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LA Rev Stat § 17:2813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2813. Amendment of articles; change of location

RS 2813 - Amendment of articles; change of location A. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposed amendment shall be approved first by the board of directors and shall be submitted then to a vote of the members at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment, with such changes as the members shall choose to make therein, shall be deemed to be approved on the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds of those members voting thereon at such meeting; and (2) Upon such approval by the members, articles of amendment shall be executed by authentic act on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice-president and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The articles of amendment shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Chapter and shall state: (a) The name of the cooperative; (b) The address of its principal office; (c) The date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state; and (d) The amendment to its articles of incorporation. (3) The president or vice-president executing such articles of amendment shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this Section were duly complied with. Such articles of amendment and affidavit shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as approved in this Chapter. B. A cooperative may, without amending its articles of incorporation, upon authorization of its board of directors, change the location of its principal office by filing a certificate of change of principal office, executed and acknowledged by its president or vice-president under its seal attested by its secretary, in the office of the secretary of state, and also in the office of the recorder of mortgages or the clerk of court in each parish in which its articles of incorporation or any prior certificate of change of principal office of such cooperative has been filed. Such cooperative shall also, within thirty days after the filing of such certificate of change of principal office in the office of recorder of mortgages or clerk of court of any parish, file therein certified copies of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, if the same are not already on file therein. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §13.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2814. Consolidation of cooperatives

RS 2814 - Consolidation of cooperatives Any two or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated, a "consolidating cooperative," may consolidate into a new cooperative, hereinafter designated the "new cooperative," by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and proposed articles of consolidation to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of directors of each consolidating cooperative. The proposed articles of consolidation shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Chapter and shall state: (a) The name of each consolidating cooperative, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state; (b) The name of the new cooperative and address of its principal office; (c) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute the first board of directors of the new cooperative; (d) The terms and conditions of the consolidation and the mode of carrying the same into effect, including the manner and basis of converting memberships in each consolidating cooperative into membership in the new cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of such converted memberships; and (e) Any provisions not inconsistent with this Chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the new cooperative. (2) The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and the proposed articles of consolidation approved by the board of directors of each consolidating cooperative then shall be submitted to a vote of the members thereof at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth particulars concerning the proposed consolidation. The proposed consolidation and the proposed articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds of those members of each consolidating cooperative voting thereon at such meeting. (3) Upon such approval by the members of the respective consolidating cooperatives, articles of consolidation in the form approved shall be executed by authentic act on behalf of each consolidating cooperative by its president or vice-president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice-president of each consolidating cooperative executing such articles of consolidation shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this Section were duly complied with by such cooperative. Such articles of consolidation and affidavits shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in this Chapter. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §14.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2815. Merger of cooperatives

RS 2815 - Merger of cooperatives Any one or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated a "merging cooperative," may merge into another cooperative, hereinafter designated the "surviving cooperative," by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives in the surviving cooperative and proposed articles of merger to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of directors of each merging cooperative and by the board of directors of the surviving cooperative. The proposed articles of merger shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Chapter and shall state: (a) The name of each merging cooperative, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state; (b) The name of the surviving cooperative and the address of its principal office; (c) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute the first board of directors of the surviving cooperative; (d) A statement that the merging cooperatives elect to be merged into the surviving cooperative; (e) The terms and conditions of the merger and mode of carrying the same into effect, including the manner and basis of converting the memberships in the merging cooperative or cooperatives into memberships in the surviving cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of such converted membership; and (f) Any provisions not inconsistent with this Chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the surviving cooperative. (2) The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and the proposed articles of merger approved by the board of directors of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, then shall be submitted to a vote of the members of each such cooperative at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed merger. The proposed merger and the proposed articles of merger shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members of each cooperative voting thereon at such meeting. (3) Upon such approval by the members of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, articles of merger in the form approved shall be executed by authentic act on behalf of each such cooperative by its president or vice-president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice-president of each cooperative executing such articles of merger shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this Section were duly complied with by such cooperative. Such articles of merger and affidavit shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in this Chapter. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §15.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2816 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2816. Effect of consolidation or merger

