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LA Rev Stat § 17:3921.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3921.3. Technology Strategy Task Force; creation, membership, duties

RS 3921.3 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 381, §3, eff. Dec. 31, 2019.  Acts 2018, No. 381, §1; Acts 2018, No. §3, eff. December 31, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3921.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3921.4. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3921.4 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3931 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3931. Office of life-long learning; creation; purpose; staffing

RS 3931 - Office of life-long learning; creation; purpose; staffing A. The office of life-long learning, hereinafter referred to as the "office", is created within the office of the governor. B. The office shall have the following purposes and goals: (1) To facilitate the development and coordination of literacy efforts in the state, both public and private. (2) To increase the number of persons served, thereby enabling them to better their employment and enhance their self-esteem and participation in and enjoyment of the activities of our society. (3) To advise the governor and other policymakers on all matters relating to literacy. (4) To make recommendations for the budgeting, allocation, and appropriation of all monies available for adult literacy services, state, federal, public, and private. (5) To provide an evaluation system and a reporting mechanism for all services provided. (6) To recommend change and suggest new approaches to adult literacy. (7) To serve as a public advocate, representing literacy providers, students, public sector and private literacy endeavors. (8) To establish literacy criteria. (9) To help every citizen of this state to gain the ability to use printed and written information, to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to enhance one's knowledge and potential. (10) To encourage all persons who are sixteen years of age or older and not enrolled in school to enroll in an adult literacy program. C.(1) The office shall define literacy at multiple levels in order to provide a common frame of reference and a system of targeting groups most in need of literacy services. (2) The levels of literacy shall, at a minimum include the following: (a) Level One shall include the most minimal skills of reading, writing, and simple arithmetic. (b) Level Two shall indicate a level of reading, writing, and computation at a level compatible with functioning in society. (c) Level Three shall include the ability to read, write, and compute at levels equal to more sophisticated occupational demands and personal desires. D. The office shall be administered by a director, who shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his pleasure. The director shall employ necessary staff to carry out the duties and functions of the office. Acts 1989, No. 88, §1, eff. June 16, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 278, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3932 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3932. Powers and duties

RS 3932 - Powers and duties A. The office shall: (1) Coordinate all state and local adult literacy services. (2) Work with the commissioner of administration, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Departments of Education, Public Safety and Corrections, Labor, Economic Development, and Social Services, the office of the state library in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the office of elderly affairs in the office of the governor, and all other agencies, departments and offices deemed necessary to establish appropriate literacy programs. (3) Make recommendations for the budgeting, allocation, and appropriation of funds for all state literacy efforts and allocate all private funds made available to the office of literacy. (4) Survey adult literacy needs and monitor and document how those needs are addressed. (5) Evaluate and report annually to the legislature on the efficacy of adult literacy service providers, particularly detailing the receipt and disbursement of all funds appropriated to the office. (6) Make recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and other policymakers concerning adult literacy. B. The office may: (1) Receive, accept, and expend any funds made available to the office. (2) Appear as, or act in any other capacity as, an advocate for the cause of adult literacy, including addressing the legislature and any other agencies or bodies. (3) Adopt and promulgate rules as necessary pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. Such rules shall include but need not be limited to procedures for the office of literacy to review and comment on all requests by state agencies for funding outside of state government for literacy efforts. (4) Assist the private, statewide literacy foundation or any other governmental or non-governmental entity with promoting the cause of adult literacy. (5) Establish and provide support for such advisory committees as is deemed useful or necessary. Acts 1989, No. 88, §1, eff. June 16, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3952 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3952. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262.

RS 3952 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3953 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3953. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3953 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3954 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3954. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262.

RS 3954 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3955 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3955. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3955 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3956 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3956. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3956 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3957 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3957. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3957 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3958 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3958. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3958 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3959 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3959. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.

RS 3959 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3971 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3971. Short citation

RS 3971 - Short citation This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Demonstration Programs Law". Acts 1995, No. 192, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3972 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3972. Intent and purpose

