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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:534. Promotions; probationary periods and tenure

RS 17:534 - Promotions; probationary periods and tenure
A. An employee, as defined in R.S. 17:531, who has acquired regular and permanent status in the employ of the Iberville Parish School Board, as set forth in R.S. 17:532, and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, shall serve a probationary period of three years in the higher position before acquiring permanent status therein, but shall retain the permanent status previously acquired in the lower position from which he was promoted. During the probationary period in the position to which promoted:
(1) An employee may be returned to his former position only if there has been compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:532.
(2) An employee may not be discharged or demoted to any position paying a salary less than that paid by the highest permanent position previously held unless there has been compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:533.
B. An employee who has not completed the probationary period for employees, as set forth in R.S. 17:532 and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, may add service in the higher paid position to the time served in the lower paid position in order to complete the required probationary period in the lower paid position.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 194, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:535. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited

RS 17:535 - Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall be construed as conferring upon the Iberville Parish School Board the authority to adopt rules and regulations which impair or nullify the provisions of this subpart.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 194, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:540. Definitions

RS 17:540 - Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)(a) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
(b) Further, any reference in this Subpart to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education insofar as such reference is related to the exercise of jurisdiction over employees of a vocational-technical school shall mean and be interpreted to mean the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
(2) "Employee" means any full-time teacher or instructional personnel of a vocational-technical school.
(3) "Vocational-technical school" means any vocational-technical school under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 661, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:541. Probation and tenure of employees

RS 17:541 - Probation and tenure of employees
A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, all employees of vocational-technical schools shall serve a probationary term of three years during which term the board may dismiss or discharge any such probationary employee upon recommendation of the chief school administrator, accompanied by the written reasons therefor.
(2) Beginning with the 1990-1991 school year and thereafter, the probationary term for a vocational-technical school employee required by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to hold a valid vocational-technical certificate entitling the holder to teach in the vocational area of the actual teaching assignment shall be for not less than three years and shall terminate after three years only upon a showing that the employee holds the vocational-technical certificate required by the board.
B.(1) Any probationary employee found unsatisfactory by his director or the regional director shall be notified by certified mail of any charges made against him and shall be afforded an opportunity to respond to the stated charges. In the absence of such notification during the probationary term provided by Subsection A of this Section, the probationary employee shall automatically become a regular and permanent employee.
(2) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall develop and adopt a formal plan and procedure for observing and evaluating such employees. Such observation and evaluation shall continue from the time the employee begins work at the school until the employee resigns, retires, or is dismissed from that school, and such employee shall be told of the formal plan and procedure and the results of any observations and evaluations.
(3) All employees having served for more than three consecutive years as of August 1, 1977, are declared to be regular and permanent employees.
Acts 1990, No. 632, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:543. Promotions; protection of tenure

RS 17:543 - Promotions; protection of tenure
Whenever an employee who has acquired permanent status, as set forth in R.S. 17:541 and R.S. 17:542, is promoted by moving such employee from a position of lower salary to one of higher salary, such employee shall serve a probationary period in the higher position before acquiring permanent status therein, but shall retain the permanent status acquired in the lower position from which he or she was promoted.
During the probationary period in the position to which promoted an employee shall not be disciplined, removed or demoted to the lower position from which he or she was promoted except in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:541. At the expiration of the probationary period in the higher position, an employee, unless removed or demoted in accordance with R.S. 17:541, shall automatically acquire permanent status in the higher position and thereafter may not be disciplined, removed or demoted from such higher position except in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:542.
Where an employee has not completed the probationary period for employees as required by R.S. 17:541, or for a particular promotional position as established herein, and is promoted to a higher position, the probationary period shall continue to run and at the end of such three-year probationary period the employee shall automatically acquire permanent status in the previously held position until permanent status in the new positions acquired by compliance with the provisions of this Section. All employees shall be given credit for time served in employment in their capacity as such.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 661, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:544. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited

RS 17:544 - Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes shall be construed as conferring upon the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this Subpart.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 661, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:711. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.1-901.17 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.

PART III-A. SUPPLEMENT TO TEACHERS'
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
§§711-720.5. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.1-901.17 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:721. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.18-901.27 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.

PART IV. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPLEMENTARY
BENEFITS TO RETIRING TEACHERS
§§721-730. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.18-901.27 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:741. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.28-901.34 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.

