La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.5
Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; tuition and attendance fee amounts
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 R.S. 17:3351(A)(5) and Act No. 493 of the 1999 Regular Session of the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following program fee amounts and increases in tuition and attendance fee amounts:

(1) For a full-time undergraduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for the Fall, 2002, semester or thereafter, a one-time increase in tuition and mandatory attendance fees by an amount of forty-six dollars per semester.

(2) For a full-time graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for the Fall, 2002, semester or thereafter, a one-time increase in tuition and mandatory attendance fees by an amount of three hundred one dollars per semester.

(3) For a full-time graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall, 2002, semester or thereafter, a one-time increase in tuition and mandatory attendance fees by an amount of two hundred sixty-two dollars per semester.

(4) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Dentistry Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall, 2002, semester or thereafter, a one-time increase in annual tuition and mandatory attendance fees by an amount of one thousand one hundred twelve dollars.

(5) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Medicine Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall, 2002, semester or thereafter, a one-time increase in annual tuition and mandatory attendance fees by an amount of one thousand two hundred thirty dollars.

(6) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Master of Nursing, Nurse Anesthetist Program of the School of Nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall, 2002, semester or thereafter, an annual fee not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars.

(7)(a) For a full-time student who is currently enrolled in the School of Veterinary Medicine and seeking a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, an increase in tuition by an amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for the Fall 2003 semester and thereafter.

(b) For a full-time student who is enrolling for the first time in the School of Veterinary Medicine and seeking a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, an increase in tuition by an amount of one thousand five hundred dollars for the Fall 2003 semester and thereafter.

(c) Proceeds from the tuition increases authorized by this Paragraph shall not be used to pay salaries of administrators at the School of Veterinary Medicine or other university or university system administrators.

B. The authority to impose the tuition amounts and the attendance and program fee amounts provided by Subsection A of this Section shall include the authority to impose proportional amounts for part-time students and for summer sessions.

C. Prior to imposing any increase in tuition or attendance fee amounts or any program fee amount authorized by this Section, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall establish criteria for waivers of such amounts in cases of financial hardship. Information about such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all affected prospective students in a timely manner so the prospective student can be aware of the increase or fee amount and the availability of waivers thereto prior to the student having to make any final decision concerning attendance.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 138, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.12
Students; appropriate conduct; compliance
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year and thereafter, each city and parish school board shall require each student in each public school in kindergarten through fifth grade under the jurisdiction of the board to exhibit appropriate conduct as required in Subsection B of this Section.

B. When any public school student is speaking with any public school system employee while on school property or at a school sponsored event, such student shall address and respond to such public school system employee by using the respectful terms "Yes, Ma'am" and "No, Ma'am" or "Yes, Sir" and "No, Sir", as appropriate, or "Yes, Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (Surname)" and "No, Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (Surname)" or "Yes, Mr. (Surname)" and "No, Mr. (Surname)", as appropriate, each such title to be followed by the appropriate surname.

C. Each city and parish school board shall provide for incorporation of the requirements of this Section into any existing discipline policy or policies or any code of conduct of the school system or of each school within its jurisdiction.

D. Each city and parish school board shall take or provide for such appropriate actions necessary to discipline any student who fails to comply with the requirements of Subsection B of this Section. Provided however, no school board may provide suspension nor expulsion from school as an appropriate punishment for violation of the mandates of this Section.

E.(1) Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade six.

(2) Beginning with the 2001-2002 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade seven.

(3) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade eight.

(4) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade nine.

(5) Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade ten.

(6) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade eleven.

(7) Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade twelve.

Acts 1999, No. 917, §1, eff. July 6, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2119 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2119
Celebrate Freedom Week
Status: in_force

Each September, in conjunction with Constitution Day and Constitution Week, each public school shall observe Celebrate Freedom Week. As part of this observance, the public school governing authority shall ensure that all students receive age- and grade-appropriate instruction, in a social studies or other appropriate course, on topics related to freedom. Such topics may include but are not limited to instruction related to the nation's founding and the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights.

Acts 2022, No. 370, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.47 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.47
Complaints against centers
Status: in_force

A. It shall be the duty of the department, through its duly authorized agents, to report all complaints, including but not limited to complaints alleging child abuse or the prevention or spread of communicable diseases, against any early learning center to the appropriate agencies for investigation and disposition.

B. The identity of a person making a complaint against an early learning center shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2019, No. 244, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 427.1
Legislative findings; intent
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) There is a critical shortage of certified teachers in the state especially in the areas of mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, and special education.

(2) Postsecondary institutions of higher education are not graduating a sufficient number of teacher applicants in these critical teacher shortage areas to address existing needs.

(3) Incentives are needed in order to attract more individuals into the teaching profession and to encourage them to become certified and teach in these critical shortage areas.

B. Therefore, it is the intention of the legislature, in enacting R.S. 17:427.1 and 427.2, to encourage more individuals to enter the teaching profession and to increase the percentage of certified teachers in the state, especially in the areas of mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, and special education.

Acts 2001, No. 125, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.101
Early Childhood Care and Education Commission
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that the early childhood care and education network established by Act No. 3 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature and community networks created by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education have been instrumental in improving kindergarten readiness. Community networks, especially those with the highest performance, are able to demonstrate that affordable access can be achieved when provided with adequate resources. Providing early childhood programming of high quality, rather than affordable access alone, must remain a state priority. While quality can be measured on a statewide basis, it is best assured through community-based plans and local early childhood program collaboration.

B. The Early Childhood Care and Education Commission is hereby established for the purpose of building on the foundation established by Act No. 3 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature to create a vision for the future of early childhood care and education in Louisiana.

C.(1) The commission is composed of forty-five members as follows:

(a) One representative of a municipality that receives Head Start funding, appointed by the governor.

(b) One representative of a Head Start program, appointed by the governor.

(c) One representative of a child advocacy or community organization, appointed by the governor.

(d) One representative of a disability advocacy organization, appointed by the governor.

(e) One representative of the governor's office, appointed by the governor.

(f) One business representative, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(g) One local school superintendent, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(h) One representative of Type III early learning centers, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(i) One representative of a child advocacy or community organization, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(j) One parent of a child in a publicly funded child daycare center, Early Head Start Center, Head Start Center, or stand-alone prekindergarten program, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(k) Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(l) One business representative, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(m) One local school superintendent, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(n) One representative of Type III early learning centers, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(o) One representative of a child advocacy or community organization, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(p) One parent of a child in a publicly funded child daycare center, Early Head Start Center, Head Start Center, or stand-alone prekindergarten program, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(q) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(r) Two representatives of high-performing community early childhood care and education networks, appointed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education upon recommendation of the state superintendent of education.

(s) One representative of a nonpublic school participating in a publicly funded early childhood care and education program, appointed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(t) A member appointed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Louisiana Chapter.

(u) One person with professional expertise in the operations of a family care center, appointed by the governor.

(v) One early care and education researcher from a public postsecondary education institution, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(w) One representative from either a Type I or Type II early learning center, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(x) One representative of maternal, infant, and early childhood home visitation programs within the Bureau of Family Health, appointed by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(y) One representative of the Early Steps program within the Bureau of Family Health, appointed by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(z) One representative of early childhood programs within the state Department of Education, appointed by the state superintendent of education.

(aa) One representative of the Louisiana Head Start Collaboration Office, appointed by the state superintendent of education.

(bb) One representative of the special education programs within the state Department of Education, appointed by the state superintendent of education.

(cc) A staff member of the Board of Regents, appointed by the Board of Regents.

(dd) The secretary of Louisiana Works, or his designee.

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

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

(gg) One professional with expertise in the socioemotional development and well-being of children from birth through age four, appointed by the governor.

(hh) One early intervention researcher from a Louisiana public postsecondary education institution, appointed by the Board of Regents.

(ii) One early childhood education researcher from a Louisiana public postsecondary education institution, appointed by the Board of Regents.

(jj) One member of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, appointed by the president of the board.

(kk) One early childhood development and education specialist, appointed by the president of the Center for Development and Learning.

(ll) One member of the Louisiana Educational Television Authority, appointed by the chairman of the authority.

(mm) One representative of a nongovernmental economic development organization, appointed by the chief executive officer of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc.

(nn) One representative of a child advocacy organization, appointed by the executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.

(oo) The president and chief executive officer of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, or his designee.

(pp) The executive director of the Child Care Association of Louisiana, or his designee.

(2) A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(3) The chairman of the House Committee on Education and chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, acting jointly, shall select two members to serve as co-chairmen of the commission.

(4) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation.

(5) Members shall serve a term of four years from the date of appointment. However, the term of a member appointed by an elected official shall not extend beyond the term of the appointing authority.

D. The state Department of Education shall provide staff support for the commission.

E. The commission shall study and make recommendations relative to establishing a vision for the future of early childhood care and education in Louisiana. When conducting analysis and making recommendations relative to a vision and framework, the commission shall do all of the following:

(1) Gather and analyze data relative to the current availability, quality, and cost of early childhood care and education throughout the state for children from birth through age four, determine needs and priorities, and develop a plan focused on family access, affordability, and quality.

(2) Consider research, local coordination currently established in Louisiana including current high-performing community networks, and related work done in other states to determine best practices for the purpose of informing and fostering the continued development of local governing entities that coordinate across programs and providers in order to meet family needs, drive quality improvement, maximize financial resources, and support children from birth through age four and their families.

(3) Determine a sustainable infrastructure to ensure quality programs across providers. Such infrastructure shall include workforce and professional development, monitoring and assessment, coordinated enrollment, and data-informed decisionmaking.

(4) Identify opportunities for collaboration and coordination among programs and agencies responsible for development of children from birth through age four.

(5) Define a timeframe for achieving the vision and determine benchmarks for the intervening years.

(6) Determine the amount of funding needed to achieve affordable access to quality care and education for all children from birth through age four and recommend policies that prioritize the allocation of future funding.

(7) Gather and analyze data, laws, and policy in Louisiana and other states where children are in the care of family child care providers and consider and make recommendations relative to the incorporation of such providers into the early childhood care and education network.

(8) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 210, §3.

F. Not later than ninety days following the end of each fiscal year, the commission shall provide a report of its findings and recommendations and the status of the implementation of its recommendations to the governor, the members of the legislature, the state superintendent of education, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

G. The commission shall meet at least two times per year. At each meeting, the state Department of Education shall provide updates on how the commission's recommendations are being implemented. The commission shall make any further recommendations it deems necessary to advance the vision and goals established pursuant to Subsection E of this Section.

H. The affirmative vote of a majority of the commission members present and voting shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge but may hold public hearings elsewhere in the state.

Acts 2018, No. 639, §1; Acts 2018, No. 639, §3, eff. March 31, 2020; Acts 2020, No. 180, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; §3, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 82, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 83, §1; Acts 2023, No. 83, §2, eff. June 30, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 260, §1; Acts 2025, No. 210, §§2, 3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5067 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5067
Program information reporting system; implementation; requirements; applicability; participation by eligible institutions and others
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Board of Regents shall formulate, develop, establish, and implement a uniform Taylor Opportunity Program for Students information reporting system for the purposes of policy analysis and program evaluation and for providing accurate data and statistics to the legislature, the governor and appropriate executive branch agencies, and the public relative to the program's impact on the state and on students.

(2) In formulating and developing the information reporting system, the Board of Regents shall consult with and seek written recommendations from each college or university eligible for participation in the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, each of the public postsecondary education management boards, the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, legislators, and knowledgeable others as determined appropriate by the Board of Regents.

(3) It is the intention of the legislature that the reporting system provided by this Section and the requirements thereof shall be applicable to all Taylor Opportunity Program for Students applicants, all award recipients regardless of eligible college or university attended, and all such eligible colleges and universities. Effective for the 2002-2003 award year and thereafter, compliance with the requirements of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students information reporting system shall be a condition for an eligible college or university to remain eligible to receive payments from the state on behalf of an award recipient. Compliance determinations shall be made annually by the Board of Regents.

B. The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students information reporting system shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) A report prepared as of the end of the fall semester and again as of the end of the spring semester or equivalent periods of time during each academic year relative to the rate of retention of program awards by students as they progress from semester to semester or other equivalent periods of time as may be applicable once enrolled at an eligible college or university. The data shall be reported by institution attended, by the two-digit classification of instructional program, and by program award category and shall include the percent of students losing program eligibility due to not earning the minimum number of credit hours, the percent of students losing program eligibility due to not having the required cumulative grade point average, and the percent of students losing program eligibility for failing to make steady academic progress.

(2) The persistence rates at colleges and universities of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students receiving a program award reported by award category and by award year.

(3) The graduation rates or rates of completion of the chosen postsecondary education program if otherwise applicable for students receiving a program award, reported by award category and award year, including for those graduating with an academic degree at the baccalaureate level, the rate for persons graduating within four years, within five years, and within six years, respectively.

(4) The mean length of time required for a student receiving a program award to graduate with an academic degree at the baccalaureate level or to complete the chosen postsecondary education program if otherwise applicable with such information being reported by award category and by award year.

(5) An annual report on the number of applicants as well as the percent of high school graduates by high school and by parish who apply for a program award, by award category, and the percent of those students who subsequently enroll in a college or university.

(6) Statistical studies on the relationship between the courses taken and grades earned by a high school student and the student's score on the ACT or the SAT. Relative to public high schools, such statistical studies shall use student course and grade data that is otherwise available from the schools and such studies shall be conducted at no additional cost to the governing authority of any public high school.

(7) Demographic information of program award recipients, including but not limited to race and gender.

(8) High school grade point average and ACT or concordant SAT scores of program award recipients grouped by mean, median, and mode.

(9) High school grade point average and ACT or concordant SAT score cross-referenced with those students who lost the award and those who were placed on probationary status and the reasons therefor.

C. When necessary due to limitations in existing secondary data sources and systems, the Board of Regents, consistent with the general provisions of this Section, may modify any specific requirement of this Section. However, prior to making any such modifications the board shall report in writing to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education on the proposed action and the board shall have received approval from each committee relative to the proposed action.

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

E. All information reported pursuant to this Section shall be reported in the aggregate only and shall contain no personally identifiable information for any recipient of a program award.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2022, No. 665, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:58.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 58.1
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; interim successors; terms
Status: in_force

A. Each successor to a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board whose term expires in 1978 shall be elected for a term of four years.

