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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3002. Definitions

RS 17:3002 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Counseling director" is a member of the school faculty who functions as a school counselor but has the following additional responsibilities in the school system:
(a) The director aids teachers by gathering and interpreting facts which will enable the student to take advantage of the educational opportunities available and to maximize personal growth and development.
(b) The director fosters a greater understanding between teachers and parents of the emotional, social, and academic problems of the individual student as well as the potentialities and limitations of the student.
(2)(a) "Practice of school counseling" means the rendering, offering to render, or supervising those who render to individuals or groups of pupils within the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools services involving the application of counseling procedures for learning how to solve problems and make decisions.
(b) In the practice of counseling:
(i) The counselor serves as an advocate for children within the adult structure of the school and community and has, as his or her prime responsibility, services to and for the pupil.
(ii) The counselor does not include among his or her responsibilities the administration of disciplinary action, substitute teaching, or administrative clerical duties.
(c) A school counselor shall devote not less than two-thirds of each academic school year to the practice of school counseling.
(3) "School counselor" is a member of the school faculty who by training and background is qualified to engage in educational and vocational counseling and advisement. The purpose of a school counselor is to help students to arrive at their full potential through a process involving direct contact between the counselor and a student, parents, teachers, school administrators, or others.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 319, §2. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 389, §1; Acts 1977, No. 334, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 45, §2; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3003. Authorization for employment

RS 17:3003 - Authorization for employment
The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized and directed to use these funds for the purpose of providing employment for school counselors and counseling directors in each city, parish, or other local public school system.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 319, §3; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3004. Selection and responsibility

RS 17:3004 - Selection and responsibility
The school counselors and counseling directors shall be selected by and be responsible to the local school officials in each city, parish, or other local public school system.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 319, §4; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3006. School counselors; academic profiles; public high schools; required

RS 17:3006 - School counselors; academic profiles; public high schools; required
A. Each school counselor, or the counselor's qualified designee, employed in a public high school shall complete an academic profile for each student in the ninth grade using an appropriate web-based student counseling system.
B. The profile shall include but not be limited to the student's academic and personal goals, planning for college, exploring careers, participation in extracurricular activities, and other skills and interests.
C. All information contained in the profile also shall be included in the student's individual graduation plan developed pursuant to R.S. 17:183.2 and 2925.
D.(1) The counselor or his qualified designee shall involve the student and the student's parent or legal guardian in completing the student's profile and shall meet with the student and his parent or legal guardian to review and revise the profile accordingly each year that the student is enrolled in the school.
(2) During the meeting, the counselor or his qualified designee shall demonstrate how to access the Louisiana Workforce Commission's website information on high-demand, high-wage jobs, provide the link to the website, and provide the student a printed copy of the listing of the appropriate region's top twenty high-demand, high-wage jobs.
Acts 2010, No. 704, §1; Acts 2020, No. 238, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3021. Louisiana student financial assistance; Board of Regents

RS 17:3021 - Louisiana student financial assistance; Board of Regents
The Board of Regents, hereafter referred to in this Chapter as the board, shall supervise, control, direct, and administer state and federal programs to provide loans to assist persons in meeting the expenses of higher education, and state and federal scholarship programs for higher education in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1979, No. 349, §1; Acts 1980, No. 815, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1054, §1; Acts 1995, No. 713, §1; Acts 2003, No. 393, §1, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.1. Credit unions, savings and loan associations, schools and insurance companies as lending agencies

RS 17:3023.1 - Credit unions, savings and loan associations, schools and insurance companies as lending agencies
A. Credit unions, savings and loan associations, schools and insurance companies domiciled, licensed, or registered to do business in the state of Louisiana shall be eligible as lending agencies in the same manner as banks, under the provisions of this Chapter, except as provided in this Section.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, credit unions organized under the laws of the state of Louisiana shall, pursuant to regulations of the commissioner of financial institutions, have the power to make insured loans to students who qualify for a student loan in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or in accordance with the provisions of any federal law relating to federally insured student loan programs.
C. Savings and loan associations in Louisiana shall be empowered to make student loans guaranteed by the board up to five percent of their assets in accordance with the provisions of any federal law relating to federally insured student loan programs.
D. Postsecondary schools in Louisiana shall be empowered to make student loans guaranteed by the board in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended or as hereafter amended.
E. Insurance companies domiciled, licensed, or registered to do business and subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the state shall be empowered to make student loans guaranteed by the board pursuant to the provisions of applicable state laws and the provisions of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended or hereafter amended.
Acts 1983, No. 183, §1, eff. June 24, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 132, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.2. Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 790, §5, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 815, §7