RS 2816 - Effect of consolidation or merger The effect of consolidation or merger shall be: (1) The several cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, shall be a single cooperative which, in the case of a consolidation, shall be the new cooperative provided for in articles of consolidation, and in the case of a merger, shall be that cooperative described in the articles of merger as the surviving cooperative, and the separate existence of all cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, except the new or surviving cooperative, shall cease. (2) The new or surviving cooperative shall have all the rights, privileges, immunities, and powers and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of a cooperative organized under the provisions of this Chapter, and shall possess all the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, as well of a public as of a private nature, and all property, real and personal, application for membership, all debts due on whatever account, and all other choses in action, of each of the consolidating or merging cooperatives, and furthermore all and every interest of, or belonging to or due to, each of the cooperatives so consolidated or merged, shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and vested in such new or surviving cooperative without further act or deed; and the title to any real estate or any interest therein, under the laws of this state vested in any such cooperatives shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of such consolidation or merger. (3) The new or surviving cooperative shall thenceforth be responsible and liable for all of the liabilities and obligations of each of the cooperatives so consolidated or merged, and any claim existing, or action or proceeding pending, by or against any of such cooperatives may be prosecuted as if such consolidation or merger had not taken place, but such new or surviving cooperative may be substituted in its place. (4) Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of any of such cooperatives shall be impaired by such consolidation or merger. (5) In the case of a consolidation, the articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new cooperative; and in the case of merger, the articles of incorporation of the surviving cooperative shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, that changes therein are provided for in the articles of merger. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §16.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2818 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2818. Propositions submitted to members

RS 2818 - Propositions submitted to members Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, any proposition embodied in a petition signed by not less than ten per centum of the members of a cooperative, together with any document submitted with such petition to give effect to its proposition, shall be submitted to the members of a cooperative, either at a special meeting of the members held within forty-five days after the presentation of such petition, or, if the date of the next annual meeting of members falls within ninety days after such presentation, or if the petitioner so requests, at such annual meeting. The approval of the board of directors shall not be required in respect of any proposition or document submitted to the members pursuant to this section and approved by them, but such proposition or document shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of this Chapter. Any affidavit or affidavits required to be filed with any such document pursuant to applicable provisions of this Chapter shall, in such cases, be modified to show compliance with the provisions of this Section. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §18.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2820 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2820. Filing of documents

RS 2820 - Filing of documents Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution, as the case may be, when executed by authentic act shall be presented to the secretary of state for filing in the records of his office. If the secretary of state shall find that the articles presented conform to the requirements of this Chapter, he shall, upon the payment of the fees as in this Chapter provided, file the articles so presented in the records of his office and upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution provided for therein shall be in effect. The secretary of state immediately upon filing in his office of any articles pursuant to this Chapter shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the recorder of mortgages or clerk of court of the parish in which the principal office of each cooperative or corporation affected by such incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution shall be located. The recorder of mortgages or clerk of court of any parish upon receipt of any such certified copy, shall file and index the same in the records of his office, but the failure of the secretary of state or of the recorder of mortgages or clerk of court of the parish to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not invalidate such articles. The provisions of this Section shall also apply to certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits of compliance executed pursuant to R.S. 17:2819B. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §20.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2821. Use of revenues

RS 2821 - Use of revenues A. Revenues of a cooperative for any fiscal year shall first be used to: (1) Defray expenses of the cooperative and of the operation and maintenance of its facilities during such fiscal year; (2) Pay interest and principal of obligations of the cooperative coming due in such fiscal year; (3) Finance, or to provide a reserve for the financing of, the construction or acquisition by the cooperative of additional facilities to the extent determined by the board of directors; (4) Provide a reasonable reserve for working capital; (5) Provide a reserve for the payment of indebtedness of the cooperative maturing more than one year after the date of the incurrence of such indebtedness in an amount not less than the total of the interest and payments in respect thereof required to be made during the next following fiscal year; and (6) Provide a fund for education in cooperation and for the dissemination of information concerning the services made available by the cooperative. B. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the payment by a cooperative of all or any part of its indebtedness prior to the date when the same shall become due. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §21.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2822 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2822. Sale, mortgage or lease of property