B. Each successor to a member of said board whose term expires in 1980 shall be elected for a term of two years.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 57, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 122, §1, eff. June 27, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1179 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1179
Termination of leave
Status: in_force

Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of R.S. 17:1177 and 17:1178 may have his leave terminated by the superintendent at any time, except where non-compliance is due to conditions which would have constituted sufficient grounds for failing to perform his duties had he been in active service.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1601.2
The Louisiana Museum of Natural History
Status: in_force

The Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History, including all constituent collections thereof as designated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is hereby declared to be the official museum of natural history for the state of Louisiana and shall be known as the "Louisiana Museum of Natural History".

Acts 1999, No. 143, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1754 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1754
Treasurer of committee to give bond
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the parish school loan fund committee shall give an indemnity bond in such sum as may be determined by the committee, made in favor of the governor of the state, or his successor in office. The committee shall pay the premium of this bond.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:86 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 86
Expenses of special sessions for teachers, boards' authority to pay
Status: in_force

A parish school board may pay all or a part of the expenses of special sessions of schools organized and maintained for the benefit of teachers, and it may pay all or a part of the salaries and expenses of persons employed in the extension service to promote agricultural and other industrial instruction for the benefit of children.

No parish school board shall use any of the parish school funds in purchasing any textbooks, material or supplies as herein authorized, but such purchase shall be made entirely from proceeds derived from the sale of such books, material, and supplies, respectively, as the case may be.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 121
Orleans Parish; election and terms of members; apportionment; qualifications; compensation; vacancies; prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A.(1) The school board of Orleans Parish shall consist of five members elected at large at congressional elections. Candidates shall qualify and the elections shall be held as provided by the election laws of this state. The members in office on July 1st, 1984, shall serve until their terms expire. Any member elected in the regularly scheduled elections in 1984 shall be elected for a term of four years. Any member elected in the regularly scheduled elections in 1986 shall be elected for a term of two years. Members elected at the congressional elections in 1988 and their successors in office shall be elected for four-year concurrent terms.

(2) Effective with the commencement of the term of office of school board members elected in the congressional elections in 1988 and thereafter, the Orleans Parish School Board shall be composed of at least five and no more than nine members elected either by district or at large or by any combination of district and at large as shall be determined by the Orleans Parish School Board. Candidates shall qualify and the elections shall be held as provided by the election laws of this state.

B. All members elected to the board shall assume the duties of office at the January meeting of the board following their election.

C.(1) Members of the board shall receive the same remuneration and possess the same qualifications as provided by law for members of other parish school boards. A vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled in the manner provided by law for filling of vacancies in the other parish school boards.

(2) Members of the board, whether compensated on a per diem basis or on an expense allowance basis, additionally are authorized to receive for attendance at board committee meetings the same mileage allowance provided by R.S. 17:56(A) for school board members for going to and from the meetings for every meeting of the school board and for travel outside the parish on school board business.

D. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 284, §1.

Acts 1960, 3rd Ex.Sess., No. 4, §1, emerg. eff. Jan. 12, 1961; Amended by Acts 1970, No. 334, §1; Acts 1979, No. 448, §1; Acts 1984, No. 552, §1, eff. July 6, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 854, §1; Acts 1993, No. 649, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 2005, No. 284, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3371 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3371
Student loan funds
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is the official custodian and responsible for the administration of the diamond jubilee loan fund.

B. Each board is the official custodian and responsible for the administration of all funds created and held in trust for the purpose of making loans to needy students at any of the colleges and universities under its supervision and management. It shall have full power to sue for the recovery of any unpaid loans made from such funds.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:430 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 430
Applicants for public school employment; disclosure requirements; penalties; definitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, each applicant for public school employment shall be required to disclose the following in accordance with procedures adopted by the governing authority of the public elementary or secondary school in which the applicant seeks employment:

(a) All actual cases of sexual misconduct with a minor or student by the applicant.

(b) All investigations of sexual misconduct by the applicant with a minor or student that occurred within thirty-six months prior to the applicant's resignation, dismissal, or retirement from school employment.

(c) All actual or investigated cases of abuse or neglect as specified in R.S. 17:81.9(A)(1)(b) of a minor or student by the applicant.

(2) Any applicant who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor offense and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

B. For purposes of this Section, "sexual misconduct" shall be as defined pursuant to R.S. 17:81.9(J) and "abuse" and "neglect" shall be as defined in Children's Code Article 603.

C. If an investigation determined that a formal allegation of an applicant was inconclusive, unjustified, or otherwise without cause for further formal pursuit, the applicant shall not be required to disclose such information as required in Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 2009, No. 223, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3231 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3231
Northshore Technical Community College; creation, management, and operation
Status: in_force

A.(1) Pursuant to the authority granted the legislature by Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana to create a new institution by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the Northshore Technical Community College is hereby created and established as a multi-campus, public institution of postsecondary education. The institution and its programs shall be under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, subject to the appropriate approval of and oversight by the Board of Regents.

(2) The institution shall provide a comprehensive educational program to meet the needs of the students and communities within its primary service delivery area. Such program may include career and technical education and training, workforce development training, adult basic education, continuing education, general education, associate degree programs, college transfer degree programs, and other educational programs and opportunities.

B. The Northshore Technical Community College may grant certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and associate transfer degrees as authorized by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the appropriate regional accrediting body as recognized by the United States Department of Education.

C. The Northshore Technical Community College shall provide educational programs and services through the Florida Parishes Campus, the Hammond Area Campus, and the Sullivan Campus of the Louisiana Technical College, and any other postsecondary campus or institution which may become a part of the Northshore Technical Community College or its primary service delivery area.

D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the Board of Regents shall work closely with the Northshore Technical Community College and the appropriate accrediting body to ensure that the institution and all program offerings are fully accredited.

E. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall submit a written report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education relative to the status of the Northshore Technical Community College, not later than January 1, 2012.

Acts 2011, No. 209, §1, eff. June 27, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.1
Technology fee; authority to assess; use of proceeds
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, each may provide, by the favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the respective board, for the assessment of a student technology fee at the institutions of postsecondary education under their respective supervision and management. The student technology fee shall be five dollars per course credit hour.

(2) Prior to the assessment of the technology fee at any institution, the governing body of the student government association at the particular institution shall have approved the assessment and may establish the maximum amount of any such assessment per student per semester by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body; however, the maximum amount per student per semester shall not exceed one hundred dollars. The fee shall be paid by each student and no student shall be exempted from paying the fee. Monies derived from the fee assessed at each institution shall be restricted and accounted for separately and shall be used for the particular institution.

(3) The respective board shall terminate the assessment of any such fee at any institution at which at least two-thirds of the members of the governing board of the student government association vote to terminate the assessment of the fee. Action by the respective board to terminate the assessment shall be by vote of at least a majority of the members of the respective board.

B.(1) Proceeds from the assessment of the technology fee shall be used in accordance with a written plan developed by the institution for purposes of implementing, replacing, improving, and expanding technologies to benefit student life and learning and such use shall be in compliance with any applicable provisions of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. In developing the written plan, the institution shall provide students with the opportunity to make recommendations concerning the use of fee proceeds.

(2) For the purposes of this Section, "technologies" includes but is not limited to instructional and laboratory equipment and the networking and supporting computer and telecommunications infrastructure necessary to support these activities.

C. Each institution at which the technology fee is assessed shall make an annual accounting to its management board of the use of monies derived from the fee.

Acts 1997, No. 1450, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 41
Attorney general and superintendent; opinions and advice
Status: in_force

A. Upon the request of the superintendent, the board, or any parish or city superintendent if authorized by the parish or city school board and its legal adviser, the attorney general shall give his opinion in regard to any controversy or dispute affecting any of these officers or boards, relating to the rights or duties of any of them, or affecting the schools under the charge of any of them.

B. The superintendent, whenever requested, shall give advice, explanations, instructions, or information to members of school boards, to superintendents, and to citizens relative to the public school law; the duties of the public school officers; the rights and duties of parents, guardians, pupils, and all officers; the management of the schools, and any other question calculated to promote the cause of education.

Acts 1975, No. 274, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1801.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1801.1
Hazing education; policies; new student orientation; organizations
Status: in_force

A. Not later than August 1, 2018, the Board of Regents shall develop and adopt a uniform policy on hazing prevention. The policy shall define hazing as defined in R.S. 17:1801. Each postsecondary education institution shall adopt the uniform policy developed by the Board of Regents. An institution may expand the definition of hazing to prohibit additional behaviors it determines may be dangerous but shall not otherwise amend the definition.

B.(1) Each new student shall be provided educational information on the dangers of and prohibition on hazing during the new student orientation process in the form of a handbook.

(2) In addition to the requirement provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, beginning in the fall semester of 2019, each new student shall be provided educational information on the dangers of and prohibition on hazing during the new student orientation process either in person or electronically.

(3) If the student receiving the information required by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection is a minor, the information shall also be provided to his parent or legal guardian.

C. Each organization as defined in R.S. 17:1801 shall, as a condition of operating at an institution, adopt the hazing prevention policy that the institution has adopted pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, which shall include possible institutional sanctions against the organization in the event of a reported or confirmed hazing incident, and a policy that prohibits hazing. Each organization shall provide annually at least two hours of hazing prevention education that includes education relative to such policies to all members, prospective members, and anyone who is employed by or volunteers with the organization. The education may be provided in person, electronically, or both. Each organization shall submit a report annually to the institution with which it is affiliated relative to the students, employees, and volunteers receiving such education evidenced by an attestation of such individuals receiving the education. The institution shall terminate the organization's operation on campus if it fails to comply with the provisions of this Subsection and shall submit a report to the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Education upon such termination.

Acts 2018, No. 640, §1, eff. May 31, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 382, §2; Acts 2025, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1170 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1170
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any person employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state of Louisiana who holds a valid teaching certificate issued by the state Department of Education and any social worker, school counselor, school nurse, audiologist, educational diagnostician, speech-language pathologist, or school psychologist employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state who holds the appropriate valid professional ancillary certificate issued by the state Department of Education. For a school nurse, a professional ancillary certificate means a Type A, Type B, or Type C certificate.

Acts 1985, No. 590, §1; Acts 1990, No. 643, §1; Acts 2004, No. 509, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 470, §1; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1554 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1554
Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena
Status: in_force

The multipurpose assembly center constructed on the east campus of the University of New Orleans, owned and operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College known as the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the "Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena".

Acts 1986, No. 603, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3392 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3392
Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, public and nonpublic postsecondary education systems, public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions, and public and nonpublic postsecondary education management boards, and the officers, employees, and agents thereof shall not be held liable for any civil damages for injury or death resulting from or related to actual or alleged exposure to COVID-19 or acts undertaken in the effort to respond or adapt to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

B. There shall be no cause of action related to a person contracting COVID-19 at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution, other public or nonpublic postsecondary education facility, or at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution sponsored event, which is based on the actions or failure to act by the institution's officers, employees, or agents in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

C. This Section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits provided under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law.

D. The provisions of this Section shall be limited to claims related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

E. The public and nonpublic postsecondary education systems, public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions, and public and nonpublic postsecondary education management boards, and the officers, employees, and agents thereof may not avail themselves of the immunity provided for by this Section if the action or failure to act was in violation of a policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the public or nonpublic postsecondary education system, public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution, or public or nonpublic postsecondary education management board or was in violation of any procedure mandated by law or by rule or regulation adopted by a federal or state agency in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, and such action or inaction is determined to be grossly negligent or wanton or reckless misconduct.

Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.

NOTE: Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §4, provides that the Act has retroactive application to March 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:228 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 228
Visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance
Status: in_force

Each parish and city school board within the state shall administer this Subpart and secure its enforcement with other state and parish agencies mentioned herein. To facilitate the enforcement of this Subpart each parish and city school board shall employ at least one competent, qualified, and certified visiting teacher, or supervisor of child welfare and attendance. The parish or city school boards shall appoint such additional visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, or home-school coordinators as are necessary to achieve a ratio of not less than one such officer for every seven thousand five hundred students provided that additional personnel shall be added when funding is provided using state and/or federal funds for such salary and benefits and when the student population reaches a major fraction of seven thousand five hundred students over any multiple of seven thousand five hundred students. Each parish and city school board shall fix the compensation of such visiting teachers, supervisors of child welfare and attendance, or home-school coordinators, payable from the school funds of the parish or city, and shall prescribe the duties of such visiting teachers, supervisors of child welfare and attendance, or home-school coordinators and make such rules and regulations for the performance thereof as are not inconsistent with law and regulations of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. In addition, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prescribe guidelines for the employment and funding of the home-school coordinators who shall be non-supervisory school support employees under the direction of the supervisor of child welfare and attendance and the principals of the schools to which they are assigned. Such home-school coordinators shall possess a teaching certificate and shall be employed for nine months according to the teacher salary schedule. The addition of home-school coordinators to achieve a ratio of one for every seven thousand five hundred students shall be dependent on the approval of funding of such salary and benefits utilizing state and/or federal funds. Such costs shall not be included in the calculation of the minimum foundation formula.

Acts 1964, No. 109, §2; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 45, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 9
Authority to execute mineral leases; approval by mineral board
Status: in_force

A. The board may execute and fix the terms and conditions of oil, gas, and mineral leases upon any lands owned in whole or in part by the board or held by it for the use and benefit of any post secondary vocational-technical school or any special school under its jurisdiction for the purposes of exploration, development, drilling, and mining for oil, gas, and other minerals.

B. Each lease sought to be executed under authority of this Section shall require the prior approval of the State Mineral and Energy Board.

Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 2009, No. 196, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 7.3
Continuing education programs for teachers; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses; services rendered
Status: in_force

A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a program or programs of continuing education for degreed classroom teachers in state-approved elementary and secondary schools. Such rules and regulations shall include provisions under which a teacher may continue his education at a public college or university in this state, at Centenary College, Dillard University, Louisiana College, Loyola University, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Tulane University, including Tulane Medical School, Xavier University, or at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center for the purpose of taking one or more courses of instruction in his field or discipline and under which the teacher shall be exempt from the payment of tuition imposed by or applicable to the college or university he attends; however, the amount paid by the state for any tuition imposed by or applicable to the nonpublic college shall be equal to but not greater than the highest tuition charged by a public college or university in this state. In no case may state funds be used toward tuition for courses in theology or divinity.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "course of instruction in his field or discipline" shall include:

(a) Additional graduate or undergraduate courses in either the applicant's area of certification or job assignment.

