La. Rev. Stat. § 17:24.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 24.13
Numeracy professional development; purpose; requirements; reporting; funding
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section:

(1) "Approved professional development course" means a numeracy skills instruction course to be presented during the educator's work day, but not during the statutorily guaranteed planning period, designed for the professional development of educators that includes information on instructing students regarding the vertical alignment of mathematical concepts and the blending of concepts, procedures, strategies, problem-solving, and disposition.

(2) "Teacher" means each kindergarten through eighth grade public school teacher who teaches mathematics.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the state Department of Education shall:

(1) Not later than March 1, 2024, develop a list of approved professional development courses.

(2)(a) Not later than August 1, 2025, require each fourth through eighth grade teacher to successfully complete at least one approved professional development course and provide documentation to the teacher's employing school. A teacher who provides documentation of a successfully completed approved professional development course within five years prior to August 1, 2025, shall be considered in compliance with the provisions of this Subparagraph. Courses completed more than five years prior to August 1, 2025, shall not be used to fulfill the requirements of this Subparagraph.

(b) Not later than August 1, 2027, require each kindergarten through third grade teacher to successfully complete at least one approved professional development course and provide documentation to the teacher's employing school. A teacher who provides documentation of a successfully completed approved professional development course within five years prior to August 1, 2027, shall be considered in compliance with the provisions of this Subparagraph. Courses completed more than five years prior to August 1, 2027, shall not be used to fulfill the requirements of this Subparagraph.

(3)(a) Require any fourth through eighth grade teacher hired after July 31, 2025, to provide documentation to the employing school of successful completion of an approved professional development course within two years of the date of employment.

(b) Require any kindergarten through third grade teacher hired after July 31, 2027, to provide documentation to the employing school of successful completion of an approved professional development course within two years of the date of employment.

(4)(a) On May 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, require each city, parish, or other local public school board to report to the department the number and percentage of teachers who have successfully completed an approved professional development course.

(b) The data required by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be included in the department's school progress profiles required by R.S. 17:3911 and 3912.

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

D. The implementation of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the designation and allocation of funds by the state Department of Education. Federal and state funds may be used to implement the provisions of this Section if numeracy-related expenditures are allowable under relevant funding guidelines.

E.(1) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to extend the hours in the teacher's work day nor the hours to be worked in a year.

(2) A public school governing authority may offer a stipend for completion of numeracy professional development outside of a teacher's normal work day or a combination of a stipend and job-embedded training time.

Acts 2023, No. 260, §1, eff. June 12, 2023; Acts 2025, No. 353, §1; Acts 2025, No. 366, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:435 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 435
Administering catheters; conditions; restrictions
Status: in_force

A. No city or parish school board shall require any employee other than a registered nurse or licensed medical physician to catheterize any student until all of the following conditions have been met:

(1) A registered nurse or licensed medical physician, employed by a city or parish school board, has assessed the health status of the specific child in his specific educational setting. The registered nurse has determined that according to the Louisiana Legal Standards of Nursing Practice the procedure could be safely performed, the results are predictable and could be delegated to someone other than a registered nurse following documented training.

(2) The registered nurse or licensed medical physician shall train at least two employees to catheterize the specific child in his educational setting. The employees shall be given not less than eight hours of training in the area of catheterization of students.

(3) Following the training provided for in Paragraph (2), no catheterization may be performed unless prescribed in writing by a licensed medical physician. The employee, other than the registered nurse or licensed medical physician, shall be required to complete, under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, a minimum of five catheterizations. Upon one hundred percent successful completion of these catheterizations, the registered nurse or licensed medical physician and the trainee shall sign a standard form indicating that the trainee has attained the prescribed level of competency. A copy of this form shall be kept on file by the school system.

(4) Individuals who are required to perform catheterizations and have been trained according to the provisions of this Section, may not decline to perform such service except as exempted by a licensed medical physician or a registered nurse. The reasons for such exemption shall be documented and certified by the licensed medical physician or a registered nurse within seventy-two hours.

(5) Any employee shall have the right to request that another school board employee be present while catheterizing the student, to serve as a witness to the procedure. After making such a request, the employee shall not be required to catheterize a student without such a witness.

B. The provisions of this Section shall be restricted to those students who have had intermittent catheterization prescribed as a treatment for urinary or neurologic disfunction and not for continuous bladder drainage or to obtain urine specimens for diagnostic purposes. No employee shall be requested to catheterize any student for continuous bladder drainage or to obtain urine specimens for diagnostic purposes.

Acts 1990, No. 1048, §1, eff. July 27, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 427.5
Qualified teachers' incentive program; authorization
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of this Section is to provide additional incentives for qualified classroom teachers to locate and teach in disadvantaged and under-served geographical areas of the state by encouraging and increasing the availability of such teachers for the benefit of children in public elementary and secondary schools.

B.(1) The Louisiana Qualified Teachers' Incentive Program is hereby established as a special program for any eligible classroom teacher who agrees to teach in a low-performing public school located in a disadvantaged and underserved geographical area of the state, all as identified by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) For the purpose of eligibility for the program established in this Section, "eligible classroom teacher" means an individual who meets all of the following conditions and complies with all other applicable provisions of this Section:

(a) Holds a valid Louisiana teaching certificate issued by the state Department of Education and teaches in the field of certification.

(b) Has not had a certification or licensure requirement waived by the state on an emergency, temporary, or provisional basis.

(c) Has the equivalent of an academic major, or has passed the Louisiana licensing content-specific Praxis exam, or has earned a master's degree in the content area taught.

(d) Meets the definition of a highly qualified teacher under the federal No Child Left Behind Act which calls for a highly qualified teacher who demonstrates subject knowledge and skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other basic subject areas to be placed in every classroom by the end of the 2005-2006 school year.

C.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall formulate, develop, and approve components of the Louisiana Qualified Teachers' Incentive Program established by this Section and shall provide for the program to be administered by the state superintendent of education.

(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation and administration of the Louisiana Qualified Teachers' Incentive Program.

Acts 2005, No. 340, §1, eff. June 30, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:22.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 22.1
Superintendent; chief operating officer; assignment to local school systems
Status: in_force

A. The state superintendent of education may provide for the department's assignment of a chief operating officer for the purposes provided in this Section.

B.(1) The superintendent may assign this officer to any city, parish, or other local school system that fails for two consecutive years to comply with any minimum instructional expenditure requirement contained in the Minimum Foundation Program formula as adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and approved by the legislature. The officer shall be a contract employee who serves on a temporary basis as determined by the superintendent. The officer shall not be a permanent employee of the department and shall not receive a state salary or associated benefits.

(2) The officer shall research the financial standing and practices of the system and submit a written report of his findings and recommendations to the local school board and the state superintendent of education, who shall include this information in any report that he makes to the state board relative to system compliance with this requirement.

(3) The school board shall develop a plan for compliance with this requirement based on the officer's recommendations and submit the plan to the state superintendent in accordance with timelines established in state board policy. The plan is subject to the approval of the superintendent prior to implementation.

C. The state board shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 368, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:177 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 177
Student fees; policies
Status: in_force

A. By not later than December 1, 2019, the governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall adopt and publish on its website a policy for the assessment, collection, and use of fees charged to students or their parents or legal guardians. The policy shall be revised annually as necessary.

B. For purposes of this Section, "fees" shall mean any monetary payment or supplies required as a condition of a student being enrolled in school or participating in any curricular or cocurricular activity. Fees shall not mean the cost of school meals.

C. Each policy shall contain, at a minimum:

(1) A list of all fees, including the purpose, use, and the amount or authorized range for each. Fees charged for the same item or service shall be consistent among all schools under the jurisdiction of the school governing authority.

(2) A description of how each fee is collected and spent.

(3) A description of how a student or his parent or legal guardian may request and receive a waiver of payment of a fee due to economic hardship and the objective criteria on which the granting of a waiver is based which may include but not be limited to the following relative to the student or his family:

(a) Is receiving unemployment benefits or public assistance including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, supplemental security income, or Medicaid.

(b) Is in foster care or is caring for children in foster care.

(c) Is homeless.

(d) Is serving in, or within the previous year has served in, active military service.

(e) Is eligible for free or reduced priced meals in schools not participating in the Community Eligibility Provision Program.

(f) Is an emancipated minor.

(4) An appeals process to the local superintendent or his designee for a waiver request that is initially denied.

(5) A prohibition against assessing a fee not authorized by the policy.

(6) A statement that failure to pay any required fee shall not result in the withholding of a student's educational record.

D. All records associated with a fee waiver request due to economic hardship shall not constitute a public record but may be audited to ensure compliance with the school governing authority's policy. A student's personally identifiable information associated with such a waiver request shall not be made public.

E. Each school under the jurisdiction of the governing authority shall publish the policy on its website and include it in the school's student handbook which shall be provided to each student and his parent or legal guardian at the beginning of each school year in the manner determined by the school governing authority.

F. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 240, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2019.