RS 3972 - Intent and purpose  A. It is the intention of the legislature in enacting this Chapter to authorize experimentation by city and parish school boards by authorizing the creation of innovative kinds of independent public schools for students. Further, it is the intention of the legislature to provide a framework for such experimentation by the creation of such schools, a means for all persons with valid ideas and motivation to participate in the experiment, and a mechanism by which experiment results can be analyzed, the positive results repeated or replicated, if appropriate, and the negative results identified and eliminated. Finally, it is the intention of the legislature that the best interests of students who are economically disadvantaged shall be the overriding consideration in implementing the provisions of this Chapter.  B.(1) The purposes of this Chapter shall be to provide opportunities for educators and others interested in educating pupils to form, operate, or be employed within a charter school with each such school designed to accomplish one or more of the following objectives:  (a) Improve pupil learning and, in general, the public school system.  (b) Increase learning opportunities and access to quality education for pupils.  (c) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods and a variety of governance, management, and administrative structures.  (d) Require appropriate assessment and measurement of academic learning results.  (e) Account better and more thoroughly for educational results.  (f) Create new professional opportunities for teachers and other school employees, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site.  (2) It is not a purpose of this Chapter to permit establishment of a charter school to be used as the means of keeping open an existing public school that otherwise would be closed. Such a circumstance, however, shall not preclude approval of a proposed charter that otherwise fulfills a purpose of this Chapter and for which the proposal clearly demonstrates that the educational program proposed to be offered will improve the achievement levels of the students enrolled in that school.  (3) It is not a purpose of this Chapter to provide a means of funding for nonpublic schools or any home study program.  Acts 1995, No. 192, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 14, §1; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2018, No. 307, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3974 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3974. Prohibitions; persons convicted of felony offenses

RS 3974 - Prohibitions; persons convicted of felony offenses  No person who has been convicted of or has pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C) shall be hired by a charter school as a teacher, substitute teacher, bus operator, substitute bus operator, or janitor, or as a temporary, part-time, or permanent school employee of any kind.  Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3981.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3981.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.

RS 3981.1 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3981.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3981.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.

RS 3981.2 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 497, §2, eff. June 14, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3983.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3983.1. Initial charter school proposals and applications; notification to state legislators

RS 3983.1 - Initial charter school proposals and applications; notification to state legislators A.(1) At the time a chartering group submits its initial proposal or application to operate a charter school to the appropriate chartering authority pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the chartering authority shall notify each state senator and state representative in whose district the charter school is to be located that such proposal or application has been submitted. Such notification shall be limited to the date the proposal or application was submitted, the chartering authority to which the proposal or application was submitted, the type of charter school the chartering group seeks to operate, and the location of the proposed charter school. (2) The chartering authority shall also notify each state senator and state representative in whose district the charter school is to be located whether the proposal or application to operate a charter school was approved or denied. (3) The notifications required by this Section shall be sent by both postal mail and electronic mail to each legislator's district office. B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to renewals of the charter of an existing charter school. Acts 2014, No. 729, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3993 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3993. Liability

RS 3993 - Liability A. The local school board and its members individually are immune from civil liability for any damages arising with respect to all activities related to the operation of any type of charter school they may authorize as a chartering authority, except as is otherwise specifically provided in a charter. B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and its members individually are immune from civil liability for any damages arising with respect to all activities related to the operation of any type of charter school they may authorize as a chartering authority, except as is otherwise specifically provided in a charter. Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3994 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3994. Litigation costs

RS 3994 - Litigation costs In the event litigation is necessary to recover any public funds paid to a charter school under authority of this Chapter, the charter school shall be liable for all court costs, attorney fees, and expenses. Acts 2001, No. 991, §1, eff. June 27, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3998 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3998. Reports; review

RS 3998 - Reports; review 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 third year. If the charter school is achieving its stated goals and objectives pursuant to its approved charter, then the chartering authority shall extend the duration of the charter for a maximum initial term of five years as provided in R.S. 17:3992(A)(1). If the charter school is not achieving its stated goals and objectives pursuant to its approved charter, then the chartering authority shall not extend the duration of the charter, and the charter shall expire at the end of the school's fourth year. Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3999 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3999. Application of Chapter

RS 3999 - Application of Chapter  A. All charter schools shall be governed by the law in effect on August 15, 2003. Thereafter, if the provisions of this Chapter are amended, all charter schools shall comply with the law as amended within ninety days of its effective date.  B. To the extent that the provisions of this Chapter conflict with the provisions of R.S. 17:10.7.1, the provisions of R.S. 17:10.7.1 shall prevail.  Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 381, §1; Acts 2016, No. 91, §1, eff. May 12, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 17:4002.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§4002.1. Course providers; short title

RS 4002.1 - Course providers; short title This Part shall be known as the "Course Choice Program". Acts 2012, No. 2, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:4002.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§4002.2. Legislative findings