(b) Additional graduate or undergraduate courses in pursuit of another area of certification required by job assignment or in an area where there is a critical teacher shortage, as approved in writing by the superintendent of any city or parish school system.

(c) Graduate courses in pursuit of a master's, specialist, or doctoral degree in the applicant's area of certification or job assignment.

(d) Any coursework required of an applicant as a result of an unsatisfactory evaluation pursuant to direction from his employing school board.

(3) Tuition exemptions shall be limited to the amount of tuition assessed for on campus courses. For purposes of this Section, "tuition" is defined as registration fee and building use fee per semester hour. No student shall be allowed to participate in this program outside the geographical boundaries of the state of Louisiana, except for the study of foreign languages abroad when such study is pursued through a Louisiana college or university specified in this Section, as provided by regulation.

(4) All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B.(1) The state superintendent of education shall, at the beginning of each semester, pay to each college and university listed in Subsection A of this Section an amount equal to one-half of the amount of tuition assessed by the college or university for teachers enrolled in the program.

(2) Funds for the repayment to the colleges and universities shall come from monies appropriated or otherwise made available for this purpose.

(3) Such payments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Section and in accordance with any rules and regulations adopted by the board to effectuate the provisions of this Section.

(4) The state superintendent of education shall annually submit a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education relative to any program or programs for continuing education for teachers established pursuant to this Section. Such report shall include but not be limited to the following:

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

(b) The number of persons receiving such education.

(c) The educational background and work experiences of such persons.

(d) The types of courses pursued under such programs.

(e) The amount of reimbursements paid by the Department of Education under such program or programs.

C.(1) Each participating teacher shall present a written plan to the Department of Education and receive approval based on the rules adopted pursuant to Subsection A of this Section before entering the program. The Department of Education shall review each plan and approve it and shall also approve each course for which the participating teacher seeks reimbursement under the program, before reimbursement is made for the participating teacher's tuition. At or prior to registration, any teacher participating in the program or programs established pursuant to this Section shall be required to enter into a written agreement with the state superintendent of education obligating the teacher to reimburse the state superintendent of education for all or any part of the tuition costs paid on behalf of the teacher as provided in Subsection B of this Section, together with the cost of collection in the event the teacher fails to make timely reimbursement. Such reimbursement shall be required for applicants found to be ineligible and for courses not completed as provided in Subsection D of this Section and shall be made as provided in Subsection D of this Section. Each course taken by a participating teacher shall be successfully completed at the end of the semester or quarter in which the course was taken.

(2)(a) Each participating teacher shall render a semester of service as a classroom teacher in any state approved elementary or secondary school for each semester or quarter successfully completed under the provisions of the program provided by this Section.

(b) Failure to comply with the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall obligate a participating teacher to reimburse the state superintendent of education for all of the tuition costs paid on behalf of the teacher together with the cost of collection in the event the individual fails to make timely reimbursement. The attorney general, on behalf of the state superintendent of education, shall collect all such obligations which are not timely paid.

(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Paragraph. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to a procedure by which the reimbursement required by this Paragraph shall be accomplished and a provision exempting a participating teacher from the requirements of this Paragraph upon such teacher providing documented evidence that failure to comply is due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the teacher.

D.(1) Except as provided in the rules and regulations of the board, whenever any teacher participating in the continuing education program is found to be ineligible or drops a course after the deadline for obtaining a full or partial tuition refund from the college or university, or otherwise fails to successfully complete a course, that teacher shall, as provided in Subsection C of this Section, reimburse the state superintendent of education for any monies allocated to that course and paid in his behalf pursuant to this Section which are not otherwise reimbursed, together with the cost of collection in the event timely reimbursement is not made in accordance with this Section and rules adopted pursuant hereto. The board shall adopt rules and regulations to establish a procedure by which this reimbursement shall be accomplished. The attorney general shall collect all such obligations which are not timely paid on behalf of the superintendent of education.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection C of this Section and Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, whenever any teacher participating in the continuing education program fails to complete a course in his approved plan for any acceptable extenuating circumstance as may be determined by the Department of Education, such teacher shall have an additional sixty days from the end of the semester or quarter in which the course was taken to successfully complete that course before reimbursement for tuition costs may be demanded by the state superintendent of education.

E. The board shall have authority to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations to fully effectuate the purposes of this Section.

F. The following persons shall not be eligible to participate in the program described in this Section:

(1) Any person receiving retirement benefits from a state retirement system.

(2) Any person owing reimbursement to the state superintendent for monies paid in his behalf under this Section.

(3) Any person owing reimbursement, as provided in R.S. 17:3621.1, to the state superintendent for monies paid to him for participating in the Louisiana Educational Employees Professional Improvement Program.

Acts 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. Aug. 17, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 718, §1, eff. July 13, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 261, §1, eff. July 10, 1979; Acts 1979, No. 302, §1, eff. July 10, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 379, §1, eff. July 18, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 515, §1, eff. July 19, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 817, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 360, §1, eff. Jan. 20, 1982; Acts 1982, No. 369, §1, eff. July 20, 1982; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 1010, §1; Acts 1987, No. 868, §1; Acts 1990, No. 596, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 635, §1; Acts 1990, No. 856, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 865, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 964, §1; Acts 1999, No. 802, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 286.6
Funding of inservice training and materials acquisition
Status: in_force

Any public school that elects to present any model of origins shall use existing teacher inservice training funds to prepare teachers of public school courses presenting any model of origins to give balanced treatment to the creation-science model and the evolution-science model. Existing library acquisition funds shall be used to purchase nonreligious library books as are necessary to give balanced treatment to the creation-science model and the evolution-science model.

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. § 17:3402 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3402
Minimum requirements for school certification; admission policies; environment; program
Status: in_force

The minimum requirements for certification as a Montessori school shall be as follows:

A. Admission policies

All admissions in a Montessori school shall be open to all persons of all races, creeds, or color, and to all persons with disabilities as defined in R.S. 51:2232.

B. Physical plant

The physical plant must comply with state and local fire and health regulations and with applicable building codes.

C. Environment

(1) The environment shall be prepared, arranged and equipped to structure the child's free movement and responsibility. There shall be space so each child can move freely without interrupting activities of others. The school shall be attractive, cheerful, orderly, clean and in good repair to evoke in the children a positive response to beauty and to life, and to satisfy their need for order. It shall be free of health and safety hazards.

(2) There shall be furnishings and arrangements to encourage the children to become more self reliant and independent in caring for their own needs. There shall be lightweight, movable, child-sized furnishings. The equipment shall be arranged on low, easy-to-reach shelves in an orderly way, with materials of the same general classification placed together.

(3) Each child shall have a special place to keep his personal belongings and school work. Freedom with responsibility leading to independent self direction shall be a basic consideration.

(4) An outdoor play area shall be easily accessible.

(5) General requirements indoors are:

(a) Low child accessible shelving in neutral or light colors for placement of materials with adequate space for placement without crowding.

(b) Walls in light or neutral colors to adequately emphasize the materials.

(c) Child-sized furniture, tables and chairs.

(d) Each child shall have a special place for his personal belongings and school work.

(e) Flooring shall be of a type that can be kept clean and safe.

(f) Rugs and mats shall be available and accessible to the children and shall have orderly storage.

(g) Adequate lighting--if possible, one hundred sixty watts fluorescent for every one hundred square feet of floor space.

(h) There shall be thirty square feet of working space per child or thirty-five square feet per child of total usable facilities.

(i) Every school should have child accessible toilet facilities adequate to the number of children. They should be clean and have adequate hand washing facilities.

(6) General requirements outdoors are:

(a) Seventy-five square feet of outdoor space for each child in the group at any one time.

(b) Outdoor space shall be easily accessible, safe and protected, and shall be fenced.

(c) Outdoor equipment shall be safe and provide adequate opportunities for a variety of large muscle activities.

(d) The outdoor area shall be pleasant and attractive with some gardening opportunities available.

D. The program

The requirements for the program are:

(1) Montessori Junior School begins at six years of age and continues through the age of eighteen years, approximately. Thus, the junior school encompasses the child's learning experience from kindergarten through high school.

(2) Early enrollment shall be encouraged, starting between the ages of two and one-half to three and one-half years or earlier, to take advantage of early sensitive periods for learning.

(3) Placement at the primary or junior level shall be determined by the child's achievement and level of development.

(4) The classroom shall have, if possible, a mixed age group spanning at least three years so that the children will have a variety of models from which to learn. Attendance through kindergarten age shall be encouraged for maximum benefit of the program.

(5) The class shall meet five days a week for a minimum of three hours a day to provide the necessary learning continuity in classes for students below six years of age. Montessori junior classes of students six years of age and above shall meet a minimum of one hundred and eighty days per year, five days a week, a minimum of twenty-eight hours per week, excluding lunch and recess.

(6) Parents shall be allowed to observe the children at work.

(7) The school shall have a full range of Montessori equipment for all age groups; basically: practical life--activities that cultivate ability to care for self and environment; sensorial--activities that sharpen the senses in preparation for accurate observation of the physical world; academic and cultural--activities that develop ability in such subjects as language, reading, writing, mathematics, geography, history, life science, art, music, dance, dramatics, construction, and a second language.

(8) The materials shall be self teaching so children can learn from them by self discovery and voluntary repetition rather than by rote memorization of what someone tells them about the materials. The children shall work independently once the materials are introduced.

(9) The materials shall require active participation of the children so that the major part of their learning comes from concrete sensorial experience.

(10) The materials shall reflect reality and nature so that children can organize their perceptions of the world accurately.

(11) The materials shall be open ended so that it is possible for children to learn more than one concept from each piece.

(12) The materials shall isolate only one factor of difference to emphasize the particular attribute or concept.

(13) The art materials shall be basically structured to allow the children to freely create their own ideas after the teacher has initially demonstrated their use.

(14) The Montessori materials shall be introduced sequentially.

(15) The materials shall be attractive and of the best quality affordable to provide stimulation for new exploration or imagination. They shall be clean, orderly, and in good repair.

(16) The program shall provide annual standardized testing for Montessori junior students six years of age and above.

E.(1) Each Montessori school shall have at least one Class A Montessori teacher, and each class shall have at least one Class B Montessori teacher with an assistant possessing a baccalaureate degree.

(2) Each Montessori junior school and junior class with students six years of age and above shall have at least one teacher certified in Montessori for the age level which he serves, and possessing a baccalaureate degree.

F.(1) Provisional accreditation may be granted for a school with a Class B certified teacher who is working toward a baccalaureate degree taking a minimum of six hours per year.

(2) Provisional accreditation may be granted for a Montessori junior school for three years, provided each teacher of a junior school class possessing a baccalaureate degree is working toward Montessori junior certification.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 290, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 400, §1, eff. July 20, 1982; Acts 1993, No. 820, §3; Acts 2014, No. 34, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1985 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1985
Instructional materials
Status: in_force

Beginning with the 1993-1994 textbook adoption cycle, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require a publisher to furnish to the state Department of Education, its designated depository, or the American Printing House for the Blind, not later than ninety days after final adoption of a textbook, computer diskettes for literary subjects in a standard format approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from which braille versions of the textbook can be produced. The publisher shall furnish the department with computer diskettes in a standard format for nonliterary subjects, including natural sciences, computer science, mathematics, and music, when braille specialty code translation software is available.

Acts 1992, No. 923, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 440.4
Cardiac health; student athletes, parents; communication
Status: in_force

A. The state Department of Education shall provide written information to public school governing authorities relative to cardiac health. Such information shall include, at a minimum, the requirements that a student athlete who has or has had a cardiac health issue must meet before returning to participation in athletics.

B. Each public school governing authority shall distribute the information provided for in Subsection A of this Section in writing to student athletes and their parents and legal guardians. Coaches, athletic trainers, athletic directors, or other appropriate school personnel shall collect signatures from parents indicating receipt and understanding of the requirements outlined in the communication.

Acts 2024, No. 421, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:543 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 543
Promotions; protection of tenure
Status: in_force

Whenever an employee who has acquired permanent status, as set forth in R.S. 17:541 and R.S. 17:542, is promoted by moving such employee from a position of lower salary to one of higher salary, such employee shall serve a probationary period in the higher position before acquiring permanent status therein, but shall retain the permanent status acquired in the lower position from which he or she was promoted.

During the probationary period in the position to which promoted an employee shall not be disciplined, removed or demoted to the lower position from which he or she was promoted except in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:541. At the expiration of the probationary period in the higher position, an employee, unless removed or demoted in accordance with R.S. 17:541, shall automatically acquire permanent status in the higher position and thereafter may not be disciplined, removed or demoted from such higher position except in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:542.

Where an employee has not completed the probationary period for employees as required by R.S. 17:541, or for a particular promotional position as established herein, and is promoted to a higher position, the probationary period shall continue to run and at the end of such three-year probationary period the employee shall automatically acquire permanent status in the previously held position until permanent status in the new positions acquired by compliance with the provisions of this Section. All employees shall be given credit for time served in employment in their capacity as such.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 661, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:183.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 183.2
Career option description
Status: in_force

A. To prepare students for choosing a career option at the high school level, in grades six through eight, schools shall incorporate activities which expose students to career and technical and academic fields of study. Such activities may include field trips, guest speakers, community services, and other activities designed to introduce students to occupations in demand in Louisiana. At least six activities shall be conducted at each grade level during each school year.

B.(1) If the student, for any two of the three most recent school years, or for a student in high school, the two most recent administrations of any state-established assessments required for graduation, has not otherwise met state-established benchmarks on required state assessments, the student's Individualized Education Program team, with the written approval of the student's parent or legal guardian, shall have the option of determining an alternative pathway to graduation for the student.

