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LA Rev Stat § 17:1987 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1987. School district for certain correctional centers for youth

RS 1987 - School district for certain correctional centers for youth  A.(1) A school district is hereby established to provide an appropriate education for youths who, pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, are placed in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and assigned by such department for confinement in any correctional center for youth that is privately operated in accordance with a cooperative endeavor or contract agreement with the state or any political subdivision.  (2) The school district shall be administered by the state Department of Education which may provide educational services by interagency agreement, contract with private or public providers, or by direct operation of a school. The educational services being provided shall meet all standards required by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for the operation of an alternative school as authorized by law.  B. This district shall be considered an intermediate educational unit, subject to the limitations of such units which shall include no authority to levy tax.  C. The state shall annually appropriate sufficient monies to fund any school in the district created in this Part in an amount equal to not less than the per pupil amount allocated pursuant to the Minimum Foundation Program formula to the city or parish school district in which each such correctional center for youth is located. The appropriation shall be made to the administering agency for the district which may be expended by the agency for the provision of educational services in the same manner as such money may be expended by intermediate educational units in providing educational services to students subject to the limitations in Paragraph A(2) of this Section.  D.(1) The provisions of Part I-A of Chapter 1 of this Title relative to benefits, privileges, and rights of certain employees in state special schools, including but not limited to provisions relative to compensation, probationary and permanent employment status, and sabbatical, sick, personal, maternity, adoptive, and military leaves also shall be applicable to such employees of the school district established by this Part.  (2) At the time of implementation of the provisions of this Part, any person employed by a city or parish school board in a position to provide educational services to students confined in a state correctional center for youth which is privately operated shall be given priority, if otherwise qualified, for employment in the same or a comparable position to provide educational services to students pursuant to the provisions of this Part.  Acts 1999, No. 810, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2018, No. 631, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.1. Legislative intent

RS 1989.1 - Legislative intent The legislature hereby recognizes that the Governor's Program for Gifted Children has operated without explicit statutory mandate as an independent, residential summer program for certain elementary, middle, and high school students with the express purpose of providing a more challenging and enriching educational, artistic, and civic experience for the gifted children of this state and of developing such children to their full potential, while instilling in them an appreciation for higher virtues such as civic duty, justice, truth, beauty, and the good. It is the intent of the legislature to continue such program and to establish it by law as more specifically provided in this Part. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.2. Definitions

RS 1989.2 - Definitions As used in this Part, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Director" means the director of the program. (2) "Program" means the Governor's Program for Gifted Children. (3) "University" means the college or university at which the program's activities are held, if any. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.3. Governor's Program for Gifted Children; legislative establishment; location; governance; relationship with educational boards and state superintendent

RS 1989.3 - Governor's Program for Gifted Children; legislative establishment; location; governance; relationship with educational boards and state superintendent A. There is hereby established the Governor's Program for Gifted Children, hereinafter referred to as "the program", as a residential summer enrichment program for gifted children in grades six through ten, with the exception of certain musically gifted students in grades eleven and twelve. The program shall be located on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, or at such other facility as shall be determined by the program's director. B. The program shall be a continuation of the existing program which has operated heretofore without benefit of an explicit statutory mandate. C. The program is hereby placed within the Department of Education as provided in R.S. 36:801.1, and shall be independent of the control of the state superintendent of education and of all local and state education boards. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.5. Appropriations; other sources of revenue

RS 1989.5 - Appropriations; other sources of revenue A. The legislature shall appropriate to the program each year sufficient funds for the program's support. Such appropriation shall be made directly to the program and shall not be deposited to the account of or commingled with the funds of any other program or entity. B. The director may charge reasonable fees and tuition, which shall be paid in the manner as determined by the director. C. The director, on behalf of the program, shall be authorized to apply for and receive grants, gifts, bequests, and other funds from any public and private sources not prohibited by law, including the federal government. Any grants, bequests, gifts, or other similar funds placed in the possession of the program shall be the sole property of the program and subject to its exclusive control. D. Funds received from sources other than the legislative appropriation described herein shall not supplant such legislative appropriation, but shall be in addition and supplemental thereto. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.6. Location of the program; relocation; authority to own and construct facilities

RS 1989.6 - Location of the program; relocation; authority to own and construct facilities A. The program shall be housed at McNeese State University in Lake Charles or at such other facilities located within the state of Louisiana as the director may select as provided herein. B. McNeese State University or any other state college or university which houses the program shall: (1) Make available to the program such available facilities and services as it may reasonably need to conduct its activities, charging to the program only those fees which the college or university charges to youth programs and similar entities conducted under its own auspices, such as band and sports camps, or, if such a fee is not charged, then only those fees necessary to reasonably compensate the university for the actual expense incurred in providing the facility or service. (2) Make available to the program free of charge or at a reasonable charge not to exceed two percent of the program's appropriation from the legislature for the preceding year suitable office space for the program's director and administrative operations. C. The director may relocate the program from McNeese State University, as provided below: (1) The director may designate another state college or university to house the program, with the written consent of the governor and of the president or equivalent official of the college or university to which the program is to be relocated. (2) The director may relocate the program to other suitable facilities, with the consent of the governor. Such facilities may include facilities owned by the program, which shall have the authority to purchase or construct facilities for its own use. The program may also lease facilities from another entity under such reasonable terms as the director may find suitable. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.7. Registry of prospective students

