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LA Rev Stat § 17:164.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§164.1. Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance

RS 164.1 - Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance  A.(1) In addition to any regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:164 relative to the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses used in the transportation of students, the board also shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act requiring that every bus used in the transportation of students and acquired after January 1, 1996, shall be equipped with a crossing control device actuated by the operator and operated in conjunction with the stop arm. The crossing control device shall pivot out from the right side of the front bumper to prevent persons from walking directly in front of the bus.  (2) In addition to the rules and regulations required pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act requiring that every bus used in the transportation of students shall be equipped with a crossing control device as specified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection by not later than January 1, 2008. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.  B. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:164 to the contrary, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require each governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.  Acts 1995, No. 437, §1; Acts 2007, No. 284, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:164.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§164.2. Additional regulations; occupant restraint systems required; compliance

RS 164.2 - Additional regulations; occupant restraint systems required; compliance A. In addition to any regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:164 relative to the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses used in the transportation of students, the board also shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and any applicable federal standards to require that every bus used primarily for the transportation of students shall be equipped with occupant restraint systems by not later than June 30, 2004. B. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:164 to the contrary, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require each governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school and each nonpublic elementary and secondary school approved by the board to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. C. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose. Acts 1999, No. 998, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§165. Penalty for violation of regulations

RS 165 - Penalty for violation of regulations  The Louisiana state board of education may issue orders prohibiting the operation of any school bus which does not comply with the rules and regulations adopted hereunder and such orders shall be enforced by the Louisiana state department of public safety.  Added by Acts 1952, No. 399, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:166 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§166. Promulgation of rules and regulations

RS 166 - Promulgation of rules and regulations  The rules and regulations adopted by the Louisiana state board of education governing school buses transporting students to and from school as provided in R.S. 17:164 shall be promulgated by official resolution of the board establishing an effective date not sooner than thirty days nor more than one hundred twenty days for notice of such regulations to be placed in the hands of and brought to the attention of all parish and city school boards operating transportation systems by the state superintendent of public education issuing such rules and regulations, after adoption and approval of such regulations by the state board.  Added by Acts 1952, No. 399, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 17:167 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§167. Certification of child's age upon entering a parish or city school system or private school for the first time; proof of age to qualify for athletic event participation

RS 167 - Certification of child's age upon entering a parish or city school system or private school for the first time; proof of age to qualify for athletic event participation A. All children upon entering a parish or city school system or private school in the state of Louisiana for the first time shall be required to present a copy of their official birth record to the school principal. A short-form birth certification card shall be acceptable as a copy of an official birth record. Only records from the local or state registrar of vital statistics will be accepted for children born in Louisiana. Birth verification forms issued by the local registrar of the parish of birth shall be valid and acceptable for entry into parish or city school systems or private schools and for qualifying for all types of athletic participation where proof of age is required, provided that parish and city school boards may require the submission of additional evidence as to age or race, where such is not conclusively established by the birth certificate. B. Children born out of the state of Louisiana will be required to secure a copy of their official birth record from the authorized person or agencies registering vital statistics in their state of birth. C. Children born in foreign countries will be allowed to submit birth facts as shown on their passport or citizenship papers in lieu of a birth record if none is available from the country of birth. D. Children born in Louisiana will be given a fifteen day grace period to secure a copy of their birth record. E. Children born out of this state will be given thirty days grace in which to produce a copy of their birth record. F. It shall be left to the discretion of the parish school board superintendent as to whether or not a child shall continue in school upon failure to comply. Added by Acts 1954, No. 573, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 170, §1; Acts 1960, No. 541, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 118, §2, eff. April 19, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 17:168 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§168. Cities or parishes with 300,000 or more population; extra duties of school bus operators

RS 168 - Cities or parishes with 300,000 or more population; extra duties of school bus operators   No city or parish school board in cities or parishes with a population of 300,000 or more shall require any person employed as a school bus operator to perform the duties of any other job unless the operator consents thereto and the board agrees to pay such operator additional compensation for performing any duties not within the scope of his employment as a school bus operator.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 475, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:170.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§170.2. Immunization information; meningococcal disease