(2) If an Individualized Education Program team determines that state-established benchmarks on the required state assessments are no longer a condition for promotion or graduation for a student, the team shall:

(a) Within thirty days of the student entering the course or grade level, establish minimum performance requirements in the student's Individualized Education Program relevant to promotion or graduation requirements, including but not limited to end-of-course assessments, that shall be incorporated for awarding course credits. The state board shall make available a list of multiple appropriate assessments and guidance for use in establishing minimum score requirements on the assessments that an Individualized Education Program team may, but shall not be required to, use for this purpose. The Individualized Education Program team shall consider establishing minimum performance requirements for annual academic and functional goals designed to meet the student's needs that result from the student's disability and that will enable the student to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum, and to meet other educational needs of the student that result from the student's disability, including the student's postsecondary goals related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills.

(b) Provide the student and his parent or legal guardian with information related to how requirements that vary from standard expectations may impact future educational and career options.

(3) Students with exceptionalities shall be afforded the same opportunities to pursue a high school diploma and to exit with all course credits, honors, and financial awards as other students. A student with an exceptionality is not guaranteed a diploma and shall meet either the standard requirements or those established by his Individualized Education Program team to be awarded a diploma as provided in R.S. 17:183.3(E).

C. Throughout high school, each student shall pursue the curriculum required for his chosen major by his school and approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or, 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, who meets the eligibility criteria as provided in Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section, as determined by the student's Individualized Education Program team, if applicable, and approved in writing by the student's parent or legal guardian.

D. Students shall, with the written approval of a parent or legal guardian, be able to change from one major to another at the end of any school semester.

Acts 1997, No. 1124, §1; Acts 2001, No. 191, §1, eff. May 31, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 246, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 643, §1; Acts 2014, No. 833, §§1, 2; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2021, No. 458, §1, eff. June 23, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3388 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3388
Fluency in the English language; faculty; evaluation; certification; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) After September 1, 1992, no member of the instructional faculty who has failed to demonstrate fluency in the English language shall teach any course in any public college or university. The higher education management boards shall adopt and implement procedures that are consistent with Board of Regents policy to assess and certify the English fluency of every member of the instructional faculty.

(2) Certification shall be submitted to the Board of Regents in the form and manner it prescribes. Such submission, however, shall occur not later than one year following the employment of a member of the instructional faculty.

B. "Instructional faculty" as used in this Section shall mean every member of an institution of higher education, other than visiting faculty but including graduate teaching assistants, who teaches one or more undergraduate credit courses. However, nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to include the requirement of English fluency instruction in any of the following courses:

(a) Foreign language courses or courses designed to be taught predominately in a foreign language.

(b) Student participatory and activity courses such as clinics, studios, seminars, and laboratories.

(c) Special arrangement courses such as individualized instruction and independent study courses.

(d) Continuing education courses.

Acts 1991, No. 754, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2827 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2827
Blue sky law inapplicable
Status: in_force

The provisions of Part X of Chapter 2 of Title 51 shall not apply to any note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued by any cooperative pursuant to this Chapter to the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any mortgage or deed of trust executed to secure the same. The provisions of said Part shall not apply to the issuance of membership certificates by any cooperative.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §27.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.23
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts; creation; purpose; governance
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts which shall be a state center primarily for the training of high school students operated in a facility owned by the state which was designed and built to house a program of professional quality training, coaching, and performing for students who aspire to be artists, performers, and arts technicians. The center shall provide for the enrollment of qualified students from the state of Louisiana. The center shall begin operation as a state center as provided in this Part beginning July 1, 2000. The center shall be an agency of state government and shall be independent of the control of the state superintendent and of all local and state education boards, except the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts board of directors.

B. The center shall be governed and managed by a board of directors the membership of which and the powers and duties of which shall be as provided in this Part.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 525, §2, eff. June 24, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:364 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 364
Payment
Status: in_force

No payment to a school shall be made pursuant to this Part until the superintendent has approved the application submitted pursuant to R.S. 17:362.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 205, §1, eff. July 11, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.22
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

(2) "Center" means the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

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

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 525, §2, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:491.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 491.1
Preemployment driving record examination
Status: in_force

A. Prior to any person becoming employed as a regular or substitute school bus operator for the first time, each city and parish school board shall examine the prospective employee's driving record for the five year period immediately preceding the date of employment. Such record must be acceptable according to standards developed jointly by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and approved and promulgated as a rule by the board. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide for the examination of driving records as provided in this Section. Any person whose driving record is found to be unacceptable shall not be employed as a school bus operator.

B. The standards referenced in Subsection A hereof shall be developed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and approved and promulgated as a rule by each school board prior to January 1, 1989, and the provisions of this Section shall only be applicable with respect to persons hired as regular or substitute bus operators for the first time on and after January 1, 1989.

Acts 1988, No. 509, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4032.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4032.1
Steve Carter Education Program; establishment; student eligibility; service provider eligibility and approval; administration; payment amounts and uses; notifications; reports; funding
Status: in_force

A. The Steve Carter Education Program, referred to in this Part as the "program", is hereby established for the purpose of providing funds for supplemental educational services for eligible students.

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

(1) The student is in kindergarten or the first, second, or third grade and is determined to read below grade level or be at risk for reading or mathematics difficulties according to the results of a literacy or mathematics assessment approved by the state Department of Education.

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

(3) The student's eligibility cannot be determined according to the measures provided in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection due to the lack of a department-approved literacy or mathematics assessment or state assessment results, but the student is recommended by his English language arts or mathematics teacher for participation in the program due to the student's academic difficulties.

C. The state Department of Education shall administer and provide for the implementation of the program pursuant to rules and regulations developed and adopted for such purpose by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. In administering the program, the department shall:

(1) Evaluate students' eligibility for the program.

(2) Develop an application process for students and providers and accept applications.

(3) Evaluate and publish a list of approved providers of supplemental educational services including but not limited to those with expertise in early literacy or mathematics to determine their initial and continued eligibility for program payments.

(4) Establish minimum criteria by which approved providers shall be evaluated to ensure program effectiveness in improving students' reading and mathematics abilities, including but not limited to performance on department-approved literacy and mathematics assessments and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program state assessment and the results of a parental satisfaction survey. Providers that fail to demonstrate improvement in students' reading or mathematics abilities for two consecutive years shall be deemed ineligible to participate in the program.

(5) Remit payments to such providers for services rendered to students in the program, with the lowest-performing economically disadvantaged students given the highest priority.

(6) Notify the governing authority of each public school of the application process, requirements, and deadlines for parents and legal guardians.

E. By not later than September thirtieth of each year, or as soon as practicable if a student's reading or mathematics deficiency is identified after this date, each public school governing authority shall notify the parent or legal guardian of each student who is eligible to participate in the program of the process for applying for the program and other information provided by the department pursuant to Paragraph (D)(6) of this Section.

F.(1) The department shall remit payment for services provided, up to a maximum of one thousand five hundred dollars per student per school year. A participating student may receive tutoring services in both reading and mathematics, but the total for all services shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars. Program money may be used for any of the following eligible purposes that are designed to improve reading, literacy, or mathematics skills:

(a) Books for home use chosen from a list developed by the department, including electronic or digital books and subscriptions to online book clubs; however, such costs shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars per school year.

(b) Instructional materials and curriculum, including but not limited to online materials, that have been reviewed in accordance with R.S. 17:351.1 and have been determined to fully align with state academic content standards.

(c)(i) Tutoring services provided by a person who is trained in the state standards for English language arts or mathematics and who meets one of the following criteria:

(aa) The person holds a valid teaching certificate in elementary education, reading, or mathematics or holds an associate or baccalaureate degree.

(bb) The person is employed as a paraprofessional by a public school governing authority.

(cc) The person is a student pursuing a degree at a postsecondary education institution.

(ii) In addition to the requirements provided in Item (i) of this Subparagraph, a person providing tutoring services in reading shall have successfully completed a department-approved science of reading training.

(d) Summer education programs.

(e) After-school education programs.

(2) The department shall remit payments to approved providers on behalf of eligible students.

(3) Any expenses above the limit established in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be the responsibility of the student's parent or legal guardian.

(4) The department shall develop a procedure for verification that students in the program received the services for which payments were made.

G. The department shall submit a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education by not later than April thirtieth of each year regarding the implementation of the program. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following information for that year:

(1) The total number of students on whose behalf payments were remitted.

(2) The public schools in which such students are enrolled and the number of students on whose behalf payments were remitted in each school.

(3) The total dollar amount of payments remitted to approved providers.

(4) A list of the approved providers to which payments were remitted and the supplemental educational services provided to each student.

(5) Information relative to the performance of each provider and overall program performance with respect to improving participants' reading and mathematics abilities as provided in Paragraph (D)(4) of this Section.

H. Implementation of the program is subject to the appropriation of funds or the availability of any local funds for the purposes of this Part. The department may use any federal or state funds appropriated for the purpose of increasing early literacy, improving students' mathematics abilities, or supporting academic achievement among public school students to make program payments.

Acts 2021, No. 415, §1; Acts 2024, No 649, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1379 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1379
Consolidation of school systems; call of election
Status: in_force

An election shall be called for the purpose of consolidating two or more school systems, in accordance with Article VIII, Section 10(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana, pursuant to an act of the legislature or a resolution adopted by each of the affected school boards. Consolidation of two or more school systems shall be subject to the approval by a majority of the electors voting, in each school system affected, in such election held for this purpose.

Acts 2012, No. 691, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.11
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be referred to as the "Campus Accountability and Safety Act".

Acts 2015, No. 172, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 439, §2, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 472, §2, eff. June 29, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2049.1
Employment standards; evaluation
Status: in_force

Each vocational-technical employee shall meet all employment standards required by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and shall be evaluated annually pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:2049.2.

Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3882 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3882
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) "Components of effective teaching" means the elements of teaching performance defined by the board, in formal, recognized collaboration with educators and other stakeholders involved in education, to be critical to providing effective classroom instruction. As used in the evaluation programs, the term includes any elements of the components being rated.

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

(4) "Economic disadvantage" means any one of the following characteristics of a student:

(a) Is eligible for Louisiana's food assistance program for low-income families.

(b) Is eligible for Louisiana's disaster food assistance program.

(c) Is eligible for Louisiana's program for assistance to needy families with children to assist parents in becoming self-sufficient.

(d) Is eligible for Louisiana's healthcare program for families and individuals with limited financial resources.

(e) Is eligible for reduced price meals based on the latest available data.

(f) Is an English Language Learner.

(g) Is identified as homeless or migrant pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act and the Migrant Education Program within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

(h) Is incarcerated with the office of juvenile justice or in an adult facility.

(i) Has been placed into the custody of the state.

(5) "Evaluation" means the process by which a local board monitors the continuing performance of its teachers and administrators.

(6) "Local board" means a city, parish, or other local public school board.

(7) "Performance expectations" means the elements of effective leadership approved by the board that shall be included as evaluation criteria for all building-level administrators.

(8) "Teacher" or "Administrator" means any person whose employment requires professional certification issued under the rules of the board.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. June 22, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 60, §1, eff. June 12, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 838, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1998; Acts 2010, No. 54, §1, eff. May 27, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 136, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:278 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 278
Braille; required instruction
Status: in_force

The reading and writing of braille shall be taught to any student who is blind or legally blind as defined by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and when deemed appropriate by the Individualized Educational Program Committee. This instruction shall be provided through an individualized education program established by the board, and the instruction shall begin immediately upon the establishment of such a program.

Acts 1988, No. 170, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3227
Learning centers; duplicate courses or programs
Status: in_force

No learning center of an existing institution of higher education or a consortium of existing institutions of higher education authorized to provide offerings of college courses which is located within five miles of an existing community college campus shall offer any course or program which duplicates a course or program offered at that community college campus.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:17.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 17.5
Physical fitness assessment; statewide expansion program
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) It is the intention of the legislature to authorize a framework to collect data to assess the status of an expansion program, based upon a pilot program conducted pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, that will utilize a health-related fitness assessment instrument to determine the fitness levels of students as a means to impact childhood obesity in Louisiana whereby positive results can be repeated or replicated in schools throughout the state.

(b) It is the goal of the legislature that positive results of such assessment can be used to implement a statewide health-related physical fitness assessment in each city, parish, and other local public school system that provides personalized feedback and positive reinforcement vital to improved health and wellness, academics, and changing behavior, and serves as a source of communication between teachers, parents, and students. It is also a goal of the expansion program to focus on school systems with high levels of poverty based upon the federal poverty guidelines published annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(2) Participants in the pilot program, specified in Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection, consist of the twelve parishes and school districts which are part of the coordinated school health pilot program, conducted through the Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in coordination with other universities, including Northwestern State University, Louisiana Tech University, and Southeastern Louisiana University. As funding is identified from existing budgets, foundations, or other sources, the implementation of the program provided for in this Paragraph shall be expanded to additional school districts.

B. For purposes of the expansion program, the Cecil J. Picard Center, in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health, shall continue use of the physical fitness assessment instrument used for the pilot program which shall:

(1) Be based on factors relating to student health that have been identified as essential to overall health and function, including the following:

(a) Aerobic capacity.

(b) Body composition.

(c) Muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility.

(2) Include criterion-referenced standards specific to a student's race, age, and gender and based on the physical fitness level required for good health.

C.(1) The results of the physical fitness assessment as provided in this Section shall contain summary or statistical data, aggregated longitudinally from pre-kindergarten to the twelfth grade and include any other category deemed appropriate. Such summary results shall contain no personally identifiable information of any student or teacher participating in the program.

(2) The physical fitness assessment instrument shall provide baseline measures of fitness and body mass index and subsequent measurement of effectiveness of interventions.

D.(1) Not later than September first of each year, the Cecil J. Picard Center, in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Louisiana Department of Health, and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports shall provide an annual report concerning the implementation of the physical fitness assessment which shall include the findings from an analysis of the plan development and implementation results of the assessment obtained during the preceding school year to the governor, the Senate and House committees on education, the Senate and House committees on health and welfare, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 184, §7(B).

E. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt such rules and guidelines as are necessary to implement this Section.

F. No physical fitness assessment conducted pursuant to this Section shall interfere with nor replace any effort, purpose, assessment, or program implemented by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, including but not limited to the President's Challenge and the elementary fitness meet.

G. The provisions of this Section shall be effective upon the appropriation of funds or from funds made available through other sources for this purpose.