RS 17:3023.2 - Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 790, §5, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 815, §7
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.3. Loan of reserve funds

RS 17:3023.3 - Loan of reserve funds
The board may authorize the granting of guaranteed student loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter out of reserve funds available to the board for such purpose, and may sell or discount, or both, such loans to banks, credit unions, and other authorized lending institutions, at such consideration and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the board.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1980, No. 815, §4; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.4. Student loan guarantees

RS 17:3023.4 - Student loan guarantees
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the board may guarantee loans made to students attending or planning to attend institutions of higher education, including graduate, professional, vocational, business, or technical education, subject to the conditions, limitations, reinsurance provisions and in accordance with the terms and provisions of and within the amounts established by 20 U.S.C. §1071 et seq., or in accordance with the provisions of any federal law or regulations relating to student loan guarantee or insurance programs, provided that the aggregate value of all loans guaranteed and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed fifteen times the total value of funds, investments, properties, and other assets available to the board for such purpose, except that this guarantee may be further expanded by use of federal credit.
B. The guarantee shall be for the maximum percentage of the unpaid principal and interest of each loan permitted by the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended or as hereafter amended.
C. The interest charged on any guaranteed loans shall not exceed the maximum interest rate authorized by the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965,1 as amended or as hereafter amended.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1978, No. 589, §1; Acts 1979, No. 761, §§1, 2, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 790, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 815, §5; Acts 1981, No. 378, §1, eff. July 17, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 835, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982; Acts 1995, No. 713, §1; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
1See 20 U.S.C.A. §1001 et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.4.1. Additional loans to assist students; The Louisiana PLUS Program

RS 17:3023.4.1 - Additional loans to assist students; The Louisiana PLUS Program
A. In addition to student loans authorized in Section 3023.4, parents of dependent undergraduate and vocational students, and graduate students shall be eligible to borrow funds under this Section. No loan under this Section shall exceed three thousand dollars to a parent for any one dependent or to a graduate student for the fiscal year, nor shall the total outstanding loans under this Section to a parent for one dependent or to a graduate student exceed fifteen thousand dollars at any time.
B. Independent undergraduate and vocational students shall also be eligible to borrow funds under this Section.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented in accordance with the terms and provisions of and within the amounts established by 20 U.S.C. §1078-2.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 378, §2, eff. July 17, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 835, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.6. Loan qualifications; legal capacity

RS 17:3023.6 - Loan qualifications; legal capacity
Any person otherwise qualifying for a loan guaranteed by the board shall not be disqualified by reason of his being under the age of twenty-one, and for the purpose of applying for, receiving, and repaying such a loan, any such person, notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, shall be deemed to have full legal capacity to act and shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and obligations of a person of full age with respect thereto.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3023.8. Examination by commissioner of financial institutions

RS 17:3023.8 - Examination by commissioner of financial institutions
The board in its actions pursuant to this Chapter is subject to examination by the commissioner of financial institutions, but shall not be deemed to be a banking organization nor be required to pay a fee for any such supervision or examination. The board shall make an annual report of its condition to the governor, the legislature, and the commissioner of financial institutions on or before June thirtieth.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3024. Acceptance and use of funds

RS 17:3024 - Acceptance and use of funds
The board shall accept any contributions or subsidies made to it from state funds and shall use the funds to meet administrative expenses for any of its purposes and to provide a reserve fund to guarantee loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and to pay interest on guaranteed loans, as provided by R.S. 17:3023.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 1995, No. 713, §1; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3024.1. Student loans as security for deposit of public funds

RS 17:3024.1 - Student loans as security for deposit of public funds
Notes representing loans to students which are guaranteed by this board in accordance with a contract agreement under the provisions of this Chapter, may be pledged as collateral security for deposit of public funds as required in R.S. 39:1221.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3024.2. Appropriation for guaranteed student loan program

