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LA Rev Stat § 17:436.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§436.2. Psychotropic drugs; school board and charter school policies; prohibition; teacher recommendations; definitions

RS 436.2 - Psychotropic drugs; school board and charter school policies; prohibition; teacher recommendations; definitions A. By not later than November 1, 2006, each city, parish, and other local public school board and charter school shall adopt policies prohibiting any teacher employed by the board or charter school from taking any of the following actions: (1) Recommending that a student be administered a pyschotropic drug. (2) Specifying or identifying any specific mental health diagnosis for a student. (3) Using a parent's or guardian's refusal to consent to the administration of a psychotropic drug to a student or to a psychiatric evaluation, screening, or examination of a student as grounds for prohibiting the student from attending any class or participating in any school-related activity or as the sole basis of accusations of child abuse or neglect against the parent or guardian. B. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed so as to prohibit any of the following: (1) An employee of a city, parish, or other local public school board or charter school who is a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or an appropriately credentialed mental health professional or teacher from recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner. (2) A teacher or other certified employee of a city, parish, or other local public school board or charter school from suggesting a student be assessed or evaluated by qualified employees of the school board or charter school who perform such function. (3) A teacher assessing or evaluating any element of a student's academic readiness, performance, or achievement. (4) Any employee of a city, parish, or other local public school board or charter school from discussing any aspect of a student's behavior or academic progress with the student's parent or guardian or any other employee of the school board or charter school. C. For purposes of this Section: (1) "Psychotropic drug" shall mean a substance that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication and is intended to have an altering effect on perception, emotion, or behavior. (2) "Teacher" shall mean any person employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board or charter school, who, as a condition of employment, is required to hold a valid teaching certificate issued by the state Department of Education and any person employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board or charter school as a substitute teacher. D. The provisions of this Section shall not interfere with the development and implementation of an individualized education program for any child with an exceptionality as provided pursuant to any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Acts 2006, No. 825, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:437 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§437. Communicable disease prevention and control; in-service educational training; materials and supplies

RS 437 - Communicable disease prevention and control; in-service educational training; materials and supplies  A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall formulate, develop, adopt, and begin providing, by not later than the 1992-1993 school year and thereafter, an in-service training program to educate all school employees on generally accepted practices and precautions to prevent the occurrence and/or spread of communicable diseases in the school setting.  (2) The board shall adopt rules, regulations, and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. Such rules, regulations, and procedures shall include but not be limited to provisions for all employees of the school system to be able to participate in the in-service training program mandated by this Section.  B. The board shall provide the necessary materials and supplies to each school employee who is deemed by the board to need them and those who request them for the use of the employee in preventing the occurrence and/or spread of communicable diseases in the school setting.  Acts 1992, No. 529, §1, eff. June 29, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 17:437.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§437.2. Adverse childhood experiences; trauma-informed education; in-service training

RS 437.2 - Adverse childhood experiences; trauma-informed education; in-service training  A. As used in this Section:  (1) "Adverse childhood experiences" means all types of abuse, neglect, and other traumatic childhood experiences linked to lifelong health and social problems including:  (a) Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.  (b) Physical or emotional neglect.  (c) Domestic violence.  (d) Divorce or separation of a parent or caregiver.  (e) Substance abuse by a household member.  (f) Mental illness of a household member.  (g) Incarceration of a household member.  (2) "Trauma-informed education" means a school-wide approach to education and a classroom-based approach to student learning that recognizes the signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences in students, families, and staff and responds by integrating knowledge about trauma-informed policies, professional learning, procedures, and practices to address the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences on a student's cognitive functioning and his physical, social, emotional, and mental well-being.  B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, after consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, shall develop and adopt guidelines for in-service training in recognizing the signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences and the utilization of trauma-informed educational practices to address student needs resulting from these experiences.  (2) The board shall adopt rules to require that, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, all public and approved nonpublic school teachers, school counselors, principals, and other school administrators for whom the training is considered beneficial by the board shall annually participate in at least one hour of in-service training on recognizing adverse childhood experiences and the utilization of trauma-informed education. The in-service training required by this Paragraph shall be provided on a day that other types of in-service training will be provided in accordance with the school calendar adopted by each public school governing authority.  C. The training shall include research-based information regarding the following:  (1) The impact of adverse childhood experiences on students' educational experiences and on the school and classroom culture.  (2) How to identify the signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences.  (3) Best practices for schools and classrooms regarding trauma-informed approaches to education.  (4) Recognition of the impact of secondary trauma on school employees.  D. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.  Acts 2021, No. 353, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 17:438 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§438. Permitted withholdings; exceptions