PART V. OLD AGE AND DISABILITY BENEFITS TO TEACHERS
NOT ELIGIBLE TO OTHER RETIREMENT BENEFITS
§§741-746. Redesignated as R.S. 11:901.28-901.34 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:761. Redesignated R.S. 11:901.35-901.38 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.

PART VI. RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PAYMENTS
PAYABLE BY PARISHES (ORLEANS EXCEPTED)
§§761-764. Redesignated R.S. 11:901.35-901.38 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:771. §§771 to 781 redesignated as R.S. 11:921 to 931 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3.

RS 17:771 - §§771 to 781 redesignated as R.S. 11:921 to 931 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:881. §§881 to 994 redesignated as R.S. 11:1001 to 1204 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3.

RS 17:881 - §§881 to 994 redesignated as R.S. 11:1001 to 1204 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1011. Redesignated as R.S. 11:951.1-951.88 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.

PART IX. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§1011-1128. Redesignated as R.S. 11:951.1-951.88 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1170. Definitions

RS 17:1170 - Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any person employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state of Louisiana who holds a valid teaching certificate issued by the state Department of Education and any social worker, school counselor, school nurse, audiologist, educational diagnostician, speech-language pathologist, or school psychologist employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state who holds the appropriate valid professional ancillary certificate issued by the state Department of Education. For a school nurse, a professional ancillary certificate means a Type A, Type B, or Type C certificate.
Acts 1985, No. 590, §1; Acts 1990, No. 643, §1; Acts 2004, No. 509, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 470, §1; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1171. Eligibility for sabbatical leaves

RS 17:1171 - Eligibility for sabbatical leaves
A. Members of the teaching staff of public schools in all parishes and municipalities of the state of Louisiana shall be eligible for sabbatical leaves, for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement or medical leave for the two semesters immediately following any twelve or more consecutive semesters of active service in the parish where the teacher is employed, or for the one semester immediately following any six or more consecutive semesters of service.
B. Active service accumulated toward sabbatical leave as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall not be deemed to be interrupted by any of the following:
(1) Absence on sick leave under Subpart B of this Part.
(2) Absence on maternity leave as provided under Subpart C of this Part, provided that such leave shall be for the period of disability occasioned by pregnancy or childbirth as determined by a certificate from the employee's attending physician.
(3) Absence on involuntary military service in the armed forces of the United States.
(4) Absence on military leave under the provisions of R.S. 17:1215.
(5) Absence on adoptive leave pursuant to R.S. 17:1211(B).
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, any city or parish school board, at the time it grants a leave of absence without pay under the provisions of R.S. 17:1186, may declare that all or certain of such leaves shall not be deemed to interrupt the accumulation of active service toward sabbatical leave.
Amended by Acts 1965, No. 106, §1; Acts 1978, No. 385, §1; Acts 1981, No. 295, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1; Acts 2003, No. 682, §1; Acts 2018, No. 631, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1172. Applications for leave; time for filing; notification of approval or denial

RS 17:1172 - Applications for leave; time for filing; notification of approval or denial
A. Applications for sabbatical leave shall be made on a form to be provided by the superintendent of schools in the parish or city where the teacher is employed. Applications shall be sent to the superintendent by registered mail at least sixty days preceding the beginning of the semester of the school year for which leave is requested, except that, where a teacher has become sick during a semester and requests medical leave for the purpose of recuperating from such sickness, it shall be sufficient if the application is mailed thirty days before the date upon which the requested leave is to commence.
B. The superintendent shall inform the teacher of the approval or denial of such leave at least thirty days preceding the beginning of the semester of the school year for which the leave is requested, except that, where a teacher has become sick during a semester and has requested medical leave, the superintendent shall inform the teacher of the approval or denial of such leave as soon as possible after receipt of his request for leave.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 438, §1; Acts 1980, No. 232, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1173. Method of selecting and order of preference among applicants