Acts 2019, No. 240, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2019, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.50 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.50
Immunization information; influenza
Status: in_force

A. Each licensed early learning center, before November first of each year, shall make available to each child's parent or legal custodian information relative to the risks associated with influenza and the availability, effectiveness, known contraindications and possible side effects of the influenza immunization. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of influenza, the means by which influenza is spread, the places where a parent or legal custodian may obtain additional information, and where a child may be immunized against influenza. Such information shall be updated annually if new information on such disease is available.

B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide information on influenza immunization to the department. The department shall provide such information to each licensed early learning center, which shall make the information available to each child's parent or legal custodian pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.

(2) The Louisiana Department of Health and the department shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.

C. The department, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, shall establish by rules and regulations all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any licensed early learning center, the department, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against influenza.

Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2183 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2183
Issuance of bonds, etc.; maturity; interest rate; registration
Status: in_force

The said bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, shall be authorized and issued by resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Supervisors and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times (not exceeding forty years from their respective dates), bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable annually or semi-annually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, and be entitled to such priorities on the revenues pledged to the payment thereof as such resolution or resolutions may provide. The bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness shall be signed by the chairman or the vice chairman and attested by the secretary of the board of supervisors, and coupon bonds shall have attached thereto interest coupons bearing the facsimile signatures of the officers who sign the bonds. They shall have affixed thereto the seal of the board of supervisors. Any such bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness may be issued and delivered notwithstanding that one or more of the officers signing such bonds or the officer or officers whose facsimile signature or signatures may be upon the coupons shall have ceased to be such officer or officers at the time such bonds shall actually have been delivered.

The board of supervisors may authorize the issuance of refunding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness issued pursuant to this Sub-Part. Such refunding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness may either be sold and the proceeds applied to or deposited in escrow for the retirement of the outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, or may be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness. The refunding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness shall be authorized in all respects as original bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness are herein required to be authorized, and the board of supervisors, in authorizing the refunding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, shall provide for the security of the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, the sources from which they are to be paid, and the rights of the holders thereof in all respects, as herein provided for other bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness issued under the authority of this Sub-Part. The board of supervisors may also provide that the refunding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness refunded. No bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness may be refunded hereunder unless they either mature or are callable for redemption under their terms within ten years from the date of issuance of the refunding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness, or unless the holders thereof voluntarily surrender them in exchange for payment.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2196.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2196.8
Interest rate on bonds
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of Subpart C, Part 1, Chapter 11 of Title 17 after July 13, 1970, the board through the State Bond Commission as created by R.S. 39:1401-39:1406 may issue and sell bonds under the provisions of said Subpart C for the purposes therein at a rate or rates of interest to be determined by the State Bond Commission but which rate of interest shall not exceed that rate of interest permitted for conventional interest in Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 95, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 282, §1, emerg. eff. July 13, 1970 at 2:39 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.21
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the legislature to enrich the cultural life of Louisiana, to honor the history and past contribution of the state to the creative and performing arts, and to provide continuing opportunities for the development of young artists by preserving and enlarging a program for providing professional training to high school students by reorganizing the program as a state agency. It is intended that the state shall make use of the facility in a manner consistent with the history, traditions, goals, and principles of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts as it existed prior to July 1, 2000. It is intended that the center be dedicated to providing professional quality opportunities for training, coaching, and performing for those students who aspire to be artists, performers, and arts technicians and who have demonstrated an aptitude for such work. It is intended that the center also act as a center to provide expanded opportunities for the community to experience and appreciate excellence in the creative arts.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 525, §2, eff. June 24, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3399.40 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3399.40
Due process requirements; right to an attorney
Status: in_force

A public postsecondary education management board shall be prohibited from denying any student the right to have an attorney present at any disciplinary hearings to which the student is a party if the student desires to engage an attorney at the student's expense.

Acts 2024, No. 584, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2048 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2048
Nurse training programs; establishment
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents shall seek to expand or establish additional nurse training programs whenever the information reported pursuant to R.S. 17:2047 indicates a consistent lack of availability of places in nurse training programs for qualified applicants.

B. The salary and other benefits of faculty members may be adjusted for nurse training faculty as necessary to attract and retain the necessary number of qualified teachers.

C. Expansion of existing programs or establishment of additional programs shall be sought with due regard for the efficient expenditure of state funds and after consultation with the Nursing Supply and Demand Council.

Acts 1991, No. 818, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 534, §1, eff. June 30, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:239 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 239
Prohibition against unauthorized use of electronic telecommunication devices; exceptions; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) Effective beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, no student, unless authorized by the school principal or his designee, shall use or operate any electronic telecommunication device including any facsimile system, radio paging service, mobile telephone service, intercom, or electro-mechanical paging system in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof or in any school bus used to transport public school students.

(2)(a) Effective beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter, no student shall possess, on his person, an electronic telecommunication device throughout the instructional day. If a student brings an electronic telecommunication device in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof during an instructional day, the electronic device shall either be turned off and properly stowed away for the duration of the instructional day or prohibited from being turned on and used during the instructional day.

(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph are not applicable to a student whose Individualized Education Program, Individualized Accommodation Plan, Section 504 Plan, or Individualized Health Plan requires the student's use of an electronic telecommunication device.

B. A violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may be grounds for disciplinary action by the school system, including but not limited to suspension from school.

C. Nothing in this Section shall affect the conduct of law enforcement activities including the use of electronic detection devices, dogs, or other means of conducting searches for weapons, drugs, or other contraband in whatever manner is otherwise permitted by law and consistent with local school board policy.

D. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use and operation by any person, including students, of any electronic telecommunication device described in Subsection A of this Section in the event of an emergency. Emergency means an actual or imminent threat to public health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.

Acts 1989, No. 526, §1; Acts 2003, No. 927, §1, eff. August 1, 2003; Acts 2024, No. 313, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.9
Complaints; investigations; hearings; judicial review
Status: in_force

A. Based on information gathered from its investigation of complaints as provided in this Chapter, the commission shall determine whether a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or rules of the board has occurred. The commission shall send a notice of the violation to the school or to the solicitor specifying the violation, the remedy proposed, and the procedure by which an administrative hearing may be requested.

B. For purposes of an investigation or hearing, the commission may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any records which the commission deems relevant or material to the investigation or hearing.

C. If a party fails or refuses to obey a subpoena or to comply with a request for information, the board or the commission may make application to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court which shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring the party involved to appear before the board, to produce evidence, or to give testimony touching on the matter under consideration. Any failure to obey an order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt.

D. Following an opportunity for a hearing, the commission shall transmit its findings and recommendations to the board. The board shall review the findings and recommendations of the commission and shall render a written decision. The board shall consider the record of proceedings conducted before the commission and may accept, reject, or modify the recommendations of the commission and may provide for corrective action including but not limited to restitution orders and fines, which fines shall not exceed five hundred dollars per violation.

E. Any party aggrieved by any decision or order of the commission or board may seek judicial review.

F. No cause of action shall exist against any student who in good faith makes a complaint, cooperates in the investigation by the commission, or participates in judicial proceedings and each student shall have immunity from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. This immunity from liability shall not extend to any person who makes a complaint known to be false or with reckless disregard for the truth of the complaint.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.61
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Family Child Care Provider and In-Home Provider Registration Law".

Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 354, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2138
Required ACT score for residents of other states
Status: in_force

A. As a requirement for admission to any public college or university in the state, any person who is a resident of another state and who is seeking admission to any state public college or university shall have attained a score of at least seventeen on the American College Test or an equivalent score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

B. The requirement as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be in addition to all other eligibility criteria as required for admission by the state public college or university to which the person is seeking admission.

C. Effective for the 2004-2005 academic year and thereafter, the provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any person who is a resident of another state and who is seeking admission to any Louisiana public college or university supervised and managed by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

D. Effective for the 2004-2005 academic year and thereafter, the provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any person who is a resident of another state and who is seeking admission to any Louisiana public college or university who meets National Collegiate Athletic Association initial eligibility standards required for participation in intercollegiate athletics.

Acts 1997, No. 412, §1, eff. June 22, 1997; Acts 2004, No. 482, §1, eff. June 25, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 85.14
Naming of a performing arts center by certain school boards
Status: in_force

The parish school boards in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes may name a performing arts center in the parish in honor of a former principal who meets all of the following criteria:

(1) She served as a teacher, assistant principal of instruction and curriculum, and chairwoman of a parishwide committee to determine the feasibility of developing a junior high school magnet program in the parish where the performing arts center is located.

(2) She was the founding principal of a middle magnet school, serving in that capacity for at least ten years.

(3) The middle magnet school, for which she served as principal, was honored as a National School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.

Acts 2008, No. 905, §1, eff. July 11, 2008; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:17.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 17.1
Required physical activity in schools
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each public school that includes any of the grades kindergarten through eight shall provide at least thirty minutes each school day of quality moderate to vigorous physical activity for students.

(2) Suitably adapted physical activity shall be included as part of the individual education plans for students with chronic health problems, other disabling conditions, or other special needs that preclude participation in regular physical activity.