RS 1989.7 - Registry of prospective students A. The Department of Education shall assist the director in identifying candidates for admission to the program, as follows: (1) By the thirtieth of October of each year, the director shall notify the state superintendent of education in writing of the grade levels or ages, or both, of the participants in the program for the session or sessions in the subsequent year. (2) By the fifteenth of December of each year, the state superintendent of education shall furnish to the director information regarding each student currently in the grades or of the ages specified whom the state Department of Education's records show to have achieved a score in the ninetieth percentile or higher on any generally administered achievement test or other instrument designed to measure academic or intellectual performance. A test or instrument shall be deemed to be generally administered if it is administered to at least forty percent of the students in any given grade or age group in the state in any particular year. Such information shall include the student's name and that of his parents, his last known address, and the name of the school in which he is enrolled. B. The director shall treat this information as confidential and shall not disclose it to any person outside the program, nor distribute it to persons employed by the program except as reasonably necessary. C. If the state superintendent of education is not in possession of the information he is required to provide to the director in this Section, he shall gather that information at no charge to the program and shall maintain that information in his office as a central registry of gifted students, which registry shall be used by the state in its efforts to provide educational opportunities to gifted students. Inclusion in this registry shall not be determinative of whether a child is gifted, which fact shall be determined by means specified elsewhere by law or by regulation. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1989.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1989.8. Miscellaneous powers of program

RS 1989.8 - Miscellaneous powers of program A. Without limitation to the foregoing, the program, acting through its director or other authorized representatives, has the authority to: (1) Award diplomas for completion of the program's course of studies. (2) Conduct seminars and workshops both during the program's session and at other times for gifted children, parents, or teachers of the gifted. (3) Train teachers to teach gifted children and to award certificates for completion of such training. (4) Conduct research into methods and techniques for teaching the gifted and publish the results of that research. (5) Engage in cooperative and joint ventures with other institutions of learning, programs for the gifted, and similar entities related to gifted education. (6) Conduct activities designed to identify students who are potential students of the program. (7) Establish and operate programs for the musically gifted. B. The program may also engage in any other activities reasonably related to its purposes and goals as set forth in this Part and which shall not be contrary to law. Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1991 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1991. Definitions

RS 1991 - Definitions A. As used in this Part, unless otherwise clearly indicated, the following terms have the meanings ascribed below: (1) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges or its successor. (2) "Department" means the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges or its successor. B. Further, any reference in this Chapter to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state Department of Education, or the state superintendent of education insofar as such reference is related to the exercise of jurisdiction over schools providing postsecondary vocational-technical education or the employees thereof shall mean and be interpreted to mean the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, except as is clearly inconsistent with the supervisory jurisdiction of institutions provided by the education governance and management structure established in Article VIII of the Constitution of Louisiana. Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1992 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1992. Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 1992 - Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1994.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1994.1. Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute

RS 1994.1 - Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute The vocational-technical institutions referred to as the Memorial Area Vocational School, located in New Roads, and the J. E. Jumonville, Sr. Technical Institute, a branch of the Memorial Area Vocational School, located in Port Allen, shall be combined into a single budgetary unit and shall be renamed the "Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute". Subject to change by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Jumonville-Memorial Technical Institute shall continue to offer and provide the prison vocational programs at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Hunt Correctional Center, and the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women at St. Gabriel. Acts 1991, No. 970, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 103, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1994.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1994.2. Margaret Surles Branch of Louisiana Technical College - Tallulah Campus

RS 1994.2 - Margaret Surles Branch of Louisiana Technical College - Tallulah Campus The Lake Providence branch of Louisiana Technical College - Tallulah Campus shall be renamed and shall be hereafter known as the "Margaret Surles Branch of Louisiana Technical College - Tallulah Campus". Acts 1992, No. 132, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 103, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1995 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1995. Regional administration

RS 1995 - Regional administration All postsecondary vocational-technical schools shall be under the control of the board, which shall adopt policies governing the schools. The board may provide for regional coordination of vocational-technical schools to be administered in the following areas: (1) Regional fiscal matters. (2) Personnel matters. (3) Building standards and maintenance. (4) Reporting and data collection. (5) Coordination of instruction. (6) Such other duties as may be prescribed by the board or department. Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3; Acts 1986, No. 945, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1996 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1996. Racial segregation prohibited; personnel