Acts 2009, No. 256, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2013, No. 184, §7(A) and (B).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3041.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3041.26
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5069 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5069
TOPS Income Fund
Status: in_force

A. The TOPS Income Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created within the state treasury as a special fund for the purpose of funding the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS).

B. Any money donated to the fund or appropriated to the fund by the legislature shall be deposited in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the general fund. Interest earned on investments of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

C. Monies in the fund shall be used and expended solely to provide funding for TOPS, together with any other funds available, including the TOPS Fund.

Acts 2018, No. 583, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:273.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 273.2
Foreign language immersion programs; certification process; criteria
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and implement a process to certify foreign language immersion education programs as a means to provide statewide standards for foreign language immersion programs and assist and support schools and school districts in establishing and maintaining high quality, highly effective foreign language immersion programs.

B.(1) Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and annually thereafter, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall designate any foreign language immersion program that consistently meets the criteria listed below as a "Certified Foreign Language Immersion Program".

(a) Adherence to state guidelines governing the minimum time of daily instruction in the immersion language.

(b) High quality immersion language teaching time.

(c) Protection of the written and oral forms of the immersion language as the exclusive language of communication within immersion teaching time.

(d) Evidence of immersion language teaching throughout content area teaching time.

(e) Immersion language teachers who possess native-like fluency in the immersion language.

(f) Articulated professional development on best practices for immersion teachers, English-speaking team teachers, and school administrators.

(g) Provision of student remediation, as needed, in the immersion language.

(h) Articulation, or planned articulation, throughout the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels of education.

(i) Visibility and recognition of the foreign language immersion program throughout the school.

(j) Written policies regarding entry into and exit from the foreign language immersion program.

(2) Notice of receipt of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education designation as a "Certified Foreign Language Immersion Program" shall be included on the school's annual report card compiled by the Department of Education and in the academic records of each student enrolled in the program.

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

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

Acts 2011, No. 212, §1, eff. June 27, 2011; Acts 2018, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5022
Citizenship requirements
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall be a citizen of the United States.

B. The following students shall be deemed to satisfy the citizenship requirement of this Section:

(1) A student who is not a citizen of the United States but who is eligible to apply for such citizenship, if within sixty days after the date the student attains the age of majority, the student applies to become a citizen of the United States and obtains such citizenship within one year after the date of application.

(2)(a) A student graduating from high school who is not a citizen of the United States but who is the child of a non-United States citizen who is either serving in a branch of the United States Armed Forces or has been honorably discharged from a branch of the United States Armed Forces.

(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not apply to a student who graduates from high school prior to the 2018-2019 school year.

(3) A student who graduates from high school during the 2002-2003 school year or thereafter, who is not a citizen of the United States but who is a permanent resident as defined by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, and who is eligible to apply for United States citizenship.

C. An award under this Chapter shall be reinstated for any student who was determined eligible prior to the 2002-2003 school year, and such award was subsequently canceled due solely to that student's failure to become a United States citizen within one year after the date of the application, provided the student is a permanent resident, as defined by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, and is eligible to apply for United States citizenship or is now a United States citizen.

D. This Section is not applicable to a student who graduated from high school prior to the 1999-2000 school year.

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2015, No. 403, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3023.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3023.8
Examination by commissioner of financial institutions
Status: in_force

The board in its actions pursuant to this Chapter is subject to examination by the commissioner of financial institutions, but shall not be deemed to be a banking organization nor be required to pay a fee for any such supervision or examination. The board shall make an annual report of its condition to the governor, the legislature, and the commissioner of financial institutions on or before June thirtieth.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.22
Discipline of students; nonpublic schools; disciplinary authority
Status: in_force

The use of any form of corporal punishment is prohibited in any nonpublic school that receives state funds except as authorized in R.S. 17:416.1(B).

Acts 2023, No. 268, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:67.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 67.4
Payments to East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District
Status: in_force

A. Within thirty days of the effective date of this Act, the East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District shall provide to the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School Board a schedule of values for any construction completed within the boundaries of the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System with the proceeds of Qualified School Construction Bonds issued prior to the effective date of this Act, an accounting of payments made and to be made through the effective date of this Act, on said bonds, and a payment schedule showing the unpaid principal and interest due for said projects.

B. Beginning on July first of the year following actual operation of the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System, the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System shall reimburse East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District an amount equal to the percentage of the debt service paid in the preceding fiscal year attributable to the construction completed within the boundaries of the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District. The reimbursement shall be made to East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District within thirty days of receipt by the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District of confirmation of payment of the debt service attributable to construction completed within the boundaries of the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System.

NOTE: §67.4 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455.

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

Acts 2013, No. 295, §1, eff. when constitutional amendment is adopted; Acts 2025, No. 455, §2, eff. See Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2816 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2816
Effect of consolidation or merger
Status: in_force

The effect of consolidation or merger shall be:

(1) The several cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, shall be a single cooperative which, in the case of a consolidation, shall be the new cooperative provided for in articles of consolidation, and in the case of a merger, shall be that cooperative described in the articles of merger as the surviving cooperative, and the separate existence of all cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, except the new or surviving cooperative, shall cease.

(2) The new or surviving cooperative shall have all the rights, privileges, immunities, and powers and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of a cooperative organized under the provisions of this Chapter, and shall possess all the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, as well of a public as of a private nature, and all property, real and personal, application for membership, all debts due on whatever account, and all other choses in action, of each of the consolidating or merging cooperatives, and furthermore all and every interest of, or belonging to or due to, each of the cooperatives so consolidated or merged, shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and vested in such new or surviving cooperative without further act or deed; and the title to any real estate or any interest therein, under the laws of this state vested in any such cooperatives shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of such consolidation or merger.

(3) The new or surviving cooperative shall thenceforth be responsible and liable for all of the liabilities and obligations of each of the cooperatives so consolidated or merged, and any claim existing, or action or proceeding pending, by or against any of such cooperatives may be prosecuted as if such consolidation or merger had not taken place, but such new or surviving cooperative may be substituted in its place.

(4) Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of any of such cooperatives shall be impaired by such consolidation or merger.

(5) In the case of a consolidation, the articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new cooperative; and in the case of merger, the articles of incorporation of the surviving cooperative shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, that changes therein are provided for in the articles of merger.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2504 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2504
Meetings; rules; officers; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The Authority shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations.

B. The Authority shall meet at such times as provided by its rules, but not less than bimonthly.

C. The Authority shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as it shall determine. Officers shall serve for a term of one year, or until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.

D. Members of the Authority shall receive a per diem of twenty-five dollars for each day actually spent in the attendance at meetings of the Authority or in the performance of duties assigned by the Authority for specific projects, and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses while attending meetings and other Authority business. Such payments shall be made in accordance with state regulations.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 13, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 497.1
Operation compensation for certain school bus operators
Status: in_force

No school bus operator shall have his total compensation for the operation of a school bus received in accordance with R.S. 17:497 reduced for any school year within a five-year period because his route is altered or changed pursuant to or as a result of a court order or other order or plan necessarily implemented to comply with any provisions of law or court decisions relating to the bussing of school children in the public schools. For a five-year period extending from the effective date of such alteration or change in route, any such school bus operator so affected shall receive, in lieu of compensation as provided in R.S. 17:497, compensation for the operation of a school bus that is equal to the average compensation received during the three immediately preceding school years, or the reduced compensation computed under the provisions of R.S. 17:497, whichever is greater, provided however that the provisions of this section shall apply in St. Landry Parish only.

The provisions of this section shall apply only when the school bus operator is the owner of the school bus.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:425.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 425.1
Payment of severance pay; DROP participants
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any employee of a parish or city school board, Special School District Number One, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or other boards of control of publicly supported elementary or secondary schools or public institutions of higher education who participates in the Deferred Retirement Option Program provided by R.S. 11:786 or 1152 shall be eligible for and may elect to receive on a one-time only basis severance pay upon entering the program on the same basis as any other employee who retires or otherwise leaves employment.

Acts 1993, No. 302, §1, eff. June 2, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3013 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3013
Hiring requirements; prohibited hires
Status: in_force

A. A city, parish, or other local public school board that employs or accepts as a volunteer a chaplain under this Chapter shall ensure that the chaplain submits to a fingerprint-based state and federal background check, as provided in R.S. 15:587.1, before the chaplain begins employment or volunteering at a school.

B. A city, parish, or other local public school board shall not employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain who has registered or is required to register as a sex offender or child predator in accordance with R.S. 15:542 et seq.

Acts 2024, No. 293, §1, eff. May 28, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 688, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4047 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4047
Termination of waivers
Status: in_force

A. The board shall terminate a waiver, either completely or with respect to individual schools, if the board determines that the performance of the schools has been inadequate to justify a continuation of the waiver or if the waiver is no longer necessary to achieve its original purposes.

B. The board shall terminate a waiver as applied to a low-performing school if the school has failed to implement the requirements set forth in R.S. 17:4044 within two years of the granting of the waiver and may terminate a waiver as applied to a low-performing school that has not met its statewide accountability growth targets for three consecutive years while under the waiver or has not met any other required condition or benchmark.

Acts 2010, No. 749, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2153
Acceptance of federal grants
Status: in_force

The board of education may accept grants from the president of the United States, pursuant to any act of the Congress of the United States, to be applied to the cost or a portion of the cost of construction of the facilities authorized in R.S. 17:2151, or to the repurchase of the bonds issued pursuant to R.S. 17:2152.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3167.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3167.1
Secondary and postsecondary education boards; consultation and collaboration
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the public postsecondary education management boards shall establish a process by which the commissioner of higher education, or his designee, and the state superintendent of education, or his designee, and representatives of each respective board shall meet at least once quarterly, upon the call of the commissioner of higher education, to discuss and make recommendations to the Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council and the Board of Regents on matters including but not limited to the following:

(1) The appropriate role and responsibilities of each board in implementing the statewide articulation and transfer policies and agreements required by this Chapter.

(2) The status of current and proposed policies, activities, and initiatives designed to promote and facilitate the seamless transfer of academic credits across their respective institutions and systems.

(3) Methods to enhance and maximize student knowledge and utilization of articulation and transfer policies and programs to ensure that every student is provided the most direct and time-efficient pathway to earning a postsecondary degree or credential.

(4) Methods to overcome all obstacles and barriers preventing the efficient and effective development and implementation of successful articulation and transfer policies and practices, including any regulatory and statutory changes deemed necessary.

B. The commissioner of higher education shall include a summary of the proceedings of all meetings conducted pursuant to this Section, including any recommendations for policy or statutory changes, in the Board of Regents' annual report on the status of articulation and transfer activities required by R.S. 17:3168.

Acts 2014, No. 480, §1, eff. June 5, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1816 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1816
Sickle cell anemia research center; Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge; authority to operate
Status: in_force

A. Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge may establish and operate a sickle cell anemia research center. The establishment and operation of the center shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

B. The purposes of the center are as follows:

(1) To research, develop, and conduct a nationally recognized short and long range research program into the causes of sickle cell disease and its cure.

(2) To establish cooperative relationships between the center, the Louisiana Department of Health, other universities, and national and international associations and agencies.

C. Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge may use all of its colleges or departments in operating the center and providing needed services.

D. Funds may be provided by the state of Louisiana by appropriation from the general fund, from federal funds, or from any other public or governmental source of funding or from any donation, grant, or any other private source of funding.

Acts 1992, No. 319, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:99 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 99
Investment of funds
Status: in_force

Parish and city school boards may invest any funds which they may have on hand, from whatever source derived, in direct obligations of the United States government and in time certificates of deposit of state banks organized under the laws of Louisiana and national banks having their principal office in the state of Louisiana.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 162, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1126, §2, eff. June 29, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.21
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Early Childhood Education Act".

Acts 2012, No. 3, §1, eff. April 18, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:445 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 445
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 or city school board the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 494, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:391.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 391.9
Public school accreditation
Status: in_force

Not later than the 1979-1980 school year, the superintendent of education shall develop and institute accreditation standards for public schools based upon the attainment of educational objectives and goals established by this Part; provided, however, that such accreditation standards shall take into account the educational advantages and disadvantages imposed upon pupils by the home and out-of-school environment. The superintendent of education shall implement a system of public school accreditation in such school year based on such standards. Attainment of educational objectives and goals established by this part shall be one factor to be considered in the accreditation of public schools along with other factors now being considered.

Acts 1977, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3383 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3383
Public postsecondary education institutions; events; payments accepted
Status: in_force

Each public postsecondary education institution and each management board of such institutions shall accept or require the acceptance of cash as payment for goods sold at athletic or other public events including but not limited to payments for concessions and merchandise.

Acts 2024, No. 593, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:500.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 500.2
School bus operators; extended sick leave
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) Every city, parish, and other local public school board shall permit each school bus operator to take up to ninety days of extended sick leave in each six-year period of employment, which may be used for a medical necessity in the manner provided in this Section, at any time that the school bus operator has no remaining regular sick leave balance.

(b) If a school bus operator exhausts the sick leave available pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, such school bus operator may be granted, if school board policy provides for such leave, up to thirty additional days of extended sick leave in each six-year period of employment for personal illness related to pregnancy, illness of an infant, or required medical visits certified by a physician as relating to infant or maternal health.

(2) As used in this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Child" means a biological son or daughter, an adopted son or daughter, a foster son or daughter, a stepson or daughter, or a legal ward of a school bus operator standing in loco parentis to that ward who is either under the age of eighteen, or who is eighteen years of age but under twenty-four years of age and is a full-time student, or who is nineteen years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability.

(b) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, or child of a school bus operator.

(c) "Infant" means a child under one year of age.

(d) "Medical necessity" means the result of catastrophic illness or injury, a life-threatening condition, a chronic condition, or an incapacitating condition, as certified by a clinician, of a school bus operator or an immediate family member.

(e) "Parent" means the biological parent of a school bus operator or an individual who stood in loco parentis to the school bus operator.

B.(1) Unused days during any six-year period of employment shall not cumulate or carry forward into the next six-year period of employment.

(2) The balance of days of extended leave available to a school bus operator shall transfer with such school bus operator from one public school employer to another without loss of days and without restoration of days.

(3) Interruptions of service between periods of employment with a public school employer shall not be included in any calculation of a six-year period, such that any employment with any public school employer, regardless of when it occurs, shall be included in any determination of the balance of days of extended sick leave available to a school bus operator.