B. Any student not enrolled in a physical education course at a public secondary school in this state is encouraged to participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity commensurate with the ability of the student for a minimum of thirty minutes per day to develop good health, physical fitness, and improve motor coordination and physical skills.

C.(1) An outreach and communication plan consisting of current information and research on health, nutrition, and physical education and fitness issues shall be developed pursuant to the collaborative efforts of the Louisiana Department of Health; Department of Education; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center; Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; and the American Heart Association.

(2) Such plan shall be disseminated to each city, parish, or other local public school board and made available to parents and students.

D. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall establish a school health advisory council to advise the board on physical activity for students, physical and health education, nutrition, and overall student health. The council may advise the board on issues relative to compliance with school vending machine restrictions, use of physical fitness assessment results, and school recess policies. The council members shall be appointed by the school board and shall include parents of students and individuals representing the community. All council members shall serve without compensation.

Acts 2004, No. 734, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 286, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2013, No. 184, §7(A); Acts 2013, No. 329, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1977 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1977
Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 417, §3, eff. June 21, 2013.
Status: repealed

NOTE: See Acts 2013, No. 417, §4, relative to the effectiveness of administrative rules promulgated for ChildNet and Early Steps programs.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, sometimes referred to hereinafter in this Part as the board, is created as a body corporate.

B. The board shall be composed of eleven members. One member shall be a resident of and shall be elected by the electors of each of the districts established by law for the election of members of the board. Three members shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large, with consent of the Senate.

C. The terms of the members shall be four years, concurrent with the term of the governor. The members to be elected from the districts provided by law for election of the members of the board shall be elected at the time fixed by law for the gubernatorial elections. Members shall serve until their successors are selected and take office.

D.(1) Within twenty-four hours after being informed of a vacancy in an appointed position on the board, the president of the board or the officer exercising his duties shall notify the governor by certified mail of the vacancy and the effective date thereof. Any vacancy in an appointed position on the board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by appointment by the governor within thirty days after the effective date of the vacancy.

(2)(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected member of the board, the governor shall be notified of the vacancy in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected member of the board and the remaining portion of the term is more than one year, the special election to fill the vacancy shall be ordered and held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code.

Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 1991, No. 651, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 2016, No. 106, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3047.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3047.4
Funding
Status: in_force

A. The administering agency may seek, accept, and expend funds from any source, including private business, industry, foundations, and other groups, as well as any available federal or other governmental funding.

B. If the available funding is not sufficient to fully fund all eligible award recipients, awards shall be provided first to previous award recipients who have met all requirements for maintaining the award and who are continuing in a qualified program for which they previously received the award and then next to all eligible students enrolled in a program as funds are available.

C.(1) Implementation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature.

(2) State appropriations for the program shall not exceed forty million dollars per year for students enrolled in public postsecondary education institutions or proprietary schools.

D.(1) The "M.J. Foster Promise Program Fund", referred to in this Chapter as the "fund", is hereby created within the state treasury for the purpose of providing for the financial assistance awards and administration of the M.J. Foster Promise Program.

(2) The sources of monies deposited into the fund shall be legislative appropriations, federal grants, gifts, and donations received by the state for purposes of this Chapter. Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature and shall be available exclusively for use by the Board of Regents, through the office of student financial assistance, for the M.J. Foster Promise Program.

(3) The administering agency shall adopt regulations and guidelines for the distribution and allocation of monies appropriated to the administering agency which shall be initially subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

(4) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and be available for appropriation the next fiscal year. The monies shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be credited to the fund following compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

E. The costs for administering and promoting the program shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the program pursuant to this Section. Administrative and promotional costs shall not exceed five percent of the monies appropriated to the administering agency for the M.J. Foster Promise Program.

Acts 2021, No. 457, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 101, §1, eff. June 6, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 287, §1, eff. June 12, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 102, §1, eff. May 21, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2084 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2084
Xavier University of Louisiana
Status: in_force

A. Xavier University of Louisiana, a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all the learned professions, such as are granted by other universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curriculum or course of study in the learned professions shall equal that maintained by other standard universities.

B. The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Xavier University of Louisiana shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, to the same rights, immunities and privileges in the state of Louisiana as have the graduates of any other university or institution of learning whatsoever.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 606, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.41
Legislative findings; purpose
Status: in_force

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

B. It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to provide for loans to eligible applicants who will obtain degrees from higher education institutions which will qualify them to become certified classroom teachers. Additionally, the purpose of such loans shall be to bring about an adequate supply of capable teachers in areas of teacher shortage by inducing a sufficient number of the outstanding graduates of the colleges of this state to remain in Louisiana to practice teaching in the classrooms of Bienville Parish, thus affording adequate, quality education to the people of this parish which has a need for teachers.

Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 7.6
Geaux Teach Program and Geaux Teach Fund
Status: in_force

A. The Geaux Teach Program is hereby established for the purpose of awarding scholarships to students in teacher preparation programs at postsecondary education institutions that are approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The program shall be administered by the Board of Regents through the office of student financial assistance. The administering agency may retain up to three percent of the funding available for the program for costs associated with administering the program.

B.(1) The Geaux Teach Fund, referred to in this Section as the "fund", is hereby created within the state treasury for the purpose of providing funding for the Geaux Teach Program.

(2) Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature and shall be available exclusively for use by the Board of Regents through the office of student financial assistance for purposes of the Geaux Teach Program.

(3) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and be available for appropriation the next fiscal year. The monies shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be credited to the fund following compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

C. The Board of Regents through the office of student financial assistance shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section.

D. Up to twenty percent of the annual appropriation to the Geaux Teach Fund may be used to award scholarships to students enrolled in certified alternative teacher certification program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

E. A student shall be initially eligible for the program if the student meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Is a United States citizen who is registered with Selective Service, if required.

(2) Is a Louisiana resident for at least two years prior to July 1 of the scholarship award year.

(3) Has completed and submitted documentary evidence required by the Board of Regents through the office of student financial assistance.

(4) Is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in a teacher education program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education with the intent of becoming a certified teacher.

(5) Has at a least a 2.50 cumulative college grade point average.

F. To maintain eligibility for an award, a student shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1) Have received the scholarship for not more than four academic years.

(2) Maintain full-time undergraduate status.

(3) Achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50 at the end of each academic year.

(4) Maintain continuous enrollment as a full-time student in an approved teacher education program, unless granted an exception by the administering agency.

G. Scholarship awards shall be applicable only to the cost of tuition, required fees, and textbooks and instructional materials required for the course of study. The award shall be used before all other state or institutional financial aid and awards are applied and only for tuition, required fees, and textbooks and instructional materials required for the course of study.

Acts 2022, No. 463, §1, eff. June 15, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 59, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:183.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 183.1
Purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of this Subpart is to create a career option in Louisiana's high schools which shall consist of a career major comprised of challenging academic courses and modern career and technical studies.

B. In addition to any other diplomas issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the board shall develop and adopt course and curriculum requirements for career major programs offered by city, parish, and other local public school boards in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart and shall issue a career diploma to any student who successfully completes the requirements established for each approved career major program curriculum.

C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that graduation from a Louisiana public high school by a student with a career major shall in no way restrict the right of a student who is otherwise eligible to enter into a Louisiana public postsecondary education institution.

(2) A career diploma earned through a career major program and issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be considered a regular standard diploma and shall be recognized by all Louisiana public postsecondary education institutions.

D. Except as provided in R.S. 17:183.3(B)(3), a career diploma issued to a student pursuant to this Subpart shall be given the same status and recognition for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the school and district accountability system required by R.S. 17:10.1, as is given a regular standard diploma issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. A school or school system shall not be penalized in any manner for students who are issued a career diploma.

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.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2137
Tuition fees for members of the armed forces, their dependents, and certain other individuals ; resident classification
Status: in_force

A. Any individual who is permanently stationed in Louisiana as a member of the United States Armed Forces who enrolls as a student at any public postsecondary institution shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and shall qualify for resident tuition fees.

B. Any individual who is an honorably discharged veteran or other individual eligible to receive educational benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, through any provision of the United States Code, who enrolls as a student at any public postsecondary institution and remains continuously enrolled and who lives in Louisiana shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and shall qualify for resident tuition fees.

C.(1) A child or spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces stationed in Louisiana on active duty shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any public postsecondary institution without regard to length of time of residency in the state.

(2) A child or spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces who has been assigned to duty elsewhere immediately following assignment to duty in Louisiana or who has been honorably discharged while assigned to duty in Louisiana shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any public postsecondary institution for as long as the child or spouse, as the case may be, continuously resides in Louisiana after the Louisiana duty assignment of the parent or spouse.

