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LA Rev Stat § 17:2051 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2051. Authority to confer degree of bachelor of arts or science

RS 2051 - Authority to confer degree of bachelor of arts or science The governing authorities of institutions of learning in Louisiana offering courses of study extending four years of not fewer than one hundred eighty school days above and beyond graduation from an approved high school, are authorized to confer the degree of bachelor of arts or science on candidates that have satisfactorily completed such courses.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2052 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2052. Continuation of right to confer degrees

RS 2052 - Continuation of right to confer degrees From and after July 20, 1900, all colleges, universities or other institutions of learning, their successors and assigns, to which had theretofore been granted the right to confer literary honors, degrees, or diplomas (such as are usually conferred by colleges and universities) of an academic character, shall continue to enjoy such right, regardless of limitation of time placed upon the exercise thereof by the legislative act granting the same. All such literary honors, diplomas, or degrees, conferred by such institutions, since the expiration of the period of time fixed by the legislative act granting the right to confer the same, shall have full force and effect whether theretofore or thereafter conferred.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2054 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2054. College and university athletics; NCAA and NAIA infractions, sanctions

RS 2054 - College and university athletics; NCAA and NAIA infractions, sanctions A. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall adopt and implement policies, procedures, and rules to provide for the dismissal of any employee found by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to have committed a deliberate and serious infraction of its rules when such infraction results in sanctions by the association. B. Each higher education management board shall also adopt and implement policies, procedures, and rules to prohibit the hiring of any person found by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to have committed a deliberate and serious infraction of its rules when such infraction results in imposition of sanctions by the association, at any school under its respective jurisdiction for a period of five years. Acts 1987, No. 718, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2071 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2071. Academy of the Holy Angels

RS 2071 - Academy of the Holy Angels The Congregation of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross, conducting the Academy of the Holy Angels, a religious institution for the education of young ladies, situated in the Parish of Orleans, and recognized as a body corporate, and entitled to the enjoyment and exercise of all the rights, duties and privileges appertaining to civil corporations, has the authority to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe, to graduates of the institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations, and over the signature of such persons as the said corporation may adopt.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2072 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2072. St. Paul's College

RS 2072 - St. Paul's College The faculty of St. Paul's College, under the control of the Benedictine Fathers of Covington, Louisiana, or any corporation which may be established under their management, are authorized to graduate students and to confer degrees of bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, and master of arts, upon graduates of the college, under such rules and regulations and over the signatures of such person or persons as the said faculty or corporation may adopt.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2073 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2073. St. Mary's Academy

RS 2073 - St. Mary's Academy St. Mary's Academy, an institution for the education of young ladies, domiciled in the Parish of Natchitoches, is hereby authorized to grant diplomas to its graduates and confer literary degrees, of Mistress of Art, Master of Art, and such other degrees as are conferred by similar institutions, upon their graduates and others that may be deemed worthy of such honors. In conferring these degrees the academy shall be governed by such rules, regulations and forms, as it may adopt.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2074 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2074. Academy of the Immaculate Conception

RS 2074 - Academy of the Immaculate Conception The Academy of the Immaculate Conception, an institution of learning situated at Opelousas, La., and conducted by the Sisters Marianites of the Holy Cross, is authorized to confer degrees and grant diplomas which, without further requirement, shall qualify the holders thereof for positions as principals or teachers in the public schools of the State, provided that the curriculum of said academy in the arts and sciences and in pedagogy shall be approved by the state board of education of the State of Louisiana. This curriculum shall meet such requirements as may be exacted under existing laws or any law that may hereafter be passed fixing the qualifications of teachers in the public schools of the state.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2075 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2075. Loyola University

RS 2075 - Loyola University Loyola University, a corporation organized under the laws of this State and domiciled in the City of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all the learned professions, such as are granted by other universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curriculum or course of study in the learned professions shall equal that maintained by other standard universities.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2076 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2076. Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University

RS 2076 - Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Loyola University shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, to the same rights, immunities and privileges in the state of Louisiana as have the graduates of any other university or institution of learning whatsoever.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2077 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2077. Notre Dame Seminary

RS 2077 - Notre Dame Seminary Notre Dame Seminary, a religious, nonprofit corporation organized for the education of candidates for priesthood and other persons and operated in the city of New Orleans under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church, is authorized to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas to the graduates of this institution or other persons as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as the corporation may adopt as are conferred by any colleges, universities, or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe. Acts 1995, No. 387, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2078 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2078. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975

