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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1542. Public officers to turn over documents to department of archives; copies, certification and fees charged

RS 17:1542 - Public officers to turn over documents to department of archives; copies, certification and fees charged
State, parish and other officials may turn over to the department of archives of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College for permanent preservation therein, any books, records, documents, newspaper files, original papers, or manuscripts not in current use in their offices. When so surrendered, copies therefrom shall be made and certified upon application of any party interested. This certification shall have the same force and effect as if made by the officer originally in custody of them. For each such certification the same fee shall be charged as would have been charged by the official originally having custody of such documents and records, and this fee when collected by the department of archives, shall be remitted promptly to the said official.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1543. Copies of documents in custody of department of archives receivable in evidence

RS 17:1543 - Copies of documents in custody of department of archives receivable in evidence
Duly certified copies of any book, record, document, newspaper file, original paper, or manuscript in the custody of the department of archives of the Louisiana State University, shall be received in evidence with the same effect as the originals thereof.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1551. Establishment and location

RS 17:1551 - Establishment and location
There is hereby established, as a branch or extension and as an integral part of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, a metropolitan commuters college, which shall be located in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, which shall be known as the University of New Orleans. This college shall at all times be and remain under the control, supervision, and management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 60, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 159, §1; Acts 1975, No. 513, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1552. Acquisition of land and buildings

RS 17:1552 - Acquisition of land and buildings
The Board of Supervisors of said Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is vested with full authority to determine the location of and acquire the land and buildings deemed necessary for the establishment of such branch.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 60, §2. Amended Acts 1966, No. 159, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1553. Multipurpose assembly center; operational authority; advisory committee

RS 17:1553 - Multipurpose assembly center; operational authority; advisory committee
Any multipurpose assembly center constructed on the east campus of the University of New Orleans shall be owned by and under the operational authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, which body shall make the facility available to the community at large, and particularly to all educational institutions in the New Orleans area, for academic, cultural, and other appropriate uses.
Acts 1989, No. 662, §2, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1554. Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena

RS 17:1554 - Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena
The multipurpose assembly center constructed on the east campus of the University of New Orleans, owned and operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College known as the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the "Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena".
Acts 1986, No. 603, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1555. Establishment authorized; administration

RS 17:1555 - Establishment authorized; administration
A. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is hereby authorized to establish a two-year junior commuters' college which shall be located in the parish of St. Tammany.
B. The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is hereby authorized to acquire the necessary land therefor and to construct, equip and furnish the buildings necessary therefor.
C. To authorize the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to administer the college.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 269, §§1 to 3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1571. §§1571 to 1575 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975

RS 17:1571 - §§1571 to 1575 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1581. §1581 to 1586 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.

RS 17:1581 - §1581 to 1586 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1591. §§1591, 1592 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975

RS 17:1591 - §§1591, 1592 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.1. Pete Maravich Assembly Center

RS 17:1601.1 - Pete Maravich Assembly Center
The multipurpose assembly center located on the main campus of Louisiana State University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is designated and shall be known hereafter as the "Pete Maravich Assembly Center".
Acts 1988, No. 901, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.2. The Louisiana Museum of Natural History

RS 17:1601.2 - The Louisiana Museum of Natural History
The Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History, including all constituent collections thereof as designated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is hereby declared to be the official museum of natural history for the state of Louisiana and shall be known as the "Louisiana Museum of Natural History".
Acts 1999, No. 143, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.3. Chester Creighton Owen Building; Leesville/Fort Polk campus; Northwestern State University

RS 17:1601.3 - Chester Creighton Owen Building; Leesville/Fort Polk campus; Northwestern State University
The building known as "Building C" located on the Leesville/Fort Polk campus of Northwestern State University, under the management and supervision of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, is designated and shall be known hereafter as the "Chester Creighton Owen Building".
Acts 2003, No. 37, §1, eff. May 23, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.4. Dr. Leonard C. Barnes Administration Building