D. The burden of proving entitlement to the benefit to this Section shall lie with the applicant.

E. The Board of Regents and each public postsecondary education management board shall adopt rules and guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 286, §1; Acts 1987, No. 532, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Acts 2012, No. 581, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 421, §1, eff. June 15, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1682.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1682.2
Scholarships for spouses of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty; scholarships for disabled firefighters
Status: in_force

A. The spouse of a firefighter who is injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties and the injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges. As long as such spouse meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student such spouse shall receive the exemption. Such exemption shall exist for such spouse for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such spouse shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.

B. In no event shall any spouse be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section.

C. Any firefighter who is injured in the performance of duties as a firefighter and such injury results in an inability to be employed, and the firefighter is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, such firefighter shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such firefighter meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such firefighter for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such firefighter shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.

D. In no event shall any injured firefighter be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 697, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3998 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3998
Reports; review
Status: in_force

A. Each chartering authority shall report to the state board on the number of schools chartered, the status of those schools, and any recommendations by July first of each year.

B. Each charter school shall be reviewed by its chartering authority after the completion of the fourth year. If the charter school is not achieving its stated goals and objectives pursuant to its approved charter, then the charter shall expire at the end of the school's fifth year.

Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2024, No. 172, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3023.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3023.3
Loan of reserve funds
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the granting of guaranteed student loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter out of reserve funds available to the board for such purpose, and may sell or discount, or both, such loans to banks, credit unions, and other authorized lending institutions, at such consideration and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the board.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1980, No. 815, §4; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 416.6
Search of persons entering public school buildings or grounds
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any school principal, administrator, or school security guard may search the person, handbag, briefcase, purse, or other object in possession of any person who is not a student enrolled at the school, or a school employee while in any school building or on school grounds either by conducting a random search with a metal detector or when there is reasonable suspicion that such person has any weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials or objects the possession of which is a violation of the parish or city school board's policy.

B. If any principal, administrator, or school security guard is sued for damages by any person based upon a search of the person, handbag, briefcase, purse, or other object in possession of that person after the principal, administrator, or school security guard conducts a random search with a metal detector or has a reasonable suspicion that the person had weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials or objects the possession of which is a violation of the parish or city school board policy, it shall be the responsibility of the school board employing such principal, administrator, or school security guard, to indemnify him fully against such judgment, including all principal, interest, and costs. Nothing in this Section shall require a school board to indemnify a principal, administrator, or school security guard against a judgment wherein there is a specific finding that the action of the principal, administrator, or school security guard was maliciously, wilfully, and deliberately intended to harass, embarrass, or intimidate the visitor.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any state or local law enforcement officer while in the performance of his official duties.

Acts 1991, No. 328, §1, eff. July 6, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3138.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3138.6
Internal auditing function of the Board of Regents
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2015, No. 314, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:24.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 24.5
Review of elementary and secondary school facilities
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby authorized the Public Schools Facility Review Program in the Department of Education to review and assess the status and needs for additional construction and/or renovation of the physical facilities of the state's public elementary and secondary education system and report annually to the governor and the legislature.

B. The state Department of Education shall review and assess the physical status of the facilities operated by the various local public education systems of the state. In conducting the review particular attention shall be paid to:

(1) the present structural soundness of each facility,

(2) the presence of known or potentially dangerous material such as asbestos or other contaminants that may be present in the construction material, and

(3) the availability of the existing number of classrooms to meet the needs of the local school systems.

C. Local public school systems shall provide such assistance and reports as the state Department of Education may require in complying with the intent of the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 610, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1970.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1970.5
Programs and operation
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 1997, No. 1350, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:159 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 159
Insurance against injury to pupils transported to school
Status: in_force

Parish school boards have the authority to enter into and consummate contracts for insurance covering loss of life or personal injury of the children while being transported to and from school.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3169 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3169
Rules
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall adopt such rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2009, No. 356, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3168 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3168
Reporting
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall submit a written report to the Senate and House committees on education, not later than September thirtieth of each year, on the status of statewide articulation and transfer of credit across all education institutions in Louisiana as provided in this Chapter. Such report shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(1) The number and percentage of students who complete an associate transfer degree program.

(2) The number and percentage of students who earn an associate transfer degree and subsequently transfer to a four-year college or university.

(3) The number and percentage of transfer students who complete a baccalaureate degree, to be reported in aggregate and by the individual postsecondary institution awarding such degree.

(4) A comparison of the academic performance of transfer students and native students including the number of credits earned, degrees awarded, and time to completion of degree. Such information shall be reported in aggregate and by each institution of postsecondary education.

(5) The status of the implementation of the academic transfer module process developed pursuant to R.S. 17:3165.1.

(6)(a) The number of academic or workforce education credits awarded to veterans of the United States Armed Forces for their military education, training, or experience.

(b) The number of academic credits earned by veterans and spouses of veterans from a postsecondary education institution that are transferred to a public postsecondary education institution.

(c) The information required by this Paragraph shall be reported in aggregate and by public postsecondary education institution.

Acts 2009, No. 356, §1, eff. July 6, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 623, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 174, §1, eff. June 7, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 233, §1, eff. June 26, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2120 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2120
Patriotic organizations; use of school facilities; student recruitment
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, "patriotic organization" means a youth group that is listed as a patriotic society in Title 36 of the United States Code.

B. Any patriotic organization may use any public school building or property for student participation in its activities at times other than instructional time during the school day.

C.(1) Each public school principal shall grant representatives of any patriotic organization the opportunity to speak with and recruit students to participate in the organization during school hours for the purpose of informing students of how the organization may further the students' educational interests and civic involvement in order to better their schools, their communities, and themselves.

(2) The organization shall provide verbal or written notice to the principal of its intent to speak to the students and submit proof of liability insurance for the organization. The principal shall provide verbal or written approval of the specific day and time for the organization to address the students.

Acts 2022, No. 485, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3971 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3971
Short citation
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Public Charter School Law".

Acts 1995, No. 192, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2024, No. 334, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3023.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3023.6
Loan qualifications; legal capacity
Status: in_force

Any person otherwise qualifying for a loan guaranteed by the board shall not be disqualified by reason of his being under the age of twenty-one, and for the purpose of applying for, receiving, and repaying such a loan, any such person, notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, shall be deemed to have full legal capacity to act and shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and obligations of a person of full age with respect thereto.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1987 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1987
School district for certain correctional centers for youth
Status: in_force

A.(1) A school district is hereby established to provide an appropriate education for youths who, pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, are placed in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and assigned by such department for confinement in any correctional center for youth that is privately operated in accordance with a cooperative endeavor or contract agreement with the state or any political subdivision.

(2) The school district shall be administered by the state Department of Education which may provide educational services by interagency agreement, contract with private or public providers, or by direct operation of a school. The educational services being provided shall meet all standards required by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for the operation of an alternative school as authorized by law.

B. This district shall be considered an intermediate educational unit, subject to the limitations of such units which shall include no authority to levy tax.

C. The state shall annually appropriate sufficient monies to fund any school in the district created in this Part in an amount equal to not less than the per pupil amount allocated pursuant to the minimum foundation program formula to the city or parish school district in which each such correctional center for youth is located. The appropriation shall be made to the administering agency for the district which may be expended by the agency for the provision of educational services in the same manner as such money may be expended by intermediate educational units in providing educational services to students subject to the limitations in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section.

D.(1) The provisions of Part I-A of Chapter 1 of this Title relative to benefits, privileges, and rights of certain employees in state special schools, including but not limited to provisions relative to compensation, probationary and permanent employment status, and sabbatical, sick, personal, maternity, adoptive, and military leaves also shall be applicable to such employees of the school district established by this Part.

(2) At the time of implementation of the provisions of this Part, any person employed by a city or parish school board in a position to provide educational services to students confined in a state correctional center for youth which is privately operated shall be given priority, if otherwise qualified, for employment in the same or a comparable position to provide educational services to students pursuant to the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1999, No. 810, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2018, No. 631, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1810 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1810
Small business development and management institute; Southern University at New Orleans; authority to operate
Status: in_force

A. Southern University at New Orleans is hereby authorized to establish and operate a small business development and management institute which may aid and assist small businesses in solving problems inherent in such enterprises. The establishment and operation of the institute 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. Southern University at New Orleans is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the institute and providing needed services.

C. The administration of Southern University at New Orleans shall develop criteria to be used in determining what businesses are small businesses for purposes of qualification for aid and services.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 78, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3313 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3313
Applicability
Status: in_force

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

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §2, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:721 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 721
Revised Statutes 721
Status: in_force

PART IV. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPLEMENTARY

BENEFITS TO RETIRING TEACHERS

§§721-730. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.18-901.27 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3023.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3023.7
Tax exemption
Status: in_force

All property and income of the board used exclusively for the purposes of this Chapter shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 415
School records; duty to keep reports by school principal
Status: in_force

Local superintendents and teachers of the public schools of the state shall make and keep such school records as shall be prescribed by the state superintendent of education, prior to receiving their monthly salaries. Each principal of a school shall make to the local superintendent of schools such reports as may be required, including but not limited to the disciplinary reports required in R.S. 17:416(A)(4). If any principal wilfully neglects or fails to do this, the local superintendent of schools may withhold the salary due until the report is satisfactorily made.

Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3822
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) "Committee" means the Teacher Incentive Pay Models Program Advisory Committee.

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

(4) "Local system" means the appropriate city or parish school board or system.

(5) "Local superintendent" means the appropriate city or parish school superintendent.

(6) "Pilot program" means a pilot teacher incentive pay program submitted, approved, or undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(7) "Program" means the Teacher Incentive Pay Models Program established in this Chapter.

(8) "Superintendent" means the state superintendent of education.

Acts 1985, No. 601, §1, eff. July 13, 1985; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:407.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 407.8
Participation requirements; implementation
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in this Part shall be construed so as to require any school system to participate in the program as provided by this Part. Further, nothing herein shall be construed so as to require parents or legal guardians to enroll their children in any program established pursuant to this Part.

B. The provisions of this Part shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are made available for this purpose from public or private sources.

Acts 1992, No. 970, §1, eff. July 9, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3451 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3451
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to create the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for Research and Education as a statewide entity with the primary function of conducting research and promoting education in the marine sciences and marine technology, particularly where related to coastal resources and the impact of energy related industries upon these coastal resources. Such functions shall be performed by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium on the Louisiana gulf coast.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 557, §1; Acts 2012, No. 768, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.46
Funding
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1809 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1809
Small business development center; University of Louisiana at Monroe; authority to operate
Status: in_force

A. The University of Louisiana at Monroe is hereby authorized to establish and operate a small business development center which may aid and assist small businesses in solving problems inherent in such enterprises. The establishment and operation of the center shall be subject to the constitutional authority of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.

B. The university herein named is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the center and providing needed services.

C. The administration of Northeast Louisiana University at Monroe shall develop criteria which shall be used in determining what businesses are small businesses for purposes of qualification for aid and services.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 279, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:425.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 425.2
Payment for unused sick and annual leave; certain unclassified employees
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Severance pay" shall mean payment for unused sick and annual leave as otherwise provided by law except for the time of payment as provided in this Section.

(2) "Unclassified postsecondary education employee" shall mean an employee of the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana system, or the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or of any college or university under the jurisdiction of any such boards who is in the unclassified state service.

B. The provisions of this Section shall only be applicable to unclassified postsecondary education employees of a higher education management board, or any college or university under the jurisdiction of such board, in the event such provisions are approved by the management board to be applicable to such employees.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including but not limited to R.S. 42:421(B), R.S. 11:424(E), and R.S. 17:2149(7) and 3312(7), an unclassified postsecondary education employee who is a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System who continues in employment after becoming eligible for retirement may elect to be paid severance pay by his employer at the time such employee becomes eligible for retirement or at anytime thereafter during such continued employment. Any unclassified postsecondary education employee who does not elect to be paid severance pay under the provisions of this Section shall be paid severance pay as otherwise provided by law.

D. Any unclassified postsecondary education employee who elects to be paid severance pay while continuing employment as authorized by this Section shall be paid severance pay as otherwise provided by law, except that such severance pay shall be paid at the time selected by the employee and shall be calculated based upon the rate of pay received by the employee at the time such severance pay is paid and shall not exceed five hundred hours of the employee's unused sick and annual leave. The payment of severance pay by his employer pursuant to this Section shall be the only severance pay paid to any employee who elects to be paid severance pursuant to this Section, and such employee shall not be eligible for and shall not be paid any additional severance pay pursuant to any other provision of law at any later time regardless of whether or not such employee has any remaining or additional unused sick or annual leave to his credit.

E. Any unclassified postsecondary education employee who is a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, who is employed as an unclassified postsecondary education employee on the effective date of this Section, and who is eligible for retirement or is participating in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System on the effective date of this Section shall be eligible to elect to receive severance pay pursuant to this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 690, §2, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4102
Administration; scholarship amount; funding
Status: in_force

A. The administering agency for the scholarship program shall be the Board of Regents. The Louisiana National Guard shall assist the Board of Regents in the administration of the program.

B.(1) Upon notice from the public postsecondary education institution and the Louisiana National Guard that the student qualifies for the scholarship for the ensuing academic period, the administering agency shall make payment of the scholarship funds, on behalf of the student, directly to the institution at which such mandatory fees are due. The amount of the scholarship for each eligible student shall be equal to the amount of mandatory fees charged to the student by the institution.

(2) The payment of scholarships as provided in this Subsection shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.

Acts 2023, No. 279, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2050 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2050
Community colleges; recognition; authority to award associate degrees; certificates
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature hereby recognizes that, based upon legislative request and authority granted by House Concurrent Resolution No. 52 of the Regular Session of 1966, the State Board of Education established a pilot program to utilize existing facilities in at least two high schools within the state for the purpose of offering junior college level accredited courses, and that the State Board of Education, acting under its authority, in 1967 and 1968 approved establishment of thirteenth and fourteenth year pilot programs both in St. Bernard and Bossier Parishes and by subsequent action instructed the state colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education to accept the credits earned by students participating in these pilot programs. The St. Bernard Parish School Board and the Bossier Parish School Board, by resolution, designated the thirteenth and fourteenth grade program in their parishes as the St. Bernard Parish Community College and the Bossier Parish Community College, respectively.

(2) The legislature further recognizes that the students who have completed a two-year course of instruction at St. Bernard Parish Community College and Bossier Parish Community College have demonstrated the value of their courses of instruction by their performance in four-year institutions of higher learning and in the world of business, and that considerable public funds have been expended to assure adequate facilities and faculty at these two schools to afford quality education beyond the high school level for students within the community in which they live.

B. Any public school or public educational institution which on the effective date of this Section offers courses of study or curricula above the level required for graduation from a public secondary school in this state, some or all of which are accepted for credit by any public or private college or university in Louisiana is a postsecondary institution, and any such institution may grant associate degrees and certificates upon the completion of prescribed, unified courses of study as prescribed by the institution and approved by the appropriate state management boards and the Board of Regents, provided that the approval of the Board of Regents shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Subparagraph D(2) of Section 5 of Article VIII of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. Such degrees and certificates shall require the specific approval of the Board of Regents.

C.(1) The legislature further recognizes the establishment, beginning July 1, 1992, of the Elaine P. Nunez Community College as a two-year institution of higher education under the management of the Board of Trustees of State Colleges and Universities. After that date the approval of degrees and programs shall be consistent with that for all other similar institutions of higher education, except as necessary for a period of transition and as provided otherwise by R.S. 17:1821 and 1822.

(2) Effective July 1, 1999, the Elaine P. Nunez Community College shall be under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

D.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary and effective July 1, 1997, the legislature recognizes Bossier Parish Community College as a two-year institution of higher education under the management of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities. Subsequent to this date, the approval of degrees and programs shall be consistent with that for all other similar institutions of higher education except as provided otherwise by R.S. 17:1825.

(2) Effective July 1, 1999, the Bossier Parish Community College shall be under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 523, §1; Acts 1992, No. 341, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 33, §1, eff. May 29, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4103
Rules
Status: in_force

The administering agency shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter. When developing the rules, the administering agency shall consult with the Louisiana National Guard.

Acts 2023, No. 279, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:229 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 229
Appointment of visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance
Status: in_force

The local school superintendent shall appoint visiting teachers and supervisors of child welfare and attendance; but no person shall be so recommended or so appointed unless certified by the state board of education.

Acts 1964, No. 109, §2; Acts 2012, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3140.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3140.16
Advertising
Status: in_force

No owner of a school or solicitor for a school shall publish or cause to be published any advertising materials until the owner or solicitor obtains a valid license or a permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2019, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:439.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 439.1
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 schools, public and nonpublic school systems, public and nonpublic school governing authorities, and charter school governing authorities, 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 school, other public or nonpublic school facility, on a public or nonpublic school bus, or at a public or nonpublic school sponsored event, which is based on the actions or failure to act by school 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.(1) Public and nonpublic schools, public and nonpublic school systems, public or nonpublic school governing authorities, charter school governing authorities, and the officers, employees, and agents thereof may not avail themselves of the immunity provided 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 school, public or nonpublic school system, public or nonpublic school governing authority, or charter school governing authority 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.

(2) A public school governing authority shall not adopt a policy, rule, or regulation that imposes a lesser standard than what is prescribed in a rule or regulation adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

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. § 17:3306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3306
Salary increases; restrictions
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the fall term of the 1984-1985 school year, and thereafter, all funds appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of granting salary increases, whether in a specified amount or in an amount determined by a percentage calculation, to all academic and administrative employees of the public institutions of higher education over and above the salary paid to each such employee during the previous school year shall be paid by such institutions to each such employee as specified by the legislature, whether in a specified amount or in an amount determined by a percentage calculation.

B. No public institution of higher education or management board of any such institution shall divert any portion of the funds appropriated by the legislature as provided in Subsection A of this Section for any other purpose including but not limited to granting salary increases in amounts greater than those intended by the legislature to any such employee based on merit or for any other cause.