RS 170.2 - Immunization information; meningococcal disease  A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information relative to immunizations shall provide each student's parent or legal guardian with information relative to the risks associated with meningococcal disease and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of immunization against such disease. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of such disease, the means by which such disease is spread, and the places where a parent or legal guardian may obtain additional information and where a student may be immunized against such disease. Such information shall be updated annually if new information on such disease is available.  B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide such information to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall provide such information to each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information relative to immunizations, which shall provide such information to each student's parent or legal guardian pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.  (2) The Louisiana Department of Health, the state Department of Education, and each such city, parish, and other local public school board shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.  C. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the state Department of Education, shall establish by rules and regulations all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any city, parish, or other local public school board, the state Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against meningococcal disease.  Acts 2006, No. 122, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 17:170.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§170.3. Immunization information; human papillomavirus

RS 170.3 - Immunization information; human papillomavirus  A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information relative to immunizations shall provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student in grades six through twelve information relative to the risks associated with human papillomavirus and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of immunization against human papillomavirus. The information shall describe the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, the means by which human papillomavirus is spread, and where a person may be immunized against human papillomavirus. The information shall be updated annually if new information on human papillomavirus becomes available.  B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide such information to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall provide the information to each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information relative to immunizations and educates students in grades six through twelve, which shall provide such information to each such student's parent or legal guardian pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. Such information shall include a form on which such student's parent or legal guardian may grant written permission for the student to receive such information directly.  (2) The Louisiana Department of Health, the state Department of Education, and each such city, parish, and other local public school board shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.  C. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the state Department of Education, shall establish by rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section.  D.(1) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any city, parish, or other local public school board, the state Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against human papillomavirus.  (2) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any person to be immunized against human papillomavirus.  Acts 2008, No. 210, §1, eff. June 16, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 17:170.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§170.5. Immunization information; influenza

RS 170.5 - Immunization information; influenza  A.(1) Each public and nonpublic school governing authority shall provide each student's parent or legal guardian with information relative to the risks associated with influenza and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of immunization against the influenza virus. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of influenza, the means by which influenza is spread, and the places where a parent or legal guardian may obtain additional information and where a student may be immunized against the influenza virus.  (2) The state Department of Education shall provide such information to the parents of students enrolled in a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.  B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide such information, which shall be updated annually if new information on influenza becomes available, to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall provide such information to the governing authority of each school, which shall provide such information to each student's parent or legal guardian as required by Subsection A of this Section.  (2) The Louisiana Department of Health, the state Department of Education, and each school governing authority shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information, including but not limited to posting on school websites and electronic distribution.  C. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the state Department of Education, shall establish all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section by rule promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any school governing authority, the state Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for vaccines against the influenza virus.  Acts 2018, No. 262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§171. Health insurance eligibility status of students attending certain schools

RS 171 - Health insurance eligibility status of students attending certain schools A. The principal of each public elementary and secondary school in the state shall be responsible for implementing procedures for providing for the release of certain information relative to the health insurance eligibility status of certain students. Each such administrator shall make available on the free and reduced-priced meals application a section stating that children receiving free or reduced-priced meals who do not have health insurance can receive free health coverage from the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program and that the school system is allowed to share information from such application with the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program. Such section shall also provide a place for the signature of the child's parent or guardian and the date and the option to check next to a statement that the person signing does not want school officials to share information from the free and reduced-priced meals application with the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program. B. School and school system administrators having control of such completed applications shall make the information on such applications available to public health insurance programs providing health insurance coverage for children, including Medicaid and the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program, except for information on any application on which the option not to share information has been checked. However, no public school, public school system, or public school board and no teacher, principal, or school administrator in any public elementary or secondary school shall be liable for any act or failure to act in sharing the health insurance eligibility status of a student with the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program, unless such act was malicious, willful, or deliberately intended to cause harm. Acts 2005, No. 442, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 17:172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§172. Procedures for making complaints or requesting information from schools; parental notification; rules and regulations