RS 17:1601.4 - Dr. Leonard C. Barnes Administration Building
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:316 or any other law to the contrary, the administration building located on the Shreveport campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University, is designated and shall be known hereafter as the "Dr. Leonard C. Barnes Administration Building".
Acts 2003, No. 330, §1, eff. June 13, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.5. Isaac Greggs Band Hall

RS 17:1601.5 - Isaac Greggs Band Hall
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:316 or any other law to the contrary, the band hall located on Elton C. Harrison Drive on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is designated and shall be known hereafter as the "Isaac Greggs Band Hall".
Acts 2003, No. 429, §1, eff. June 18, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.6. The Dean Millie M. Charles School of Social Work

RS 17:1601.6 - The Dean Millie M. Charles School of Social Work
The school of social work building being constructed and located on the north side of Southern University at New Orleans, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, is designated and shall be known hereafter as the "Dean Millie M. Charles School of Social Work".
Acts 2005, No. 108, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.7. Dr. Dolores Richard Spikes Honors College Building

RS 17:1601.7 - Dr. Dolores Richard Spikes Honors College Building
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Honors College building located on B.A. Little Drive on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is designated and shall be known hereafter as the "Dr. Dolores Richard Spikes Honors College Building".
Acts 2007, No. 350, §1, eff. July 9, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1601.8. Cador Baseball Operational Center

RS 17:1601.8 - Cador Baseball Operational Center
The baseball operational center located on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is designated and shall be known as the "Cador Baseball Operational Center".
Acts 2018, No. 46, §1, eff. May 10, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1606. Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at institution under jurisdiction of department of corrections

RS 17:1606 - Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at institution under jurisdiction of department of corrections
Upon the request of the department of corrections, the board of supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall award annually a four year scholarship to the medical school of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. The recipient of any such scholarship may attend the medical school without the necessity of paying tuition, matriculation, registration, laboratory, athletic, medical or other special fees, and may receive a stipend from the board of supervisors. No person shall be awarded any such scholarship unless such person agrees to enter into a contract with the department of corrections to serve as a physician at an institution under the jurisdiction of the department at a rate of pay provided in appropriate civil service pay schedules for a period of two years after such person is awarded a certificate to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 258, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1607. Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System

RS 17:1607 - Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System
A. Upon the recommendation of the director of the forensic unit of the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System at Jackson and subsequent approval by the medical school of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the board of supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall award annually a four-year scholarship to the medical school of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. The recipient of any such scholarship may attend the medical school without the necessity of paying tuition, matriculation, registration, laboratory, athletic, medical or other special fees, and may receive a stipend from the board of supervisors. No person shall be awarded any such scholarship unless such person agrees to serve as a physician at the forensic unit of the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System at Jackson at the rate of pay provided in appropriate civil service pay schedules for a period of two years after such person is awarded a certificate to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana. Any person awarded such a scholarship shall pay back to the state of Louisiana all funds received from such a scholarship if he fails to complete this required two-year service or a pro rata percentage of funds received if he completes less than two years service.
B. Information concerning any scholarships awarded pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be published on the Louisiana Department of Health website. Such information shall include the name of the recipient and the award amount.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 360, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1608. Scholarship awarded by members of public postsecondary education management boards; report

RS 17:1608 - Scholarship awarded by members of public postsecondary education management boards; report
A. The chief executive officer of each public postsecondary education management board shall annually report to the legislature every scholarship awarded by a member of the management board for the preceding academic year.
B. The report shall be submitted electronically to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives no later than August first of each year. The report shall be a public record. The management board shall contemporaneously make the report available on its website for public inspection.
C. The report shall provide the name of each scholarship recipient, the name of the board member making the award, whether such scholarship consists of a waiver of tuition or a cash award, or both, and the annual dollar value of the scholarship. If the scholarship includes a cash award, the source of such funds shall be identified.
D. The information included in the report shall be considered directory information as defined by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, without further limitation by the public postsecondary institution. No other personally identifiable information in the student educational records of a scholarship recipient shall be included in the report, unless authorized by such federal act.
E. The failure to submit the report required by this Section shall suspend the power of all members of the management board to further award any such scholarships until the report has been submitted as required.
F. The provisions of this Section shall be known and may be cited as the Board Scholarship Reporting Act.
Acts 2013, No. 340, §1, eff. June 17, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1611. Redesignated as R.S. 11:952.1-952.71 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.