RS 17:3024.2 - Appropriation for guaranteed student loan program
The legislature shall annually appropriate sufficient funds to pay those eligible claims resulting from the guarantee of student loans by the board under this Chapter, but only to the extent that anticipated federal reinsurance or reimbursement payments pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §1071 et seq., and any other monies available to the board for such purpose are insufficient to pay such claims.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 529, §1, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3031. State student incentive grant; federal participation

RS 17:3031 - State student incentive grant; federal participation
A. The board may administer the state student incentive grant program for student financial aid as provided in Title IV of the Federal Higher Education Act, as amended, and to prescribe appropriate rules and regulations applicable thereto. The board may enter into contracts or agreements with the federal government for their financial participation in the program on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board.
B. The board may implement a program to train and further acquaint administrators of financial aid and assistance with the federal and state programs of student financial aid, pursuant to the Federal Higher Education Act as amended. The board shall design and develop this program in consultation with the statewide financial aid administrators association. The board may provide appropriate rules and regulations in order to execute this provision. The board may enter into contracts or agreements with the federal government for their financial participation in the program on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board.
Acts 1978, No. 135, §2; Acts 2016, No. 314, §3(A).
120 U.S.C.A. §1001 et seq.
2See 20 U.S.C.A. §1001 et seq.; 42 U.S.C.A. §§2751, 2753, 2754.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.10. Tuition payment program for medical students; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; eligibility; applications; definition

RS 17:3041.10 - Tuition payment program for medical students; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; eligibility; applications; definition
A. The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission", shall provide for and administer a tuition payment program for students who meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
(1) Are bona fide citizens and residents of the state of Louisiana.
(2) Desire to become doctors of medicine.
(3) Are acceptable for enrollment at one of the medical schools of Louisiana State University.
(4) Agree to practice the profession in a rural or medically disadvantaged area in Louisiana as determined by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, acting jointly with the Tulane University School of Medicine, for at least five consecutive years after completion of their medical education and upon becoming licensed, practicing physicians.
B. The purpose of the program shall be to bring about an adequate supply of doctors of medicine who will engage in the general practice of medicine in the rural or medically disadvantaged areas of the state by inducing a sufficient number of the graduates from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center to remain in or relocate to rural or medically disadvantaged areas of Louisiana to practice their profession, thus affording adequate medical care to the people of Louisiana in the areas where there is a shortage of medical doctors.
C. The commission, in collaboration with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, shall accept and review applications for such tuition payment program and shall determine the recipients of the tuition payments; however, the number of recipients shall not exceed ten in any one year.
D. For the purposes of this Chapter, "tuition" shall mean full tuition and room and board costs.
Acts 1997, No. 281, §1; Acts 1999, No. 802, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.11. Contracts

RS 17:3041.11 - Contracts
The applicant shall enter into a contract with the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the tuition shall be paid, and such contract shall be prepared, approved, and signed by the chairman of the commission and shall be signed by the applicant. If the applicant fails to abide by the terms of the contract, the applicant shall be responsible for full and immediate payment in an amount equal to double the amount of any tuition paid on his behalf through the program as provided in this Chapter, and the commission shall take all necessary steps to secure collection of the payment.
Acts 1997, No. 281, §1; Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.12. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; contracts

RS 17:3041.12 - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; contracts
The commission shall enter into such contracts for students who have been admitted to the medical school, and the money obligations of such contract as made by the commission with the medical school shall be paid for out of funds to be provided in accordance with law for such purposes.
Acts 1997, No. 281, §1; Acts 1999, No. 802, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.13. Cancellation

RS 17:3041.13 - Cancellation
The commission shall have authority to cancel any contract made between it and any applicant upon cause deemed sufficient by the commission, and the commission shall have authority to cancel such contracts which it may lawfully cancel made with any of the schools as herein provided.
Acts 1997, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.21. Tuition payment program for medical students; Tulane University School of Medicine; eligibility; applications; definition

