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LA Rev Stat § 17:398 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§398. Allocation of funds; pilot programs; inclusion within the minimum foundation program

RS 398 - Allocation of funds; pilot programs; inclusion within the minimum foundation program  A. Funds shall be appropriated annually to the department for the remedial education program in the form of a line item within the general appropriations bill. These funds shall be distributed to the parish and city school boards on a per pupil per subject area basis to be used solely for those students requiring remedial education. Compensatory or remedial teachers shall possess the appropriate certification as required by the state board. Parish and city school boards may employ educators already employed as regular or special education classroom teachers to provide remedial instruction. These educators may receive additional compensation for remedial instruction, provided the services are performed in addition to their regular duties. Parish and city school boards may employ other qualified personnel to provide remedial instruction in accordance with regulations adopted by the state board.  B. For funding purposes, a student receiving remediation in English language arts and mathematics shall be counted for both areas. Students who are counted to generate funds for remedial education are also eligible to generate allotments for regular or special education teachers, or both. Students receiving services directed toward the educational deficits identified through the state testing program shall be eligible for funding. Local remedial plans shall comply with established regulations adopted by the department and approved by the state board pursuant to R.S. 17:24.4. Added by Acts 1980, No. 433, §1, eff. July 21, 1980. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 138, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 698, §1, eff. June 1, 1987; Acts 1992, No. 454, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:399 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§399. Program for remedial education; distribution of funds to local city and parish school boards; regulations

RS 399 - Program for remedial education; distribution of funds to local city and parish school boards; regulations  A. To be eligible to receive funds under this Part, a city or parish school board shall describe in writing its proposed remedial education program as set forth in its pupil progression plan according to regulations adopted by the state board. The description shall include all remedial instruction and proposals for program improvement. Proposals shall include a narrative which shall incorporate the following:  (1) A statement of the educational objectives and how they are determined. (2) The student population to be served and the selection criteria to be used. (3) The methodologies to be utilized in meeting the educational problems. (4) A description of the course content to be taught. (5) A detailed budget including excess costs above regular programs. (6) An evaluation plan encompassing both the educational process and the extent of growth and achievement evidenced by pupils. B. The programs provided by funds received under this Part shall meet the following criteria:  (1) The program is based on performance objectives related to educational achievement in grade appropriate skills addressed through the statewide curriculum standards for required subjects, and provides supplementary services designed to meet the educational needs of each participating student. (2) The program is evaluated according to regulations approved by the state board. (3) The state and local funds expended in the program shall be accounted for separately from all other funds expended by the city or parish school board. Expenditures shall be reported as a categorical program in the manner prescribed by the state board. (4) The program shall be coordinated with locally funded or federally funded, or both, remedial education programs, but shall remain as a separate remedial program to be funded by the state. (5) Each pupil progression plan shall contain an assurance that the use of grant funds will not result in a decrease in the use for educationally deprived children of state, local, or federal funds which, in the absence of funds under the remedial education program, have been made available for the education of such children. No project under the remedial education program shall be approved unless the state funds for the remedial education program will not be used to supplant other state, local, or federal funds being used for the education of such students. Added by Acts 1980, No. 433, §1, eff. July 21, 1980. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 138, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 698, §1, eff. June 1, 1987.
LA Rev Stat § 17:400 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§400. Administration; technical assistance and monitoring; rules and regulations by the state board; annual reporting; effectiveness

RS 400 - Administration; technical assistance and monitoring; rules and regulations by the state board; annual reporting; effectiveness  A. The department shall be utilized as needed to provide technical assistance to the city and parish school boards and to carry out the department's responsibilities for reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating the remedial programs conducted under this Part. If the department determines through its monitoring authority that a city or parish board is not actually providing the type of remedial education program that was approved through its pupil progression plan or is not complying with state evaluation regulations, the department shall withhold remedial education funding until such time as it is determined that the school board is in compliance with its approved pupil progression plan and with state evaluation regulations.  B. The state board shall adopt rules which in its opinion are necessary to assure that the programs in each city and parish school system are carried out in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of this Part. The state superintendent of education shall prepare an annual report which shall contain:  (1) The number of students participating in programs under this Part. (2) The level of student achievement. (3) An analysis of the expenditure of funds by the city and parish boards. The report shall be transmitted to the state board and the Joint Committee on Education of the Louisiana Legislature.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 433, §1, eff. July 21, 1980. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 138, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 698, §1, eff. June 1, 1987.
LA Rev Stat § 17:401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§401. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 652, §1.