C.(1) All time while on extended sick leave is regular service time for all purposes for which service time is calculated or used.

(2) Any school bus operator on extended sick leave shall be paid sixty-five percent of the salary paid to him at the time the extended sick leave begins.

D.(1) No school bus operator may undertake additional gainful employment while on extended sick leave, unless all of the following conditions are met:

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

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

(2) Any violation of this prohibition may require the school bus operator to return to the employer all compensation paid during any week of extended leave in which the school bus operator worked more than twenty hours and to reimburse the employer all related employment costs attributable to such period as calculated by the employer, without any restoration of such days.

E.(1) On every occasion that a school bus operator uses extended sick leave, a statement from a clinician certifying that it is for personal illness relating to pregnancy, illness of an infant, or required medical visits related to infant or maternal health or that it is a medical necessity shall be presented prior to the extension of such leave.

(2)(a) If the board or superintendent, upon review of the application, questions the validity or accuracy of the certification, the board or superintendent, as the case may be, referred to in this Paragraph as the "challenging party", may require the school bus operator or the immediate family member, as a condition for continued extended leave, to be examined by a clinician selected by the challenging party. In such a case, the employer shall pay all costs of the examination and any tests determined to be necessary. If the clinician selected by the challenging party finds medical necessity, the leave shall be granted.

(b) If the clinician selected by the challenging party disagrees with the certification of the clinician selected by the school bus operator, then the challenging party may require the school bus operator or the immediate family member, as a condition for continued extension of sick leave, to be examined by a third appropriate clinician whose name appears next in the rotation of clinicians on a list established by the local medical society for such purpose and maintained by the challenging party. All costs of an examination and any required tests by a third clinician shall be paid by the employer. The opinion of the third clinician shall be determinative of the issue.

(c) The opinion of all clinicians consulted as provided in this Paragraph shall be submitted to the challenging party in the form of a sworn statement which shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 14:125.

(d)(i) In addition to the authority provided in R.S. 17:500(B), the board shall adopt a policy regarding providing for employees suffering from catastrophic and long-term illness.

(ii) The board may, as part of a collective bargaining agreement, or by its own policy, provide additional compensation or extended leave days in excess of what is required in this Section.

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

F.(1) Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall develop and implement a sick leave bank policy to allow for the donation of sick leave among school bus operators.

(2) A school bus operator may donate sick leave directly to another school bus operator in an amount not to exceed one-half of the donating bus operator's accumulated leave as calculated at the beginning of the school year.

(3) At least ninety percent of the leave balance in the bank shall be retained in the bank from one school year to the next.

G. Each city, parish, and other local public school board annually shall submit a report to the state Department of Education on the number of leave requests granted each year pursuant to this Section, the number of leave requests denied, and the reason or reasons for such denials.

H. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all decisions relative to the granting of leave pursuant to this Section shall be made by the superintendent of the local public school system.

Acts 1981, No. 829, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1999, No. 1341, §1; Acts 2011, No. 405, §2, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 788, §2, eff. June 13, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 659, §§1, 2; Acts 2014, No. 849, §1, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1; Acts 2023, No. 133, §1; Acts 2023, No. 296, §1; Acts 2024, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:194 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 194
Administration of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities of nutrition program providers; funds for privately supplied programs for profit prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. The state Department of Education may enter into agreements with any agency of the federal government, with any governing authority of a nutrition program provider, or with any other agency or person.

B. The state Department of Education, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, may employ personnel and take other action it may deem necessary to provide for the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of any nutrition program and to direct the disbursement of federal and state funds in accordance with any applicable provisions of federal or state law. However, no state appropriated funds shall be disbursed for the support of any nutrition program which shall be used by any private person, enterprise, concern, or other entity for profit, regardless of any authority in federal or state law for contracting with such a private supplier or provider of nutrition programs, except with regard to the following:

(1) The Child and Adult Care Food Program, as provided in regulations issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) Any elementary or secondary school operated by Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College or by Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

C. The state Department of Education may give technical advice and assistance to any governing authority of a nutrition program provider in connection with the establishment and operation of any nutrition program and may assist in training personnel engaged in the operation of such program. The state Department of Education and any governing authority of a nutrition program provider may accept any gift for use in connection with any nutrition program.

D. The state Department of Education and any governing authority of a nutrition program provider may use the simplified acquisition procedures for small purchases up to the federal threshold set by 41 U.S.C. 134 in order to support procurement of local agricultural products and the USDA Farm to School initiatives, and such authority shall not conflict with the United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition program requirements, including 2 CFR 200.319(b).

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 1970, No. 612, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1; Acts 2012, No. 416, §1; Acts 2015, No. 167, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:493.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 493.1
Filling route vacancies
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) Whenever a school bus operator is needed to drive a new route or a route vacated by a previous operator, the school bus operator who is tenured and has acquired the greatest seniority shall be offered the opportunity to and may change from driving his route to the vacant route before another operator is selected. The city, parish, or other local public school board shall notify such school bus operator of the route vacancy by mail to his residence.

(b) If the tenured bus operator with the greatest seniority chooses not to change to the vacant route, the route shall then be offered in order of seniority to a school bus operator who has acquired tenure.

(c) If no tenured operator chooses to change to the vacant route, the route shall then be offered to a full-time probationary bus operator.

(d) If no regular bus operator, tenured or probationary, chooses to change to the vacant route, then a substitute bus operator shall be selected for the position from a list of approved substitute school bus operators.

(2) If a regular bus operator chooses to change routes as provided in this Section, then his vacant route shall be filled using the process described in this Subsection.

B. A substitute operator shall not be used to fill a route vacancy except as provided in R.S. 17:500(C)(2)(b) and (c).

C. Only if a city or parish school board is required, in filling a vacant route pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, to bear an increase in unreimbursed costs for nonpassenger miles over those attributable to the previous operator who vacated the route, may a school system select an operator to fill the vacant route on a different basis.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, whenever a school bus operator owning his own bus retires, a route shall be offered first to any person meeting the requirements of the school board who is willing to acquire the bus of the retiring operator by a method which guarantees that the operator receives full appraised value for his bus using regularly accepted appraisal methods to determine fair market value. The provisions of this Subsection shall be applicable only when the bus owned by the retiring operator has been manufactured within a period of five years immediately prior to the operator's retirement and the operator is retiring due to a documented physical disability.

Acts 1986, No. 117, §1; Acts 1992, No. 180, §1; Acts 1993, No. 826, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 948, §1; Acts 1997, No. 551, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1; Acts 2018, No. 699, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:439 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 439
Limitation of liability; statements or actions; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall have a cause of action against any school employee based on any statement made or action taken by the school employee provided that the action or statement was within the course and scope of the school employee's duties as defined by the school board in which the school employee is employed and was within the specific guidelines for school employee behavior as established by that school board.

B. As used in this Section, the terms "school employee" means any school employee who has direct contact with students in the course and scope of the school employee's duties as defined by the school board by which the school employee is employed, and includes but is not limited to school-based administrators, classroom teachers, coaches, librarians, counselors, teachers' aides, clerical employees, lunchroom workers, custodial workers, school bus operators, and school bus operators' aides.

C. The immunity from liability established by this Section shall not apply to any action or statement by a school employee that was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm to a student or to harass or intimidate a student.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the negligence of any school employee operating a motor vehicle, to the extent that liability for such negligence is covered by insurance or self-insurance.

E. The provisions of this Section are not intended to supersede or repeal any other provision of this Part and are intended to supplement the other provisions of this Part.

Acts 1999, No. 689, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:154.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 154.3
School schedules; minimum work days; instructional days
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, all teachers shall work not less than one hundred eighty-two days per school year and except as provided in R.S. 17:154.1(A), no fewer than one hundred seventy-seven of such days shall be used to provide instruction to students.

B. Effective for the 2005-2006 school year, the provisions of Subsection A of this Section relative to the requirement that teachers work not less then one hundred eighty-two days per school year shall not be applicable. However, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt rules effective for the 2005-2006 school year relative to the minimum number of teacher work days.

Acts 1997, No. 306, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 160, §2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 815, §1; Acts 2001, No. 905, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 153
Agreements for combination of public and parochial schools prohibited
Status: in_force

The school boards of the several parishes of this state are prohibited from entering into any contract, agreement, understanding or combination, tacitly or expressly, directly or indirectly, with any church, monastic or other order or association of any religious sect or denomination whatsoever, with the representatives thereof or with any person or corporation conducting a school which solicits patronage from those of any particular religious faith, affiliation or persuasion, for the purpose of running any public school or schools of this state together, in connection, or in combination with any private or parochial school, or other institution of learning which may be under the control or management of any church, monastic or other religious order or association of any religious sect or denomination whatsoever, or under the control of any person or corporation conducting a school which solicits patronage especially from those of any particular religious faith, affiliation or persuasion.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:164.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 164.1
Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance
Status: in_force

A.(1) 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 requiring that every bus used in the transportation of students to and from home or school bus stops and acquired after January 1, 1996, shall be equipped with a crossing control device actuated by the operator and operated in conjunction with the stop arm. The crossing control device shall pivot out from the right side of the front bumper to prevent persons from walking directly in front of the bus.

(2) In addition to the rules and regulations required pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the board shall adopt rules and regulations as specified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection by not later than January 1, 2008. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.

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 a public elementary or secondary school to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 1995, No. 437, §1; Acts 2007, No. 284, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1; Acts 2022, No. 640, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2201
Ad valorem tax for university
Status: in_force

There shall be an annual tax of one half of one mill on the dollar of all taxable property in the state as provided in R.S. 47:1701 and R.S. 47:1704.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 286
Violence prevention, self-esteem, and peer mediation
Status: in_force

A. Any public elementary school may offer instruction in violence prevention, self-esteem, and peer mediation. Any public secondary school may offer instruction in self-esteem and peer mediation. The curriculum for such instruction shall be developed and approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt necessary rules and regulations to insure the proper implementation of this Section and any city or parish school board offering such instruction shall do so in accordance with such rules and regulations.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 47, §1; Acts 2022, No. 643, §2, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.10
Academic excellence fee; amount; waivers; Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges by R.S. 17:1871(B) and 3351(A)(5) and in accordance with Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may provide for the assessment of an academic excellence fee at each institution under its management and supervision effective for the Fall, 2003, academic session and thereafter. The fee shall be in addition to any other tuition or attendance fees and charges established by the board.

B.(1) The fee amount per student shall not exceed seven dollars and fifty cents per credit hour per academic session and shall not exceed ninety dollars per academic session.

(2) The fee shall not be a cost that is payable by the state on behalf of any student who is a recipient of an award under the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

(3) The fee shall be paid by all students. However, the board shall establish criteria for waiving the fee in cases of financial hardship as determined by the board. Information relative to such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all prospective students in a timely manner such that each student is informed of the availability of a waiver prior to the student making a final decision concerning attendance at any institution under the management and supervision of the board.

(4) The fee shall not be imposed on students in an apprenticeship program.

C. Fee proceeds shall be used to promote academic excellence at each institution by enhancing instructional programs. However, no proceeds shall be used to pay the salary of any university or university system administrator.

Acts 2003, No. 1132, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 652, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3045 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3045
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Chapter to assist middle income students in meeting the rising costs of higher education and thereby increase the educational opportunities of such students by providing low interest rate student loans to assist Louisiana students in furthering their higher education goals.

Acts 1991, No. 799, §1, eff. July 22, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.13
Solicitor permits
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall sell any course of instruction offered by a proprietary school or solicit students in this state unless he first applies for and obtains a permit as a solicitor.

(2) If the solicitor represents more than one school, he shall obtain a separate permit for each school he represents.

(3) Each permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issue.

(4)(a) The fee for each permit and each renewal shall be one hundred dollars.

(b) All fees collected for the issuance or renewal of permits required by this Section shall be retained by the board solely for administering the provisions of this Chapter and no part thereof shall revert to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

B. The application for a permit shall be made on forms furnished by the board.

C.(1) Each application shall be accompanied by a surety bond acceptable to the board in the sum of one thousand dollars. The bond shall be continuous. The bond shall be issued by a solvent surety authorized to do business in this state, shall be filed with the commissioner of higher education, and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student suffering loss as a result of any fraud or misrepresentation used by the solicitor in procuring his enrollment. The bond may be provided by a solicitor for a school or by the school itself as a blanket bond covering each of its agents in the amount of one thousand dollars.

(2) The liability of the surety on the bond for each solicitor covered shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars as an aggregate for all students for all breaches of the conditions of the bond by the solicitors. The bond shall be subject to a ten-year prescriptive period for actions or breach of contract.

(3) The surety of any bond may cancel the same upon giving thirty days written notice to the commission and the board and, upon giving notice, shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of the cancellation.

(4) Each application for renewal of a permit shall be accompanied by a surety bond as provided in this Section.

D. The board shall take action on all permits applied for in accordance with the provisions of this Section within sixty days after receipt of the application.

E. Upon approval of a permit application, the board shall issue a permit in the form of an identification card to the solicitor which shall contain his name, address, and permit number, the name and address of his employing school, and certification that the person whose name appears on the card is an authorized solicitor of the school. The identification card shall be carried by and displayed by the solicitor at all times that he is soliciting or seeking to enroll students.

F.(1) Any permit issued to a solicitor may be revoked by the board if the holder of the permit solicits or enrolls students through fraud, deception, or misrepresentation, or other cause as provided by board rule.

(2) The board shall notify the permit holder in writing of its decision to revoke his permit. At any time within thirty days prior to revocation, upon request of the solicitor, the commission shall afford the solicitor an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. Strict rules of evidence shall not apply. On or before thirty days prior to the date of the hearing, the commission shall notify the aggrieved solicitor of the date and purpose of the hearing and the grounds for the contemplated revocation of the permit. The action of the commission shall be determined by a vote of a majority of the members of the commission and ratified by a majority vote of the board. Any final decision of the commission may be appealed to the board.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3083 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3083
ABLE account program; creation; purpose; legislative intent
Status: in_force

A. The ABLE account program is hereby created and shall be administered by the authority to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting persons with disabilities in endeavors to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. The authority shall administer the program in consultation with the advisory council.