RS 17:3041.21 - Tuition payment program for medical students; Tulane University School of Medicine; eligibility; applications; definition
A. The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission", shall provide for and administer a tuition payment program for students who meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
(1) Are bona fide citizens and residents of the state of Louisiana.
(2) Desire to become doctors of medicine.
(3) Are acceptable for enrollment at the Tulane University School of Medicine.
(4) Agree to practice the profession in a rural or medically disadvantaged area in Louisiana as determined as provided in R.S. 17:3041.10(A)(4) for at least five consecutive years after completion of their medical education and upon becoming licensed, practicing physicians.
B. The purpose of the program shall be to bring about an adequate supply of doctors of medicine who will engage in the general practice of medicine in the rural or medically disadvantaged areas of the state by inducing a sufficient number of the graduates from the Tulane University School of Medicine to remain in or relocate to rural or medically disadvantaged areas of Louisiana to practice their profession, thus affording adequate medical care to the people of Louisiana in the areas where there is a shortage of medical doctors.
C. The commission, in collaboration with the Tulane University School of Medicine, shall accept and review applications for such tuition payment program and shall determine the recipients of the tuition payments; however, the number of recipients shall not exceed five in any one year.
D. For the purposes of the program, "tuition" shall mean full tuition and room and board costs in an amount to be determined by the commission to equal the amounts paid for students participating in the tuition payment program as provided in R.S. 17:3041.10 through 3041.15.
Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.22. Contracts

RS 17:3041.22 - Contracts
The applicant shall enter into a contract with the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the tuition shall be paid, and such contract shall be prepared, approved, and signed by the chairman of the commission and shall be signed by the applicant. If the applicant fails to abide by the terms of the contract, the applicant shall be responsible for full and immediate payment in an amount equal to double the amount of any tuition paid on his behalf through the program, and the commission shall take all necessary steps to secure collection of the payment.
Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.23. Tulane University School of Medicine; contracts

RS 17:3041.23 - Tulane University School of Medicine; contracts
The commission shall enter into such contracts for students who have been admitted to the medical school, and the money obligations of any such contract as made by the commission with the medical school shall be paid for out of funds to be provided in accordance with law for such purposes.
Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3041.24. Cancellation

RS 17:3041.24 - Cancellation
The commission shall have authority to cancel any contract made between it and any applicant upon cause deemed sufficient by the commission, and the commission shall have authority to cancel such contracts which it may lawfully cancel made with the Tulane University School of Medicine and any of the schools as herein provided.
Acts 2004, No. 894, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042. Legislative findings; purpose

RS 17:3042 - Legislative findings; purpose
A. The legislature finds that there is a critical shortage of teachers in the state and it is the intent of the legislature to fund an adequate supply of teachers with demonstrated academic ability. The legislature further finds that funding such a supply of teachers is a public purpose and, pursuant to Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the legislature intends to engage in a cooperative endeavor to effectuate such purpose.
B. It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to provide for loans to eligible applicants who will obtain degrees from higher education institutions which will qualify them to become certified classroom teachers within the state. Additionally, the purpose of such loans shall be to bring about an adequate supply of capable teachers by inducing a sufficient number of the outstanding graduates of the colleges of this state to remain in Louisiana to practice teaching in the classroom, thus affording adequate, quality education to the people of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 817, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 476, §1; Acts 2008, No. 652, §4, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.2. Amount; requirements

RS 17:3042.2 - Amount; requirements
A.(1) A loan may be made by the commission pursuant to this Chapter for not in excess of four thousand dollars per undergraduate year for up to eight semesters or the equivalent of eight semesters at schools operating on a different schedule for any approved applicant who intends to acquire a degree in education from a program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as provided in R.S. 17:3042.1(C), provided such loan is used to defray the tuition and other expenses of any such applicant at a public or commission-approved independent college or university in Louisiana.
(2) A loan may be made by the commission pursuant to this Chapter for not in excess of six thousand dollars per undergraduate year for up to eight semesters or the equivalent of eight semesters at schools operating on a different schedule for any approved applicant who intends to acquire a degree in either the area of mathematics or chemistry and who intends to pursue an alternative program which leads to regular certification as a teacher as provided in R.S. 17:3042.1(C), provided such loan is used to defray the tuition and other expenses of any such applicant at a public or commission-approved independent college or university in Louisiana.
B. A loan made under the provisions of this Chapter to any applicant shall not exceed the amount provided in this Chapter, and shall be under such terms and conditions as may be provided under rules and regulations of the commission.
C. A student for whom a loan is made by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to repay the full amount of the loan and interest thereon to the commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commission shall forgive such a loan to the applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his or her profession as a classroom teacher in the elementary or secondary schools of the state. One year's funding of the loan together with the interest thereon shall be forgiven by the commission for the applicant for each year of practicing his profession in any elementary or secondary school in Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, No. 354, §1; Acts 1984, No. 282, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 116, §1; Acts 1991, No. 817, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 476, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.3. Contract required; cancellation