RS 17:1173 - Method of selecting and order of preference among applicants
A. Whenever, in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart, some of the applications cannot be granted, from among those which would otherwise be granted, those to be granted, except as specified in this Section, shall be determined in the following manner:
(1) Preference in every case shall be given to the applicant who has rendered active service in the school system of the parish affected for the greatest number of consecutive semesters immediately preceding the period for which leave is requested, provided that where any two applicants rank equally in point of continuous service, preference in every case shall be given to the applicant who has rendered service in the school system for the greater total number of semesters.
(2) When any two applicants rank equally both in point of continuous service and in point of total service, preference in every case shall be given to the applicant whose date of birth is earlier.
(3) Applicants whose applications are filed in the first thirty days of the semester shall be given preference over those who seek medical leave under the special provisions relating to sickness during a school semester.
B. Whenever, in accordance with the method of selection outlined herein, the quota established for medical leave has been filled, all remaining applications shall be rejected and shall be disregarded in any further selection of applicants for that semester. Those whose applications are rejected have the right to reapply in any future semester.
Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1174. Notification of grant or rejection of application

RS 17:1174 - Notification of grant or rejection of application
Every applicant shall be notified by the superintendent in writing within sixty days after the final day for the filing of the application whether the application has been granted or rejected; when the application is for medical leave from sickness the superintendent shall notify the applicant within thirty days from the date of the filing of the application whether the application has been granted or rejected. If the application has been rejected, the reasons for such rejection shall be specified.
Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1175. Information required in application

RS 17:1175 - Information required in application
A. No person whose application for sabbatical leave has been granted shall be denied such leave.
B. Every application shall specify all of the following:
(1) The period for which leave is requested.
(2) Whether leave is requested for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement, or for the purpose of medical leave.
(3) The precise manner, insofar as possible, in which such leave, if granted, will be spent.
(4) The semesters spent in active service in the parish school system from which leave is requested.
(5) The date of birth of applicant.
C.(1) The application shall contain a statement, over the signature of the applicant, that he agrees to comply with the provisions of this Subpart.
(2)(a) Every application for sabbatical medical leave shall be accompanied by a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the leave is medically necessary.
(b)(i) If the board, upon review of the application, questions the validity or accuracy of the certification, the board may require the applicant, as a condition for continued consideration of the application, to be examined by a licensed physician selected by the board. In such a case, the board shall pay all costs of the examination and any tests determined to be necessary. If the physician selected by the board finds medical necessity, the leave application shall be granted.
(ii) If the physician selected by the board disagrees with the certification of the physician selected by the applicant, then the board may require the applicant, as a condition for continued consideration of the application, to be examined by a third licensed appropriate physician whose name appears next in the rotation of physicians on a list established by the local medical society for such purpose and maintained by the school board. All costs of an examination and any required tests by a third doctor shall be paid by the board. The opinion of the third physician shall be determinative of the issue.
(c) The opinion of all physicians consulted as provided in this Paragraph shall be submitted to the board in the form of a sworn statement, as referenced in R.S. 14:125.
(d) All information contained in any statement from a physician shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the public records law.
Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1176. Grounds for rejection of application

RS 17:1176 - Grounds for rejection of application
A. Any applicant who, at the expiration of the semester in which he applies, is ineligible for the sabbatical leave requested or who has not complied with the provisions of R.S. 17:1172 through 1174, shall have his or her application rejected, but all other applicants may have their applications granted, provided that all leaves requested in such applications could be taken without violating the following provision: At no time during the school year shall the number of persons on sabbatical leave exceed five percent of the total number of teachers employed in a given school system.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all decisions relative to the granting of leave pursuant to this Section shall be made by the superintendent of the local public school system.
Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1; Acts 2011, No. 405, §2, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 788, §3, eff. June 13, 2012.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1177. Manner in which leave may be spent

RS 17:1177 - Manner in which leave may be spent
A.(1) Every person on medical leave is prohibited from undertaking any gainful employment during such leave unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The teacher can demonstrate that he will be working not more than twenty hours a week in a part-time job that he has been working for not less than one hundred twenty days prior to the beginning of such leave.
(b) The doctor who certifies the medical necessity of the leave indicates that such part-time work does not impair the purpose for which the leave is granted.
(c) The board authorizes such part-time work.
(2) Violation of the prohibition in this Subsection shall result in the medical leave being rescinded.
(3) Every person on sabbatical leave for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement during each semester of leave shall pursue a program of study earning at least nine undergraduate credit hours provided such hours directly improve the person's skills and knowledge as a teacher, six graduate credit hours, or be certified a full-time student at an institution of higher learning accredited by the board of education of the state or territory in which the institution is located.
B. If less than fifteen weeks is so spent, the number of weeks less than fifteen not so spent shall be spent pursuing a program of independent study, research, authorship, or investigation which involves an approximately equivalent amount of work and which is approved by the employing school board; or engaging in travel which is so planned as to be of definite educational value and which is approved by the employing school board.
C.(1) Each person granted sabbatical leave as a condition of the leave shall be prohibited from being employed during his leave by any public or private elementary or secondary school in Louisiana or in any other state.
(2) The board may grant such additional leave or compensation as it may establish and fix.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 715, §1. Acts 1984, No. 835, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1988, No. 824, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1178. Reports on manner of spending leave