RS 2822 - Sale, mortgage or lease of property A cooperative may not sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of or encumber all or any substantial portion of its property unless such sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition or encumbrance is authorized at a duly held meeting of the members thereof by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all of the members of the cooperative. However, notwithstanding anything herein contained, or any other provisions of law, (1) The board of directors may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial portion of such property to another cooperative authorized to transact business in the state pursuant to this Chapter upon the authorization of a majority of those members of the cooperative present at a duly held meeting of the members thereof and (2) The board of directors of the cooperative, without authorization by the members thereof, shall have full power and authority to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust upon, or the pledging or encumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises and permits of the cooperative, whether acquired or to be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues and income therefrom, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors shall determine, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative to the state of Louisiana or any instrumentality or agency thereof. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §22.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2823. Immunity of members

RS 2823 - Immunity of members The private property of the members of a cooperative shall be exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative and no member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2824 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2824. Liens

RS 2824 - Liens Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, upon the recordation as a mortgage on real property of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument executed by a cooperative, which, by its terms creates a lien upon both real and personal property then owned or after-acquired, the lien thereof shall attach to all property of such cooperative then owned, described in such mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument and to all after-acquired property described therein immediately upon the acquisition thereof by such cooperative and the lien so created shall be superior to all claims of creditors of such cooperative and purchasers of such property and to all other liens affecting such property, except liens of prior record. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §24.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2825 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2825. Notice; waiver

RS 2825 - Notice; waiver Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of this Chapter or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of a cooperative, waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice. If a person or persons entitled to notice of a meeting attends such meeting, such attendance shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except in case the attendance is for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §25.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2826 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2826. Fees

RS 2826 - Fees Each cooperative shall pay annually, on or before the first day of October, to the department of revenue, a fee of ten dollars for each one hundred persons or fraction thereof to whom educational services are supplied within the state by it, but shall be exempt from all other excise and income taxes whatsoever. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §26.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2827 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2827. Blue sky law inapplicable

RS 2827 - Blue sky law inapplicable The provisions of Part X of Chapter 2 of Title 51 shall not apply to any note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued by any cooperative pursuant to this Chapter to the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any mortgage or deed of trust executed to secure the same. The provisions of said Part shall not apply to the issuance of membership certificates by any cooperative. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §27.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2828 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2828. Construction

RS 2828 - Construction This Chapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or things. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §28.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2829 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2829. Fidelity bonds; audits

RS 2829 - Fidelity bonds; audits A. No Educational Cooperative Corporation organized under the provisions of R.S. 17:2801-17:2828 shall receive any payments of funds as grants-in-aid for pupils attending non-sectarian private schools, until all officers and employees of any such educational cooperative corporation, having custody and control of funds, shall have furnished bond in favor of the educational cooperative corporations, in a sum fixed by said corporation, which bond shall not be for less than one-fourth over and above any amount that may come into the possession of said corporation, and which shall be increased or diminished accordingly. The premium on such bond shall be paid by the corporation. B. Audits shall be made by any educational cooperative corporation of its accounts by a certified public accountant at least annually. Copies of the reports of such audits shall be furnished to the members of the educational cooperative corporation. Added by Acts 1960, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 4, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2830 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2830. Employment of teachers

RS 2830 - Employment of teachers Any educational cooperative established pursuant to R.S. 17:2801-17:2828 is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts of employment with teachers qualified under the certification standards of the Louisiana State Board of Education and laws of Louisiana for terms of at least five years, but not more than ten years to perform teaching services and services related to teaching for the educational cooperative. Added by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 4, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2831 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2831. Salaries and wages

RS 2831 - Salaries and wages  No teacher, school bus operator, school lunch worker, janitor or other school personnel shall be employed by any educational cooperative established pursuant to R.S. 17:2801 through 2828 at a salary or wage which is either less than or in excess of any minimum salary schedule or law heretofore adopted by the legislature to govern the salaries or wages of any school teachers, school bus operators, school lunch workers, janitors or any other school personnel.  Added by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 4, §2; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2851 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2851. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.

RS 2851 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2852 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2852. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.

RS 2852 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2853 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2853. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2853 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2901. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2901 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2902. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2902 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2921. Short title

RS 2921 - Short title This Chapter may be cited as the Louisiana Student College and Career Readiness Act. Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.