PART V. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§§1611-1644. Redesignated as R.S. 11:952.1-952.71 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1651. §§1651 to 1655 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.

RS 17:1651 - §§1651 to 1655 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1671. Declaration of public need for scholarship assistance; establishment of scholarship program

RS 17:1671 - Declaration of public need for scholarship assistance; establishment of scholarship program
The Legislature declares that although enrollments in institutions of higher education in this state and throughout the nation continue to increase at a rapid pace, and although the state now provides a limited scholarship program for students attending an institution of higher education in Louisiana, there continues to exist an underdevelopment of the state's human talent and resources because of the inability of many able but needy students to finance a higher educational program.
The legislature further declares that the state can achieve its full economic and social potential only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and only if the state assists in removing such financial barriers to his educational goals as may remain after the individual has utilized all resources and work opportunities available to him.
It is therefore the policy of the legislature and the purpose of this subpart to establish, within the limits of appropriations made therefor from time to time by the legislature, a broad scale state scholarship program designed to guarantee that the most able and needy students from all sectors of the state are given the opportunity to continue their program of self improvement in an approved institution of higher education of their choice located in this state.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1672. Definitions

RS 17:1672 - Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Approved institutions of higher education" shall mean Centenary College, Dillard University, St. Mary's Dominican College, Holy Cross College, Louisiana College, Loyola University, Tulane University, and Xavier University, all in Louisiana, and all other institutions of higher education in the state, public or private, approved by the department.
(2) "Department" shall mean the state Department of Education.
(3) "Scholarship" or "scholarship program" shall mean a scholarship or the scholarship program authorized and established by the provisions of this Subpart.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1673. Scholarship program to be administered by state Department of Education

RS 17:1673 - Scholarship program to be administered by state Department of Education
The scholarship program established and authorized by this Subpart shall be administered by the state Department of Education.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1674. Powers and duties of department

RS 17:1674 - Powers and duties of department
Subject to the provisions of this subpart and within the limits of appropriations made by the legislature, the department is authorized and empowered: (1) to prepare and supervise the issuance of public information concerning the scholarship program; (2) to prescribe the form and regulate the submission of applications for scholarships; (3) administer or contract for the administration of such examinations as may be prescribed by the department; (4) select qualified recipients of scholarship grants; (5) award scholarships; (6) accept grants, gifts, bequests and devises of real and personal property for the purposes of the scholarship program; (7) cooperate with approved institutions of higher education in the state and their governing boards in the administration of the scholarship program; (8) make the final decision pertaining to residency of an applicant for scholarship or renewal of scholarship; (9) prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all such employees; and (10) promulgate reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this section relating to the administration of the scholarship program.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1675. Eligibility for a scholarship

RS 17:1675 - Eligibility for a scholarship
A person shall be eligible for consideration for a scholarship if:
(1) He is a citizen of the United States;
(2) He has been a resident of the state for three years immediately preceding the date of his application for a scholarship or a renewal of a scholarship;
(3) He meets the admission requirements of the approved institution of higher education of his choice;
(4) He satisfactorily meets the qualifications of financial need, character and academic promise, as well as academic achievement, as established by the department;
(5) He shall not be a major in religious studies or theology.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1676. Recipients and awards of scholarships