RS 4002.2 - Legislative findings The legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is in the public interest that all Louisiana school children have access to the type and format of education that best meets the needs of the individual student, that each student has different needs that merit a variety of course choices on the individual student level, and that the state has the right, responsibility, duty, and obligation to accomplish the objective of a quality, individualized education for all Louisiana children. (2) Enrollment of children in course work offered by course providers is in compliance with the objectives of Louisiana's compulsory attendance law; course providers in Louisiana make a significant educational and economic contribution towards meeting the goal of a quality, individualized education for every Louisiana school child; and Louisiana has recognized and encouraged that contribution through online education and dual enrollment in postsecondary education institutions for many years. (3) Effective course providers exist in Louisiana. (4) Course providers can offer a quality, individualized education to students and it is in the public interest to offer students the means of accessing the educational opportunities offered by course providers by providing students with the public funds allocated to them from local and state sources to enroll in such courses. (5) Postsecondary education institutions can serve as quality course providers for students who seek advanced level course work or technical or vocational instruction. (6) Online or virtual course providers can serve as quality course providers for students who desire additional access to high quality courses, especially but not limited to students enrolled in low-performing public schools, students who for reasons of geography may not be able to exercise their right to educational choice, and students who may desire an alternative schooling schedule or calendar. (7) Business and industry can serve as quality course providers that offer course work in their particular field or expertise with the goal of increasing the skilled workforce required for a robust Louisiana economy. Acts 2012, No. 2, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:4002.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§4002.3. Definitions

RS 4002.3 - Definitions  As used in this Part, unless otherwise clearly indicated, the following terms mean:  (1) "Course provider" means an entity that offers individual courses in person or online, including but not limited to online or virtual education providers, postsecondary education institutions, including any postsecondary institution under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and corporations that offer vocational or technical course work in their field, and have been authorized to provide such courses by the state board.  (2) "Eligible funded student" means any student who resides in Louisiana and meets the following criteria:  (a) Is attending a public elementary or secondary school.  (b) Has obtained approval from the local school superintendent or other person designated by the governing authority of the school that he attends to enroll in a course pursuant to this Part.  (3) "Eligible participating student" means any student who resides in Louisiana and meets one of the following criteria:  (a) Is a scholarship recipient as defined in R.S. 17:4013 attending a participating school in accordance with R.S. 17:4011 through 4025.  (b) Is attending a nonpublic school that is approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved by the state board pursuant to R.S. 17:11.  (c) Is enrolled in a home study program approved by the state board.  (4) "State board" means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.  Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2014, No. 482, §1, eff. June 5, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 17:4002.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§4002.5. Public school governing authority duties; accountability; rules

RS 4002.5 - Public school governing authority duties; accountability; rules A. The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall establish policies and procedures whereby an eligible funded student may be granted approval to enroll in a course pursuant to this Part, which shall also provide for the following: (1) Determination of whether a requested course is academically appropriate for the student. (2) Credits earned through the course provider shall appear on each student's official transcript and count fully towards the requirements of any approved Louisiana diploma. (3) State assessments as required by the school and district accountability system shall be administered to each student. (4) All services to which each student would be entitled if attending the school in which he is enrolled full time for all courses, including but not limited to special education services pursuant to the student's Individual Education Plan shall be provided. B. Each local public school system shall make available to all students the course catalogue as provided by the state board during the annual course enrollment process for that local school system. C. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 482, §2, eff. June 5, 2014. D. The aggregate test scores of students who are enrolled in a course pursuant to this Part and in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall be counted in the school performance score for the school in which the student is enrolled full time. The test scores shall be reported to and published by the state Department of Education for each course provider in an easy to understand format and on the department's website. E. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 482, §2, eff. June 5, 2014. F. The state board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2014, No. 482, §§1, 2, eff. June 5, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 17:4002.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§4002.6. Course providers; funding; course amounts

RS 4002.6 - Course providers; funding; course amounts  A. The course provider shall receive a course amount for each eligible funded student, as approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.  B. The course provider may charge tuition to any eligible participating student in an amount approved by the state Department of Education.  C.(1) Fifty percent of the course amount or tuition to be paid to the course provider shall be paid upon student enrollment in a course, and fifty percent shall be paid upon course completion, according to the published course length.  (2) If a student does not complete a course according to the published course length, and the course provider has received the first payment pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the course provider shall receive an additional forty percent of the course amount as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section, provided the student completes and receives credit for the course prior to leaving school pursuant to R.S. 17:221 or graduating from high school.  (3)(a) The state shall disburse any funds allocated, appropriated, or otherwise made available for the purposes of this Part to each city and parish public school system and other public school.  (b) Any such funds that are not committed for use by the school system or other public school shall be subject to reallocation to another public school system or other public school for the purposes of this Part.  Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2014, No. 482, §1, eff. June 5, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 297, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:4011 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§4011. Short title

RS 4011 - Short title  This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Act".  Acts 2008, No. 509, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 515, §2; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2019, No. 21, §1.