, exceeds the "cost of attendance" as determined for that student in accordance with regulations governing the award of federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the amount of the tuition payment shall be reduced by the amount of such excess.

(3)(a)(i) Any student who receives a financial assistance award pursuant to this Chapter may elect to accept the award on the basis provided in this Paragraph. The student may elect to delay the acceptance of his financial assistance award until after the student, if he is not claimed as a dependent of a parent or court-ordered custodian on a federal income tax return, or his parent or court-ordered custodian, if he is claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return, files his federal income tax return.

(ii) If the student delays the acceptance of his award and the student, parent, or court-ordered custodian claims a federal income tax credit for money expended on educational tuition for the postsecondary education of the student, the administering agency shall pay directly to the student an amount equal to the amount of the award that would have been paid to the eligible institution on behalf of the student less the amount of the tax credit claimed plus as an incentive for claiming the credit and thus reducing the cost to the state of this program, an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the amount of the credit claimed.

(iii) If the student delays the acceptance of his award and the student, parent, or court-ordered custodian does not claim such a credit, then the amount of the award that would have been paid to the eligible institution on behalf of the student shall be paid directly to the student.

(b) In order to receive the additional incentive payment provided for in Item (a)(ii) of this Paragraph, the student, parent, or court-ordered custodian filing the return shall provide such proof to the administering agency of the amount of federal income tax credit for money expended on educational tuition claimed as required by the agency, including access to their federal income tax records or other appropriate records.

(c) In any case in which the award amount is paid directly to the student as a result of an election under this Paragraph, the amount of the award may be expended on any item considered as part of the "cost of attendance" as determined for that student in accordance with regulations governing the award for federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

(d) The administering agency shall establish by rule the procedure and time schedules necessary for a student to make the election provided for in this Paragraph, for receipt of notice of such an election by the agency, and for delayed payment of the award and any applicable incentive.

(e) In any case in which a federal income tax credit claim for tuition is disallowed, no additional payment shall be made by the agency as a result.

(f) The election provided for in this Paragraph may be made in any year for which the student is eligible for an award under this Paragraph.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3821 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3821
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the program provided in this Chapter is to create a basis for educational policy makers to make informed decisions about statewide implementation of any teacher incentive program involving differential pay for teachers from research done within this state. It is further the purpose of this Chapter to exploit the talents and abilities of the educational leaders and employees in the public school systems of this state by calling on them to develop, propose, and experiment with incentive pay programs for teachers and to directly involve teachers in determining which programs will most favorably affect the quality of public school education in this state.

Acts 1985, No. 601, §1, eff. July 13, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3125 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3125
Power to revise or eliminate programs
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall have the power to revise or eliminate an existing degree program, department of instruction, division, or similar subdivision of any public institution of higher education.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3138.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3138.13
Return on investment analysis; industry-based credentials
Status: in_force

A. Louisiana Works shall perform an annual return on investment analysis, including but not limited to employment rates and wage outcomes, for the purpose of evaluating the relationship between industry-based credentials earned by high school students and the students' attainment of high-wage, high-demand jobs that are aligned with state workforce priorities.

B. The department shall submit a written report on the analysis to the House Committee on Education, the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, the Senate Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education not later than February first annually. The department shall report student information only in the aggregate and shall not include any student's personally identifiable information as defined in R.S. 17:3914(B)(1) in the report.

Acts 2025, No. 187, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.2
Supervision of suspended or expelled students; alternative education programs
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any student suspended or expelled from school pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:416, shall remain under the supervision of the governing authority of the city, parish, or other local public school system taking such action using alternative education programs for suspended and expelled students. Alternative education programs of any local public school shall be approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; however, no school system shall be liable for any student attending an alternative education program at a location other than a school site.

(2) A student expelled pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:416(B) and (C)(2) may be readmitted only to a city, parish, or other local public school in the school system from which he was expelled prior to the completion of the specified period of expulsion, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:416(C)(2)(d).

(3)(a) Any student placed in an alternative school or an alternative education program, including but not limited to any student receiving education services pursuant to an agreement subject to Paragraph (D)(2) of this Section, shall attend and participate in such school, program, or education services.

(b) The parent, tutor, or legal guardian of any such student shall ensure attendance as required by this Paragraph and any violation of this Subparagraph shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 17:221(A)(2) and (3).

(c) Visiting teachers or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, with the approval of the superintendent of the local public school system, shall file proceedings in court to enforce the provisions of this Paragraph.

B. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 831, §2, eff. June 14, 2012.

C. For purposes of this Section, alternative education programs may mean programs designed to offer variations of traditional instructional programs and strategies for the purpose of increasing the likelihood that students who are unmotivated or unsuccessful in traditional programs or who are disruptive in the traditional school environment remain in school and obtain a high school diploma. Alternative programs may include but not be limited to programs that hold students to strict standards of behavior in highly structured and controlled environments, sometimes referred to as "boot camps", "police schools", or "court schools".

D.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations to provide for the implementation of the provisions of this Section.

(2) Such rules and regulations shall include provisions for cases in which a school governing authority enters into an agreement with an education service provider for the education of a student who meets any of the following criteria:

(a) Has been adjudicated delinquent by a court having juvenile jurisdiction as defined in Article 302 of the Louisiana Children's Code.

(b) Has been adjudicated by a court as a member of a family in need of services and is assigned by the office of juvenile justice to a community-based program or facility.

(c) Is in the custody of the office of juvenile justice as a result of an adjudication and is assigned by the office of juvenile justice to a community-based program or facility.

(d) Is a student who has been suspended or expelled pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:416(B) or (C)(2).

(3) Rules and regulations pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall include all of the following:

(a) Such services shall be provided to the school governing authority at the actual costs incurred by the provider, not to exceed for each student the pro rata share of the combined state and local per pupil amount of the minimum foundation program for such governing authority.

(b) In an effort to support the on-time graduation of students who are suspended, expelled, or at high risk for dropping out or entry into the juvenile justice system, academic, behavioral, and mental health interventions must be provided. Interventions offered shall include but not be limited to the following:

(i) Academic interventions and supports:

(aa) Targeted academic interventions focused on assessed needs in math and reading using an evidence-based and research-supported curriculum.

(bb) Use of validated monthly assessments to monitor individual student academic progress.

(cc) Implementation of research-supported instructional strategies such as differentiated instruction, experiential education, project-based learning, and computer-assisted instruction to support assessed needs and content mastery.

(dd) Opportunities to participate in credit recovery to support progression towards on-time graduation.

(ee) On-site access to at least one career or vocational certification option.

(ii) Behavioral interventions and supports:

(aa) Positive behavioral supports with a high ratio of positive reinforcement over punishment.

(bb) Behavioral shaping steps aligned to assessed behavioral needs and goals.

(cc) Mentoring and frequent behavioral feedback focused on individualized shaping steps for students enrolled.

(dd) Successive approximations and reinforcements to develop more complex social behaviors.

(iii) Mental health interventions and supports:

(aa) Evidence-based cognitive behavioral interventions to address, anger, impulsivity, and aggression.

(bb) Interventions to address past childhood traumas, including forms of abuse and neglect, being a victim of or a witness to violence, and involvement in natural disasters.

(cc) Interventions to address substance use and to prevent substance abuse.

(dd) Interventions to build life skills and social skills in order to increase employability and success in the community.

(4) Nothing in this Section shall prevent any nonprofit organization that provides alternative education services to a school governing authority from applying to operate a charter school pursuant to R.S. 17:3983.

(5) The governing authority of a Type 5 charter school shall receive approval from the superintendent of the Recovery School District before entering into an agreement with an educational service provider for alternative education services pursuant to the provisions of this Section, and any such agreement shall not be subject to the provisions of Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection.

(6) Any agreement in effect on the effective date of this Paragraph and any prospective agreement between the Recovery School District and an educational service provider for alternative education shall not be subject to Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection, but shall be approved by the state superintendent of education.

E. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:158 to the contrary, a school system shall not be required to provide transportation to any student suspended or expelled from school pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:416 and remaining under the supervision of the governing authority of the school system taking such action pursuant to Subsection A of this Section if providing such transportation for the student will result in additional transportation costs to the school system. No school system shall be liable for any suspended or expelled student providing his own transportation pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

F. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 831, §2, eff. June 14, 2012.

G. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any student suspended for up to ten days.

H. The Department of Education shall monitor each city, parish, and other local public school system annually for compliance with the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 762, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 102, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 671, §1; Acts 2007, No. 385, §1; Acts 2012, No. 831, §§1, 2, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1688 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1688
Disabled veterans; tuition and fee exemption
Status: in_force

A.(1) A disabled veteran who has enrolled in a program of education approved for educational assistance under 38 U.S.C. 3313 at a public postsecondary education institution and who does not qualify for the one hundred percent eligibility tier shall receive an exemption in an amount equal to the remaining tuition and fees owed to the institution attended after the application of federal benefits under 38 U.S.C. 3313.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "disabled veteran" means an individual who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who is a resident of Louisiana.

B. In order to be eligible for the exemption, the student shall maintain full-time enrollment and meet the academic standards and comply with the rules and regulations of the institution for enrollment and continued attendance. A student shall be eligible for the exemption for up to ten semesters or an equivalent number of units in an eligible institution which operates on a schedule based on units other than semesters.

Acts 2023, No. 224, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2031 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2031
Acceptance of federal act to promote vocational education
Status: in_force

The State of Louisiana accepts all of the provisions and the benefits of an act passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, entitled, "An Act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the States in the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industries; to provide for cooperation with the States in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditure," 1 approved February 23, 1917, and will observe and comply with all requirements of said act.