RS 1996 - Racial segregation prohibited; personnel A. Vocational-technical facilities shall be operated on a racially nonsegregated policy. B. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall establish nonracial objective criteria for the employment, promotion, dismissals, and demotions of all personnel. C. Whenever the ratio of members of the minority to majority race employed at all levels in the schools is substantially out of keeping with the minority to majority race ratio of persons in the region, affirmative action shall be taken to overcome this disparity with respect to filling new positions, vacancies and making promotions. Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1997 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1997. Open door policy; statewide service

RS 1997 - Open door policy; statewide service The vocational-technical schools shall be operated under an open door policy and shall serve persons on an equal priority basis, including but not limited to, adults, veterans, high school students, persons who have dropped out of high school and minority ethnic groups. Persons meeting board requirements with respect to age shall be free to enroll in any school in the state and there shall not be any geographic barriers to enrollment. Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1997.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1997.1. Residency requirements; tuition fees

RS 1997.1 - Residency requirements; tuition fees A. The board shall establish residency requirements for all applicants to state postsecondary vocational-technical schools. It shall be the responsibility of each vocational-technical school to ensure that the residency status of each enrolled student is properly documented as required by the board and by law. B. The board shall establish tuition fees appropriate and necessary to establish night courses and to fund current and new courses. Tuition fees may vary from course to course and from school to school. Each vocational-technical school director shall recommend tuition fees to the board and the board shall adopt tuition fees for each such school. C. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the avails of such fees shall be expended for operational and capital needs of the school. Acts 1984, No. 454, §1; Acts 1986, No. 535, §1; Acts 1987, No. 905, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1997.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1997.2. Nonresident student tuition and other fees

RS 1997.2 - Nonresident student tuition and other fees All state postsecondary vocational-technical schools shall charge and collect from any nonresident student enrolling in a course of study a nonrefundable registration fee and tuition fees fixed by the board. Such registration and tuition fees fixed by the board may exceed fees for residents. Acts 1984, No. 454, §1; Acts 1986, No. 535, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1997.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1997.3. Vocational-technical opportunity program; dropouts

RS 1997.3 - Vocational-technical opportunity program; dropouts A. Beginning not later than January 1, 1993, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and implement a comprehensive plan for establishing a vocational-technical opportunity program for public secondary school dropouts. B. At a minimum, the program shall include provisions for students who have dropped out of a public secondary school to enroll in any public vocational-technical institution in the state, provided that the student shall enroll in any such vocational-technical institution within three years of dropping out of school. Acts 1992, No. 913, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1998 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1998. Advisory councils

RS 1998 - Advisory councils The board, upon the recommendation of the directors of postsecondary vocational-technical schools, shall appoint an advisory council on career education for each school. The members of all such advisory councils in this state shall serve without pay. Each such council shall be limited to fifteen members and be representative of the state's population by race and gender to ensure diversity and shall be representative equally of employee, employer, and educational and public interests. Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 818, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:1999 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§1999. Regional institutes; area schools; branch schools

RS 1999 - Regional institutes; area schools; branch schools A. In order to provide postsecondary vocational-technical facilities in accordance with needs for the facilities and with efficient administration, operations and budgeting, the postsecondary vocational-technical education facilities shall be classified into the categories defined below, which categories may be further defined by additional criteria, statewide in application and uniform within each classification which may be adopted by the board. (1) Regional institutes: A regional institute is a facility located in the largest urban area of a region at which a wide variety of programs, ranging approximately from thirty to seventy-five in number, can be offered, and at which vocational-technical education can be offered for the area at which the institute is located, as well as the more technical and sophisticated programs which it is not feasible to efficiently offer at the smaller vocational-technical educational facilities. (2) Area schools: An area school is a facility serving an attendance area of not less than fifty thousand population except in multiparish areas where distance is a barrier, serving a maximum radius of fifty miles with the majority of the population within twenty-five miles; and providing a minimum of ten diversified programs. No more than one area school shall be located in any approved area unless the area population exceeds three hundred thousand population in which event an additional campus may be established. Area schools shall be located centrally to provide maximum accessibility to population to be served. (3) Branch schools: A branch school is a facility with fewer than ten diversified programs with a minimum of fifteen students enrolled to initiate a program. Such a facility may be established where extreme natural barriers isolate a sizeable concentration of population from a regional or area school. (4) Extension courses: Programs administered through regional institutes to provide training in leased or donated facilities in areas that would be isolated or impacted. B. The board shall have the authority to establish the classification of a school, based on criteria in Part A of this section, and shall have the authority to reclassify a school when it fails to meet such criteria. The board shall also have the authority to establish extension programs as set forth in R.S. 17:2002. Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2000 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2000. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 753, §2, eff. July 8, 1989.

RS 2000 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 753, §2, eff. July 8, 1989.