RS 401 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 652, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:401.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§401.11. Purpose

RS 401.11 - Purpose A. It is the primary purpose of this Part to provide for enriching the educational opportunities and experiences of all public school students in Louisiana who, for any reason, need extra instruction, reinforcement, or time on task in order to be able to achieve mastery of the basic skills of reading, mathematics, and writing. B. It is the secondary purpose of this Part to provide an opportunity to city and parish school systems to explore the best and most engaging ways to help children learn and master basic skills with the maximum of flexibility and sufficient resources so that such information may be used to enhance instruction in regular school year practice. Acts 1997, No. 735, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 17:401.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§401.13. Applicability

RS 401.13 - Applicability This Part shall be effective whenever sufficient funds are appropriated by the legislature. Acts 1997, No. 735, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 17:402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§402. Findings and purpose

RS 402 - Findings and purpose  A. The legislature finds that the use and abuse of alcohol, drugs, and other substances among the children of school age in this state is a problem of serious concern and destructive societal impact and that the incidence of alcohol, drug, and substance abuse among the young is high. Substance abuse leads to serious consequences and impairs one's ability to perform normally and productively in his educational and social environment. The legislature also finds that dependence on alcohol, drug, or other substances is an illness that can be prevented, identified, and treated. The legislature further finds that substantial alleviation of these problems may result from the development and implementation of comprehensive education programs and counseling in the public school systems of this state, combined with an enhanced law enforcement effort in the area of schools.  B. The purpose of this Part is to create a comprehensive program of alcohol, drug, and substance abuse prevention and education, which brings together the education system and the criminal justice system to educate, prevent, and punish such abuses, culminating in a drug free zone in and around the public schools in the state. The existence of such zones should enhance the whole community by bringing a clear-minded student into an environment more conducive to learning.  Acts 1989, No. 171, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:403 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§403. Section on drug free schools and communities; program; section administrator; counselors

RS 403 - Section on drug free schools and communities; program; section administrator; counselors  A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state superintendent of education shall establish and maintain within the bureau of student services of the state Department of Education a separate program section which shall be designated as the section on drug free schools and communities. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to establish, operate, and maintain a state-wide alcohol, drug, and substance abuse education program for the benefit of students attending the schools of this state. The program may be extended to benefit adult citizens through adult education programs. The program shall be administered through the schools.  B. There shall be a section administrator of the section on drug free schools and communities who shall be appointed by the superintendent. The section administrator shall administer and be responsible for the affairs of the section on drug free schools and communities and the state-wide alcohol, drug, and substance abuse education program.  C.(1) There shall be addictive disorders professionals in every school system who regularly visit every secondary school and elementary school at a maximum of four schools to one counselor, for the purpose of counseling students who have been identified as having an alcohol, drug, or substance abuse problem. The duties of each counselor shall be coordinated by the section on drug-free schools and communities and each employing parish or city school system.  (2) Qualifications for addictive disorders professionals shall be determined, implemented, and enforced by the Louisiana Department of Health, office of behavioral health.  Acts 1989, No. 171, §1; Acts 2004, No. 803, §1, eff. July 8, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 17:404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§404. Establishment of programs of substance abuse

RS 404 - Establishment of programs of substance abuse  A. Each city and parish school board shall establish and maintain in every school such grade appropriate programs of alcohol, drug, and substance abuse prevention, education, information, and counseling as are developed by the section on drug free schools and communities, and approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for inclusion in the school program as required in Subsection B of this Section.  B.(l) The state superintendent of education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall develop, furnish to local school boards, and coordinate the implementation of the programs required by this Section. Such programs shall be included in the school program such that every student in grades kindergarten through nine is involved for a minimum of sixteen contact hours every school year and every student in grades ten through twelve is involved for a minimum of eight contact hours every school year. The required minimum contact hours shall be incorporated into a comprehensive school health program. Each city and parish school system shall enact policies and procedures for implementation of such programs in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) In addition, the section on drug free schools and communities shall develop and make available to each school system development programs for teachers and other staff. Such programs shall include procedures for identifying students who exhibit signs of misuse or abuse of such substances and for referral for counseling or treatment, as an alternative to other disciplinary procedures and sanctions provided by law, or in other cases where such referral would be appropriate.  C. The state superintendent of education and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education through the section on drug free schools and communities shall continually study the existing programs, resources, and needs of school districts, and shall utilize this data and local school personnel in the development of a state plan and minimum standards for alcohol, drug and substance abuse prevention and education programs required in Subsection A of this Section.  D. Any minor who is a student enrolled in any public or private elementary, secondary, vocational-technical, training, special school or institution in Louisiana who is identified as having a substance abuse problem or who is involved in the production, manufacture, possession, distribution, or dispension of any controlled dangerous substance shall be required to participate in the school drug counseling program as provided in this Section in addition to any other penalties as provided by law. However, nothing herein shall prevent the student from participating in any other drug counseling program in lieu of the one in his school, provided such program is approved by the school system.  Acts 1989, No. 171, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. July 6, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406. Short title

RS 406 - Short title  This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Family-School Partnership Act".  Acts 1991, No. 448, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406.1. Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose

RS 406.1 - Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose  A. It is hereby found and declared that:  (1) It has been clearly demonstrated that parental involvement in the schools is directly related to better student achievement, attitudes, and performance in school.  (2) Demographics of the American family are changing to the degree that significant numbers of children attending school come from families with single parents, families in which both parents are employed outside the home, families in which one or more of the parents lack the education and skill to assist their children in learning, and from environments in which the primary caregiver is not the biological parent.  (3) These demographics mean that current approaches to developing and maintaining partnerships between families and educators require review and modification to make them more responsive to the needs of both families and schools.  (4) The division of state agencies and functions often inhibits the development of coordinated policies to improve family involvement in the learning achievement of children and in the management of the schools.  (5) Effective approaches to involving families more fully as partners in the process of their children's learning require the participation and coordination of numerous state and local, public and private agencies and should be encouraged as a matter of state policy.  B. The purpose of this Part is to encourage state and local agencies to increase the involvement of parents and families in the improvement of the learning achievement of children and in the life of the schools.  Acts 1991, No. 448, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406.2. Coordination of policies

RS 406.2 - Coordination of policies  The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall direct the state superintendent of education to convene, on a quarterly basis, a meeting of representatives of appropriate public and private, state and local agencies to discuss ways and means of coordinating policies to encourage, foster, and promote expanded parental and family involvement in the learning of their children and in the life of the schools. Each year, not later than sixty days prior to the regular session of the legislature, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall submit to the governor and to the House and Senate Committees on Education a report, based on the discussions held at the quarterly meetings conducted by the state superintendent of education, which shall identify the problems, if any, that state and local agencies are having in increasing the participation and involvement of parents in the learning of their children and in the life of the schools, the suggestions and recommendations that were made to improve such participation and involvement, and the superintendent's and board's response to these suggestions and recommendations.  Acts 1991, No. 448, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406.3. Parental advocacy

RS 406.3 - Parental advocacy  The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and issue necessary and appropriate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Part. Such rules and regulations shall include but need not be limited to a requirement that the state Department of Education, each city and parish school board, and each public elementary and secondary school identify a person or persons who shall serve as a parental advocate for the respective school, school board, or state agency. It shall be the function of each such parental advocate to develop and encourage positive means for increasing parental and family involvement and participation in the process of learning by children and in the life of the schools, to listen to and seek to resolve complaints made by parents and families against the respective school, school board, or state agency, and to assist the administrators and other employees of the respective school, school board, and state agency to improve communication and coordination with parents and families.  Acts 1991, No. 448, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406.4. Clearinghouse of parental involvement

RS 406.4 - Clearinghouse of parental involvement  The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require the state superintendent of education to establish, within the existing organizational structure of the state Department of Education, a clearinghouse of parental involvement. The clearinghouse shall gather, organize, and disseminate information from throughout the nation and state on research, laws, model applications, methods, and other strategies relating to parental and family involvement and participation in the learning of children and in the life of the schools.  Acts 1991, No. 448, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406.5. Demonstration grants and other assistance

RS 406.5 - Demonstration grants and other assistance  A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, through the state superintendent of education and state Department of Education, is hereby authorized to make demonstration grants and to provide other forms of state assistance to city and parish school boards and to other appropriate public and private agencies for the development of innovative and promising family-school educational partnership activities designed to:  (1) Support the efforts of families, including training, to the maximum extent practicable, to work with children in the home both to attain the instructional objective of the schools and to instill positive attitudes about the importance of education and learning in the life of the child.  (2) Train teachers and other staff personnel to work effectively as educational partners with the families of participating students.  (3) Train families, teachers, and other staff personnel in the schools to build an educational partnership between home and school.  (4) Evaluate how well family involvement activities of the school are working, what barriers exist to greater participation, and what steps are needed to be taken to expand participation in such family involvement activities.  (5) Purchase or develop courseware, software, communication aids, equipment, or materials relating to increasing the involvement and participation of families in the learning of children or in the life of the schools.  (6) Provide family learning or other community education courses in which families, together, may learn reading, math, and other subjects.  B. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable only to the extent that funds are made available for this purpose from public or private sources.  Acts 1991, No. 448, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:406.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§406.7. Parent-teacher conferences; required attendance; consequences

RS 406.7 - Parent-teacher conferences; required attendance; consequences A.(1) A teacher shall schedule at least two parent-teacher conferences during the first semester each school year. At least one parent or guardian of the child shall attend or participate in at least one of the scheduled parent-teacher conferences. (2) A teacher may not require a parent or guardian to attend a conference if the conference is deemed to be unnecessary due to the student's academic record. (3) If a middle school or high school student has more than one teacher, the parent or guardian may participate in the conference by conference call. B. The governing authority of each elementary and secondary school shall adopt rules relative to failure of the parent or guardian to attend at least one scheduled parent-teacher conference. The rules shall prohibit any negative action against the child as a result of the failure of a parent to attend a parent-teacher conference. Acts 2012, No. 845, §1.