1 20 U.S.C.A. §11 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.16
Louisiana Community and Technical College System; electronic and digital textbooks and instructional materials; student charges
Status: in_force

A. In an effort to reduce the cost of course materials to students and provide a convenient means for students to purchase course materials in a single transaction in lieu of purchasing content separately, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall make every effort to ensure that electronic and digital versions are available for all prescribed textbooks and other digital instructional materials and shall develop a program for the encouragement and sale of electronic and digital textbooks and instructional materials.

B. Beginning in the Fall 2011 semester and thereafter, the board shall:

(1) Direct institutions under its management to clearly communicate the board's desire to increase the availability and accessibility of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials in community and technical colleges when inviting publishers to participate in the textbook selection process and encourage all publishers to make available electronic and digital versions of the products they offer in addition to the printed version.

(2) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary for the sale and distribution of electronic and digital textbook content, or fractions of electronic and digital textbook content, instructional materials and assessments.

C.(1) The board is authorized to charge a student who chooses to purchase electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials an amount not greater than the actual cost of such electronic and digital textbooks and instructional materials.

(2) The board may not charge the student for any administrative, handling, or other related costs associated with the provision of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any monies derived from such charges shall remain with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and shall not be deposited into the state general fund. Such monies shall be used exclusively to lower the costs of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials for students.

(4) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect the terms of a contract entered into by the board prior to June 28, 2011.

(5) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to supersede the institutional autonomy or academic freedom of instructors, faculty members, or academic departments involved in the selection of college textbooks and other instructional materials.

Acts 2011, No. 308, §1, eff. June 28, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3130 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3130
Other powers
Status: in_force

A. All powers of management over public institutions of postsecondary education not specifically vested in the Board of Regents by Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, are reserved to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, as to the institutions under the control of each.

B.(1)(a) All constitutional responsibilities of the Board of Regents, including the development of a formula for equitable distribution of funds, provisions of the master plan for postsecondary education, and any other board policy that is part of a statewide plan or has statewide application, shall apply to all public postsecondary education institutions.

(b) Such formula for the ensuing year shall be annually reported to the Senate Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Appropriations, not later than March thirty-first of each year.

(2) In the event of a mid-year budget reduction affecting postsecondary education and higher education, no such reduction shall disproportionately reduce the total budgeted funding for any postsecondary or higher education system, nor shall such a reduction result in a disproportional reduction for either division of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

(3) The Board of Regents shall determine during the next Master Plan revision process the appropriate role of universities in offering associate degree programs in view of the creation of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges whose authority is limited to the management of institutions offering less than baccalaureate level certificates and degrees.

C.(1) The legislature hereby finds that it is critical to utilize a tool such as Joint Rule No. 4 which is an established process for the development and preparation of fiscal notes by the legislative auditor or the legislative fiscal office to estimate the cost for a five-year period of time during deliberations on instruments of a fiscal nature. These fiscal notes provide estimates of the impact not only for revenue and expenditure costs to state departments, agencies, and higher education institutions throughout the state, but also session subject matter, including but not limited to tax increases, decreases, fee increases and repeals, tax exemptions, suspensions, credits, rebates, exclusions, and deductions, among others. The legislature hereby finds that in order to properly track and assess the impact of legislation over time, it is necessary to periodically evaluate the extent to which fiscal impacts have changed from the original estimates. The management of state resources requires a comparative review of the growth of initial projections to actual year-end results. When expenditure and revenue initiatives exceed original estimates, the maintenance of balanced budgets becomes exceedingly difficult to achieve. To address this issue, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget should require an annual examination of the estimated results compared to actual implemented results. The review of intended versus actual results should apply to both state departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as higher education institutions. A process for review shall be established by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and all findings shall be reported to all members of the legislature.

(2) As provided by R.S. 17:3351(F), beginning October 1, 2013, and each year thereafter, the Board of Regents shall review the reports of legislation with significant fiscal impact submitted by the various public postsecondary education management boards. After the Board of Regents has performed its review of the reports submitted by the management boards, the reports shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget by October thirtieth of each year as required by R.S. 24:653(L).

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2010, No. 447, §1, eff. June 22, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 899, §1; Acts 2013, No. 96, §1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 280, §1, eff. June 14, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 283
Interdisciplinary courses; dropout prevention
Status: in_force

Each city and parish school board in this state may develop and implement, after submission to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval, on or before such date as the board shall establish, a plan for modification of approved course content and structure to produce interdisciplinary courses for purposes of enhancing dropout prevention programs.

Acts 1989, No. 468, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:494 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 494
Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the Revised Statutes of Louisiana shall be construed as conferring upon any parish school board the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this Sub-part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 85.1
Naming of gymnasium at Monterey High School
Status: in_force

The Concordia Parish School Board may name the new gymnasium at Monterey High School in honor of Jack Bairnsfather.

Acts 2022, No. 594, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3047.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3047.6
Coordination with other agencies
Status: in_force

NOTE: Subsection A eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478.

A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health to share information relative to an individual's qualification for certain aid or governmental benefits. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency and shall be reported in the aggregate only and contain no personally identifiable information.

NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with Louisiana Works and the Louisiana Department of Health to share information relative to an individual's qualification for certain aid or governmental benefits. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency and shall be reported in the aggregate only and contain no personally identifiable information.

B. Notwithstanding R.S. 47:1508 or any other law to the contrary, the administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Revenue and Louisiana Works to share information relative to a taxpayer's reported income, residency, and employment information for purposes of generating data related to the success of award recipients in the workforce. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency and shall be reported in the aggregate only and contain no personally identifiable information.

C. The administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to share information relative to a person's criminal history in order to determine award eligibility and to collect data relative to the recidivism rates of scholarship recipients. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency, shall be reported in the aggregate only, and shall contain no personally identifiable information.

D. Pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance shall define the period of the year to which a student must attend an educational program in order to qualify under the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2021, No. 457, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2023, No. 287, §1, eff. June 12, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 102, §1, eff. May 21, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 478, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.62 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.62
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Child" means a person who has not reached the age of eighteen years. The words "child" and "children" are used interchangeably in this Part.

(2) "Child and Adult Care Food Program" means the federal nutrition reimbursement program as funded by the United States Department of Agriculture through the state Department of Education.

(3) "Child Care and Development Fund" means the child care programs funded through the federal Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant Act and administered by the state Department of Education.

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

(5) "Family child care provider" means an individual who provides child care services for fewer than twenty-four hours per day per child, as the sole caregiver, for six or fewer children, in a private residence.

(6) "In-home provider" means an individual who provides child care services in the child or children's own home.

(7) "Office" means the office of state fire marshal.

(8) "Relative" or "related" means the child, grandchild, niece, or nephew of the primary child care provider of a family child care provider or in-home provider.

(9) "Sponsoring organization" means a public or nonprofit private organization that is recognized by the department and that is entirely responsible for the administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program for a provider.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 354, §2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2022, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3454 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3454
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for Research and Education; governance, funding
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for Research and Education shall be subject to the governance of the Board of Regents. The board shall serve as fiscal agent for the consortium and shall review and approve the consortium's budgetary request and operating budget and shall review and approve all funds appropriately awarded or bequeathed to the consortium. All funds appropriated to the consortium shall be appropriated as a separate line item within the appropriation of the Board of Regents.

B. As the governing body of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for Research and Education, the board shall have authority to:

(1) Sue and be sued, including the right to recover all debts owing to the consortium, and to retain legal counsel therefor.

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

(3) Determine the fees which shall be paid by students.

(4) Purchase land and purchase or construct buildings necessary for the use of the consortium in accordance with applicable laws; provided that all valid campsite leases dated on or before April 16, 1979, including the option to extend the leases for an additional ten-year period, as provided for in R.S. 41:1211 et seq., shall remain in full force and effect.

(5) Purchase equipment, properly maintain, and make improvements to facilities necessary for the use of the consortium in accordance with applicable state laws.

(6)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, approve the appointment of such administrative officers and other personnel as the board deems necessary and designate their titles. In making its appointments, the board shall give consideration to the recommendations of the executive director and, in proper cases, to the head of any college or university affected by an appointment. Appointments of classified employees shall be in conformity with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations.

(b) The compensation of all officers and employees, except those classified civil service employees, shall be fixed by the board and the officers so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(7) Formulate curricula and programs of study.

(8) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations necessary or proper for the business of the consortium.

(9) Affiliate with any institution giving any special course of instruction, upon such terms as the board deems expedient, which terms may include the retention by such institution of the control of property, faculty, and staff.

(10) Enter into contracts and agreements with other public agencies with respect to cooperative enterprises and undertakings relating to or associated with college or university purposes and programs in accordance with applicable laws.

(11) Perform such other functions as are necessary or incidental to the supervision and management of the consortium.

(12) Employ the proceeds of all donations, grants, subscriptions, and bequests made to the consortium so as to effect the purposes of and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such donations, grants, subscriptions, and bequests.

(13) Establish such subcommittees as may be necessary to assist the board in the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.

(14) Adopt necessary rules and regulations regarding the hours of employment and the accrual and use of sick leave and annual leave for all personnel employed by the consortium.

C. The board may enter into contracts and agreements with any public agency for the establishment of state or other public offices on the property and in the buildings belonging to or under the control of the consortium. The board also may enter into contracts and agreements for joint construction, equipment, maintenance, and financing of such buildings, and enter into contracts and agreements for the joint financing, supervision, and conduct of cooperative enterprises and undertakings.