RS 17:3042.3 - Contract required; cancellation
A. Before the commission makes a loan for an applicant, the applicant shall enter into a contract with the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan shall be made, which said contract shall include such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and intent of this Chapter. The form for the contract shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general and shall be signed by such officer or employee of the commission as the commission shall designate, and shall be signed by the applicant.
B.(1) The obligation of the applicant to repay a loan pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall remain in effect until the applicant has repaid the loan and the interest thereon as provided in this Chapter or the commission has forgiven the loan, all in accordance with the terms of the contract with the applicant for the loan.
(2) Upon breach of any terms of the contract by the applicant, or for any cause deemed sufficient by the commission, the remaining amount of the loan paid to the applicant which the commission has not forgiven in return for service shall become due and payable by the applicant in accordance with the terms of the contract between the commission and the applicant and the commission shall take all necessary steps to secure collection.
C. The commission is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any applicant for any balance due on a loan made by the commission.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.4. Colleges and universities; contracts; cancellation

RS 17:3042.4 - Colleges and universities; contracts; cancellation
A. The commission may make inquiry of the colleges and universities of Louisiana, make such arrangements and enter into such contracts or agreements with institutions of higher education in the state as shall be appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Such contracts and agreements shall include such provisions as shall be agreed upon by the commission and the institution to provide for the administration by the institution of loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, including applications therefor and repayment thereof. Such contracts and agreements shall be approved by the attorney general.
B. The commission shall have authority to cancel such contracts and agreements, which it may lawfully cancel, made with any of the colleges or universities as herein provided.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 401, §1, eff. July 20, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 282, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.5. Funding

RS 17:3042.5 - Funding
The commission may receive and accept funds from public and private sources to meet administrative and other expenses of the implementation of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 984, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.6. Reports

RS 17:3042.6 - Reports
The commission shall make an annual report to the legislature of its activities under the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.7. Louisiana Teacher Corps

RS 17:3042.7 - Louisiana Teacher Corps
A. A student for whom a loan is made pursuant to this Chapter and under the provisions of this Section shall, upon graduation and acceptance of a teaching position pursuant to this Section, be a member of the Louisiana Teacher Corps.
B.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the commission shall forgive any loan made to an applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his profession as a classroom teacher in an elementary or secondary school which is located in an economically disadvantaged region of the state as shall be defined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Two year's funding of the loan together with the interest thereon shall be forgiven by the commission for the applicant for each year of practicing his profession in an elementary or secondary school in an economically disadvantaged region of Louisiana.
(2) Applicants for this program shall meet all the requirements of this Chapter.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented beginning with the 1993-1994 school year and thereafter.
Acts 1992, No. 507, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.8. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 560, §4, eff. June 27, 2003, and Acts 2003, No. 1195, §5, eff. July 3, 2003.

RS 17:3042.8 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 560, §4, eff. June 27, 2003, and Acts 2003, No. 1195, §5, eff. July 3, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.41. Legislative findings; purpose

RS 17:3042.41 - Legislative findings; purpose
A. The legislature finds that there is a critical shortage of teachers in the state and it is the intent of the legislature to provide for an adequate supply of teachers with demonstrated academic ability. The legislature further finds that funding such a supply of teachers is a public purpose and, pursuant to Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the legislature intends to provide for a cooperative endeavor to effectuate such purpose.
B. It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to provide for loans to eligible applicants who will obtain degrees from higher education institutions which will qualify them to become certified classroom teachers. Additionally, the purpose of such loans shall be to bring about an adequate supply of capable teachers in areas of teacher shortage by inducing a sufficient number of the outstanding graduates of the colleges of this state to remain in Louisiana to practice teaching in the classrooms of Bienville Parish, thus affording adequate, quality education to the people of this parish which has a need for teachers.
Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.42. Loans for students enrolled in colleges or universities to prepare to teach; Bienville Parish School Board; authority