B. The purposes of the program include all of the following:

(1) To pay qualified disability expenses so that persons with disabilities may maintain health, independence, and quality of life.

(2) To provide secure funding for disability-related expenses on behalf of designated beneficiaries that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits provided through private insurance, the medical assistance program administered by this state in accordance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act, the supplemental security income program under Title XVI of such Act, the beneficiary's employment, and other sources.

(3) To comply fully with all provisions of the ABLE Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto.

C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the program shall be a qualified ABLE program as defined in Section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified ABLE program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the program continues to meet requirements for tax-advantaged status in accordance with the code's definition of a qualified ABLE program.

(2) Any requirement of this Chapter determined to be more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified ABLE program may be modified by the authority through rules promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to conform with code requirements.

Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2280 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2280
Penal provisions
Status: in_force

Whoever sells or buys bodies of deceased persons or parts thereof, or in any way traffics in the same, or transmits or causes to be transmitted such bodies or parts thereof to any place outside the state, except as provided in this Part, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

This Section shall not apply to the transportation of human specimens outside the state for temporary use at scientific meetings or exhibits by any physician or dentist licensed to practice his profession in Louisiana, or by any teacher or investigator of anatomy in the employ of the institutions enumerated in R.S. 17:2271.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 440.3
School coaches; required certifications
Status: in_force

A. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, any high school employee who serves as a coach for the school shall obtain and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and automatic external defibrillator use. The certification shall be consistent with the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.

B. The provisions of R.S. 9:2793 shall apply to any coach who is certified pursuant to this Section and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid or uses an automatic external defibrillator in his capacity as a school coach.

C.(1) It is the intention of this legislature that this Section shall not create an unfunded mandate on any city, parish, and other local public school board.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any city, parish, or other local public school board until one of the following occurs:

(a) The legislature appropriates funds in an amount necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

(b) Grants or other private donations are made to the school to pay for the costs of implementing the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 95, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.4
Licenses; minimum standards; duration
Status: in_force

A. No applicant shall be issued a license pursuant to this Chapter until the board has first determined that the school substantially complies with the following:

(1) The school's instructors have the following qualifications:

(a) In an academic course, an instructor shall, at a minimum, possess a baccalaureate degree from a bona fide accredited college or university and demonstrate appropriate familiarity with the subject matter taught.

(b) In a technical or occupational course, an instructor shall possess, at a minimum, a bona fide high school diploma or its equivalent; a certificate, diploma, license, other degree, or documented evidence of on-the-job training in the area taught; and a minimum of three years of documented occupational experience in the area taught.

(2) All advertising and representations made on behalf of the school to prospective students are truthful and free from misrepresentation and fraud.

(3) Any dormitory or eating facility provided by the school or for which the school has contracted services is clean, healthful, safe, and adequate for the number of students served and adequately supervised at all times.

(4) The premises and conditions under which the students work or study are sanitary, healthful, and safe according to the standards set forth by the Louisiana Department of Health.

(5) Prior to enrollment, the student has been provided a written statement of total tuition charges, required fees, all charges for books, equipment, and supplies, and any applicable charges for housing. If housing is not furnished, a statement to that effect shall also be included.

(6) The school adheres to the tuition refund schedule established by the board. The refund schedule shall be included in the enrollment contract or agreement and may include an administrative or registration fee for the school that shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars.

(7) The school is equipped and able at all times to comply with its contractual relationships with a student.

(8) The facilities, class instruction rooms, housing quarters, and eating facilities are at all reasonable times open to inspection by the commissioner of higher education, authorized staff of the board, the commission, its members and staff, or designated agents and the representatives of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(9) All equipment furnished is representative of that customarily used within the industry for which the student is training.

(10) The school provides evidence that it meets local and state guidelines and standards, relative to zoning, occupational licensure, health, and safety.

B. The board shall act on all applications for licensure within sixty days after receipt of the completed application and all supporting materials required by the board. A license shall be valid only for the school and programs for which it is issued and shall not include other schools or branches operated by the owner.

C.(1) Each license shall be valid for not more than one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed thereafter for a period to be determined by the board or until revoked for cause by the board. The effective date of the first license renewal shall be established by the board.

(2) Each license shall be assigned a number.

(3) Each school shall prominently display its licenses on the school's premises.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1; Acts 2024, No. 338, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 363
Maintenance of records
Status: in_force

Each school which seeks reimbursement pursuant to this Part shall maintain a separate account or system of accounts for the expenses incurred in rendering the required services for which reimbursement is authorized by R.S. 17:361. Such records and accounts shall contain such information and be maintained in accordance with regulations adopted by the board, but for expenditures made in the school year 1979-1980, the application for reimbursement made in 1980, pursuant to R.S. 17:361 shall be supported by such reports and documents as the superintendent shall require. In promulgating such regulations concerning records and accounts and in requiring supportive documents with respect to expenditures incurred in the school year 1979-1980, the superintendent shall implement the audit procedures provided in R.S. 17:365. The records and accounts supporting reimbursement for each school year shall be preserved at the school until the completion of such audit procedures.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 205, §1, eff. July 11, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:401.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 401.13
Applicability
Status: in_force

This Part shall be effective whenever sufficient funds are appropriated by the legislature.

Acts 1997, No. 735, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.15
Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System; tuition and attendance fee amounts; graduate students; masters degree in business administration; dental hygiene
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System by law authorizing such board to provide for and impose fees and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following increases:

(1) Effective for the Fall 2009 academic session and thereafter, in tuition and attendance fee amounts:

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

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

(2) Effective for the 2015-2016 academic year and thereafter, a dental supply fee of three hundred dollars per academic year for students enrolled in the dental hygiene program, University of Louisiana at Monroe.

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

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

Acts 2009, No. 313, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 227
State directors of child welfare and attendance; duties
Status: in_force

The state superintendent of education shall appoint or designate members of the department of education whose primary responsibility shall be to supervise and enforce the provisions of this Sub-part and who shall serve as state director and assistant state directors of child welfare and attendance. The state director and assistant state directors of child welfare and attendance shall meet the certification standards set by the state board of education, for visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, and shall be responsible for the general administration of this Sub-part. The state superintendent of education is authorized to prescribe the duties of the state director and assistant state directors of child welfare and attendance, and to make such rules and regulations for the performance thereof, not inconsistent with law, as will promote the purposes of this Sub-part.

Acts 1964, No. 109, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3726 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3726
Athletic Trainer Professional Development Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created as a special fund in the state treasury the "Athletic Trainer Professional Development Fund", referred to in this Section as the "fund". The treasurer is hereby authorized to transfer and deposit one and one-half million dollars of state general fund monies into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies in the fund shall be used for the programs established in this Chapter. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and all interest earned shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. All unexpended or unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

Acts 2022, No. 495, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3121
Board of Regents; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies; responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Board of Regents, referred to hereinafter in this chapter as the board, is created as a body corporate.

B. The board shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate, who are electors of the state. Two members shall be from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large.

C. The terms of the members shall be six years, except that the terms of the initial members shall be as provided in R.S. 17:3122. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and take office.

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

E. The board shall be the representative of public higher education and be responsible for providing advice and recommendations concerning higher education to the governor and the legislature.

Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1360, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2011, No. 418, §2, eff. July 12, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 803, §3, eff. Dec. 10, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3218 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3218
Authority of system boards
Status: in_force

The corporate authority, internal and otherwise, vested in 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 to supervise and manage the systems under the jurisdiction of each, extends to all the colleges and universities, branches, centers of learning, or extensions of such systems now existing or hereafter established.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 421.8
Supplements to salaries of school counselors having certain certificates issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors
Status: in_force

A.(1) Effective for the 2001-2002 school year and thereafter, a full-time school counselor who holds both a valid Louisiana counseling credential approved and issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and a National Certified School Counselor credential issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors and who is employed by a school board to provide services to students shall receive from the school board, in addition to annual salary, an annual amount of five thousand dollars with such additional amount to be distributed in the same manner as the annual salary.

(2) To receive the salary supplement provided by this Section, an otherwise eligible person shall have been awarded the initial credential issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors prior to July 1, 2013. However, the employing school board may, but shall not be required to, pay the additional amount to an otherwise eligible person who was awarded the initial credential issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors on or after July 1, 2013.

B.(1) Any school counselor verified to have been awarded the certificate issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors shall be paid the initial supplement beginning in the school year immediately following the school year in which the school counselor is awarded the certificate provided he submits appropriate documentation to his employing school board.

(2) The school board shall submit the appropriate documentation as required by the Department of Education no later than August first of each year for verification of the documentation and in order to receive reimbursement as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

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

D. In addition to any other requirements of this Section, to receive the salary supplement provided by this Section for the fall school term of the 2001-2002 school year an otherwise eligible person shall have been awarded the initial credential issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors before July 1, 2001, and shall provide such documentation of validity to the school board prior to September 1, 2001.

E. The salary supplement of any school counselor authorized by this Section shall continue for a period not to exceed the term of the national professional certificate as determined by the National Board for Certified Counselors, which is a period not to exceed five years. However, such supplement shall continue in effect without interruption as long as the school counselor provides to the school board documentation of renewal by the national board.

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

Acts 2001, No. 682, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 474, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 151, §1; Acts 2013, No. 319, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3772 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3772
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(3) "Mentor" means any teacher qualified and selected pursuant to R.S. 17:3774 and who associates with and assists another teacher for the purpose of aiding his professional growth.

(4) "New teacher" means any full time employee of a city or parish school board who is engaged to and does directly provide instruction to students, who holds a valid regular Louisiana teaching certificate, and who is engaged in his first year of teaching.

(5) "Program" means the Professional Growth Program created in this Chapter.

(6) "System" means any or the appropriate city or parish school board.

Acts 1986, No. 713, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 87.6
School property; alienation by school boards
Status: in_force

A. Any city, parish, or other local public school board may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, at public or private sale, for cash or on terms of credit, any school site, building, facility, or personal property which is not used and, in the judgment of the school board, is not needed in the operation of any school or schools within its jurisdiction. Any such sale, lease, or disposal of such school property shall be on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the school board shall prescribe. Any sale shall be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 41:891 and 892.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any city, parish, or other local public school board in control of any unused school property as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and care of such property and shall comply with all applicable state laws and regulations and all ordinances and regulations as may be enacted and adopted by the governing authority of the local governmental subdivision in which the property is located, including building and fire safety code regulations, until such property is sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the school board.

C.(1) Any local public school board may sell, trade, or participate in a buyback program as provided for in this Subsection, for the purpose of alienating individual computing devices that have been used by students for classwork, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary.

(2) When the school board determines that an individual computing device used by a student or students has reached the end of its typical life cycle, is no longer needed for school purposes, and will be removed from classroom use, and that the best interest of the public school system would be served by the private sale of such device due to the cost of auctioning the device or recycling it or due to other factors, the school board may sell the device to a student enrolled in a school in the school system or to the parent, tutor, or legal guardian of such a student.

(3) The sale price for the device shall be reasonably equivalent to the value of the device, taking into consideration its typical life cycle, current condition, and costs of other methods of alienation or disposal.

(4) All such sales shall be in accordance with school board policies, and sale prices shall be approved by appropriate school system administrative personnel prior to sale. Proceeds from such sales shall be deposited by the school board and shall be used for general fund expenditures of the school board.

(5) This Subsection shall apply only to individual computing devices used for classwork by students and shall not apply to other computer equipment or related equipment such as routers, switches, or servers.

(6) A school board may use revenue generated from the sale of devices as provided for in this Subsection for the acquisition, maintenance, or improvement of technology resources for the school or school district.

(7) Prior to the alienation of a device, a school board shall securely erase all student, employee, and school and district data or otherwise render it inaccessible in accordance with data security policies established by the state Department of Education and any applicable state or federal regulations.

Added by Acts 1960, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 11, §2; Acts 2001, No. 121, §1; Acts 2012, No. 436, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2017, No. 249, §1; Acts 2025, No. 161, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1944.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1944.1
Local special education advisory councils; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

A. Each local public school superintendent and the administrative head of each charter school or other public school shall create a special education advisory council to provide advice and feedback regarding special education policies, procedures, and resources. The council shall also engage in outreach activities to the community at large to increase the level of knowledge, support, and collaboration with respect to special education.

B.(1) The number of council members and composition of the council shall be determined by the local public school superintendent or the administrative head of each charter school or other public school. However, the council's membership shall be composed as follows:

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Subparagraph, at least fifty percent of the membership shall be parents or legal guardians of students with an exceptionality, other than gifted and talented, who are enrolled in a school under the jurisdiction of or who are receiving special education services from the public school governing authority, none of whom shall be employees of the public school governing authority. One high school student with an exceptionality, other than gifted and talented, and one person who represents an entity that serves students with disabilities or families of students with disabilities and who is not an employee of the school governing authority may be counted to meet the requirement of this Subparagraph.

(b) At least ten percent of the membership shall be special education stakeholders who are not represented by council members selected under the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (c) of this Paragraph.

(c) At least one member shall be a teacher, principal, or paraprofessional who serves students with disabilities and who works in a school under the jurisdiction of the public school governing authority.

(2) The local public school superintendent or administrative head of the charter school or other public school shall designate the chairperson of the council and the chairperson shall call the council's meetings, preside over the meetings, and establish the agendas for the meetings.

(3)(a) Each local public school superintendent and administrative head of a charter school or other public school shall seek applications for council membership from parents of students with an exceptionality other than gifted and talented, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and other stakeholders.

(b) In selecting council members, an effort shall be made to include parents of students in elementary, middle, and high school grades.

(c) A council should be comprised of at least eight members. If a council has fewer than eight members, the superintendent or administrative head of a charter school shall provide an explanation of his decision to establish a council with fewer than eight members. The explanation shall be provided to the council, and the council shall include it as an addendum to the report required by Subsection C of this Section.

C. Each special education advisory council shall meet at least three times per year and shall submit a written report to the local public school superintendent or the administrative head of the charter school or other public school and the Special Education Advisory Panel in May of each year regarding its activities. The local public school superintendent or the administrative head of the charter school or other public school shall ensure that the report is posted on the district's or the school's website, and all such reports shall be submitted to the state Department of Education and published on its website.