D. The liability of any of the acts of the consortium or any of its employees, or persons associated with any property of the consortium, shall be the liability of the consortium as represented by the board.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 557, §1; Acts 1987, No. 386, §1; Acts 1988, No. 993, §2; Acts 1988, No. 995, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1243, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2016, No. 314, §1(A).

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 993, §3 AND ACTS 1988, NO. 995, §3.}}

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 299, §§1 AND 2 WHICH AMENDS ACTS 1988, NO. 993, §3 AND 995, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1533 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1533
Administration
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall administer the college.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 163, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.31
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities" include but are not limited to any lawful verbal or written means by which individuals or groups communicate ideas to one another, as provided by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and by Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including all forms of peaceful assembly, lawful protest, speech, distribution of literature, carrying signs, and circulating petitions. "Free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities" expressly excludes all of the following:

(a) Commercial activities in which individuals or groups are being compensated or attempting to advertise, market, or accrue financial gain to any individual, corporation, business, or organization.

(b) Activities in which an individual or group is knowingly being monetarily funded or organized by any individual, corporation, business, or organization that has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization or foreign adversary by the United States Department of State pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1189 or 15 CFR 7.4.

(c) Any criminal activity which is prohibited under Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or any other provision of state law with criminal penalties.

(2) "Material and substantial disruption" means when a person, with the intent and knowledge of doing so, significantly hinders free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities, prevents the communication of the message, or prevents the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by either of the following:

(a) Engaging in assault, battery, attempted battery, violence, or similar unlawful behavior in violation of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or any other provision of state law with criminal penalties.

(b) Physically blocking or using threats of violence to prevent any person from attending, listening to, viewing, or otherwise participating in a free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activity.

(3) "Outdoor areas" are outside areas generally accessible to the majority of students, administrators, faculty, and staff, such as grassy areas, walkways, or other similar common areas, and do not include areas where access is restricted.

(4) "Student" means any person who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in a public postsecondary education institution.

(5) "Student-on-student discriminatory harassment" means unwelcome conduct that targets a victim in violation of this Part and is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive and so undermines and detracts from the victim's educational experience that the victim is effectively denied equal access to an institution's resources and opportunities.

(6) "Student organization" means an officially recognized group at a public postsecondary education institution, or a group seeking official recognition, comprised of enrolled students.

Acts 2018, No. 666, §1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2022, No. 727, §1; Acts 2024, No. 584, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1184 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1184
Compensation while on leave
Status: in_force

Each person granted sabbatical leave shall receive and be paid compensation at the rate of sixty-five percent of the person's salary at the time the leave begins.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 186, §1; Acts 1960, No. 585, §1; Acts 1970, No. 388, §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. § 17:3452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3452
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for Research and Education; creation; membership
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for Research and Education, referred to hereinafter as the consortium, is hereby created as a body corporate under the authority of the Board of Regents hereafter to be referred to as the board in this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 557, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1243, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2016, No. 314, §1(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1611
Revised Statutes 1611
Status: in_force

PART V. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

RETIREMENT SYSTEM

SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

§§1611-1644. Redesignated as R.S. 11:952.1-952.71 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:159.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 159.2
Insurance premiums as obligation of boards; privately owned buses
Status: in_force

A. All premiums for all insurance policies of public liability and property damage insurance applying to and covering school buses owned by parish and city school boards shall be the obligation of, and payable by, the board owning such buses.

B. The above and foregoing provision shall not be construed as preventing parish and city school boards from paying the premiums for public liability and property damage insurance covering and applying to privately owned buses used for transportation of school children for and on behalf of such boards.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 285, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 81.3
School bands; expenses
Status: in_force

The parish and city school boards of the state may pay the expenses incurred by high school bands when such bands have earned the privilege of participating in special events or festivals and do in fact participate therein.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 779, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:273 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 273
Second languages; teaching in public schools
Status: in_force

A. Commencing with the 1976-1977 school year, each parish school board and city school board in the state is hereby authorized to establish as a part of the general curriculum of instruction the teaching of a second language. The second language curriculum shall be so established as to include a program extending upward through all grades, commencing in the first grade and extending upwards to the twelfth grade, in a well articulated, sequential manner so as to afford all school children in the state the opportunity of attaining proficiency in a second language.

B.(1) If a parish or city school board does not establish a second language program by May 30, 1976, such a program shall be required upon presentation of a petition requesting the instruction of a particular second language. The petition shall be addressed and presented to the parish or city school board and shall request the instruction to be in a particular school. It shall contain the signatures of at least twenty-five percent of the heads of households of students attending a particular school within the jurisdiction of the parish or city school board. The superintendent of the parish or city schools shall determine the required number of signatures needed for each school and shall certify whether or not a petition contains the necessary number of signatures. Parents may petition to initiate second language programs in elementary schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools.

(2) Upon receiving a certified petition, the parish or city school board shall establish the teaching of the designated second language in said school as a part of the general curriculum of instruction. The instruction of the second language shall be developed to include the teaching of the language in each grade of said school in a well articulated and sequential manner so as to afford to the student the opportunity of attaining proficiency in the designated second language. Any student shall be exempted from the second language program upon request of the parent or guardian. The parent shall direct this request to the principal of the school or to the superintendent of the parish or city school system.

(3) Instructors in a second language would be regularly assigned certified teachers at the secondary level or certified second language specialist teachers in the elementary grades one through eight, itinerant in one or more schools, and/or foreign associate teachers selected and approved by the State Department of Education in cooperation with other appropriate state agencies. A second language specialist teacher with a full schedule of second language classes would not be counted in the pupil-teacher ratio in the school of assignment, but would be counted as an additional teacher.

(4) The cost of implementing a second language program at the secondary level (junior and/or senior high schools) will be borne by the local school system. The cost of implementing second language programs in the elementary grades over and beyond the base salary of regularly assigned teachers will be paid from state funds appropriated as a part of the total education budget of the State Department of Education.

C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish guidelines, regulations, and policies for the implementation of a comprehensive curriculum in a second language in a well articulated sequential manner in order to carry out the intent of this Section.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 714, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:169 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 169
Insurance covering students participating in athletics and sports
Status: in_force

A. Each parish and city school board may, for each school under its jurisdiction, purchase and maintain a policy or policies of insurance issued to the board as policy holder, the cost of each such policy to be paid for out of the athletic fund derived by each such school from its gate receipts for athletic events or from any other funds available to the school board for payment of a portion or all of such costs. Each policy so purchased and maintained shall provide the following:

(1) Coverage of every student enrolled in a school under the jurisdiction of the school board who is a member of a regular school sponsored team which participates in intramural or intermural athletics or sports, excluding teams which function solely within scheduled physical education courses. Students duly authorized to act as water boys, bat boys, referees, score keepers, coaches, managers or in other similar capacities in connection with such teams shall be considered to be members of such team for the purposes of this section;

(2) Insurance against bodily injury, death, dismemberment, or permanent disablement or any injury received by any student described in paragraph (1) above, regardless of the cause thereof and including specifically, but not exclusively, any injury resulting from accidents or the intentional or negligent acts or omissions of any person or persons, including other students, invitees, licensees, trespassers, teachers, coaches and other public employees and agents or instrumentalities of the state or a political subdivision thereof, the amount of coverage under such insurance policy not to be less than $2,500.00 per person.

(3) Insurance covering the expenses of hospitalization, drugs, attending physician, surgical costs and funeral expenses incurred by or on behalf of a student described in paragraph (1) above in connection with injuries described in paragraph (2) above, the amount of coverage under such insurance policy not to be less than $1,000.00 per person.

(4) The coverage authorized by paragraphs (2) and (3) above shall be limited to expenses, damages and losses arising out of the student's participation in school sponsored practice play and play in official contests, but said coverage shall apply whether or not such participation occurs on the premises of a school under the jurisdiction of the policy holder. "Play", as used herein, includes but is not necessarily limited to warming up exercises and activities, and also the activities of students acting as water boys, bat boys, referees, score keepers, coaches, managers or in other similar capacities as described in paragraph (1) above. "Participation" as used herein includes but is not necessarily limited to the student's presence at dugouts, benches, sidelines or other similar places where members of the team remain in readiness to be sent into actual play in such practice play or official contest.

B. The coverages authorized in Subsection A above shall apply regardless of whether the students covered by the policy or policies receive from any public charitable institution or hospital any services, hospitalization or medical care rendered in connection with any injury described in Subsection A above.

C. The policy or policies shall not exclude liability on the part of the insurer by reason of any immunity of the state or its agencies, instrumentalities, employees or agents involved in an accident, act or omission resulting in injury or death of any student covered, but such policy or policies shall specifically state that the coverage and insurance therein shall apply regardless of any such claim of immunity.

D. The terms of the policy or policies shall be such that the students covered shall be the beneficiaries thereunder, and they, their parents, tutors, heirs or legal representatives shall have a right of direct action against the insurer to enforce the provisions of such policy or policies.

E. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to cover students enrolled in colleges, universities or other institutions of higher education.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 289, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 122, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3046 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3046
Louisiana GO Grant program; legislative findings
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that a college education should be available to all qualified students, regardless of their financial means, and declares that the Louisiana GO Grant program established by the Board of Regents has enhanced access to postsecondary educational opportunities for Louisiana students with demonstrated financial need by providing critically needed assistance to help cover the cost of attending postsecondary education institutions in the state. The legislature further finds that leveraging access to postsecondary education for students with demonstrated financial need ensures that all qualified students are afforded an opportunity to achieve their full educational potential, increase their overall quality of life, and maximize their contribution to the state's economic development.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any public or private entity, including any nonprofit organization, may make a directed donation to any eligible postsecondary institution for a student who is a recipient of a Louisiana GO Grant.