RS 2078 - Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975
LA Rev Stat § 17:2079 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2079. St. Joseph's Abbey

RS 2079 - St. Joseph's Abbey St. Joseph's Abbey, an institution for the education of young men, situated in the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, owned and operated by the corporation known as the St. Joseph's Abbey, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such literary honors and degrees, and to grant such diplomas, as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt. Added by Acts 1956, No. 210, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2080 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2080. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 1, 1975

RS 2080 - Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 1, 1975
LA Rev Stat § 17:2081 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2081. South Central College

RS 2081 - South Central College South Central College in Lake Charles, an interdenominational institution for the education of young men and women, situated in the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such literary honors and degrees, and to grant such diplomas, as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt. Added by Acts 1958, No. 165, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2082 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2082. De Lisle College of New Orleans

RS 2082 - De Lisle College of New Orleans De Lisle College of New Orleans, a religious institution for education of religious and lay persons, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Sisters of the Holy Family, shall have power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or schools of higher education in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt. Added by Acts 1960, No. 516, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2083 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2083. Mt. Carmel Junior College

RS 2083 - Mt. Carmel Junior College The Mount Carmel Junior College in the city of New Orleans, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such certificates, literary and academic honors and diplomas as are conferred and granted by any other junior colleges within the state of Louisiana, to such graduates of said institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations as said corporation may adopt and over the signature of such persons as said corporation may designate. Added by Acts 1961, No. 74, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2084 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2084. Xavier University of Louisiana

RS 2084 - Xavier University of Louisiana A. Xavier University of Louisiana, a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all the learned professions, such as are granted by other universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curriculum or course of study in the learned professions shall equal that maintained by other standard universities. B. The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Xavier University of Louisiana shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, to the same rights, immunities and privileges in the state of Louisiana as have the graduates of any other university or institution of learning whatsoever. Added by Acts 1970, No. 606, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2085 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2085. New Covenant College

RS 2085 - New Covenant College A. New Covenant College, with the specific approval by the Louisiana Board of Regents is hereby recognized to be a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans and is hereby authorized and empowered to confer upon its students, or upon any persons deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all of the learned professions, such as are granted by other colleges and universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curricula or courses of study in the learned professions shall equal those maintained by other standard colleges and universities and provided that said college meet all the standards for new colleges and universities as required by the Board of Regents. B. The degrees and diplomas or certificates shall be recognized by the courts and officials of this state as entitling the graduates and persons receiving the degrees and holding the diplomas or certificates to the same rights, immunities, and privileges in the state of Louisiana as the graduates of any other college, university, or institution of learning. Added by Acts 1975, No. 780, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2091 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2091. Definitions

RS 2091 - Definitions A public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society, as contemplated by this Sub-part is defined to be any organization composed, wholly or in part, of public high school pupils, which seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the pupils enrolled in such high school or schools on the basis of the decision of the membership of such fraternity, sorority or secret society rather than upon the free choice of any pupil in the school.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2092 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2092. Prohibition against fraternities; enforcement

RS 2092 - Prohibition against fraternities; enforcement Parish school boards may, by a majority vote, prohibit any organization defined in R.S. 17:2091 in the high schools of the parish. The principals of the schools in which such organizations have been prohibited shall suspend, or expel from the school under their control any person who: (1) is or remains a member of, or joins or promises to join, or pledges himself to become a member of any organization which has been prohibited, or (2) solicits or encourages any other person to join or promise to join, or to pledge himself to become a member of any such organization. All action taken pursuant to this Section by any parish school board or any high school principal shall be subject to the supervision and control of the state board of education.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2093 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2093. Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty

RS 2093 - Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty It is unlawful for any person not enrolled in any public high school in any parish in which its school board has prohibited fraternities, sororities, or secret societies to solicit or encourage any pupil enrolled in any such public high school to join or to pledge himself to become a member of any such organization. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each offense.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2111 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2111. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.