RS 17:1676 - Recipients and awards of scholarships
A. The scholarship recipient shall be free to attend any approved institution of higher education in this state. The institution is not required to accept the scholarship recipient for enrollment, but is free to exact compliance with its own admission requirements, standards, and policies.
B. Scholarship grants shall be made to undergraduate students only.
C. Each scholarship is renewable until the course of study is completed, but not to exceed an additional three academic years beyond the first year of the award. These may not necessarily be consecutive years and the scholarship will be terminated if the student receives his degree in a shorter period of time. Qualifications for renewal will include maintaining satisfactory academic standing, making normal progress toward completion of the course of study, and continued eligibility, as determined by the department.
D. Scholarship awards shall be made without regard to the applicant's race, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, creed, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry; and in making scholarship awards, the department shall provide a fair and equitable geographical distribution of the awards and shall treat all approved institutions of higher education in a fair and equitable manner.
E. Scholarship awards shall be limited to the payment of tuition and academic fees and shall not exceed for an academic year the lesser of four hundred dollars or the actual amount of tuition and academic fees payable by the scholarship recipient, which shall not exceed the tuition and academic fees generally charged by the institution to all resident undergraduate students.
F. Payment of scholarships shall be made directly to the institution.
G. In the event that a scholarship recipient transfers from one approved institution of higher education to another, his scholarship shall be transferable only with the approval of the department.
H. Should the recipient terminate his enrollment for any reason during the academic year, the unused portion of the scholarship shall be returned to the department by the institution according to the institution's own policy for issuing refunds.
I. The financial assistance granted herein shall be in addition to any other financial assistance from whatever source.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1993, No. 820, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1681. Children of police officers and deputy sheriffs; definitions

RS 17:1681 - Children of police officers and deputy sheriffs; definitions
A. The term police officers shall include only persons employed or engaged as commissioned police officers on a full-time basis by the state of Louisiana or any of its political subdivisions. The term deputy sheriff shall include only persons employed or engaged as commissioned law enforcement officers on a full-time basis by a parish of the state of Louisiana.
B. College or university means any institution of postsecondary education situated in this state, operated by an agency, board, or other body created by the constitution or laws of this state, operated in whole or in part with funds appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, and authorized to confer degrees in the arts and sciences.
C. Room and board charges means the fee or charge for lodging, quarters or food furnished by a college or university, on its campus, and for which a regular and periodic charge is made to all students availing themselves of such services.
D. Books means text books, reference books, manuals, and other aids to instruction which are required to be purchased by a student in a given course of study.
E. Semester means a regularly fixed period of instruction for which credit is given whether a semester, quarter, trimester or otherwise.
F. Child means the offspring of a police officer or his spouse or a deputy sheriff or his spouse living in the same household with and dependent upon the municipal police officer or deputy sheriff, as the case may be, for support and the offspring of a police officer or deputy sheriff dependent upon him for support, whether or not living in the same household.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 353, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1681.1. Scholarships for children of police officers, deputy sheriffs, or certain probation and parole officers killed or permanently disabled in performance of duty; certain other investigative employees

RS 17:1681.1 - Scholarships for children of police officers, deputy sheriffs, or certain probation and parole officers killed or permanently disabled in performance of duty; certain other investigative employees
A. Any child of a police officer, deputy sheriff, or adult probation and parole officer within the division of probation and parole of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who was or is killed or permanently disabled after January 1, 1973, in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which child is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees or other charges for tuition, books, reference manuals, and other aids to instruction required for any required course and, for full-time students only, room and board as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein.
B.(1) A scholarship awarded to a student pursuant to this Section shall be provided for the time period required for the student to earn one undergraduate degree or one vocational or technical certificate or diploma.
(2) Such scholarship shall cover not more than:
(a) One hundred twenty hours of course work required to earn a bachelor's degree.
(b) Seventy-five hours of course work required to earn an associate's degree.
(c) Sixty hours of course work required to earn a vocational or technical certificate or diploma.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, for a student who first earns a transferable associate's degree from a public two-year institution and then transfers to a public four-year college or university, the scholarship provided in this Section shall cover an additional sixty hours of course work required to earn a bachelor's degree.
C. The requirements of and benefits for any child of a law enforcement officer as provided in this Section shall also apply to any child of any state employee who was or is killed after January 1, 2011, in the performance of his duties conducting investigations, serving subpoenas, warrants, pleadings, or other orders of the court, or collecting evidence as provided in R.S. 40:1665.2(B)(20).
Added by Acts 1974, No. 353, §1; Acts 1997, No. 868, §1; Acts 1999, No. 822, §1; Acts 2012, No. 668, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7; Acts 2017, No. 240, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1682. Children and spouses of firefighters; definitions