Acts 2010, No. 655, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 778, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2925 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2925
Individual graduation plans
Status: in_force

A.(1) By the end of the eighth grade, every student, with the assistance of his parent or legal guardian and school counselor, and for a student with an exceptionality as defined in R.S. 17:1942, except a student identified as gifted or talented and who has no other exceptionality, the student's Individualized Education Program team, if applicable, shall begin to develop an Individual Graduation Plan to guide the next academic year's course work and to assist the student in exploring educational and career possibilities and in making appropriate secondary and postsecondary education decisions as part of an overall postsecondary plan.

(2) By the end of the eighth grade, each student's Individual Graduation Plan or the student's Individualized Education Program, if applicable, shall list the required core courses to be taken through the tenth grade and shall identify the courses to be taken in the first year of high school. Students who fail to meet the standard for promotion to the ninth grade, pursuant to policies adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall have any necessary remedial courses included in their Individual Graduation Plan.

(3) By the end of the tenth grade, each student's Individual Graduation Plan, based on the student's academic record, talents, and interests, shall outline high school graduation requirements relevant to the student's chosen postsecondary goals. Each student, with the assistance of his parent or legal guardian and school counselor, shall choose the high school curriculum framework and related graduation requirements that best meet his postsecondary goals. Each student's Individual Graduation Plan or the student's Individualized Education Program, if applicable, shall include the recommended sequence of courses for successful completion of a standard diploma.

(4) The Individual Graduation Plan shall be sufficiently flexible to allow the student to, with the written approval of a parent or legal guardian, change his program of study, yet be sufficiently structured to ensure that the student will meet the high school graduation requirements for his chosen major or the requirements of the student's Individualized Education Program, if applicable, and be qualified for admission to a postsecondary education institution or to enter the workforce.

(5) Each student's Individual Graduation Plan shall be reviewed annually and revised as necessary to identify the courses to be taken each year until all required core courses are completed.

(6) Upon completion of the review, the plan shall be signed by the student, his parent or legal guardian, and the school counselor.

(7) Prior to revising a student's Individual Graduation Plan, the school counselor shall meet with the student's parent or legal guardian either in person or virtually to explain the possible impacts the revisions to the plan might have on the student's graduation requirements and postsecondary education goals. Any revisions to a student's plan shall be approved in writing by the student's parent or legal guardian.

B. To provide a foundation for the development of the Individual Graduation Plan, schools shall:

(1) Provide career awareness and exploration activities to all students in grades six through eight that create linkages between what a student does in school and what he wants to achieve in life. Such activities shall include career interest inventories and information to assist them in the career decisionmaking process and may include job shadowing, job mentoring, and job internships.

(2) Hold an informational meeting for the parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in eighth through twelfth grade to provide information regarding graduation requirements and curriculum choices. The meeting shall be held in conjunction with the scheduling of courses for the next academic year. Notice of the meeting shall be made through available means of communication, including the school's automatic call system.

C.(1) When developing and reviewing his Individual Graduation Plan, the student shall be provided information developed by Louisiana Works regarding the top twenty high-demand jobs, in the state and in the student's region, with the highest typical annual salary.

(2) The student shall be shown how to access information on Louisiana Works' website for the listed jobs and other high-demand, high-wage jobs and shown how to find educational programs offered in Louisiana that qualify the student for such jobs.

Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 643, §1; Acts 2014, No. 833, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2020, No. 238, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 458, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3394 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3394
Disciplinary proceedings
Status: in_force

A. Each public postsecondary education management board shall adopt a policy relative to disciplinary proceedings, right to counsel for students and student organizations, and appeals. Each postsecondary institution governed by such a board shall also adopt a policy and incorporate it into its student handbook or code of conduct.

B. Any student enrolled at an institution under the jurisdiction of the management board and accused of a violation of the disciplinary or conduct rules that carries a potential penalty of suspension of ten or more days, deferred suspension, or expulsion has the right to be represented, at the student's expense, by an attorney or a non-attorney advocate who may fully participate during any disciplinary proceeding or during any other procedure adopted and used by that institution to address an alleged violation of the institution's nonacademic rules or policies. This right applies to both the student who has been accused of the violation and the student who is the alleged victim, if applicable. Prior to scheduling a disciplinary proceeding, the institution shall inform the students in writing of their rights as provided by this Section.

C. Any student organization officially recognized by an institution under the jurisdiction of the management board has the right to be represented, at the organization's expense, by an attorney or a non-attorney advocate who may fully participate during any disciplinary proceeding or during any other procedure adopted and used by the institution to address an alleged violation of the institution's nonacademic rules or policies. This right applies to both the student organization that has been accused of the alleged violation and the alleged victim, if applicable.

D. A student or student organization subject to a charge or disciplinary proceeding by the institution is entitled, upon receiving notice of the charge, to notice of any and all violations of the institution's nonacademic rules or policies and the disciplinary proceedings or charges that will occur as a result. This notice shall include but need not be limited to each and every section of the institution's rules or policies that the student or student organization is alleged to have violated and any evidence the institution used and collected in making the charge.

E. When a violation is punishable by suspension of ten or more days or expulsion, or when a violation by a student organization is punishable by suspension or removal of the organization from the institution, the disciplinary procedures contained in the code of student conduct shall include but need not be limited to the following:

(1) Afford the accused student or organization the express presumption of innocence and set forth that the student or the organization may not be deemed guilty of the violation until the student or the organization formally acknowledges responsibility or the conclusion of a hearing where the institution has proven every element of the violation necessary to constitute guilt by clear and convincing evidence. The standard of establishing guilt through clear and convincing evidence shall not alter the burden of proof in hearings held pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 or R.S. 17:3399.11 et seq.

(2) Require the institution to maintain an administrative file of the disciplinary proceedings. The file shall include all documents and evidence in the institution's possession or control relevant to the alleged violation and the institution's investigation including but not limited to exculpatory evidence, documents submitted by any participant, and the institution's choice of a video recording, audio recording, or transcript of any disciplinary hearing ultimately held in the matter. The file shall not include privileged documents or internal memorandums that the institution does not intend to introduce as evidence at any hearing on the matter.

(3) Provide both the accused student or organization and the alleged victim reasonable continuing access to the administrative file and the ability to make copies of all evidence or documents in the file beginning at least seven business days prior to any disciplinary hearing, or sooner if otherwise specified under federal law, except that individual portions of the administrative file shall be redacted if disclosure of the evidence is required by law.

(4) Ensure that all disciplinary proceedings are carried out free from conflicts of interest by ensuring that there is no commingling of administrative or adjudicative roles. For purposes of this Paragraph, an institution shall be considered to commingle such roles if any individual carries out more than one of the following roles with respect to any disciplinary proceeding:

(a) Victim counselor and victim advocate.

(b) Investigator.

(c) Institutional prosecutor.

(d) Adjudicator.

(e) Appellate adjudicator.

F.(1) Any student or student organization that is found to be in violation of the institution's nonacademic rules or policies shall be afforded an opportunity to appeal the institution's initial decision to an appellate entity that is an institutional administrator or body that did not make the initial decision. Such an appeal shall be filed within ten days after receiving final notice of the institution's decision. The right to appeal the result of the institution's disciplinary proceeding also applies to the student who is the alleged victim, if applicable. The institution may designate the appellate entity as the final institutional authority on the matter; however, nothing in this Section shall preclude a court from granting a prevailing plaintiff equitable relief.

(2) The right of the student or student organization as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section to be represented, at the student's or the organization's expense, by the student's or the organization's attorney or non-attorney advocate also applies to the appeal.

(3) The issues that may be raised on appeal include new evidence, contradictory evidence, and evidence that the student or student organization was not afforded due process. The institutional body considering the appeal may consider police reports, transcripts, and the outcome of any civil or criminal proceeding directly related to the appeal.

G. Upon consideration of the evidence, the institutional body considering the appeal may grant the appeal, deny the appeal, order a new hearing, or reduce or modify the punishment. If the appeal results in the reversal of the decision or a lessening of the sanction, the institution shall reimburse the student for any tuition and fees paid for the period of suspension, including a deferred suspension, or expulsion which had not been previously refunded, if applicable.

H. For purposes of this Section, "fully participate" includes the opportunity to make opening and closing statements, to examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to provide the alleged victim or accused with support, guidance, and advice. This Section does not require an institution to use formal rules of evidence in institutional disciplinary proceedings. The institution, however, shall make good faith efforts to include relevant evidence and exclude evidence which is neither relevant nor probative.

I. This Section does not affect the obligation of an institution to provide equivalent rights to a student who is the alleged victim in the disciplinary proceeding, including equivalent opportunities to have others present during an institutional disciplinary proceeding, to an unrestricted choice of attorney or non-attorney advocate in any meeting or institutional disciplinary proceeding, and to be provided simultaneous notification of the institution's procedures for the accused and the alleged victim to appeal the result of the institutional disciplinary proceeding, if applicable.

J. Any student or student organization that has its rights under this Section violated may bring a private right of action against the institution and its agents acting in their official capacities, with the management board named as a party, to recover actual damages. If the court finds this Section or the student or student organization's rights to due process have been violated, the court shall award any mental or emotional distress, loss of wages or earning capacity, and costs.

K. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impair an institution's ability to take reasonable interim measures necessary to ensure the physical safety of members of the campus community during a timely investigation and adjudication of a student disciplinary issue including but not limited to the ability to make adjustments in student housing arrangements, impose conditions of mutual no-contact between the accused student and the alleged victim, temporarily suspend a student, or ban a student from campus. Such reasonable interim measures shall require the following:

(1) Within seventy-two hours of the alleged violation being deemed an immediate threat, written notice of the interim measure that explains the institution's reasons for enacting the measures.

(2) Within seven business days of the written notice pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, unless otherwise waived by the accused student, an interim measure hearing to determine whether there is substantial evidence that the student poses a risk to the physical safety of a member of the campus community and that the interim measure is appropriate to mitigate that risk. At the hearing, both the accused student and the alleged victim shall have the right to be represented as provided in Subsection B of this Section. An accused student's waiver of the right to an interim measure hearing shall not constitute an admission of guilt or a waiver of any additional rights provided for in this Section.

Acts 2022, No. 464, §2; Acts 2024, No. 416, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 52.1
Appointment of new members upon increase in membership
Status: in_force

Whenever the membership of a parish school board is increased on account of the increase in membership by the creation of additional wards or the increase of membership to which a ward is entitled, the new members shall be appointed by the governor. Such new members shall possess the qualifications required by law for school board members; they shall be allotted and their terms shall expire as is provided in R.S. 17:52; and their successors shall be elected as is provided by law for the election of school board members.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 181, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2927.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2927.1
College transition courses; testing; reports
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with public school governing authorities and the public postsecondary education management boards, shall publish a list of transition courses designed to improve identified student academic weaknesses in English and mathematics and to enable such students to achieve college readiness by the end of their senior year of high school. Transition courses shall align with applicable state content standards.

B. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a student's English and mathematics scores from the ACT test and the standards for remediation established by the Board of Regents shall be used to determine readiness for college-level credit-bearing coursework.

C. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, each high school senior who did not meet the established college readiness standards for English and mathematics shall be given the opportunity to take an appropriate transition course.

D. Each public school governing authority shall:

(1) Identify each high school senior who did not meet the established college readiness standards and provide the student with information on available transition courses designed to address identified academic weaknesses.

(2) Use course assessment data to determine student attainment.

(3) Provide appropriate professional development to teachers of transition courses as part of existing professional development activities.

Acts 2017, No. 250, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 355
Parental access to instructional materials
Status: in_force

A. A parent of a child attending a public elementary or secondary school shall be entitled to access to instructional materials as provided in this Section.

B. A parent is entitled to:

(1) Review instructional materials used by or administered to the parent's child.

(2) Review any survey before the survey is administered or distributed by a school to a student.

C.(1) Each local school board shall adopt rules and policies for each school to make instructional materials readily available for review as provided in this Section. The rules shall specify reasonable hours for in-person review. The rules shall require that the school provide access to instructional materials, including online access, to a parent upon request.

(2)(a) If a parent requests a paper copy of material that can be readily copied using school equipment, such copy shall be provided. The rules shall establish reasonable and customary fees to be collected by the school to cover the cost of providing such copies.

(b) No fee shall be charged to a parent for in-person viewing of their child's instructional materials if the parent does not request that copies are made of those materials.

(c) No fee shall be imposed when a parent accesses instructional materials online.

(d) No other provision of law or school board policy shall prohibit or interfere with a parent's ability to make his own copies on school premises via mobile or other device that has the capability of making copies. The principal of each school shall ensure that the school complies with such rules.

(3) Assessments of academic knowledge, skills, or abilities, including nonsecure tests, assessments, and assessment answer keys, may be made available to parents at the discretion of the local school board and may include only in-person viewing at the school.

(4) The requirement to provide online access to instructional materials shall be limited to curricula that is adopted in accordance with R.S. 17:351.1. Other instructional materials may be made available to a parent in-person in accordance with local rules and policies adopted by the local school board.

(5)(a) Each local school board shall submit an electronic copy or a digital link to rules and policies, that are adopted pursuant to this Section, to the state Department of Education. The submission shall include the reasonable and customary fee schedule which may be charged to the parent pursuant to this Section.

(b) The department shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education by March 9, 2026, as to compliance with this Section by the local school boards. The report shall include a copy of each policy and the reasonable and customary fee schedules permitted pursuant to this Section.

D. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Instructional materials" means content that conveys the knowledge or skills of a subject in the school curriculum through a medium or a combination of media for conveying information to a student. It also includes any survey administered to a student. The term also includes books, supplementary materials, teaching aids, computer software, magnetic media, DVD, CD-ROM, computer courseware, online material, information, or services, or an electronic medium or other means of conveying information to the student or otherwise contributing to the learning process.

(2) "Parent" means the parent or legal guardian of a child.

(3) "Survey" means any evaluative instrument or questionnaire that is not an assessment of academic knowledge, skills, or abilities, administered as part of a state, national, or international assessment or by itself.

Acts 2014, No. 436, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2014; Acts 2025, No. 103, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:164.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 164.2
Additional regulations; occupant restraint systems required; compliance
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:164 relative to the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses used in the transportation of students, the board also shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and any applicable federal standards to require that every bus used primarily for the transportation of students shall be equipped with occupant restraint systems by not later than June 30, 2004.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:164 to the contrary, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require each governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school and each nonpublic elementary and secondary school approved by the board to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

C. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.

Acts 1999, No. 998, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1817 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1817
Offices of minority health; Southern University Board of Supervisors; authority to create; purposes
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may create and operate an office or offices of minority health. The creation and operation of the office or offices shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the board and of the Board of Regents.

B. The purposes of the office or offices are to conduct research and develop policy as follows:

(1) To monitor behavior, attitudes, and health outcomes over periods of time relative to prevalence of tobacco use among youth and adults, per capita consumption of tobacco products, and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.

(2) To evaluate the effectiveness of specific interventions to support ongoing improvement and assure modification of programs that are not accomplishing their goals.

(3) To serve as a resource for policy development at the state and local level, and in the private sector, concerning tobacco use, particularly in public places, including by way of example prevention of exposure to second-hand smoke and work-site cessation services.

C. In the creation and operation of the office or offices of minority health as provided in this Section, the board may provide for staff necessary to operate the office programs, provide support, make grants, monitor contracts and programs, and evaluate these efforts to assure success.

D. Funding for any such office shall be subject to legislative appropriation.

Acts 1999, No. 1319, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3396.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3396.9
Dissolution of corporation
Status: in_force

Upon dissolution of the corporation, all of the funds, property, both movable and immovable, and both tangible or intangible, assets, interests, rights, and all other property whatsoever, shall become owned by and shall inure to the benefit of the state.

Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.7
Louisiana Teacher Corps
Status: in_force

A. A student for whom a loan is made pursuant to this Chapter and under the provisions of this Section shall, upon graduation and acceptance of a teaching position pursuant to this Section, be a member of the Louisiana Teacher Corps.

B.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the commission shall forgive any loan made to an applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his profession as a classroom teacher in an elementary or secondary school which is located in an economically disadvantaged region of the state as shall be defined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Two 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 his profession in an elementary or secondary school in an economically disadvantaged region of Louisiana.

(2) Applicants for this program shall meet all the requirements of this Chapter.

C. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented beginning with the 1993-1994 school year and thereafter.

Acts 1992, No. 507, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:409.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 409.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This Subpart may be cited as the "Louisiana School and Student Safety Act".

Acts 2018, No. 716, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 442
Tenure
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) A teacher who has acquired tenure before September 1, 2012, retains tenure and is subject to the provisions of this Section.

(b) Effective beginning on July 1, 2012, a teacher rated "highly effective" for five years within a six-year period pursuant to the performance evaluation program as provided in R.S. 17:3881 through 3905 shall be granted tenure.

(2) A teacher paid with federal funds shall not be eligible to acquire tenure, nor shall time spent in employment paid with federal funds be counted toward the time required for acquisition of tenure.

B. The school superintendent shall notify a teacher, in writing, when tenure has been awarded and the teacher is deemed to have acquired tenure on the date specified therein. A teacher who is not awarded tenure remains an at-will employee of the public school board or the special school district but shall acquire tenure upon meeting the criteria established in Subsection A of this Section.

C.(1) A tenured teacher who receives a final performance rating of "ineffective" pursuant to the performance evaluation program as provided in R.S. 17:3881 through 3905 shall lose his tenure and all rights related thereto immediately upon exhaustion of the grievance procedure established pursuant to R.S. 17:3883(A)(5), unless the "ineffective" performance rating is reversed, and such rating shall constitute sufficient grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to R.S. 17:443(A). If a teacher is found "highly effective" based on the evidence of the growth portion of the evaluation but is found "ineffective" according to the observation portion, within thirty days after such finding, the teacher shall be entitled to a second observation by members of a team of three designees, chosen by the local superintendent, which shall not include the principal.

(2) Such teacher shall reacquire tenure if the teacher receives a performance rating of "highly effective" for five years within a six-year period subsequent to receiving an "ineffective" rating as provided in Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 2012, No. 1, §3, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 570, §1, eff. June 9, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 58
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; membership
Status: in_force

A. Until a single-member district plan is developed and approved in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:58.2, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall continue to consist of twelve members elected at the congressional elections. Each member of the board elected to office shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he was elected and until his successor is qualified and takes office as otherwise provided by law.

B. Until a single-member district plan is developed and approved in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:58.2, the members of the board shall continue to be elected from the following districts and in the following number from each district:

(1) Seven members from the area composed of Ward 1 of the parish of East Baton Rouge.