RS 2111 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2112 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2112. Testing pupils' sight and hearing; testing for dyslexia; notice to parent or tutor; report to state superintendent

RS 2112 - Testing pupils' sight and hearing; testing for dyslexia; notice to parent or tutor; report to state superintendent  A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section, every city, parish, and other local public school board, during the first semester of the school year or within thirty days after the admission of any pupils entering the school late in the session, shall test the sight, including color screening for all first grade students, and hearing of each and all pupils under their charge, except those pupils whose parent or tutor objects to such examination, as provided for in R.S. 17:156. Such testing shall be completed in accordance with the schedule established by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may convert the age equivalent as provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics schedule to the academic year equivalent which corresponds to that age.  (2) In addition to the testing and screening required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, upon the request of a parent, student, school nurse, classroom teacher, or other school personnel who has reason to believe that a student has a need to be tested for dyslexia, that student shall be referred to the school building level committee for additional testing. Local school boards may provide for additional training for school nurses to aid in identifying dyslexic students.  (3) The school board shall keep a record of such examination, shall be required to follow up on the deficiencies within sixty days, and shall notify in writing the parent or tutor of every pupil found to have any defect of sight or hearing.  B. For purposes of this Section, "dyslexia" shall be defined as an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in phonological processing, which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell. "Phonological processing" means the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken and written language.  C.(1) Effective for the 2005-2006 school year, the provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section relative to the requirement for testing the sight and hearing of pupils within thirty days after the admission of any pupils entering school late in the session shall not be applicable.  (2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt rules effective for the 2005-2006 school year relative to the requirement for testing the sight and hearing of pupils entering school late in the session.  Acts 1986, No. 415, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1013, §1; Acts 1987, No. 522, §1; Acts 1989, No. 241, §1, eff. June 26, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 478, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1053, §1; Acts 2003, No. 108, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2013, No. 329, §1; Acts 2020, No. 206, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2113 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2113. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.

RS 2113 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2114 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2114. Furnishing protective glasses or goggles

RS 2114 - Furnishing protective glasses or goggles Any student using in the course of his studies any device dangerous or hazardous to the eyes such as welding equipment, acid or abrasives, or any other dangerous devices shall be furnished with and shall wear safety or protective glasses or goggles made of a material suitable to protect the eyes from such hazards. Added by Acts 1966, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115. Silent prayer or meditation; pledge of allegiance

RS 2115 - Silent prayer or meditation; pledge of allegiance A. Each parish, city, and other local public school board in the state shall permit the proper school authorities of each school within its jurisdiction to allow an opportunity, at the start of each school day, for those students and teachers desiring to do so to observe a brief time in silent prayer or meditation. The allowance of a brief time for silent prayer or meditation shall not be intended nor interpreted as state support of or interference with religion, nor shall such time allowance be promoted as a religious exercise and the implementation of this Section shall remain neutral toward religion. B. Each parish and city school board in the state shall also permit the proper authorities of each school to allow the opportunity for group recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag". Such recitation shall occur at the commencement of the first class of each day in all grades and in all public schools. Acts 1989, No. 380, §2; Acts 1992, No. 320, §1; Acts 1999, No. 904, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 56, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115.1. Official prayer; prohibition

RS 2115.1 - Official prayer; prohibition No public elementary or secondary school shall adopt or use any official or standard prayer and when a voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer is offered, it shall be done in accordance with the religious views of the student offering the prayer. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115.2. Student participation

RS 2115.2 - Student participation No student attending any public elementary or secondary school shall be required to participate in any religious activity at such school. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115.3. Student-initiated, student-led prayer; participation

RS 2115.3 - Student-initiated, student-led prayer; participation No law, rule, or policy shall deny to any student attending a public elementary or secondary school the right to participate in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115.4. Student meetings

RS 2115.4 - Student meetings No law, rule, or policy shall prevent any student who attends a public elementary or secondary school and who is responsible for or presiding over a meeting of a school organization or assembly from calling upon a student volunteer to offer an inspirational quotation or statement, offer a voluntary prayer, or lead in silent meditation, at the sole option of the student volunteer. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115.5. School grounds

RS 2115.5 - School grounds No law, rule, or policy shall prevent a student attending any public elementary or secondary school from participating in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer on school property before or after school or during free time. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:2115.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§2115.6. Student organizations

RS 2115.6 - Student organizations No student organization at any public elementary or secondary school shall be denied recognition or any privilege or benefit solely because it is religious in nature, has a religious affiliation, or has no religious affiliation. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.