RS 17:1682 - Children and spouses of firefighters; definitions
A. The term "firefighters" shall include (1) all persons employed or engaged on a full-time basis by a governmental subdivision of the State of Louisiana, including any parish or fire protection district, which maintains a full-time regularly paid firefighting force, for firefighting or fire protection duties and services, and (2) all persons engaged as firefighters in firefighting, or fire protection duties and services as a member of a volunteer fire department in any parish or fire protection district, including operators of a fire alarm system when such operators are members of the regularly constituted or volunteer fire department, and including those secretarial and clerical employees and mechanics who are killed in the course and scope of the performance of the duties of a firefighter and are subject to any firefighters' civil service law as established by the constitution or laws of the state of Louisiana.
B. "College or university" means any institution of post secondary education situated in this state, operated by an agency, board or other body created by the constitution or laws of this state, operated in whole or in part with funds appropriated for that purpose by the legislature and authorized to confer degrees in the arts and sciences.
C. "Room and board charges" means the fee or charge for lodging, quarters or food furnished by a college or university, on its campus, and for which a regular and periodic charge is made to all students availing themselves of such services.
D. "Books" means text books, reference books, manuals or other aids to instruction which are required to be purchased by a student in a given course of study.
E. "Semester" means a regularly fixed period of instruction for which credit is given whether a semester, quarter, trimester or otherwise.
F. "Child" means the offspring of a firefighter living in the same household with and dependent upon the firefighter for support and the offspring of a firefighter dependent upon him for support, whether or not living in the same household.
G. "Performance of duties as a firefighter" means activities directly related to duties relating to civil disorders, hurricanes and fighting active fires.
H. "Spouse" means the wife or husband of the firefighter who is living in the same household and who is dependent upon the firefighter for support if the firefighter is alive and is permanently disabled as a result of an injury sustained in the performance of his duties as a firefighter. Spouse also means the wife or husband of a firefighter who is deceased and who was living in the same household and was dependent upon the firefighter for support at the time of the injury which occurred in the performance of his duties as a firefighter and which resulted in the firefighter's death.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 262, §1; Acts 2004, No. 697, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1682.1. Scholarships for children of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty

RS 17:1682.1 - Scholarships for children of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty
A. Any child of a firefighter injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which child is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuitions, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such child meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such child shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
B. In no event shall any child be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 262, §2; Acts 1985, No. 873, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1997, No. 455, §1; Acts 1997, No. 514, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1682.2. Scholarships for spouses of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty; scholarships for disabled firefighters

RS 17:1682.2 - Scholarships for spouses of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty; scholarships for disabled firefighters
A. The spouse of a firefighter who is injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties and the injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges. As long as such spouse meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student such spouse shall receive the exemption. Such exemption shall exist for such spouse for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such spouse shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
B. In no event shall any spouse be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section.
C. Any firefighter who is injured in the performance of duties as a firefighter and such injury results in an inability to be employed, and the firefighter is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, such firefighter shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such firefighter meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such firefighter for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such firefighter shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
D. In no event shall any injured firefighter be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2004, No. 697, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1683. Children of sanitation workers; definitions