RS 438 - Permitted withholdings; exceptions  A. Any teacher or other employee of a parish or city school board may authorize his employing school board to deduct and withhold from his earnings a specific amount for such pay periods as may be designated, for the payment of regular dues owed by such teacher or other employee to any organization of teachers or other school employees.  B. No deduction shall be made from the earnings of any teacher or other employee for the purpose permitted by this Section unless fifty or more teachers or other employees or ten percent of the total number of employees, including teachers, whichever is less have requested such deduction be made and the deduction is specifically and voluntarily authorized in writing by the teacher or other employee. If such authority is provided and a request for such deduction made, the school board shall honor the request and provide for the deduction; however, if any system documents to the satisfaction of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education that it has already acquired payroll checks that will not accommodate the request, the school board shall provide for such deduction as soon as possible but, in no case later than the beginning of the school year following the request.  C. Any amount withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted to the organization designated on a regularly scheduled basis as determined by the employing board.  D. This Section shall not apply to a city or parish school board operating under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement applicable to teachers employed by the board.  Acts 1992, No. 1076, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 17:439 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§439. Limitation of liability; statements or actions; exceptions

RS 439 - Limitation of liability; statements or actions; exceptions  A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall have a cause of action against any school employee based on any statement made or action taken by the school employee provided that the action or statement was within the course and scope of the school employee's duties as defined by the school board in which the school employee is employed and was within the specific guidelines for school employee behavior as established by that school board.  B. As used in this Section, the terms "school employee" means any school employee who has direct contact with students in the course and scope of the school employee's duties as defined by the school board by which the school employee is employed, and includes but is not limited to school-based administrators, classroom teachers, coaches, librarians, counselors, teachers' aides, clerical employees, lunchroom workers, custodial workers, school bus operators, and school bus operators' aides.  C. The immunity from liability established by this Section shall not apply to any action or statement by a school employee that was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm to a student or to harass or intimidate a student.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the negligence of any school employee operating a motor vehicle, to the extent that liability for such negligence is covered by insurance or self-insurance.  E. The provisions of this Section are not intended to supersede or repeal any other provision of this Part and are intended to supplement the other provisions of this Part.  Acts 1999, No. 689, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:439.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§439.1. Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency

RS 439.1 - Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency  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, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.  NOTE: Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §4, provides that the Act has retroactive application to March 11, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 17:440 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§440. School employees; prohibition on use of social security numbers as personal identifiers

RS 440 - School employees; prohibition on use of social security numbers as personal identifiers  A. For the purposes of this Section:  (1) "School board" shall include any city, parish, or other local public school board and the governing authority of any nonpublic school.  (2) "Teacher or school employee" shall include teachers and school employees employed by a school board.  B. Except as required by any applicable state or federal law, rule, or regulation or policy of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, no school board shall use the social security number of a teacher or school employee as a means of identification for such teacher or school employee.  C. No teacher or school employee in the course of his employment shall be required to include or provide his social security number on any form or other written document unless:  (1) A social security number is required by any applicable state or federal law, rule, or regulation or policy of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; or  (2) The form or written document is required for employment, retirement, application for leave, or an Individualized Education Program.  D. No school board and no school official or employee shall provide access to any form or document on which the social security number of a teacher or school employee appears to any person other than the following:  (1) Any official or employee of the school at which the teacher or school employee works, of the employing school board, of the state Department of Education, or of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, when such access is necessary for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the official or employee.  (2) Any person authorized to have such access by the teacher or school employee.  Acts 2001, No. 798, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:440.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§440.1. School employees; first aid training; policies

RS 440.1 - School employees; first aid training; policies A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Torri Palms-Moore Act". B. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall adopt a policy to require that each school employee who participates in any required in-service training program shall receive first aid orientation and training. Acts 2010, No. 752, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§441. Definitions