Acts 1984, No. 738, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1999 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1999
Regional institutes; area schools; branch schools
Status: in_force

A. In order to provide postsecondary vocational-technical facilities in accordance with needs for the facilities and with efficient administration, operations and budgeting, the postsecondary vocational-technical education facilities shall be classified into the categories defined below, which categories may be further defined by additional criteria, statewide in application and uniform within each classification which may be adopted by the board.

(1) Regional institutes: A regional institute is a facility located in the largest urban area of a region at which a wide variety of programs, ranging approximately from thirty to seventy-five in number, can be offered, and at which vocational-technical education can be offered for the area at which the institute is located, as well as the more technical and sophisticated programs which it is not feasible to efficiently offer at the smaller vocational-technical educational facilities.

(2) Area schools: An area school is a facility serving an attendance area of not less than fifty thousand population except in multiparish areas where distance is a barrier, serving a maximum radius of fifty miles with the majority of the population within twenty-five miles; and providing a minimum of ten diversified programs. No more than one area school shall be located in any approved area unless the area population exceeds three hundred thousand population in which event an additional campus may be established. Area schools shall be located centrally to provide maximum accessibility to population to be served.

(3) Branch schools: A branch school is a facility with fewer than ten diversified programs with a minimum of fifteen students enrolled to initiate a program. Such a facility may be established where extreme natural barriers isolate a sizeable concentration of population from a regional or area school.

(4) Extension courses: Programs administered through regional institutes to provide training in leased or donated facilities in areas that would be isolated or impacted.

B. The board shall have the authority to establish the classification of a school, based on criteria in Part A of this section, and shall have the authority to reclassify a school when it fails to meet such criteria.

The board shall also have the authority to establish extension programs as set forth in R.S. 17:2002.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3321
Eligibility for sabbatical leaves
Status: in_force

A. Full-time members of the faculty of each public college and university in the state shall be eligible to apply for sabbatical leaves for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement, for the purpose of study or research, or for the purpose of rest and recuperation, for the two semesters (fifty-two weeks for twelve-month employees) immediately following any six or more consecutive years of active service in the institution where such individual is employed or for the one semester (twenty-six weeks for twelve-month employees) immediately following any three or more consecutive years of such service, provided that absence on sick leave shall not be deemed to interrupt the active service herein provided for. A sabbatical leave taken during a summer shall be considered a semester for leave purposes.

B. At no time during any semester of an academic year shall the number of persons on leave at any public college or university in the state exceed five percent of the total faculty at said college or university.

Acts 1991, No. 858, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:64.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 64.1
Zachary community school system; interim school board
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon the appointment of the members thereof as provided in Subsection C of this Section, there shall be and there is hereby created an interim school board for the Zachary community school system which shall continue in existence until the taking of office of the initial members of the Zachary Community School Board elected in 2000.

B.(1) The interim school board shall be composed of one member from each of the nine single-member districts provided for in R.S. 17:64(B) who shall be electors and who shall meet the qualifications for office provided for in R.S. 17:52(E). Additionally, each member of the interim school board shall meet the requirements of R.S. 17:52(D) specifying that school board members be able to read and write.

(2) Membership on the interim school board shall not disqualify an otherwise eligible person from qualifying as a candidate in the 2000 election for initial members of the Zachary Community School Board.

C.(1) All members of the interim school board shall be appointed by the governor within ten days after the districts provided for in R.S. 17:64(B) have received preclearance as provided for in the federal Voting Rights Act and shall serve until the taking of office of the initial members of the Zachary Community School Board elected in 2000.

(2) Members appointed by the governor shall be from a list of nominees provided as follows:

(a) The members of the Louisiana House of Representatives elected from District Number Sixty-two and District Number Sixty-three each shall nominate three persons meeting the qualifications for office for each position to be appointed by the governor.

(b) The members of the Louisiana Senate elected from District Number Thirteen and District Number Fifteen each shall nominate three persons meeting the qualifications for office for each position to be appointed by the governor.

(3) A vacancy on the interim school board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

D. The interim school board shall constitute a body corporate in law. The organization of the interim school board as well as the board's powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities shall be as provided by law generally for city and parish school boards. Compensation for board members and reimbursement for expenses also shall be as provided by law generally for parish school boards.

E. The interim school board shall adopt rules, regulations, and procedures consistent with law to effectuate this Section and to administer the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the interim board. Additionally, the interim school board shall call for a special election to elect the initial members of the Zachary Community School Board. It shall be held at the time and place of voting for members of congress in 2000.

F. The provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. relative to open meetings and the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 relative to public records shall be applicable to the interim school board and its members.

G. All authority granted to the interim school board by this Section shall expire upon the taking of office of the initial members of the Zachary Community School Board elected in 2000; however, the school board may take formal action to continue the interim school board as an advisory body on matters previously under the jurisdiction of the interim board.

Added by Acts 1999, No. 1027, §1, eff. Dec. 27, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 84.2
School boards; requirement to employ a business manager or chief financial officer; minimum standards
Status: in_force

A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall employ a business manager or chief financial officer who shall have the qualifications established by rules promulgated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The state board shall establish such qualifications not later than January 1, 2007.

B. Any business manager or chief financial officer employed prior to the final adoption of rules providing for such qualification by a city, parish, or, other local public school board who does not meet the qualifications provided by such rules shall have seven years from the date the final rules are published in the Louisiana Register to meet the required qualifications.

C. City, parish, and other local public school boards may enter into an agreement to share business services, including the employment of a single business manager or chief financial officer. However, the business manager or chief financial officer employed to serve as the school business manager or chief financial officer for more than one school system pursuant to such agreement shall meet the qualifications established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Acts 2006, No. 606, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:95 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 95
Superintendents as treasurers of school funds
Status: in_force

The superintendent of a city, parish, or other local public school board shall be the treasurer of all school funds appropriated by the state for the school board, or raised, collected, or donated for the support of the public schools under the jurisdiction of the board; he shall provide receipts for all such funds to the treasurer of the state, the collector of parish taxes, and others as may be appropriate or required. The school treasurer shall give an indemnity bond in such sum as may be determined by the school board, made in favor of the governor or his successors in office, and the school board shall pay the premium of said bond. The superintendent shall receive no compensation whatever for his services as school treasurer. The treasurer shall deposit the school funds in such bank or banks as may be designated by the school board under the provisions of the law.

Acts 2008, No. 77, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3217.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3217.4
Louisiana Technical College; merger of certain campuses with South Louisiana Community College
Status: in_force

A. Effective July 1, 2012 or at the appropriate time thereafter as determined by formal action taken by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College are hereby merged with South Louisiana Community College, and, on the effective date of the merger, all funds, obligations, property, programs, facilities, and functions related to such technical college campuses are hereby transferred to South Louisiana Community College.

B. All performance agreements between the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College and South Louisiana Community College and the Board of Regents executed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:3139 et seq., prior to the effective date of this Section shall remain in effect until such time as the performance agreement between South Louisiana Community College and the Board of Regents is modified to reflect the expanded mission of that institution and such modified performance agreement is certified by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.

C.(1) South Louisiana Community College shall provide educational programs and services through the locations and facilities that served as the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College prior to the effective date of this Section, and through any other postsecondary campus or institution which may become a part of South Louisiana Community College or its primary service delivery area.

(2) Any student enrolled in a program or course of study at the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, or Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College shall be permitted to complete such program or course of study at no greater cost or conditions than those applicable to the student prior to the merger of such campuses with South Louisiana Community College, provided all applicable aid and scholarships are first applied to the student's cost of attendance and the student completes his program or course of study within two years of such merger.

D. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall review the programs and employees of the Acadian, Charles B. Coreil, Evangeline, Gulf Area, Lafayette, T. H. Harris, and Teche Area campuses of the Louisiana Technical College and South Louisiana Community College and provide for an employee transition at all affected institutions and campuses consistent with effective and efficient delivery of educational services and the expanded mission of South Louisiana Community College.

Acts 2012, No. 767, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3024 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3024
Acceptance and use of funds
Status: in_force

The board shall accept any contributions or subsidies made to it from state funds and shall use the funds to meet administrative expenses for any of its purposes and to provide a reserve fund to guarantee loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and to pay interest on guaranteed loans, as provided by R.S. 17:3023.

Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1995, No. 713, §1; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1989.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1989.1
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby recognizes that the Governor's Program for Gifted Children has operated without explicit statutory mandate as an independent, residential summer program for certain elementary, middle, and high school students with the express purpose of providing a more challenging and enriching educational, artistic, and civic experience for the gifted children of this state and of developing such children to their full potential, while instilling in them an appreciation for higher virtues such as civic duty, justice, truth, beauty, and the good. It is the intent of the legislature to continue such program and to establish it by law as more specifically provided in this Part.

Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3042.45 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3042.45
Colleges and universities; contracts; cancellation
Status: in_force

A. The board may make inquiry of the colleges and universities of Louisiana, make such arrangements, and enter into such contracts or agreements with institutions of higher education in the state as shall be appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Such contracts and agreements shall include such provisions as shall be agreed upon by the board and the institution to provide for the administration by the institution of loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, including applications therefor and repayment thereof.