RS 17:1178 - Reports on manner of spending leave
Every person on sabbatical leave shall transmit to the superintendent within thirty days after the beginning of each semester of leave a written report of approximately one hundred words, of the manner in which such leave will be spent, and within thirty days after the end of such leave, a written report of approximately two hundred and fifty words, of the manner in which such leave has been spent. In case such person has elected to spend any semester in accordance with provisions of R.S. 17:1177(1), the initial report shall indicate the institution being attended and the number of credit hours being taken, and the final report shall be accompanied by official evidence that the number of credit hours required has been taken at the institution specified.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1179. Termination of leave

RS 17:1179 - Termination of leave
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of R.S. 17:1177 and 17:1178 may have his leave terminated by the superintendent at any time, except where non-compliance is due to conditions which would have constituted sufficient grounds for failing to perform his duties had he been in active service.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1184. Compensation while on leave

RS 17:1184 - Compensation while on leave
Each person granted sabbatical leave shall receive and be paid compensation at the rate of sixty-five percent of the person's salary at the time the leave begins.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 186, §1; Acts 1960, No. 585, §1; Acts 1970, No. 388, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1342, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1342, §2 relative to sabbaticals already granted and §3 relative to increases in teacher compensation.
NOTE: See also Acts 2001, No. 338, §2 relative to increases in teacher compensation (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3).
NOTE: See also Acts 2004, No. 778, §2, relative to increases in teacher compensation and §3 relative to a required report by BESE (amends Acts 1999, No. 1342, §3, as amended by Acts 2001, No. 338, §2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1186. Leave without pay; preservation of tenure rights

RS 17:1186 - Leave without pay; preservation of tenure rights
A. Parish and city school boards throughout the state may grant leaves of absence, without pay, for periods not exceeding one year, to any regularly employed teacher or other employee, who requests such leave in writing, whenever in the discretion of the board such leave is in the best interests of the public school system. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any tenure rights which the applicant may have acquired prior thereto.
B. Parish and city school boards shall grant a leave of absence, without pay, to any regularly employed teacher or other employee who is a president of a statewide professional education organization with a membership of more than ten thousand members, during his or her term of office, not to exceed six consecutive years. The granting of such leave shall not affect any tenure rights which may have been previously acquired.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 647, §1; Acts 1987, No. 163, §1; Acts 2003, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1187. Persons granted sabbatical leave; return to service

RS 17:1187 - Persons granted sabbatical leave; return to service
A. Each person granted sabbatical leave shall sign an agreement or contract with his employing school board stipulating that, as a condition of his sabbatical leave and in order to be eligible for compensation during such leave, he will return to service for one semester for each semester of leave following the expiration of his leave in the school system granting the leave.
B. Should a person taking sabbatical leave fail to return to service in the school system granting leave for one semester for each semester of leave following the expiration of such leave for any reason other than incapacitating illness as certified by two physicians, that person shall forfeit all compensation received during the leave period. Provided however, any school board may waive the provisions of this Section in accordance with prepublished criteria if it deems to be in the best interest of the school system to do so. No such waiver shall favor or discriminate against any employee or applicant because of his job description, age, race, or sex.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of Subsection B herein, no person who, upon the expiration of his sabbatical leave, immediately begins employment with a state-operated educational agency, city or parish school board, department, school, college, or university instead of returning to the school system which granted him such leave, shall be required to forfeit that portion of compensation paid to him by the state while he was on such leave. However, such person shall be required to reimburse the school system which granted him such leave any salary paid to him by such school system while he was on leave, except as provided in Subsection B herein.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 715, §2. Acts 1983, No. 230, §1; Acts 1986, No. 811, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1200. Definitions