RS 17:1683 - Children of sanitation workers; definitions
A. The term "sanitation workers" shall include all persons employed or engaged on a full-time basis by a governmental subdivision of the state of Louisiana, including any parish, municipality, or garbage district which maintains a full-time regularly paid sanitation department, for collecting or disposing of garbage and other waste matter.
B. "College or university" means any institution of post secondary education situated in this state, operated by an agency, board or other body created by the constitution or laws of this state, operated in whole or in part with funds appropriated for that purpose by the legislature and authorized to confer degrees in the arts and sciences.
C. "Room and board charges" means the fee or charge for lodging, quarters or food furnished by a college or university on its campus, and for which a regular and periodic charge is made to all students availing themselves of such services.
D. "Books" means textbooks, reference books, manuals, or other aids to instruction which are required to be purchased by a student in a given course of study.
E. "Semester" means a regularly fixed period of instruction for which credit is given whether a semester, quarter, trimester or otherwise.
F. "Child" means the offspring of a sanitation worker or his spouse living in the same household with and dependent upon the sanitation worker for support, and the offspring of a sanitation worker dependent upon him for support, whether or not living in the same household.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 711, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1683.1. Scholarships for children of sanitation workers injured or killed in performance of duty

RS 17:1683.1 - Scholarships for children of sanitation workers injured or killed in performance of duty
A. Any child of a sanitation worker injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which injury causes death, serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which child is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted through a special appropriation from the general fund to such college or university without payment of any fees, tuitions, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor's degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such child shall be entitled to a cash grant of $125.00 per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books.
B. If the award of this scholarship should result in the reduction of scholarship and/or student aid available to such child from the U.S. Government, then the portion of said scholarship causing such reduction shall be adjusted or reduced accordingly.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 711, §§2, 3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1685. Children of correctional officers; definitions

RS 17:1685 - Children of correctional officers; definitions
A. The term "correctional officers" shall include all persons employed on a full-time basis by the Louisiana Department of Corrections as security correctional officers and all administrative, clerical, maintenance or other employees of the Louisiana Department of Corrections who, during the normal course of their official daily duties, are required to come in close personal contact with inmates who have been convicted of felonies and incarcerated in or on the grounds of a penal institution.
B. "College or university" means any institution of post-secondary education situated in this state, operated by an agency, board or other body created by the constitution or laws of this state, operated in whole or in part with funds appropriated for that purpose by the legislature and authorized to confer degrees in the arts and sciences.
C. "Room and board charges" means the fee charged for lodging, quarters or food furnished by a college or university on its campus, and for which a regular and periodic charge is made to all students availing themselves of such services. All normal activity or other relevant fees shall likewise be included herein.
D. "Books" means textbooks, reference books, manuals, or other aids to instruction which are required to be purchased by a student in a given course of study.
E. "Semester" means a regularly fixed period of instruction for which credit is given whether a semester, quarter, trimester, or otherwise.
F. "Child" means the natural, adopted, or acknowledged offspring of a correctional officer or his or her spouse living in the same household with and dependent upon the correctional officer for support, and the offspring of a correctional officer dependent upon him or her for support whether or not living in the same household.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 197, §1; Acts 2004, No. 26, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1685.1. Scholarships for children of correctional officers injured or killed in performance of duty

RS 17:1685.1 - Scholarships for children of correctional officers injured or killed in performance of duty
Any child of a correctional officer, as defined in R.S. 17:1685, which correctional officer is killed or permanently disabled in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which child is otherwise eligible and meets all the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees for tuitions, books or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child for the number of semesters required for a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such child shall be entitled to a cash grant of one hundred twenty-five dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books.
In no event shall such scholarships exceed eight semesters for any one child.
No benefits shall be granted under the provisions of this Section unless funds are appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose by the legislature. Any funds lost to any public college or university as a result of this Act shall be reimbursed to that college or university by the state of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 197, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1687. Tuition and fee exemption; persons in foster care; eligibility; duration; foster care status; verification; funding; definitions

