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RS 17:3983
PART III. CHARTERING PROCESS, REVISION,
§3983. Chartering process by type; eligibility; limitations; faculty approval; parental approval
A.(1) Any of the following may form a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of proposing a charter as provided in this Subsection, provided that the group submitting the charter school proposal includes three or more persons holding valid and current Louisiana teaching certificates:
(d) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.
(5) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 9, §3, eff. Nov. 6, 2003.
B.(1) Each application for a charter, except for a Type 4 charter school, shall be submitted to the pertinent chartering authority by a nonprofit corporation established in accordance with the laws of this state.
C.(1)(a) Approval by the faculty and staff who are certified by the state board of a preexisting school proposed to be converted to a charter school requires a favorable vote of the majority of the members of such faculty and staff, voting together each with one vote, at the preexisting school at an election held for such purpose. The number needed for approval shall be determined by the number of eligible employees assigned to such school on October first preceding the election. The election shall be held by secret ballot.
D.(1) Prior to approving a charter for a Type 1 or Type 3 school, the local school board considering the proposal shall hold a public meeting for the purpose of considering the proposal and receiving public input. Such meeting shall be held after reasonable efforts have been made by the board to notify the public of the meeting and its content.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.
E.(1) Approval by a local school board shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the board.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.
(2) No proposal for operating such a charter school shall be approved nor shall such a school be operated by any person, whether a natural person or artificial entity, who or which has less than five years of significant experience, as determined by the state board, operating or working for or with a person who operates a public, private, or charter school, a public or private postsecondary institution, or a for-profit business or a non- or not-for-profit entity which provides academic instruction to students.
Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 14, §2; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1339, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 991, §1, eff. June 27, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 9, §§1, 3, eff. Nov. 6, 2003; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. Nov. 30, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 350, §1; Acts 2009, No. 123, §1, eff. June 26, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 292, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 756, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2011, No. 131, §1; Acts 2011, No. 213, §1, eff. June 27, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2016, No. 497, §§1, 2, eff. June 14, 2016.