RS 17:1200 - Definitions
A. As used in this Subpart, except in R.S. 17:1201, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any member of the teaching staff of a public school in the state of Louisiana and any social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state who holds, as applicable, a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work, school counseling, or school psychology issued by the state Department of Education.
B. As used in R.S. 17:1201, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any person employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state of Louisiana who holds a valid teaching certificate issued by the state Department of Education and any social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist employed by a city, parish, or other local public school board in the state who holds, as applicable, a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work, school counseling, or school psychology issued by the state Department of Education.
C. As used in this Subpart "disabled" or "disability" means unable to or the inability to perform the essential functions of the job the member of the teaching staff or employee was performing at the time of his injury.
D. As used in this Subpart, "clinician" means a licensed physician, a physician assistant providing healthcare services in accordance with R.S. 37:1360.28, or an advanced practice registered nurse providing healthcare services in accordance with R.S. 37:913.
Acts 1985, No. 590, §1; Acts 1990, No. 643, §1; Acts 2004, No. 509, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 227, §1; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4; Acts 2023, No. 296, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1203. Pay deduction for tardiness

RS 17:1203 - Pay deduction for tardiness
No teacher employed in the public schools shall suffer any loss or deduction of pay for tardiness, unless such tardiness has caused loss of time from official class duties, on more than two occasions and for a period of one hour or more, during any one school year. In all cases where deduction of pay may be made as herein provided, the amount of pay deducted shall be based on one day's pay proportioned to the period of tardiness. To definitely fix and establish the extent of time tardy, a teacher, upon request of his superior or principal, shall sign a slip stating the time of her arrival and reporting for duty; and if not requested so to do, he may voluntarily sign such slip and present it to the principal or superior.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1205. "Employee" defined

RS 17:1205 - "Employee" defined
The term "employee" as used in R.S. 17:1206 through 1206.2 shall be construed to be any person in the employ of any parish or city school board of the state of Louisiana who is not a teacher or whose employment does not require the holding of a teacher's certificate or who is not employed as a bus operator.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 408, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1208. Amount of personal leave

RS 17:1208 - Amount of personal leave
Every teacher employed by a parish or city school board of this state, except those employees who receive annual leave, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed to use up to two days absence during each school year to be used for such purposes as may be determined by the individual teacher without loss of pay. The teacher requesting such leave shall give his principal at least twenty-four hours notice prior to taking the leave without loss of pay. Personal leave shall be charged to and deducted from the teacher's sick leave for the current year or sick leave accumulated as provided in R.S. 17:1201. Personal leave shall not be accumulated from year to year, nor shall personal leave be compensated for upon death or retirement or paid in any other manner except as provided for in this Section.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 519, §1; Acts 1984, No. 854, §1; Acts 1987, No. 296, §1; Acts 1987, No. 639, §1, eff. July 9, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1208.1. School employees; amount and use of personal leave

RS 17:1208.1 - School employees; amount and use of personal leave
NOTE: AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1987, NO. 296, §1:
A. All employees, as defined in R.S. 17:1205, except those employees who receive annual leave, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed up to two days absence during each school year to be taken from current or accumulated sick leave and to be used for such purposes as may be determined by the individual employee without loss of pay. The employee requesting such leave shall give his supervisor at least twenty-four hours notice prior to taking the leave without loss of pay.
B. Personal leave shall be charged to and deducted from current or unused sick leave as of the date personal leave is taken. Personal leave shall not be accumulated from year to year, nor shall personal leave be compensated for upon death or retirement or paid in any other manner except as provided for in this Section.
C. The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on any school system which has in effect on and after September 15, 1982, a policy relative to personal leave for school employees.
NOTE: AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1987, NO. 639, §1, EFF. JULY 9, 1987:
A. All such employees, as defined in R.S. 17:1205, upon accumulating unused sick leave under the provisions of R.S. 17:1206, except those employees who receive annual leave, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed up to two days absence during each school year for such purposes as may be determined by the individual employee without loss of pay. Each parish and city school board shall adopt a uniform policy on personal leave which would apply to all such employees of the district under its jurisdiction.
B. Personal leave shall be charged to and deducted from the employee's sick leave for the current year or sick leave accumulated as provided in R.S. 17:1206. Personal leave shall not be accumulated from year to year, nor shall personal leave be compensated for upon death or retirement or paid in any other manner except as provided for in this Section.
C. The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on any school system which has in effect on and after September 15, 1982, a policy relative to personal leave for school employees.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 624, §1. Acts 1987, No. 296, §1; Acts 1987, No. 639, §1, eff. July 9, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1210. Jury duty leave authorized; salary