RS 17:1687 - Tuition and fee exemption; persons in foster care; eligibility; duration; foster care status; verification; funding; definitions
A. Beginning with the Fall 2006 academic semester or session, as applicable, any person as defined in Subsection B of this Section who is eligible for admission and enrollment in a public postsecondary education institution in Louisiana shall be admitted and enrolled in such institution without the payment of any tuition or mandatory fee amount as long as such person meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of the institution required for enrollment and continued attendance as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such person for the length of time required for a full-time student to obtain a baccalaureate or other undergraduate degree or completion certificate as offered by such institution, as applicable, or until the person's twenty-fifth birthday, whichever occurs first.
B. For purposes of this Section, the term "person" shall mean any individual who was in the care, custody, or guardianship of the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services in the foster care program for any nine of the twenty-four months immediately prior to his eighteenth birthday.
C. For purposes of this Section, the foster care status of any person eligible to receive the exemption as provided in this Section shall be verified by the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services prior to such person initially receiving such exemption.
D. Implementation of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.
E. For purposes of this Section, tuition and mandatory fee amounts shall mean those tuition and fee amounts payable by the state on behalf of a student who receives an award pursuant to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.
Acts 2006, No. 738, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 652, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1688. Disabled veterans; tuition and fee exemption

RS 17:1688 - Disabled veterans; tuition and fee exemption
A.(1) A disabled veteran who has enrolled in a program of education approved for educational assistance under 38 U.S.C. 3313 at a public postsecondary education institution and who does not qualify for the one hundred percent eligibility tier shall receive an exemption in an amount equal to the remaining tuition and fees owed to the institution attended after the application of federal benefits under 38 U.S.C. 3313.
(2) For purposes of this Section, "disabled veteran" means an individual who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who is a resident of Louisiana.
B. In order to be eligible for the exemption, the student shall maintain full-time enrollment and meet the academic standards and comply with the rules and regulations of the institution for enrollment and continued attendance. A student shall be eligible for the exemption for up to ten semesters or an equivalent number of units in an eligible institution which operates on a schedule based on units other than semesters.
Acts 2023, No. 224, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1691. §§1691 to 1694 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.

RS 17:1691 - §§1691 to 1694 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1731. §§1731 to 1733 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.

RS 17:1731 - §§1731 to 1733 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1751. Creation of parish school loan funds; purpose

RS 17:1751 - Creation of parish school loan funds; purpose
There is created in every parish of this state a parish school loan fund under the name and style "(Name of Parish) Parish School Loan Fund." This fund has for its object and purpose to advance money or loans to worthy high school graduates of each parish in order to enable them to continue their education in any state endowed university, college or institution of this state or in any business school or college which meets with the approval of the Parish School Loan Fund Committee created in R.S. 17:1752.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 398, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1752. Parish school loan fund committee

RS 17:1752 - Parish school loan fund committee
The parish school loan fund of each parish shall be under the authority and control of a committee under the name and style "(Name of Parish) Parish School Loan Fund Committee." This committee shall be composed of the president of the governing authority of the parish, the president of the parish school board, of another member of the governing authority of the parish appointed by it, and of another member of the parish school board appointed by the parish school board. All references in this Section to the president of the governing authority of the parish and to the governing authority of the parish, shall, in the parish of Orleans, apply, respectively, to the mayor and the council of New Orleans. All vacancies on this committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointments were made. The parish superintendent of schools in each parish shall be ex-officio secretary and treasurer of the parish school loan fund committee domiciled in his parish. The members of the committee and the parish superintendent of schools shall serve without compensation, when acting under the authority of this Sub-part.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 646, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1754. Treasurer of committee to give bond

RS 17:1754 - Treasurer of committee to give bond
The treasurer of the parish school loan fund committee shall give an indemnity bond in such sum as may be determined by the committee, made in favor of the governor of the state, or his successor in office. The committee shall pay the premium of this bond.