RS 17:3042.42 - Loans for students enrolled in colleges or universities to prepare to teach; Bienville Parish School Board; authority
A. The Bienville Parish School Board, hereinafter referred to as "the board", may, with the use of board funds, make loans to a student who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is a bona fide citizen and resident of the state and is domiciled in Bienville Parish.
(2) Desires to become a teacher and has been accepted to enroll in a public college or university in this state.
(3) Has a composite score on the American College Test or the Scholastic Aptitude Test which is, or is the equivalent to, a nineteen on the 1990 version of the American College Test, or an equivalent concordant value on any subsequent version of such test.
(4) Meets such other qualifications as the board may prescribe by rule.
B. The board may make a loan to a student who it deems to be qualified, upon such terms and conditions as the board may impose in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, provided the student intends to acquire a degree from a program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:7.2 which leads to a degree in education or intends to pursue an alternative program which leads to regular certification as a teacher as provided by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Additionally, the student shall be pursuing certification in an area in which there is a shortage of qualified teachers as determined by the school board after conducting a duly advertised public hearing.
C. Any student to whom the board has made a loan shall be required to maintain a cumulative college grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and to enter a program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:7.2 which leads either to a degree in education or to regular certification as a teacher as soon as the student has earned sufficient credits to do so.
D. It shall be the duty of the board to do all of the following:
(1) Accept and review each application for such a loan.
(2) Make careful and full investigation of the qualifications of each applicant.
(3) Determine the eligibility of the applicant to become the recipient of such a loan and to continue to be eligible for such loan.
E. The board may prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this Chapter which shall include and provide for an open and competitive process for determining loan recipients.
Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.43. Amount; requirements

RS 17:3042.43 - Amount; requirements
A. A loan may be made by the board pursuant to this Chapter for an amount not in excess of two thousand dollars per undergraduate year or a total of eight thousand dollars for any approved applicant, provided such loan is used to defray the tuition and other expenses of any such applicant at a public college or university in Louisiana.
B. A student for whom a loan is made by the board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to repay the full amount of the loan and interest thereon to the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board shall forgive such a loan to the applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his or her profession as a classroom teacher in any public elementary or secondary school in Bienville Parish in an area of critical shortage as designated in writing by the board. One year's funding of the loan together with the interest thereon shall be forgiven by the board for the applicant for each two years of practicing his profession in any elementary or secondary school in Bienville Parish as provided in this Subsection.
Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.44. Contract required; cancellation

RS 17:3042.44 - Contract required; cancellation
A. Before the board makes a loan for an applicant, the applicant shall enter into a contract with the board, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan shall be made, which said contract shall include such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and intent of this Chapter. The form for the contract shall be prepared and approved by the board and shall be signed by such officer or employee of the board as the board shall designate, and shall be signed by the applicant.
B.(1) The obligation of the applicant to repay a loan pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall remain in effect until the applicant has repaid the loan and the interest thereon as provided in this Chapter or the board has forgiven the loan, all in accordance with the terms of the contract with the applicant for the loan.
(2) Upon breach of any terms of the contract by the applicant, or for any cause deemed sufficient by the board, the remaining amount of the loan paid to the applicant which the board has not forgiven in return for service shall become due and payable by the applicant in accordance with the terms of the contract between the board and the applicant and the board shall take all necessary steps to secure collection.
C. The board is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any applicant for any balance due on a loan made by the board.
Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.45. Colleges and universities; contracts; cancellation

RS 17:3042.45 - Colleges and universities; contracts; cancellation
A. The board may make inquiry of the colleges and universities of Louisiana, make such arrangements, and enter into such contracts or agreements with institutions of higher education in the state as shall be appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Such contracts and agreements shall include such provisions as shall be agreed upon by the board and the institution to provide for the administration by the institution of loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, including applications therefor and repayment thereof.
B. The board shall have authority to cancel such contracts and agreements, which it may lawfully cancel, made with any of the colleges or universities as herein provided.
Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.47. Board resolution; public hearing

RS 17:3042.47 - Board resolution; public hearing
If the board determines to establish a loan program as provided in this Chapter, it shall do so by appropriate resolution. Prior to adopting such resolution, the board shall conduct a public hearing on the issue of establishing the program which shall have been advertised in the official journal of the board at least once and which shall be held at least fifteen days prior to the adoption of the resolution.
Acts 1997, No. 425, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.51. Legislative findings; purpose

