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LA Rev Stat § 17:154.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§154.2. Enrollment of students with special needs

RS 154.2 - Enrollment of students with special needs  A. No public school or public school governing authority shall require the parent or legal guardian of any student to disclose the student's medical information or special education needs prior to enrolling the student in a public school, unless otherwise specifically required by law.  B. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a public school from providing an enrollment preference to a student with special needs when the student's parent or legal guardian has voluntarily provided the school with information regarding such needs.  Acts 2016, No. 303, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 17:154.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§154.3. School schedules; minimum work days; instructional days

RS 154.3 - School schedules; minimum work days; instructional days A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, all teachers shall work not less than one hundred eighty-two days per school year and except as provided in R.S. 17:154.1(A), no fewer than one hundred seventy-seven of such days shall be used to provide instruction to students. B. Effective for the 2005-2006 school year, the provisions of Subsection A of this Section relative to the requirement that teachers work not less then one hundred eighty-two days per school year shall not be applicable. However, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt rules effective for the 2005-2006 school year relative to the minimum number of teacher work days. Acts 1997, No. 306, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 160, §2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 815, §1; Acts 2001, No. 905, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 17:154.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§154.4. School schedules; additional instructional days; employee work stoppages

RS 154.4 - School schedules; additional instructional days; employee work stoppages At any time the governing authority of any city, parish, or other local public school system closes school for a day as the result of employees of such a school system threatening or failing to appear for work, the governing authority shall schedule and require the conduct of an instructional day of school for each day school was closed in addition to those scheduled for the school year in which such closure occurs. Acts 2001, No. 485, §1, eff. June 21, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 17:155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§155. Attendance of pupils in schools of adjoining parishes or cities; per capita cost of instruction

RS 155 - Attendance of pupils in schools of adjoining parishes or cities; per capita cost of instruction  Children for whom adequate schools of suitable grade have not been provided in their home parish may attend schools in an adjoining parish. In such cases, permits shall be secured from the parish superintendent of the children's home parish, and after they have been approved by the parish superintendent of the parish in which the schools that the children desire to attend are located, they shall be presented to the principals of the schools which the children wish to attend, who shall be required to admit the children and provide for their instruction the same as if they were residents of the parish. The superintendent of the children's home parish shall settle monthly for the instruction of such children as shall take advantage of the provisions of this Section, the settlement for each child to be on the basis of the per capita cost of instruction in the school attended by that child.  In estimating the per capita cost of instruction, the parish operating the school must not include items of general control, items arising out of operation of transfers or other auxiliary agencies, items of fixed charges, capital outlay, or debt service; but may include salaries of teachers, teaching supplies, salaries of janitors, janitors supplies, repairs and renewals.  Children living beyond the limits of a city which supports and operates public schools separate and apart from the system of schools under the jurisdiction of the parish school board, and having the right under the Constitution to charge for the instruction of children not residents of the city, may attend the schools of such city, provided the parish school board does not operate adequate schools of suitable grade for the benefit of such children. Pupils desiring to take advantage of the provisions of this Section shall secure permits from the parish superintendent of their home parish, which permits shall be approved by the city superintendent of the city schools which the children desire to attend, who shall designate on the permits the schools which the children are to attend. The parish superintendent shall settle monthly for the instruction of such of the parish children as shall attend the city schools under the provisions of this Section, the settlement for each child to be on the basis of the per capita cost of instruction in the school attended by that child.  In estimating the per capita cost of instruction, the city operating the school must not include items of general control, items arising out of operation of transfers or other auxiliary agencies, items of fixed charges, capital outlay, or debt service; but may include salaries of teachers, teaching supplies, salaries of janitors, janitors supplies, repairs and renewals.
LA Rev Stat § 17:156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§156. Physical examination for students

RS 156 - Physical examination for students  No student shall be subjected to any physical examination or inspection if the father, mother, or tutor of such student objects thereto.
LA Rev Stat § 17:157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§157. Ferries and toll bridges, etc.; free passage to students

RS 157 - Ferries and toll bridges, etc.; free passage to students  A. The free right of passage over all public ferries, bridges, and roads which are leased out or controlled by the state, parish, or municipality, including the Crescent City Connection and excluding the Greater New Orleans Expressway, for which license is paid or toll exacted shall provide for free passage of all students in their passage to and from school between the hours of six o'clock a.m. and nine thirty o'clock a.m., and between two thirty o'clock p.m. and nine thirty o'clock p.m., provided that rules are adopted in accordance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules and regulations for the efficient implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Section. C. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 110, §2. Acts 1992, No. 904, §1; Acts 1993, No. 345, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1300, §1; Acts 2003, No. 110, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.1. Purchase of school buses; athletic departments of high schools

RS 158.1 - Purchase of school buses; athletic departments of high schools  Each parish and city school board may purchase at least one school bus for the athletic department of each high school located within its jurisdictional boundaries.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.2. Purchase of school buses; resale to bus operators