(2) Three members from the area composed of Ward 2 of the parish of East Baton Rouge.

(3) Two members from the area composed of Ward 3 of the parish of East Baton Rouge.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 2, §1; Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1; Acts 1962, No. 14, §1; Acts 1977, No. 122, §1, eff. June 27, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.15
Zero tolerance policies; authorization; conflict resolution classes; fees; compliance
Status: in_force

Any city, parish, or other local public school board may adopt and implement a zero tolerance policy for fighting in the schools under its jurisdiction. Such policy may include a requirement that a student who is disciplined pursuant to the policy and such student's parent or parents shall attend a conflict resolution class or classes and may include provisions for the school board to take appropriate action, as determined by the board, against any student or parent who fails to comply with the class attendance requirement. Such classes may be provided by the school board or other appropriate provider as determined by the board. Any city, parish, or other local public school board may charge a fee for such attendance in an amount as may be determined by the board. However, such fee amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars.

Acts 2001, No. 230, §1, eff. June 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2192
Tax exemption and eligibility for investment and use as security
Status: in_force

As provided in Section 4 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana for the year 1921, as amended, any obligations issued under this Sub-Part shall be exempt from taxation. Obligations issued hereunder shall be legal investments for the funds in the hands of savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees and other fiduciaries, and said bonds may be used for deposit with any officer, board, municipality or any political subdivision in the State of Louisiana, in any case where, by present or future laws, deposit or security is required.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4049 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4049
Other waiver provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to any waiver otherwise provided for by law or rule.

Acts 2010, No. 749, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2121.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2121.1
Voter registration day; high schools
Status: in_force

A. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in May annually shall be known as Louisiana High School Seniors Voter Registration Day.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create any duty or obligation for the secretary of state or any registrar of voters.

Acts 2023, No. 79, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2922 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2922
Purpose and goal
Status: in_force

The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation and collaboration with the postsecondary education management boards through the Board of Regents, shall establish state strategic initiatives to improve high school graduation rates and ensure student readiness for postsecondary education and career opportunities. Such strategies shall seamlessly connect pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education with postsecondary education and the workplace.

Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3045.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3045.2
Louisiana Opportunity Loan Fund, creation
Status: in_force

A. There shall be established in the state treasury the Louisiana Opportunity Loan Fund, referred to herein as the "LA-OP Loan Fund".

B. Such funds as are made available for the Louisiana Opportunity Loan Program by donation from private sources shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury. 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 being placed in the state general fund, all of the earnings on the investment of monies in the LA-OP Loan Fund shall be credited to the LA-OP Loan Fund. The monies in this fund shall be used solely as provided in R.S. 17:3045.3 as appropriated by the legislature.

Acts 1991, No. 799, §1, eff. July 22, 1991; Acts 1991, 3rd E.S., No. 3, §1, eff. Aug. 5, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1551 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1551
Establishment and location
Status: in_force

There is hereby established, as a branch or extension and as an integral part of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, a metropolitan commuters college, which shall be located in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, which shall be known as the University of New Orleans. This college shall at all times be and remain under the control, supervision, and management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 60, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 159, §1; Acts 1975, No. 513, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2354.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2354.5
Other prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A person, who to obtain financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, amendment, or revocation thereof, or a refusal shall be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding five years with or without hard labor, or both.

Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1947 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1947
Funding
Status: in_force

A. Funding for public school special educational services as provided by local education agencies shall be as follows:

(1) Each local education agency shall provide special education and related services to students with exceptionalities who are located within its geographical boundaries, including children who are placed in a private residential facility or an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities for any reason by any individual or agency; however, the agency shall pay the cost of such services only for such students who are residents within the geographical boundaries of the agency. Each local education agency shall provide child find and evaluation to nonresident students who attend a parentally placed private elementary or secondary school.

(2) If a local education agency provides special education and related services to a student with an exceptionality who is located within the geographical boundaries of such agency but is not a resident thereof, including children who are placed in a private residential facility or an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities for any reason by any individual or agency, the cost of any special education and related services shall be reimbursed by the local education agency within the boundaries of which the student resides, except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(3) If a student with an exceptionality is living in a private residential facility in this state but the student is not a resident of this state, the local education agency providing any special education and related services to that student shall be reimbursed by the residential facility for the cost of providing those services.

B. The state shall be responsible for funding the costs of special education and related services for students enrolled in the special school district and special schools as provided for in R.S. 17:1945.

C. The state Department of Education and local education authorities may, under policies established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, enter into purchase of service agreements or contracts with other public or nonpublic agencies to provide special education and related services.

Acts 1977, No. 754, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1046, §1; Acts 1992, No. 458, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 109, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 181, §1; Acts 2008, No. 376, §1; Acts 2009, No. 303, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §8, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3369.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3369.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Annual appropriation dependency clause" means a clause which shall be included in any financing arrangement which provides that if, after a diligent and good faith effort by the state to appropriate funds for the payment of sums due under a financing agreement, the funds are not appropriated, the agreement shall be terminated, and the state shall not be liable for the payment of further sums due thereunder.

(2) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

(3) "Corporation" means a nonprofit corporation which may be utilized to accomplish the purposes of this Part. The term "corporation" shall also include a limited liability company whose sole member is a nonprofit corporation.

(4) "Project" means improvements addressing deferred maintenance of public facilities including the complete renovation of buildings with significant deferred maintenance needs; utility infrastructure; drainage, street, sidewalk, and site infrastructure; the demolition of public facilities; and any other improvements to address deferred maintenance needs, to be financed as authorized and provided in this Part and R.S. 17:3361 et seq. The term "project" shall not include new buildings or building additions, other than minor additions required for code compliance or improved access to a public facility.

(5) "Public facility" or "public facilities" means buildings, equipment, utilities, site components, roads, and streets, and other permanent property or immovable property of the system under the supervision and control of the board.

(6) "System" means the Louisiana State University System, the University of Louisiana System, the Southern University System, or the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Acts 2024, No. 751, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1180 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1180
Sabbatical leave not to preclude salary increase
Status: in_force

No person on sabbatical leave shall be denied the regular increment of increase in salary because of absence on sabbatical leave.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1825 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1825
Bossier Parish Community College
Status: in_force

A. Pursuant to the duty and responsibility placed with the legislature by Article VIII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana to establish and maintain a public educational system, the authority granted the legislature by Article VIII, Section 10(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana to enact laws affecting parish school board systems in existence on the effective date of the constitution, and the authority granted to the legislature by Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3) to transfer an institution from one board to another by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the funds, obligations, programs, and functions of the Bossier Parish Community College are transferred effective July 1, 1999, to and hereby are vested in the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. The name of the institution shall be Bossier Parish Community College and the institution shall be located in Bossier Parish.

B.(1)(a) Effective July 1, 1997, and thereafter, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall supervise and manage the affairs of the Bossier Parish Community College.

(b) Effective July 1, 1999, and thereafter, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall succeed the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities as the supervising and managing board.

(2) By not later than June 30, 1997, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities shall enter into an agreement with the Bossier Parish School Board for the use by the University of Louisiana system of all lands, buildings and improvements, facilities, and other property having title vested in the public and subject to management, administration, and control by the Bossier Parish School Board for the programs and functions of the Bossier Parish Community College.

C. After the effective date of the transfer of the Bossier Parish Community College to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities:

(1) Any student enrolled in a program of study at the community college prior to the date of transfer, including the Activating Inquisitive Minds program, shall be permitted to complete such program of study at no greater cost or conditions other than those which were applicable to the student prior to the transfer. Additionally, the Activating Inquisitive Minds program shall continue to be offered at the community college and program participation shall be at no cost to the student.

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

(3) A student, faculty member, or other employee of the community college shall be entitled to and eligible for all benefits provided by law, rule, or regulation for students, faculty, and employees, respectively, of other public two-year institutions of higher education in the University of Louisiana system.

Acts 1997, No. 33, §1, eff. May 29, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:401.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 401.12
Summer enrichment programs; mandate; content; student eligibility
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each city and parish school system shall operate a sufficient number of schools to provide for grades kindergarten through four during the summer so that every student in the system who needs extra instruction, reinforcement, or time on task in order to be able to achieve mastery of the basic skills of reading, mathematics, and writing may attend school in the summer.

(2) Except for courses which are intended to be equivalent to regular school year courses and for which credit for course completion may be awarded to complete curricular mandates, systems may operate programs during summer on whatever basis best facilitates student learning. This means that school boards, school administrators, and teachers may experiment with schedules, materials, instructional personnel, class size, use of technology and any other element of planning, presentation, or environment that may facilitate student learning.

(3) Any school system may provide for transportation, school food service, or any other appropriate support function which facilitates the attendance and retention of any student who is eligible for the program.

(4) Every system shall plan its summer enrichment program with input from the community, including parents, students, community leaders, business interests, and any other source of interest or potential collaboration.

B.(1) Any student who was enrolled in grades kindergarten through four in any school in the city or parish school system in the prior year who meets any of the following requirements is eligible to attend a summer enrichment program as required in this Part:

(a) Is recommended by his classroom teacher as a student who is in need of extra assistance and would benefit from the program.

(b) Has failed to achieve the mastery criteria established on any state mandated criterion referenced test administered to the student in the past year.

(c) Is reading one or more grade levels below the grade which the student will be attending in the succeeding school year.

(d) Has been recommended for retention in the same grade as attended in the past school year.

(2)(a) Enrollment in the summer enrichment program provided in this Part is voluntary and requires that the parent or legal guardian of any student register his child in the program.