RS 17:3042.51 - Legislative findings; purpose
A. The legislature finds that there is a critical shortage of nurses in the state and it is the intent of the legislature to provide for an adequate supply of nurses who will practice nursing in the state of Louisiana. The legislature further finds that funding such a supply of nurses is a public purpose and, pursuant to Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the legislature intends to provide for a cooperative endeavor to effectuate such purpose.
B. It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to provide for loans to eligible applicants who will obtain degrees or diplomas from postsecondary education institutions which will qualify them to become licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, or nurse faculty. Additionally, the purpose of such loans shall be to bring about an adequate supply of capable licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurse faculty by inducing a sufficient number of the graduates of the colleges, universities, and nursing schools of this state to remain in Louisiana to practice or teach nursing, thus affording adequate, quality nursing care to the people of the state.
Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.52. Loans for certain nursing students; Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission; authority

RS 17:3042.52 - Loans for certain nursing students; Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission; authority
A. The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission", may with the use of funds appropriated for such purpose, make loans to a student who meets all of the requirements in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and any one of the requirements in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection:
(1)(a) Is a bona fide citizen and resident of the state. However, first priority shall be given to students who have been residents of the state for at least two years.
(b) Meets such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by rule.
(2)(a) Desires to become a licensed practical nurse and has been accepted to enroll in a nursing program in this state approved by the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.
(b) Desires to become a registered nurse and has been accepted to enroll in a nursing program in this state approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
(c) Desires to become qualified to teach nursing and has been accepted to enroll in a master of science in nursing program in this state approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
B. The commission may make a loan to a student who it deems to be qualified, upon such terms and conditions as the commission may impose in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, provided the student intends to acquire a degree or diploma from a program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing or the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners which leads to a degree or diploma in licensed practical nursing or registered nursing or leads to a degree which qualifies such individual to teach nursing.
C. Any student to whom the commission has made a loan shall be required to maintain all requirements set forth by the college, university, or nursing school such student is attending.
D. It shall be the duty of the commission to do all of the following:
(1) Accept and review each application for such a loan.
(2) Make careful and full investigation of the qualifications of each applicant.
(3) Determine the eligibility of the applicant to become the recipient of such a loan and to continue to be eligible for such loan.
E. The commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this Chapter which shall include and provide for an open and competitive process for determining loan recipients.
Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.53. Amount; requirements

RS 17:3042.53 - Amount; requirements
A. A loan may be made by the commission pursuant to this Chapter for not in excess of the actual tuition charges per postsecondary year, provided such loan is used to defray the tuition of any such applicant at a college, university, or school of nursing.
B. A student for whom a loan is made by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to repay the full amount of the loan and interest thereon to the commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commission shall forgive such a loan to the applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his or her profession full time as a nurse or nurse faculty member in the state of Louisiana. One year's funding of the loan together with the interest thereon shall be forgiven by the commission for the applicant for each year of practicing as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, or nurse faculty in the state of Louisiana as provided in this Subsection.
Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.54. Contract required; cancellation

RS 17:3042.54 - Contract required; cancellation
A. Before the commission makes a loan for an applicant, the applicant shall enter into a contract with the commission, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan shall be made, which said contract shall include such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and intent of this Chapter. The form for the contract shall be prepared and approved by the commission and shall be signed by such officer or employee of the commission as the commission shall designate, and shall be signed by the applicant.
B.(1) The obligation of the applicant to repay a loan pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall remain in effect until the applicant has repaid the loan and the interest thereon as provided in this Chapter or the commission has forgiven the loan, all in accordance with the terms of the contract with the applicant for the loan.
(2) Upon breach of any terms of the contract by the applicant, or for any cause deemed sufficient by the commission, the remaining amount of the loan paid to the applicant which the commission has not forgiven in return for service shall become due and payable by the applicant in accordance with the terms of the contract between the commission and the applicant and the commission shall take all necessary steps to secure collection.
C. The commission is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any applicant for any balance due on a loan made by the commission.
Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3042.55. Colleges, universities, and nursing schools; contracts; cancellation

RS 17:3042.55 - Colleges, universities, and nursing schools; contracts; cancellation
A. The commission may make inquiry of the colleges, universities, and nursing schools of Louisiana, make such arrangements and enter into such contracts or agreements with institutions of postsecondary education and nursing schools in the state as shall be appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Such contracts and agreements shall include such provisions as shall be agreed upon by the commission and the institution or school to provide for the administration by the institution of loans made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, including applications therefor and repayment thereof.
B. The commission shall have authority to cancel such contracts and agreements, which it may lawfully cancel, made with any of the colleges or universities as herein provided.
Acts 2003, No. 885, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.