RS 158.2 - Purchase of school buses; resale to bus operators A. The purpose of this Section shall be to assist city and parish school boards in providing school bus transportation by facilitating the acquisition of new and used school buses by school bus operators. The legislature hereby declares that the purchase of school buses by school boards and the resale thereof to school bus operators in order to facilitate such acquisition is a public purpose. B. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, especially R.S. 49:125 and R.S. 42:1113, each city and parish school board is hereby authorized to purchase school buses and to resell such buses to any school bus operator employed by the board or with whom the board has contracted to provide transportation services for students. Any such school bus shall be used by the operator to transport students on the operator's assigned bus route. C. Any school bus resold pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be sold only after the city or parish school board has complied with the following procedure: (1) The school board shall obtain two written appraisals of the fair market value of the bus subject to the sale. (2) Publication of notice of intent of the school board to sell the bus at private sale shall have been made in the official journal of the board at least fifteen days prior to the date of sale. (3) No sale shall be for less than the average value contained in the appraisals obtained pursuant to R.S. 17:158.2(C)(1). D. Any school bus used to transport students, including an activity or backup bus, shall not be more than twenty-five years old. Any school bus used as an activity or backup bus, at the time it is acquired by the owner and placed in service, shall be fifteen or fewer model years old. The number of years shall be reckoned from the date of introduction of the model year. E. Any school bus used as an activity or backup bus that is older than fifteen model years shall not be used more than sixty consecutive school days in a school year. Added by Acts 1982, No. 67, §1, eff. July 11, 1982. Acts 1984, No. 154, §1; Acts 2014, No. 257, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.3. Purchase of school buses; pooling of purchases by school boards

RS 158.3 - Purchase of school buses; pooling of purchases by school boards  A. The Department of Education shall assist city and parish school boards and any nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11 in the economical acquisition of school buses and related equipment and supplies by providing a plan under which school boards and any nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Elementary Education may voluntarily pool their bids for such purchases. The department shall prepare bid forms and specifications, obtain quotations of prices, and make such forms and information available to school boards and any participating nonpublic school in order to facilitate this service.  B. School boards and any participating nonpublic school, at times prescribed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall furnish the department with information concerning the prices paid for such items and the department shall periodically furnish information to school boards and any participating nonpublic school concerning the lowest prices at which school buses and related equipment and supplies are available based upon comparable specifications.  Acts 1984, No. 207, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.4. Purchase of school buses; ninety passenger capacity

RS 158.4 - Purchase of school buses; ninety passenger capacity  Any parish or city school board may purchase a school bus having a ninety passenger capacity to transport public school students to and from school and for school related activities. The bus shall meet the specifications established under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Acts 1986, No. 140, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.5. Purchase of school buses; specifications required

RS 158.5 - Purchase of school buses; specifications required  Any school bus purchased for the transportation of schoolchildren shall meet or exceed specifications established by the Department of Education.  Acts 1987, No. 299, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.6. School Bus Purchase Program; creation; purpose; administration

RS 158.6 - School Bus Purchase Program; creation; purpose; administration   A. It is the purpose of this Section to assist city and parish school systems, approved nonpublic schools, and contract school bus operators in purchasing new school buses by making low-interest loans available and thereby protecting the safety and welfare of the school children of this state by assuring they are riding in safe vehicles. This purpose is hereby declared to be a public purpose.  B.(1) There is hereby established in the Department of Education the School Bus Purchase Program solely for the purpose of making loans to city and parish school boards, approved nonpublic schools, and contract school bus operators for the purchase of new school buses.  (2) The program shall be established and funded with revenues generated by the issuance of not to exceed ten million dollars of special obligation revenue bonds by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority.  C. The program of providing the loans shall be implemented and administered by the Department of Education in the manner determined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in coordination with the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority operating in accordance with R.S. 9:2341 through 2347. The authority shall disburse the funds as directed by the appropriate state department official.  D. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt the rules and regulations necessary to establish the program. Such rules and regulations shall include, at a minimum, the following:   (1) Criteria for eligibility to receive such loans.  (2) Interest rates to be charged on such loans, which shall be at the lowest rate available sufficient to service this debt.  (3) Limits on the amount of individual loans.  (4) Terms for the repayment of such loans, including periodic installments and deadlines for final repayment of such loans.  E. The state superintendent of education shall annually submit a report to the legislature relative to such loan program, including but not limited to the following:   (1) The number of loans made in the preceding year and the average amount loaned to a borrower.  (2) The collection rate of the loans.  (3) The effectiveness of the loan program.  (4) The status of the fund used for such loans at the time such report is submitted and the viability of the fund at that time.  Acts 1987, No. 316, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:158.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§158.7. Lease of school buses from school bus operators