B. The board shall have authority to cancel such contracts and agreements, which it may lawfully cancel, made with any of the colleges or universities as herein provided.

Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1852 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1852
Initial members of board; term of office
Status: in_force

A. The initial members of the board shall be appointed by the governor not later than ten days after the date of the election of members to the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or, if no election is held, no later than the last day on which initial appointments are required by law to be made by the governor to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities. All appointments shall be subject to Senate confirmation. The terms of initial members appointed from congressional districts shall expire as herein set forth for the respective districts from which they are appointed:

(1) First Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1980;

(2) Second Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1978 and one member, December 31, 1980;

(3) Third Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1978;

(4) Fourth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1980;

(5) Fifth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1978 and one member, December 31, 1980;

(6) Sixth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1978;

(7) Seventh Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1976 and one member, December 31, 1980;

(8) Eighth Congressional District--one member, December 31, 1978 and one member, December 31, 1980. The term of the initial member appointed at large shall expire on December 31, 1978.

B. Any vacancy in the office of an initial member shall be filled as provided in R.S. 17:1851(D).

Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3398.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3398.3
Faculty assistance to business
Status: in_force

A. The members of the faculty at each institution of higher education shall be encouraged to enter into projects designed to assist business and industry in the state. In addition to research, both theoretical and applied, systems analyses, training, student intern programs, and other such joint and mutually beneficial projects shall be encouraged. Such projects shall be credited to the faculty member as community or public service projects.

B. The management board of each system of higher education shall review its policies and the policies of each of its member institutions regarding requirements for faculty involvement in service projects as well as institutional commitment to service to the community. Expansion of such service requirements to specifically include and encourage assistance to advance economic development in the community by assisting business shall be included in each such policy.

Acts 1995, No. 912, §1, eff. June 28, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1686 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1686
Scholarship for a child of a military person killed in performance of duty
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section:

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

(2) "Child" means the natural, adopted, or acknowledged offspring of a military person or his or her spouse living in the same household with and dependent upon the military person for support and the offspring of a military person dependent upon him or her for support whether or not living in the same household.

(3) "Military person" means any person who meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States in certain theaters of military operation at any time beginning September 11, 2001, through the date as declared by the United States government to be the termination of service for members of the armed forces.

(b) Is eligible for the award of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

(c) Served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

(d) Was domiciled in Louisiana for civilian purposes and named Louisiana a home of residence for military purposes when inducted into active service.

(e) During the course of his or her official duty was killed or later died as a result of injuries sustained in the course of such duty.

(4) "Room and board charges" means any fee charged for lodging, quarters, or food furnished by the public postsecondary institution on its campus for which a regular and periodic charge is made to all students availing themselves of such services and all standard activity, academic, or other fees required for enrollment.

B. Any child of a military person, as defined in Subsection A of this Section, who is eligible for admission and enrollment in a public postsecondary institution of education in Louisiana shall be admitted and enrolled in such institution without the payment of any fees for tuition, books, or room and board charges as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such institution required for enrollment and continued attendance as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child for the length of time required for a full-time student to obtain a baccalaureate or other undergraduate degree or completion certificate offered by such institution which, in no event, shall exceed eight semesters or the equivalent of eight semesters for any one child in any public postsecondary education institution that offers degrees at the baccalaureate level or higher or four semesters in any other public postsecondary education institution. In addition, such child shall be entitled to a cash grant of one hundred twenty-five dollars per semester or the equivalent from such institution as an allowance for books.

C.(1) No benefits shall be granted under the provisions of this Section unless the student can demonstrate that he or she does not qualify for federal grant aid.

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

D. The public postsecondary education institution shall not grant the benefits provided under the provisions of this Section if the student has received or is receiving the benefits provided under the provisions of R.S. 29:288.

Acts 2005, No. 501, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2023, No. 46, §2, eff. June 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1989.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1989.6
Location of the program; relocation; authority to own and construct facilities
Status: in_force

A. The program shall be housed at McNeese State University in Lake Charles or at such other facilities located within the state of Louisiana as the director may select as provided herein.

B. McNeese State University or any other state college or university which houses the program shall:

(1) Make available to the program such available facilities and services as it may reasonably need to conduct its activities, charging to the program only those fees which the college or university charges to youth programs and similar entities conducted under its own auspices, such as band and sports camps, or, if such a fee is not charged, then only those fees necessary to reasonably compensate the university for the actual expense incurred in providing the facility or service.

(2) Make available to the program free of charge or at a reasonable charge not to exceed two percent of the program's appropriation from the legislature for the preceding year suitable office space for the program's director and administrative operations.

C. The director may relocate the program from McNeese State University, as provided below:

(1) The director may designate another state college or university to house the program, with the written consent of the governor and of the president or equivalent official of the college or university to which the program is to be relocated.

(2) The director may relocate the program to other suitable facilities, with the consent of the governor. Such facilities may include facilities owned by the program, which shall have the authority to purchase or construct facilities for its own use. The program may also lease facilities from another entity under such reasonable terms as the director may find suitable.

Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3139.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3139.3
Annual review; revocation; modifications
Status: in_force

A. The initial performance agreement and each subsequent agreement shall be a six-year agreement and shall be reviewed annually by the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents may revoke an agreement at any time if it determines that an institution has failed to abide by the terms of the agreement.

B. The Board of Regents may lower the established targets for performance objectives contained in an institution's performance agreement only in the event extraordinary circumstances prevent the institution from meeting such targets. Such modifications shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The Board of Regents, in consultation with the institution and its management board, may raise, at the time of the annual review, the established targets for performance objectives contained in an institution's performance agreement to continue institutional progress and shall notify the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, in writing, of any such increases.

Acts 2010, No. 741, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 418, §1, eff. July 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3091 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3091
Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent
Status: in_force

A. In order to help make education affordable and accessible to all citizens of Louisiana, to assist in the maintenance of state institutions of postsecondary education by helping to provide a more stable financial base to these institutions, to provide the citizens of Louisiana with financing assistance for education at an institution of postsecondary education and protection against rising tuition costs, to encourage saving to enhance the ability of citizens to obtain access to institutions of postsecondary education, to encourage academic excellence, to promote a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of all citizens of the state, and to encourage a recognition that financing an education is an investment in the future, there is hereby created the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program which may hereafter be referred to as the "START" Program. The program shall consist of the establishment of education savings accounts by individuals, groups, or organizations and provisions for the routine deposit of funds to cover the future educational costs of a designated beneficiary.

B. The legislature hereby finds that the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program created by this Chapter is an official state function, offered through an agency of the state which receives state appropriations.

C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the START Program shall be a qualified tuition program as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the code as applicable to a qualified tuition program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the START Program continues to meet the code's definition of a qualified tuition 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 tuition program may be modified to conform with code requirement by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1416, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 332, §1, eff. June 6, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:4037.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 4037.8
Schools and service providers; eligibility; participation
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible to participate in the program, a school shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1) It has been approved by the state board pursuant to R.S. 17:10 or 11 and meets any other standards established by the state board pertaining to health, safety, and program of study as required by the state board.

(2) It is in compliance with the criteria set forth in Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al., 425 F. Supp. 528 (E.D. La. 1977).

(3) It meets all other program requirements provided in rules promulgated by the state board.

B. The state board shall provide eligibility criteria for both schools and service providers in program rules in a way that maximizes school and provider participation.

C. Each public school governing authority may adopt a policy authorizing the acceptance of account funds for providing services covered as qualified education expenses to a participating student who is enrolled part-time in a school under its jurisdiction or who takes individual courses provided by such a school without being enrolled in the school. The governing authority shall not include any such student in its student count for purposes of receiving funding through the minimum foundation program formula or any other state funding.

D.(1) To be eligible to participate in the program, a nonpublic school or service provider shall apply to participate in the program and, if determined to be eligible, accept account funds for providing services covered as qualified education expenses. A nonpublic school shall annually report its full-time tuition and fees to the department.

(2) If the department finds that any participating school or service provider has failed to maintain continuing eligibility criteria or has demonstrated gross or a persistent lack of academic competence, the department shall restrict its ability to serve additional students through the program and may terminate its participation in the program. The department shall report any such action to the state board and to parents of participating students as soon as practicable. Additionally, the state superintendent of education may declare a school or service provider immediately ineligible to participate in cases of financial malfeasance or if its participation endangers the academic welfare, health, or safety of children.

(3) A school deemed ineligible to participate in the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program or a charter school not approved for charter renewal by the authorizer is not eligible to participate in the program.

(4)(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to limit the independence or autonomy of any participating nonpublic school or service provider or to make the actions of a nonpublic school or service provider the actions of the state government.

(b) Participating nonpublic schools and service providers shall be given maximum freedom to provide for the educational needs of participating students without governmental control.

(c) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to expand the regulatory authority of the state, its officers, or any school district to impose any additional regulation of participating nonpublic schools or service providers beyond those necessary to enforce the requirements of the program.