D.(1) Each local public school superintendent and the administrative head of each charter school shall provide an annual report to its special education advisory council, which shall contain, including but not limited to the following information, as applicable:

(a) Special education financial data, including federal, state, and local funding.

(b) Subgroup academic data on students receiving special education and related services.

(c) Compliance violations relative to special education requirements.

(d) The number of designated seclusion rooms as defined by R.S. 17:416.21.

(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Subsection.

E. There shall be no liability or cause of action against the public school district, public charter school or other public school, or any officer or employee thereof for any action taken by members of the council.

Acts 2019, No. 274, §1, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2022, No. 576, §1; Acts 2024, No. 198, §1; Acts 2025, No. 479, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3351.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3351.3
Academic excellence fee; Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Status: in_force

A. In accordance with Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may provide for the assessment of an academic excellence fee at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College located at Baton Rouge and designated as the premier flagship university for the state. This fee shall be in addition to any other tuition or attendance fees and charges established by the board.

B.(1) The fee amount shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per semester for a student who is enrolled on a full-time basis and shall be prorated for a part-time student.

(2) The fee shall not be a cost that is payable by the state on behalf of any student who is a recipient of an award under the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

(3) The fee shall be paid by all students except:

(a) Students who are recipients of federal Pell Grants as authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

(b) Students who initially enrolled at the institution prior to the 2000-2001 academic year and who are continuing recipients of an award under the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

C.(1) In addition to the fees authorized in Subsections A and B of this Section and in accordance with Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, beginning with students enrolling for the Fall, 2003, academic session the board may provide for the assessment of an academic excellence fee at each institution under its management and supervision.

(2) The fee amount shall not exceed ten dollars per credit hour per academic session and shall not exceed one hundred twenty dollars per academic session.

(3) The fee shall not be a cost that is payable by the state on behalf of any student who is a recipient of an award under the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

(4) The fee shall be paid by all students. However, the board shall establish criteria for waiving the fee in cases of financial hardship as determined by the board. Information relative to such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all prospective students in a timely manner such that each student is informed of the availability of a waiver prior to the student making a final decision concerning attendance at any institution under the management and supervision of the board.

D. Fee proceeds shall be used to promote academic excellence at the institution by enhancing instructional programs. However, no proceeds shall be used to pay the salary of any university or university system administrator.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 100, §1, eff. April 17, 2000; Acts 2003, No. 1132, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 652, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4002.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4002.6
Course providers; funding; course amounts
Status: in_force

A. The course provider shall receive a course amount for each eligible funded student, as approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

B. The course provider may charge tuition to any eligible participating student in an amount approved by the state Department of Education.

C.(1) Fifty percent of the course amount or tuition to be paid to the course provider shall be paid upon student enrollment in a course, and fifty percent shall be paid upon course completion, according to the published course length.

(2) If a student does not complete a course according to the published course length, and the course provider has received the first payment pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the course provider shall receive an additional forty percent of the course amount as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section, provided the student completes and receives credit for the course prior to leaving school pursuant to R.S. 17:221 or graduating from high school.

(3)(a) The state shall disburse any funds allocated, appropriated, or otherwise made available for the purposes of this Part to each city and parish public school system and other public school.

(b) Any such funds that are not committed for use by the school system or other public school shall be subject to reallocation to another public school system or other public school for the purposes of this Part.

Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2014, No. 482, §1, eff. June 5, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 297, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 5025.3
High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating 2013-2014 through 2016-2017 school years
Status: in_force

To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award, a student who graduated from high school during or after the 2013-2014 school year but not later than the 2016-2017 school year shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists of nineteen units of high school course work as follows:

(1) English I, II, III, and IV (four units).

(2) Algebra I (one unit) or Applied Algebra 1A and 1B (two units) and Algebra II (one unit).

(3) Geometry, Calculus, or comparable Advanced Mathematics (two units).

(4) Biology (one unit).

(5) Chemistry (one unit).

(6) Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, Physics II, Physics for Technology, or Agriscience I and II (both for one unit) (two units).

(7) American History (one unit).

(8) World History, Western Civilization, World Geography, or History of Religion (two units).

(9) Civics and Free Enterprise (one unit combined) or Civics (one unit, nonpublic).

(10) Fine Arts Survey (one unit or substitute one unit of a performance course in music, dance, or theater; or substitute one unit of a visual art course; or substitute one unit of a studio art course; or substitute one unit of drafting).

(11) Foreign Language (two units in a single language).

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:185.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 185.4
Agricultural Education Commission
Status: in_force

A. The Agricultural Education Commission is hereby created in the Department of Education for the purpose of providing guidance and advice to the state superintendent of education and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education regarding agricultural education programs and activities in elementary and secondary schools.

B. The commission shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The state superintendent of education, or his designee.

(2) The commissioner of higher education, or his designee.

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

(4) The vice president for agriculture for the Louisiana State University System, or his designee.

(5) The chancellor of the Southern University Agricultural Center, or his designee.

(6) The director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, or his designee.

(7) The commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or his designee.

(8) The president of the Louisiana Agriscience Teachers Association, or his designee.

(9) The president of the Louisiana FFA.

(10) The chairman of the board of trustees for the Louisiana 4-H Foundation, or his designee.

(11) The state executive director of the Louisiana FFA, or his designee.

(12) The president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, or his designee.

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

(14) The secretary of Louisiana Works, or his designee.

(15) The president of the Louisiana Association for Business and Industry, or his designee.

(16) The president of the Louisiana Association of Educators, or his designee.

(17) The president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, or his designee.

C. Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.

D. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses as provided by the appointing authority.

E.(1) The state superintendent of education shall call the first meeting of the commission no later than September 1, 2014, and a chairman shall be elected from among the membership at such meeting.

(2) The commission shall meet upon the call of the chairman, but not less than once quarterly.

(3) The Department of Education shall provide staff support to assist the commission in performing its duties and responsibilities.

F. The commission shall:

(1) Assist the state superintendent of education in the ongoing evaluation of agricultural education programs in elementary and secondary schools.

(2) Review the state action plan for agricultural education and make recommendations to the state board regarding changes in policy or curricula deemed necessary to ensure that the state's agricultural education programs and initiatives are responsive to the needs of students and the agricultural community.

(3) Continually review the state's agricultural education delivery system and provide advice and guidance to the state superintendent of education regarding content standards and curricula, development of agriculture-related industry-based certifications, professional development opportunities for agricultural educators, and other strategies designed to promote agricultural literacy and student awareness of the wide array of educational and career opportunities in agriculture-related fields.

(4) Assist in the development of partnerships and alliances with agriculture-related industries and other stakeholders.

(5) Provide advice and support in the development and creation of agriculture immersion programs in elementary and secondary schools that allow students to develop an understanding of the importance of agriculture and agriculture-related fields and occupations to the state, the nation, and the world.

Acts 2001, No. 339, §1, eff. June 7, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 450, §1, eff. June 4, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 353
Costs of administration; textbooks and instructional material distribution to nonpublic school students
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 1993-1994 school year, each city and parish school board which disburses school library books, textbooks, and other materials of instruction to nonpublic school students shall submit to the superintendent of education such documentation as he may require to verify the administrative costs incurred by the school board in the disbursement of such books and instructional materials.

B. The verified costs of administration incurred by each city and parish school board shall be paid by the state.

Acts 1993, No. 650, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1760 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1760
Intention to replace beneficiary scholarships
Status: in_force

The parish school loan fund of each parish shall, under a system of loans rather than donations, replace, upon the expiration of beneficiary scholarships now authorized and in force, all outright donations by police juries to beneficiary students for the purpose of enabling them to attend state endowed universities, colleges and institutions of this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Appropriate early childhood program" means a developmentally appropriate program for young children, ages three to five years, which is in compliance with regulatory guidelines to be issued by the department pursuant to this Part and which is approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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

(3) "HIPPY" means the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 438, §4(B).

Acts 1992, No. 970, §1, eff. July 9, 1992; Acts 2009, No. 438, §4(B); Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3901
Applicability
Status: in_force

This Subpart and the program provided herein shall apply to all teachers and administrators.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. June 22, 1994; Acts 2010, No. 54, §1, eff. May 27, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:410 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 410
Safety education; recognition and reporting of potential threats to safety
Status: in_force

A. Each public school governing authority, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, shall develop and distribute age and grade appropriate information to each student regarding internet and cell phone safety and online content that is a potential threat to school safety. The information shall include how to recognize and report potential threats to school safety that are posted on the internet, including but not limited to posts on social media. The information shall either be distributed to or explained to students and school personnel at the beginning of each school year and shall be posted on an easily accessible page of each school's website and the website of the school's governing authority.

B. The information shall include the following:

(1) Instruction on how to detect potential threats to school safety exhibited online, including on any social media platform.

(2) Visual examples of possible threats.

(3) The reporting process, as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

C. Each public school governing authority shall develop procedures for reporting potential threats to school safety. The reporting procedures, at a minimum, shall include:

(1) A standardized form to be used by students and school personnel to report potential threats which requests, at a minimum, the following information:

(a) Name of school, person, or group being threatened.

(b) Name of student, individual, or group threatening violence.

(c) Date and time the threat was made.

(d) Method by which the threat was made, including the social media outlet or website where the threat was posted, a screenshot or recording of the threat, if available, and any printed evidence of the threat.

(2) A process for allowing school personnel to assist students in completing the standardized form.

(3) A process for allowing reporting by an automated voice system.

(4) A process for allowing anonymous reporting and for safeguarding the identity of a person who reports a threat.

(5) For every threat reported, a school administrator shall record, on the form provided for by this Subsection, the action taken by the school.

D. If information reported to a school pursuant to Subsection C of this Section is deemed a potential threat to school safety, the school shall present the form and evidence to local law enforcement agencies. If the information poses an immediate threat, school administrators shall follow procedures provided in R.S. 17:416.16.

Acts 2018, No. 641, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:56.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 56.1
St. Tammany Parish School Board; compensation of members
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the members of the St. Tammany Parish School Board shall receive the same remuneration as is now or may be hereafter provided by law for members of parish school boards for attendance at all meetings of said board and also for attendance at all meetings of committees on which they serve as members, not to exceed fifty days in any calendar year.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 511, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.34
Institutional policies on free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities
Status: in_force

Each public postsecondary education institution shall develop policies, regulations, and expectations of students regarding free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities on campus that are consistent with this Part and the policies of its management board. The policies shall outline the rights of students, administrators, faculty, and staff and shall:

(1) Be made public in the institution's handbook, on its website, and through student orientation programs.

(2) Be incorporated in the materials, programs, and procedures provided to all employees and students.

(3) Provide information regarding the procedures whereby a person aggrieved by a violation of this Part or the institution's policies on free expression may seek relief.

(4) Include a statement that each institution shall strive to ensure the fullest degree of protection for each student's political views and freedom of association.

(5) Include a statement that every professor or instructor at the institution shall be prohibited from imposing the professor's political views on students in violation of R.S. 17:3399.39.

(6) Include a statement that the institution is engaged in protecting its students from student-on-student discriminatory harassment pursuant to R.S. 17:3399.32(F).

Acts 2018, No. 666, §1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2024, No. 584, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:398 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 398
Allocation of funds; pilot programs; inclusion within the minimum foundation program
Status: in_force

A. Funds shall be appropriated annually to the department for the remedial education program in the form of a line item within the general appropriations bill. These funds shall be distributed to the parish and city school boards on a per pupil per subject area basis to be used solely for those students requiring remedial education. Compensatory or remedial teachers shall possess the appropriate certification as required by the state board. Parish and city school boards may employ educators already employed as regular or special education classroom teachers to provide remedial instruction. These educators may receive additional compensation for remedial instruction, provided the services are performed in addition to their regular duties. Parish and city school boards may employ other qualified personnel to provide remedial instruction in accordance with regulations adopted by the state board.

B. For funding purposes, a student receiving remediation in English language arts and mathematics shall be counted for both areas. Students who are counted to generate funds for remedial education are also eligible to generate allotments for regular or special education teachers, or both. Students receiving services directed toward the educational deficits identified through the state testing program shall be eligible for funding. Local remedial plans shall comply with established regulations adopted by the department and approved by the state board pursuant to R.S. 17:24.4.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 433, §1, eff. July 21, 1980. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 138, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 698, §1, eff. June 1, 1987; Acts 1992, No. 454, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:195 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 195
Operation of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities of nutrition program providers; forbidden acts; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of each nutrition program provider, in order to provide for the operation of nutrition programs in schools and other programs under its jurisdiction, may enter into contracts with respect to food, services, supplies, equipment, and facilities for the operation of such programs and may use therefor funds disbursed to such governing authority under the provisions of this Subpart any federal funds, commodities, gifts, and any other funds that may be received for nutrition programs.

(2) No student shall be requested to pay more than the actual cost of the lunch, less the amount of reimbursement paid to the nutrition program provider from state and federal funds.

(3)(a) No discrimination against any individual shall be made by the nutrition program provider because of his inability to pay, nor shall the nutrition program provider publish or permit to be published the names of any individual unable to pay for the food. Whoever publishes or permits the publication of the name of any individual unable to pay for such food shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

(b) Any public school employee who discloses the name of any individual unable to pay for such food, either orally or in written form, except as reasonably necessary in the conduct of his official duties, shall be subject to the penalties provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. No public school employee shall disclose such information to any student for any reason.

B. State funds reimbursed to governing authorities of nutrition program providers shall be used for the purchase of food only, provided that any surplus of funds, after the payment for food purchased, may be used for preparation or serving the food. The governing authority of each nutrition program provider shall be required to purchase food wholesale at the lowest prices quoted for good quality products or at prices no greater than the wholesale rate for the same item.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 1956, No. 209, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1; Acts 2010, No. 737, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:59 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 59
General fund of parish school boards
Status: in_force

The general school fund of the parish school boards shall consist of the state public school fund, police jury appropriations, and such other school funds as may be provided in the constitution or other laws of the state, except such as are appropriated or designated for special purposes.

No special advantage shall be given out of the general school funds to the high schools. Buildings, additions to buildings, repairs, supplies, sites, and equipment may be provided out of the general funds. Communities desiring better facilities and longer sessions than can be provided by a distribution of the general funds giving equal session to all schools shall secure the same by voting special taxes or obtaining funds from other sources than the public or the general school funds.