RS 17:1210 - Jury duty leave authorized; salary
A. Any person who is regularly employed by a city or parish school board shall, upon call or subpoena to serve on a federal, state, or district petit, grand, or trial jury, be granted a leave of absence by such school board for the period of time required for such jury duty. Such leave of absence shall be granted without loss of sick, emergency, or personal leave or any other benefit, and shall not be deemed to interrupt service accumulated toward sabbatical leave.
B. No person who is regularly employed by a city or parish school board shall suffer loss of salary because of being granted such leave of absence; however, for the period of time during which he serves on a jury, such teacher shall be paid the difference between his regular salary as a teacher or other school employee and the amount he receives as a juror. Such teacher or other school employee shall be responsible for reporting such salary difference to the superintendent of the city or parish school system in which he is employed. Each city or parish school board shall enact rules and regulations for the administration of this Section and may establish additional provisions relative to the authorization of leave to perform duties required by the judicial process.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 182, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1211. Maternity leave for teachers; adoptive leave; tenure status unaffected; definition

RS 17:1211 - Maternity leave for teachers; adoptive leave; tenure status unaffected; definition
A. Each city, parish, and other local school board shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed women teachers for a reasonable time before and after the birth of a child. If multiple children are born on the same date, the event shall be considered a single qualifying event. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any of the tenure rights which the teacher may have acquired under the provisions of R.S. 17:441 through 444.
B. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall grant leaves of absence not to exceed thirty days to regularly employed teachers after the legal adoption of a child. If multiple children are adopted on the same date, the event shall be considered a single qualifying event. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any of the tenure rights which the teacher may have acquired under the provisions of R.S. 17:441 through 444.
C. As used in this Subpart, the word "teacher" shall include any member of the teaching staff of a public school in the state and any social worker or school psychologist employed by a local school board in the state who holds a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work or school psychology issued by the state Department of Education.
Acts 1985, No. 590, §1; Acts 2018, No. 631, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1212. Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment

RS 17:1212 - Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment
The position vacated by a teacher who has been granted a maternity or adoptive leave, or by a teacher transferred to the position vacated by a teacher taking a maternity or adoptive leave, in accordance with R.S. 17:1211, may be filled by the respective school boards by the appointment of substitute teachers.
Acts 2018, No. 631, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1213. Tenure rights of substitute teachers

RS 17:1213 - Tenure rights of substitute teachers
A substitute teacher appointed under the provisions of R.S. 17:1212 shall not acquire any of the tenure rights or privileges provided for in R.S. 17:441 through R.S. 17:444 or in R.S. 17:461 through R.S. 17:463, unless the substitute teacher has subsequently been appointed to fill a regular vacancy and has the necessary qualifications.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1215. Military leave for teachers; tenure status unaffected

RS 17:1215 - Military leave for teachers; tenure status unaffected
The city and parish school boards throughout the state shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed teachers serving in the military service or in the armed forces of the United States for a period dating from induction, enlistment, enrollment, or call to service. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any of the tenure rights which the teacher may have acquired prior thereto under the provisions of R.S. 17:441 through 17:444 or R.S. 17:461 through 17:463.
Added by Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 14, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1216. Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment

RS 17:1216 - Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment
The position vacated by a teacher who has been granted a military leave, or by a teacher transferred to the position vacated by a teacher granted a military leave, in accordance with R.S. 17:1215, may be filled by the respective school boards by the appointment of substitute teachers.
Added by Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 14, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1217. Tenure rights of substitute teachers

RS 17:1217 - Tenure rights of substitute teachers
A substitute teacher appointed under the provisions of R.S. 17:1216 shall not acquire any of the tenure rights or privileges provided for in R.S. 17:441 through R.S. 17:444 or in R.S. 17:461 through R.S. 17:463, unless the substitute teacher has subsequently been appointed to fill a regular vacancy and has the necessary qualifications.
Added by Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 14, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1221. Authority to contract for group life insurance; former employees