RS 158.7 - Lease of school buses from school bus operators A. The purpose of this Section is to assist city, parish, and other local public school boards in providing school transportation by facilitating the lease of school buses by such school boards. The legislature does hereby find and declare that the lease of school buses by city, parish, and other local public school boards from school bus operators pursuant to this Section is a public purpose. B. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, each city, parish, and other local public school board may lease a school bus owned by any school bus operator employed by such school board or with whom such school board has contracted to provide transportation services for students from such school bus operator. Any such school bus shall be used by the operator to transport students on the operator's assigned bus route. Any such lease shall be in writing. C. Any school bus leased pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be leased for an amount equal to the compensation mandated by R.S. 17:497. D. Any operator who leases a bus as provided in this Section shall not receive the compensation provided by R.S. 17:497. Acts 2001, No. 946, §1, eff. June 26, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 17:159 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§159. Insurance against injury to pupils transported to school

RS 159 - Insurance against injury to pupils transported to school  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 § 17:159.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§159.1. Insurance on privately owned school busses; withholding amounts to pay premiums; governmental immunity no defense

RS 159.1 - Insurance on privately owned school busses; withholding amounts to pay premiums; governmental immunity no defense  A. All parish and city school boards, contracting for the use of privately owned school busses for the transportation of pupils, are hereby authorized to procure contracts on a fleet or group basis for the owners of such vehicles insuring such vehicles and the owners thereof with respect to all types of vehicular insurance as defined in R.S. 22:47. B. The amounts required or to be required during each year to make premium payments during such year, may be withheld from compensation due the owners of such insured vehicles, in equal monthly installments. C. All contracts of public liability and property damage insurance obtained as provided herein shall contain a clause whereby the insurance companies issuing said insurance shall not assert as a defense to any suit against them, the governmental immunity of such school board. Added by Acts 1958, No. 339, §§1 to 3; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 17:159.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§159.2. Insurance premiums as obligation of boards; privately owned buses

RS 159.2 - Insurance premiums as obligation of boards; privately owned buses A. All premiums for all insurance policies of public liability and property damage insurance applying to and covering school buses owned by parish and city school boards shall be the obligation of, and payable by, the board owning such buses.  B. The above and foregoing provision shall not be construed as preventing parish and city school boards from paying the premiums for public liability and property damage insurance covering and applying to privately owned buses used for transportation of school children for and on behalf of such boards.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 285, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:160 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§160. School bus operators under eighteen years of age prohibited; penalty

RS 160 - School bus operators under eighteen years of age prohibited; penalty   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 § 17:161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§161. School bus chrome requirements; options

RS 161 - School bus chrome requirements; options  A. In order to promote the public safety of children being transported by school bus, all school buses shall be painted national school bus chrome. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall designate the shade of national school bus chrome to be used. No other buses shall be painted the same shade of national school bus chrome as that designated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as the shade of national school bus chrome to be used by the school buses.  B. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any school bus may be painted white on its roof.  Acts 1990, No. 652, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:161.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§161.1. School buses in Orleans Parish; lettering requirements

RS 161.1 - School buses in Orleans Parish; lettering requirements  Each school bus used to transport students to public schools in Orleans Parish shall contain lettering identifying the name of the school or schools for which it transports students. The lettering shall be black and in block form. The lettering shall be placed on both sides of the bus as high as possible to provide maximum visibility.  Acts 2017, No. 230, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:162 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§162. School busses purchased for private use

RS 162 - School busses purchased for private use  Every school bus sold or transferred to any use other than school activities in this state shall be painted by the new owner a color other than national school bus chrome yellow, all lettering of school bus identification, and all semaphore arms and alternate flashing signal lights shall be removed therefrom.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 505, §2. Amended by Act 1966, No. 109, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§163. Penalties

RS 163 - Penalties  Penalties for violation of R.S. 17:161 and 17:162 shall be twenty-five dollars for the first offense, seventy-five dollars for the second offense, and one hundred twenty-five dollars or ninety days for the third offense.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 505, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 17:164 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§164. Regulations relating to construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses

RS 164 - Regulations relating to construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses  The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "state board", shall establish and adopt regulations for the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses used in transportation of students to and from school. Such regulations shall be provided to encourage competition and in no event shall be devised, worded, or construed so as to restrict competition among manufacturers of school bus bodies, chassis, or other equipment or to benefit or favor in any way a particular manufacturer or group of manufacturers of such bus bodies, chassis, or other equipment, including by reference to detail of design specific to a particular manufacturer or group of manufacturers. A school bus body, chassis, or equipment shall meet the latest revised minimum standards for school buses adopted and recommended by the National Congress on School Transportation, sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, the National Association for Pupil Transportation, the National School Transportation Association, the School Transportation section of the National Safety Council, and the School Bus Manufacturers Technical Council, the regulations adopted pursuant to this Section, and all statutory requirements for the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses. This Section shall not apply to feeder buses in operation in this state.  Added by Acts 1952, No. 399, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 168, §1; Acts 2019, No. 377, §1.