RS 441 - Definitions For purposes of this Subpart: (1) "Teacher" means: (a) Any employee of a local public school board, state special school, or a school or program administered by the special school district who holds a teacher's certificate and whose legal employment requires such teacher's certificate. (b) Any school lunch supervisor employed by a local public school board who holds a special parish school lunch supervisor's certificate issued by the state Department of Education and whose employment requires such certificate. No employee as defined in this Subparagraph hired on or after July 1, 2012, shall be eligible to acquire tenure. (2) "Discipline" and "disciplinary action" shall include only suspension without pay, reduction in pay, or involuntary demotion or dismissal. (3) "Written notice" is considered given when the notice is hand delivered to the teacher or on the day it is delivered to the teacher by registered mail, certified mail, or a commercial courier as defined in R.S. 13:3204(D). Amended by Acts 1975, No. 284, §1; Acts 2012, No. 1, §3, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 570, §1, eff. June 9, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 17:442 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§442. Tenure

RS 442 - Tenure A.(1)(a) A teacher who has acquired tenure before September 1, 2012, retains tenure and is subject to the provisions of this Section. (b) Effective beginning on July 1, 2012, a teacher rated "highly effective" for five years within a six-year period pursuant to the performance evaluation program as provided in R.S. 17:3881 through 3905 shall be granted tenure. (2) A teacher paid with federal funds shall not be eligible to acquire tenure, nor shall time spent in employment paid with federal funds be counted toward the time required for acquisition of tenure. B. The school superintendent shall notify a teacher, in writing, when tenure has been awarded and the teacher is deemed to have acquired tenure on the date specified therein. A teacher who is not awarded tenure remains an at-will employee of the public school board or the special school district but shall acquire tenure upon meeting the criteria established in Subsection A of this Section. C.(1) A tenured teacher who receives a final performance rating of "ineffective" pursuant to the performance evaluation program as provided in R.S. 17:3881 through 3905 shall lose his tenure and all rights related thereto immediately upon exhaustion of the grievance procedure established pursuant to R.S. 17:3883(A)(5), unless the "ineffective" performance rating is reversed, and such rating shall constitute sufficient grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to R.S. 17:443(A). If a teacher is found "highly effective" based on the evidence of the growth portion of the evaluation but is found "ineffective" according to the observation portion, within thirty days after such finding, the teacher shall be entitled to a second observation by members of a team of three designees, chosen by the local superintendent, which shall not include the principal. (2) Such teacher shall reacquire tenure if the teacher receives a performance rating of "highly effective" for five years within a six-year period subsequent to receiving an "ineffective" rating as provided in Subsection A of this Section. Acts 2012, No. 1, §3, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 570, §1, eff. June 9, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 17:445 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§445. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited

RS 445 - Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited  Nothing contained in the Revised Statutes of Louisiana shall be construed as conferring upon any parish or city school board the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this Subpart.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 494, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:446 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§446. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 446 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:461 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§461. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 461 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:462 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§462. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 462 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:463 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§463. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 463 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:464 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§464. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 464 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:471 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§471. Teacher defined; probationary term; tenure; discipline and removal from office

RS 471 - Teacher defined; probationary term; tenure; discipline and removal from office  A. The word "teacher", as used herein, shall mean any employee of the Department of Corrections who holds a teacher's certificate issued by the Department of Education of the state of Louisiana pursuant to the laws of the state of Louisiana and to the rules and regulations adopted by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and whose contract with the Department of Corrections requires instruction of persons confined in any institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. All teachers employed by the Department of Corrections shall be subject to the employee rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections and the penalties provided therein for violations.  B. The probationary term of each teacher shall be for a period of three years, commencing on the date of the first contract of employment at an institution. A probationary teacher may be dismissed, or otherwise disciplined by the Department of Corrections, upon written recommendation, accompanied by valid reasons therefor, of the secretary of corrections. However, all teachers who have attained permanent status on or before the effective date of this Section shall maintain their permanent status and teachers on probation before the effective date of this Section will not have their probationary terms lengthened solely because of passage of this Section.  C. Any teacher found unsatisfactory by the Department of Corrections at the expiration of the probationary term shall be notified in writing that their employment contract will not be renewed. In absence of such notice a probationary teacher shall become a regular and permanent teacher employed by the Department of Corrections.  D. A permanent teacher employed by the Department of Corrections shall not be disciplined or removed from office except upon written and signed charges of wilful neglect of duty, incompetence, dishonesty, or violation of the rules and regulations governing employees of the department, and then only if found guilty of such charges after a hearing by the Department of Corrections. All hearings conducted pursuant to this Section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 relative to adjudication. Judicial review of a decision of the board shall also be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 588, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 610, §1, eff. July 23, 1980.