RS 17:1221 - Authority to contract for group life insurance; former employees
Parish school boards, the state board of education or other boards of control of publicly supported educational institutions may be and are hereby specifically authorized to make contracts of insurance with any insurance company legally authorized to do business in this state insuring its employees or any class or classes thereof under a policy or policies of group insurance covering the lives of such employees; and, for such purposes, may agree to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for any such contracts out of any funds appropriated for the purpose and included in the budgets of said parish school boards and institutions. And there shall be included in the term "employee" any former employee enjoying the benefit of retirement.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 181, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1222. Premiums

RS 17:1222 - Premiums
The said boards and publicly supported educational institutions are legally authorized, enabled, and permitted to deduct from the employee's pay, salary or compensation, such parts of the premiums as are payable by the employee and as may be authorized in writing by the employee. Provided further that in the event any former employee be enjoying the benefits of any retirement plan because of former employment, such an employee shall have the right so to notify his former employer in writing of his desire to accept the benefits of said group insurance and shall according to the usual method of payment of installments as premiums pay into said institution his pro rata share of said premiums and said employer shall make the contribution as intended under R.S. 17:1221 and this Section.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 181, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1224. Alternative means of providing for benefits

RS 17:1224 - Alternative means of providing for benefits
A. In addition to and as an alternative to the authority granted by this Part or by any other provisions of law to provide for employee benefits, including but not limited to group insurance, benefits, or services for medical, dental, hospital, and nursing care and other compensation on account of sickness, disability, or death, or any other related benefits, parish or city school boards in parishes or cities having a population of over one hundred thirty-five thousand may establish a trust for these purposes and for the additional purpose of providing professional development programs and benefits for its employees, and may pay, out of monies appropriated and budgeted therefor, part or all of the costs, charges, or contributions necessary for the establishment and administration thereof, as may be determined by the provisions of the trust.
B. With the establishment of the trust, the parish or city school board in parishes or cities having a population over one hundred thirty-five thousand shall be considered a person and/or employer in creating the trust for the benefit of employees.
C. The trust shall provide for the actuarial soundness thereof and may provide for the method of determining the eligibility of participants, the schedule of benefits, procedures for making and paying claims, the use of group insurance policies, the source or sources of funding, the administration of the trust, and related matters.
D. For the purpose of this Section the terms "person" and "employer" shall be defined as provided in R.S. 9:1921 and 1922.
E. Any trust established pursuant to this Section shall be subject to legislative oversight and the legislative auditor's review as provided in R.S. 24:513.
Acts 1991, No. 79, §1, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 468, §1; Acts 2001, No. 685, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1232. Statement of purpose

RS 17:1232 - Statement of purpose
In furtherance of its constitutional mandate to provide for the education of the citizens of this state and to establish and maintain a public education system, the legislature enacts this Part in order to provide for the development and implementation of a uniform system for the use and maintenance of a school employee personnel file to be followed by all local school systems. To accomplish this purpose, it is the intent of the legislature:
(1) To provide for the establishment of procedures for immediate notification to school employees of the filing of any document into their personnel file.
(2) To assure that each school employee has an opportunity to rebut and respond to any document placed into that school employee's personnel file.
(3) To provide the time frame within which to file such a response and/or rebuttal.
(4) To assure that any document from a school employee's personnel file forwarded to another location shall be accompanied by the school employee's response and rebuttal to the document.
Acts 1987, No. 174, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1233. Definitions

RS 17:1233 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Document" means any written or otherwise tangible material intended to be or actually used as a part of or any evidence of the work history of any school employee including but not limited to any and all reports, comments, reprimands, correspondence, memoranda, evaluations, observations, and grievances relative to a particular school employee.
(2) "Personnel file" means the file or files which contain the cumulative collection of any and all documents maintained by the school system with respect to each individual school employee.
(3) "Personnel file custodian" means those persons employed by the school system charged with the duty of maintaining and preserving the personnel files.
(4) "School system" means a parish or city school system.
(5) "Third party" means any person or entity not regularly employed or employed under a contract by the school system in which the school employee is employed.
Acts 1987, No. 174, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.