(d) A participating nonpublic school or service provider that accepts funds pursuant to this Chapter is not an agent of the state or federal government.

(e) No participating nonpublic school or service provider shall be required to alter its creed, practices, admissions policy, or curricula in order to accept account funds.

Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2190 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2190
Agreement to maintain maximum use of revenue producing facilities
Status: in_force

In any case where fees, rents or revenues of any building or facility of the board of supervisors or any university or college under its jurisdiction, are pledged to the payment of any bonds, notes, certificates or other evidence of indebtedness issued under this Sub-Part, the board of supervisors shall have authority to fix such fees or rentals and to contract or covenant with the purchasers or holders of such bonds, notes, certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness that a maximum occupancy and use of such building or facility from which such fees, rents or revenues are to be derived will be maintained.

Acts 1968, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2354.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2354.6
Immunity
Status: in_force

A. A person acting in good faith in accordance with this Part or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, shall not be liable in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission.

B. Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the estate of the donor shall be liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift unless the injury or damage was caused by the gross negligence or willful or wanton actions of the person.

C. In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked in accordance with this Part, a person may rely upon representations in accordance with R.S. 17:2354.2 relating to his relationship with the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.

Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3090 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3090
Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund
Status: in_force

A. There shall be established as a special fund in the state treasury the Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "ABLE Fund". The assets of the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority reserved for the payment of the obligations of the authority pursuant to its agreements with ABLE program account owners shall be deposited into the ABLE Fund. Funds received by the authority from persons making deposits in an ABLE program account, all interest and investment income earned by the fund, and all other receipts of the authority from any other source which the authority determines appropriate, shall be deposited in the ABLE Fund. Any claim for redemption or withdrawal pursuant to a Louisiana ABLE account owner's agreement shall be solely against the account owner’s portion of the assets of the ABLE Fund. No account owner or beneficiary of a Louisiana ABLE account shall have any claim against the state general fund or other funds or revenue sources of the state.

B. The monies in the ABLE Fund shall be used solely as provided in this Chapter.

C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in ABLE program accounts at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in such fund account and be available in the next fiscal year.

D. The monies in the ABLE Fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with state law and as provided for by program rules, regulations, and guidelines, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the respective fund accounts, following compliance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. However, principal deposited by account owners and interest earned thereon is not public money and therefore is not subject to the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2017, No. 353, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1253 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1253
Clearinghouse; database
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may, in addition to the requirement of R.S. 17:1252, undertake the following with regard to the Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse:

(1) Promote clearinghouse activities in newspapers, professional publications, websites, and institutions of higher learning.

(2) Provide annual reports to the legislature and the governor on the supply and demand for teachers.

(3) Assist school systems in locating qualified teachers to fill positions.

Acts 1988, No. 457, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2076 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 2076
Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University
Status: in_force

The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Loyola University shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, to the same rights, immunities and privileges in the state of Louisiana as have the graduates of any other university or institution of learning whatsoever.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 265
The Founding Principles of the United States of America; required instruction
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of each public school that offers courses in American history and civics as prerequisites to graduation shall integrate into such courses instruction regarding the Founding Principles of the United States of America.

B. Such instruction shall include but need not be limited to providing students with information on the following:

(1) The Creator-endowed unalienable rights of the people.

(2) Structure of government and separation of powers with checks and balances.

(3) Frequent and free elections in a representative government.

(4) Rule of law.

(5) Equal justice under the law.

(6) Private property rights.

(7) Federalism.

(8) Due process.

(9) Individual rights as set forth in the Bill of Rights.

(10) Individual responsibility.

Acts 2012, No. 393, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:160 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 160
School bus operators under eighteen years of age prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person who is under eighteen years of age shall drive a school bus having therein children en route to or from school or a school function.

B. No person shall employ, hire, or allow any person under eighteen years of age to drive a school bus carrying children en route to or from school or a school function.

C. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 397, §§1 to 3; Acts 1972, No. 701, §1; Acts 1989, No. 419, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:185.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 185.5
Agricultural Education Immersion Program; pilot
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall create a pilot program to provide for the establishment of agricultural education immersion programs that provide students with a high-quality educational program that integrates agriculture-related instruction throughout all disciplines included in the curriculum.

B. Agricultural immersion programs created pursuant to this Section shall:

(1) Provide an articulated, sequentially-structured, total agricultural education program that prepares students for entrance into a postsecondary educational program or other certification that leads to a career.

(2) Provide each student with an academically rigorous curriculum, work-based learning experiences, and student leadership opportunities within an agricultural context.

(3) Integrate agriculture throughout the curriculum in a systematic manner that prepares students for successful careers in a wide array of agriculture-related industries and occupations, including food and crop science, soil science, animal science, fiber production, farm production, renewable resources, agricultural research, and agribusiness management and marketing.

(4) Provide dual-enrollment opportunities that allow students to earn college credit hours that can be transferred to a postsecondary institution and industry-based certifications that qualify a student for employment upon graduation from high school.

Acts 2014, No. 450, §1, eff. June 4, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:285.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 285.1
Science education; development of critical thinking skills
Status: in_force

A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Science Education Act".

B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon request of a city, parish, or other local public school board, shall allow and assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of scientific theories being studied including, but not limited to, evolution, the origins of life, global warming, and human cloning.

(2) Such assistance shall include support and guidance for teachers regarding effective ways to help students understand, analyze, critique, and objectively review scientific theories being studied, including those enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

C. A teacher shall teach the material presented in the standard textbook supplied by the school system and thereafter may use supplemental textbooks and other instructional materials to help students understand, analyze, critique, and review scientific theories in an objective manner, as permitted by the city, parish, or other local public school board unless otherwise prohibited by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

D. This Section shall not be construed to promote any religious doctrine, promote discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or promote discrimination for or against religion or nonreligion.

E. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and each city, parish, or other local public school board shall adopt and promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Section prior to the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.

Acts 2008, No. 473, §1, eff. June 25, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 87
Lease or sale of school lands or of timber thereon; disposition of revenues
Status: in_force

Parish school boards may rent sixteenth section lands, except as otherwise provided by law, by resolution of the board and without the authority of a vote of the electors of the township in which such lands are located. All funds realized by the parish school boards from the rent of sixteenth sections shall be credited to the general school funds of the parish.

All elections to authorize the sale of sixteenth section lands, or of timber on sixteenth section lands, shall be conducted by the parish school boards, and the funds realized from such sale, after deducting for necessary expenses connected with such elections, shall be promptly forwarded to the state auditor for credit to the proper township.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1813 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1813
Computer literacy center; Northwestern State University at Natchitoches; authority to operate
Status: in_force

A. Northwestern State University at Natchitoches is hereby authorized to establish and operate a computer literacy 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 for the University of Louisiana System.

B. Northwestern State University at Natchitoches is further authorized to utilize all of its colleges or departments in operating the center and providing needed services.

Acts 1984, No. 152, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3045.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3045.6
Eligibility requirements
Status: in_force

Students desiring to receive a loan under the provisions of this Chapter shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Be a resident of Louisiana as defined by the commission.

(2) Be a United States citizen, national, or eligible permanent resident of the United States.

(3) Be enrolled full time at any state public postsecondary institution or any institution that is a member of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and be making satisfactory academic progress, or be accepted for initial enrollment at such institution.

(4) Not be in default on any other student loans or owe a refund to any financial aid program.

Acts 1991, No. 799, §1, eff. July 22, 1991; Acts 1991, 3rd E.S., No. 3, §1, eff. Aug. 5, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 261
Constitution of the United States
Status: in_force

Regular courses of study on the Constitution of the United States shall be given, beginning with the eighth grade and continuing thereafter, in all the public schools, high schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions supported wholly or in part with the public funds of the state or of any political subdivision thereof.

The state board of education or the governing authority of the educational institution shall enforce the provisions of this Section.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1371.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 1371.1
School districts formed under R.S. 17:1371; confirmation
Status: in_force

School districts heretofore formed in a manner permitted by R.S. 17:1371 as amended by Act 159 of 1950, are hereby ratified and confirmed, to the same extent as though said authority existed at the time of their formation or establishment.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 159, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:3133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 17 / Section 3133
Public hearings; due process
Status: in_force

A. In exercising and fulfilling its powers, duties and functions as specifically enumerated in Article VIII, Section 5(D), Paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Louisiana Constitution, the Board of Regents shall before adopting or issuing an order, rule, regulation, plan, policy or recommendation, hold public hearings at which all students, faculty, staff, administrators, management boards and interested citizens may appear and present testimony. The Board of Regents shall accompany each such order, rule, regulation, plan, policy and recommendation with written reasons therefor, explaining in detail the reasons for its actions.

B. The Board of Regents shall submit a copy of any order, rule, regulation, plan, agreement, policy, or recommendation so adopted to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, along with the written reasons and explanations therefor and a summary report of the proceedings of the public hearings conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 313, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 2010, No. 648, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.