RS 172 - Procedures for making complaints or requesting information from schools; parental notification; rules and regulations A. The governing authority of each city, parish, or other local public school shall adopt rules and regulations to require each school under its jurisdiction to notify the parent or legal guardian of every student, in writing, of the proper process and procedures to be followed in order to make a complaint or request information from the school or the school's governing authority. B. Such information shall include, at a minimum, the name, address, phone number, and email address of the appropriate person to contact at each step of the prescribed process or procedure and shall be updated, at least, on an annual basis. Such information shall be incorporated into any existing policy or policies, code of conduct, or student handbook of the governing authority or of each school under its jurisdiction. C. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year and thereafter, the information required by this Section shall be provided to the parent or legal guardian of each public school student at the beginning of each school year. Acts 2008, No. 907, §1, eff. July 11, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 17:174 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§174. Class size; maximum

RS 174 - Class size; maximum  A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, on and after September 15, 1986, the number of students in any class in kindergarten through third grade in any public city or parish school system shall not exceed twenty, except physical education classes, unless otherwise specifically authorized in writing by the State Superintendent of Education based upon regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Such authorization shall be granted only on an individual basis with respect to each class.  B. No student above the maximum established herein shall be counted for purposes of determining the amount of funding or the allocation of teachers or administrators under the minimum foundation program formula for which provision is made in R.S. 17:7(2).  C. No provision of this Section shall be implemented or have effect until such time as funds are appropriated specifically therefor by the legislature.  Acts 1984, No. 447, §1, eff. July 6, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 17:175 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§175. Course registration in any public secondary school; course registration information; school boards; parents

RS 175 - Course registration in any public secondary school; course registration information; school boards; parents  A. Prior to the course registration each year of each student in any public middle school, junior high school, or high school, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each student shall acknowledge awareness of the courses his child is registering to enter by signing his name on the course registration form or otherwise notifying the principal or his designee. After the principal or his designee makes certain that the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of the courses his child is registering to enter, he shall accept the course registration and shall make a notation on the form that he has ascertained that the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of such courses.  B. No student shall be permitted to register until the student's course registration form has been completed as provided in Subsection A of this Section.  C.(1) Every public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall provide every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of every student who wishes to register with information about:  (a) The courses being offered and the content of each;  (b) The high school graduation requirements, where appropriate; and (c) Any other information which may be helpful to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian in assisting his child in making informed decisions about the child's coursework.  (d) The relationship of the course content of each course which meets a high school graduation requirement to the requirements for admission to each public college or university in Louisiana as they exist at the time the student is registering.  (2) Every such school shall also make personal consultation on such matters available to every parent, guardian, or legal custodian and provide notice of the availability of consultation at the time that course information is provided.  D. Every course registration form for registering a student for public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall contain, in addition to a place for the signature, notice of the basic requirements of this Section, including a statement that the signature of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian constitutes acknowledgment of the contents of the course registration form.  E. Every public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall fully advise every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of any student who wishes to pursue any functional or applied format course in science or mathematics as provided in R.S. 17:7(12) which may not qualify him for entrance into a Louisiana public college or university which has specific mathematics or science course requirements for admission, and shall require written consent from the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of such student. Acts 1984, No. 936, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 1991, No. 983, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:176.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§176.1. Field trips and extracurricular activities; rules and procedures

RS 176.1 - Field trips and extracurricular activities; rules and procedures A. Each city, parish or other public local school board in the state shall develop rules and procedures which will establish criteria and set limits for those individuals, organizations or entities which plan, organize or promote field trips or extracurricular activities for students which involve travel or lodging expenses. Such rules and procedures at a minimum shall require that any travel agent or booking agent which provides or arranges for transportation or lodging for excursions be required to provide proof of adequate insurance and be bonded. Such insurance coverage and bonding capacity shall be sufficient to insure recovery of all monetary advances as a result of nonperformance. B. No principal of any middle, junior high, or high school in a city, parish or other public local school system in the state shall approve any student field trip or extracurricular activity promoted by any individual, organization or entity involving for hire transportation or lodging at a hotel or motel unless such arrangements are in accordance with school board policies and procedures which provide for certain insurance coverage and bond capacity. Acts 2004, No. 605, §1.