(b) Prior to the end of each regular school year, every school shall provide the parent or guardian of every student in the school who will be eligible with written notice of the summer enrichment program planned in the school system. Such notice shall be descriptive of the programming contents and schedule and shall provide the necessary information for the parent or guardian to enroll his child.

(c) No tuition or fees may be charged for attendance of an eligible child.

C. Any city or parish school system may make the summer enrichment program available to students who are not otherwise eligible as provided in this Section. In such a case, the system may charge tuition to such students.

Acts 1997, No. 735, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 8.6
Qualifications of school psychologists
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, by regulation, prescribe the qualifications and provide for the supervision of school psychologists in the employ of any public agency regulated by the board, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 37:2363 or any other provision of law to the contrary. The qualifications shall not be less than those requirements established by the National Association of School Psychologists. The board may deem a psychologist who meets the qualifications as certified. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as permitting a person qualified under the provisions of this Subsection to offer to render or to render services as a psychologist in any setting other than the institutional employment unless the person has been licensed under the provisions of R.S. 37:2356 or licensed as a medical psychologist under the provisions of R.S. 37:1360.51 et seq.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person certified as a Level A school psychologist prior to September 1, 1986, shall be allowed to continue in the employment in which he was engaged and which was not specifically prohibited at the time of receiving the certificate and may use the title "certified school psychologist" in the context of that employment.

C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt any rules necessary for the orderly implementation of this Section and may make further provisions with regard to qualifications and requirements not inconsistent with this Section.

Acts 2023, No. 392, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.31
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Early Learning Center Licensing Act".

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:10.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 10.6
School and district accountability; school systems academically in crisis; definitions; audit and accounting requirements
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any local system which is academically in crisis shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

(2) When a local system is academically in crisis, the state superintendent of education shall notify the state board, the president of the local board and the superintendent of the local system in writing of the status of the system and of the resulting applicability of this Section.

B. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Academically in crisis" means any local system in which more than thirty schools are academically unacceptable or more than fifty percent of its students attend schools that are academically unacceptable.

(2)(a) "Academically unacceptable" means that a school is academically unacceptable pursuant to a uniform statewide program of school and district accountability established pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, hereinafter referred to as the "state board", under authority of law.

(b) The state board may limit the applicability of this Section by further restricting the definition of "academically in crisis" by rule as necessary to be consistent and compliant with the program of school and district accountability. In such case the state board shall provide specific notice to the presiding officers of each house of the legislature and the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education.

(3) "Local board or local system" means the city, parish, or other local public school board or school system.

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

C., D. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 687, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.

E.(1)(a) At any time the provisions of this Section are applicable to a local system, the local board shall select and contract with an independent licensed certified public accountant from a list of not less than three such accountants submitted to the board by the superintendent to conduct an audit of the finances and financial practices of the local system. The local board shall make their selection within ten working days of receipt of the local superintendent's list. If the selection is not made by the tenth day, the matter shall be referred, by the local superintendent, to the legislative auditor who shall select the independent licensed certified public accountant to do the required audit. The audit shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide. The engagement agreement describing the scope of the audit shall be submitted to the legislative auditor for his review and comment to the local board prior to the execution of the agreement.

(b) The audit report shall be submitted to the local board, the local superintendent, and the legislative auditor.

(2)(a) If the audit completed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection results in any audit findings, the superintendent shall address each audit finding and shall report on the correction made to the legislative auditor.

(b) As provided in this Section as well as under his authority as provided in R.S. 24:513(A)(4) and pursuant to any of the circumstances outlined therein, the legislative auditor may take any of the following steps:

(i) Conduct an independent audit of the finances and financial practices of the local board.

(ii) Investigate the response of the superintendent to the audit conducted by the independent licensed certified public accountant.

(iii) Require that the local board contract with a licensed certified public accountant, other than the one who did the audit, from a list of not less than three such accountants submitted to the board by the superintendent to direct the changes in the local system financial practices necessary to address each audit finding.

(3) Expenses incurred by the legislative auditor shall be reimbursed by the local system.

(4) If the audit reveals irregularities including conduct which may be criminal in nature, such irregularities shall be reported to the district attorney with jurisdiction in the parish in which the school district is located or the appropriate United States attorney when irregularities are revealed which may be a violation of federal law.

F. At any time the provisions of this Section are applicable to a local system, the state superintendent of education shall provide a team of distinguished educators to provide expertise, direction, and support to the local system.

G. If found to be academically in crisis, a local system shall remain so until the academic performance of the students in the system has improved sufficiently to improve the school performance sufficiently that the system is no longer defined as academically in crisis and the system has an unqualified audit opinion, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, on the annual independent audit report required by Subsection E of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 193, §1, eff. June 10, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 687, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2011, No. 66, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.37 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.37
Regulations
Status: in_force

Each postsecondary public education management board shall adopt policies to implement the provisions of this Part. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prevent institutions from regulating student speech or activity that is prohibited by law. Except as further limited by this Part, institutions may restrict student expression only for expressive activity not protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable laws.

Acts 2018, No. 666, §1, eff. June 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:92 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 92
Financial reports of parish superintendents to the state Department of Education
Status: in_force

The parish superintendents of schools shall make such annual financial reports to the state Department of Education by September thirtieth of each year as the state superintendent of education may require. Whenever a parish superintendent of schools fails to place his annual financial report in the hands of the state superintendent of education by September thirtieth, and without an excuse acceptable to the state superintendent of education, the state Department of Education may appoint an auditor to prepare the financial report. In such a case the parish superintendent of schools shall make readily available to the auditor all books, reports, and other information needed in the preparation of the financial report. The auditor's salary and all other necessary expenses shall be paid out of the salary of the parish superintendent failing to make the required report, and the state auditor shall see that the auditor's salary and other necessary expenses are paid as provided in this Section.

Acts 1993, No. 235, §1, eff. June 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5025.6
High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards; students graduating in the 2026-2027 school year
Status: in_force

To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school during the 2026-2027 school year shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists of nineteen units of high school course work as follows:

(1) English - Four Units

(a) English I.

(b) English II.

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

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

(2) Mathematics - Four Units

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

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

(3) Science - Four Units

(a) Biology I.

(b) Chemistry I.

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

(4) Social Studies - Four Units

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

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

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

(5) Foreign Language or Computer Science - Two Units

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

(b) Computer Science - the two units shall be in principles, coding, and programming, which may include the following: Computer Science I, Computer Science II, Fundamentals of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Level 1), Advanced JavaScript, Functional Programming, and Web Development (Level 2), AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, Computer Science Year One IB, and Computer Science Year Two IB.

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

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

Acts 2023, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2279 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2279
Transportation of bodies
Status: in_force

In the distribution and transportation of bodies as provided in R.S. 17:2274 and 17:2275, the board may employ any public carrier having a transmittal permit issued by the local registrar of vital statistics authorizing the removal thereof. All bodies being transported shall be properly encased and delivered free from public observation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2926 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2926
Student counseling; training and professional development
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop an advisement policy for the middle and high school grades that local school districts can use to equip school counselors with the skills and information needed to:

(1) Help students identify their goals and assist students and their parents in developing and revising individualized graduation plans.

(2) Ensure that all students receive the assistance they need to stay in school, achieve at the expected levels, and fulfill the high school graduation requirements for their chosen major.

(3) Ensure that students know about high-demand, high-wage jobs in the state and in their region and know how to access Louisiana Works' information on high-demand, high-wage jobs.

(4) Inform and assist students and their parents in the selection and scheduling of advanced courses and early college opportunities, such as dual enrollment, advanced placement, Cambridge, or international baccalaureate courses, as educational options.

B.(1) The state Department of Education shall provide professional development and in-service training opportunities to school counselors regarding development of individual graduation plans.

(2) Such activities shall provide:

(a) Information relative to high-demand, high-skill, high-wage job opportunities that require a certification, or postsecondary associate or baccalaureate degree and how a combination of rigorous academic and career-technical education courses can prepare students for these fields.

(b) A demonstration on how to access information on Louisiana Works' website that allows students to search for high-demand, high-wage jobs and information regarding the postsecondary education training provided in Louisiana relative to such jobs.

C. The state Department of Education shall develop materials regarding high school curriculum frameworks, graduation requirements, and relevant postsecondary education and career opportunities. The materials shall be provided to each school for use in the annual meeting with parents and legal guardians required by R.S. 17:2925.

Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2020, No. 238, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4; Acts 2021, No. 458, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 209, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3652
Teaching certificates
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter shall have no effect on the existing requirements for initial certification or the designated types of certificates.

B. Certificates subsequent to the initial certificate issued to a participating teacher shall contain an endorsement of participation in a professional improvement program.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 207, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1973 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1973
Thrive Academy; creation; location; governance
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Thrive Academy which shall be a residential, public school for certain at-risk students in grades six through twelve. The school shall be located in Baton Rouge. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, the school shall be independent of the control of the state superintendent and of all local and state education boards except its board of directors.

B. The school shall be subject to the same laws, rules, regulations, and other requirements applicable to public schools as specifically provided for in R.S. 17:3996.

Acts 2016, No. 672, §1, eff. July 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3088 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3088
Amounts deposited in ABLE accounts; Louisiana income tax; tax table income; reports to the Department of Revenue
Status: in_force

A. For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2026, amounts that an account owner deposits into an ABLE account on behalf of any designated beneficiary shall be exempt from inclusion in the account owner's taxable income for the purposes of state individual income tax up to a maximum of two thousand four hundred dollars per beneficiary per taxable year for account owners filing single returns and up to a maximum of four thousand eight hundred dollars per beneficiary per taxable year for account owners filing joint returns, as provided in R.S. 47:293(9)(a)(xxviii). If an account owner deposits less than the maximum two thousand four hundred dollars per year in an owned account and files a single return or if married account owners deposit less than the maximum of four thousand eight hundred dollars per year in an account or accounts for a beneficiary and file a joint return, the difference between the total deposits and two thousand four hundred dollars or four thousand eight hundred dollars, respectively, shall roll over to subsequent years and shall be exempt from inclusion in the account owner's taxable income for the purposes of state income tax in addition to the two thousand four hundred dollars or four thousand eight hundred dollars in the year actually deposited, as provided in R.S. 47:293(9)(a)(xxviii).

B. On or before the thirty-first day of January of each year, the authority shall submit a report to the secretary of the Department of Revenue listing all donations made to ABLE accounts during the prior calendar year. The report shall be in electronic format and shall contain the name of the account owner, the account owner's social security number, and the amount of all deposits made by the account owner into the savings account during the prior calendar year.

Acts 2016, No. 604, §1; Acts 2025, No. 110, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3396.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3396.3
Functions of corporation
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a public nonprofit corporation to be known as the "Research Park Corporation". Said corporation shall have its principal place of business in the appropriate municipality or parish.

B. The purpose and functions of the corporation shall be as follows:

(1) To promote the development of high technology industries and research in Louisiana.

(2) To create, develop, construct, operate, manage, and finance research and development parks.

(3) To increase opportunities for employment in Louisiana.

(4) To promote research and development in Louisiana.

(5) To promote cooperation between the public and the private sector with respect to research and development.

(6) To promote and assist institutions of higher education under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in the field of research and development.

(7) To promote and assist the governing authority of the appropriate municipality or parish to encourage research and development, to increase opportunities for employment, and to attract high technology industries in such area.

(8) To attract nationally prominent scientists and researchers to the appropriate municipality or parish, to Louisiana, and to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

(9) To maximize the research capabilities of the state.

Acts 1992, No. 882, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:535 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 535
Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall be construed as conferring upon the Iberville Parish School Board the authority to adopt rules and regulations which impair or nullify the provisions of this subpart.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 194, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2184 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2184
Sale of bonds, etc.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may sell in such manner and at such time as it determines to be in the best interests of the Board, the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness authorized to be issued by this Sub-Part.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2049
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part shall apply to all unclassified persons employed at all public vocational-technical institutes in this state.

Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1181 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1181
Service on sabbatical leave as active service for retirement purposes
Status: in_force

Service on sabbatical leave shall count as active service for the purpose of retirement and contributions to the retirement fund shall be continued.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:100.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 100.7
Policies; governing authorities of public elementary and secondary schools; internet and online sites; access by students and employees; resources for parents; exceptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school shall adopt policies, in accordance with policies adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, regarding access by students and employees to internet and online sites that contain or make reference to harmful material the character of which is such that it is reasonably believed to be obscene, child pornography, child sexual abuse materials, conducive to the creation of a hostile or dangerous school environment, pervasively vulgar, excessively violent, or sexually harassing in the school environment all as defined by any applicable state or federal laws and the policies adopted pursuant to this Subsection. Such policies shall include but not be limited to prohibitions against accessing sites containing information on the manufacturing or production of bombs or other incendiary devices.

(2) Any policies adopted by a governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall include the use of computer-related technology or the use of Internet service provider technology designed to block access or exposure to any harmful material as specified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, or both.

(3) The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit any authorized employee or student of a public elementary or secondary school from having unfiltered or unrestricted access to the Internet or an online service for legitimate scientific or educational purposes as determined and approved by the employing governing authority.

(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit any authorized student in a public elementary or secondary school from having unfiltered or unrestricted access to the Internet or online services of a newspaper with a daily circulation of at least one thousand.

B.(1) The state Department of Education shall prepare information to be distributed to each public school governing authority for dissemination to the parent of each student enrolled in a school under its jurisdiction regarding the public health risks and harms associated with pornography.

(2) The information shall include the following:

(a) The dangers of sexually charged cyberbullying.

(b) The addictive and destructive nature of pornographic and illicit materials.

(c) The dangers of internet interaction with strangers.

(d) Resources available to parents who are seeking information regarding child safeguards and free internet filters for home computers. A list of free internet filters that filter out pornography shall also be provided.

Acts 1999, No. 1014, §1; Acts 2018, No. 369, §1; Acts 2025, No. 261, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.17
Occupational degree granting status
Status: in_force

A. The board shall approve or disapprove occupational degree proposals submitted by licensed proprietary schools under its jurisdiction.

B. A proprietary school shall be eligible for degree granting status for occupational degrees if it is:

(1) Licensed by the board.

(2) Domiciled in the state of Louisiana.

(3) Accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

C.(1) The board shall revoke the occupational degree granting status of a proprietary school which has its accreditation withdrawn.

(2) A proprietary school that has its accreditation withdrawn shall immediately notify the board of the withdrawal of accreditation.

D. Approved and licensed proprietary schools shall award a nonacademic degree entitled "Associate in Occupational Studies". All advertising, recruiting, and publications shall state clearly that the occupational degree awarded is nonacademic and does not imply, promise, or guarantee transferability.

E. Each student admitted to an occupational degree program in an accredited proprietary school shall be required to:

(1) Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.

(2) Complete a minimum of two years, four semesters, or six quarters of course work for each degree program.

F. Each occupational degree program shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) Seventy-five percent of the course of study in the program shall be in a specific occupational area.

(2) Each course of study shall be composed of the minimum hours required by the accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 71.1
Authority for reapportionment; basis
Status: in_force

Each of the parish and city school boards, as heretofore created and organized, is hereby authorized to reapportion itself so that each member of said board represents as nearly as possible the same number of persons. However, a school board may provide that one or more of its members may be elected at large as provided in R.S. 17:71.3(B). Any reapportionment shall be based upon the latest federal decennial census, or a special census as authorized by R.S. 17:71.3(A), and shall be accomplished and become effective when a school board has complied with the provisions of R.S. 17:71.4.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 561, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 319, §1, emerg. eff. July 13, 1970 at 2:00 P.M; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. May 7, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3704 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3704
Public postsecondary education institutions; prohibited partnerships; exception
Status: in_force

A. No public postsecondary education institution shall enter into any partnerships that promote, market, or advertise sports wagering activity with any entity licensed by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the Louisiana State Racing Commission, or the office of charitable gaming, other than alumni networks with content solely focused on responsible gaming initiatives or problem gambling awareness.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to cause impairment of any existing obligation, contract, or partnership in effect prior to June 6, 2023.

Acts 2023, No. 105, §1, eff. June 6, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:195.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 195.1
Louisiana Farm to School Program
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) Farm to school programs increase student access to healthy, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products.

(2) A state farm to school program will link Louisiana schools and farmers in order to provide school children with fresh and minimally processed agricultural products for inclusion in school meals and snacks, promote healthy eating habits, and increase the market for locally produced fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products.

(3) Farm to school programs increase student awareness of the importance of agricultural activities through active learning opportunities such as farm visits, cooking demonstrations, tasting demonstrations, and school gardening and composting programs, and integrate nutrition and agricultural education into the school curriculum.

B.(1) The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, shall develop and implement a farm to school program, to be administered by the state Department of Education, for the purpose of assisting schools and school food service personnel to identify and utilize all available resources to support and increase the use of locally grown or raised agricultural products in school nutrition programs.

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

(a) Provide an inventory of farming operations throughout the state by region that links schools and school districts with farmers through the use of the LSU AgCenter's membership in the MarketMaker network.

(b) Provide guidance to local schools to develop relationships with local farmers to support requests that specific crops be produced for use in school nutrition programs.

(c) Encourage schools and school districts to include local farmers, food processors, and suppliers when procuring food products that fall under the Federal Small Purchase Threshold set by 41 U.S.C. 403(11).

(d) Disseminate specific farm to school procurement guidelines for farmers and schools regarding contracting with schools and school districts and school food safety and liability insurance requirements.

(e) Disseminate information to schools and school districts regarding the proper equipment required to prepare and process fresh food onsite.

(f) Create a plan to integrate classroom and hands-on activities related to agriculture, food, health, and nutrition into the school curricula.

(g) Develop a Louisiana Farm to School Handbook to provide guidance and resources to schools and farmers and other producers of agricultural products to promote the use of local and regionally produced foods in school nutrition programs and to develop and implement a successful farm to school program.

C. The state Department of Education and the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall consult with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the Southern University Agricultural Center, the Louisiana Farm to School Alliance, and any other appropriate resource or stakeholder group in implementing the provisions of this Section.

D. Implementation of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature or the availability of any other federal funding, grants, gifts, or public or private donations which may be used for coordination of resources for the farm to school program.

Acts 2016, No. 404, §1, eff. June 8, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2048.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2048.32
Allied health professionals training programs; expansion or establishment; salary of faculty members
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents and the postsecondary education management boards shall seek to expand or establish additional training programs for identified allied health professionals whenever the information reported pursuant to R.S. 17:2048.31 indicates a consistent lack of availability of places in existing training programs for qualified applicants.

B. The salary and other benefits of faculty members in said programs may be adjusted as necessary to attract and retain the necessary number of qualified teachers.

C. Expansion of existing programs or establishment of additional programs shall be sought with due regard for the efficient expenditure of state funds.

Acts 1992, No. 1047, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1343, §1, eff. July, 1, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 811, §5, eff. July 1, 2012.