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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2046. Public lands for vocational-technical school sites

RS 17:2046 - Public lands for vocational-technical school sites
A. As a cooperative endeavor for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the people of this state, any political subdivision may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, lands owned by the political subdivision for the purpose of providing a site for the construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through said board. "Political subdivision" for the purposes of this Section shall have the same meaning as provided in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. For the purposes of this Subsection, the various school boards of the state are hereby declared to be agents of the state, and as a cooperative endeavor, for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the public, any school board may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, sixteenth section lands or school indemnity lands for the purpose of providing a site for construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through the said board.
C. Pursuant to the authority granted in Subsection A or Subsection B of this Section, the political subdivision shall perform the following:
(1) Select a site within a portion of such lands to be used for the construction and operation of the vocational-technical school.
(2) Determine the number of acres which shall be included in such site.
(3) Perform any other function necessary to carry out the purposes and authorization of this Section.
D. The political subdivision may accept as consideration for any lease executed, the availability to the citizens of this state of vocational-technical education and the benefits to the people and to the economy flowing therefrom, and any other consideration as may be agreed upon by the parties to the lease. The conveyance herein authorized may be executed with or without consideration as the parties may agree upon.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 183, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2047. Nurse training programs; student demand; documentation; report; authorization to obtain criminal history record information

RS 17:2047 - Nurse training programs; student demand; documentation; report; authorization to obtain criminal history record information
A. Every vocational institute, college, and university offering nurses training shall, beginning October 1, 1991, keep a record of every request received for admittance into a nurse training program. Such records shall be maintained for each different program requested and shall document the response to the request, whether the response was admittance, denial, wait listing, or diversion into another program. The record shall contain the reason for the denial of any student requesting admittance into a nurse training program who is denied admission.
B. Such records shall be submitted to the Board of Regents and the postsecondary education management boards on a quarterly basis and also shall be submitted to the Nursing Supply and Demand Council on whatever schedule it requests.
C.(1) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges may:
(a) Request and obtain state and national criminal history record information on any person making application to enroll as a student in a nurse training program at any vocational institute or community college.
(b) Charge and collect from an applicant, in addition to all other applicable fees and costs, such amount as may be incurred by the board in requesting and obtaining criminal history record information on the applicant.
(c) In cooperation with the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners and the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, promulgate the rules and regulations, and establish procedures in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act that are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.
(2) Any and all state or national criminal history record information obtained by the board which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information restricted to the exclusive use of the board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for enrollment. No such information or records related thereto shall, except with the written consent of the applicant or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be released or otherwise disclosed by the board to any other person or agency.
(3) The board shall provide each institution under its jurisdiction with written standards specifying the requirements that must be met by an applicant to a nurse training program and the grounds on which an applicant may be denied acceptance to a program or denied a license upon completion of a program. The institution shall provide a copy of such standards to any person making application.
Acts 1991, No. 818, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1343, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 534, §1, eff. June 30, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2048. Nurse training programs; establishment

RS 17:2048 - Nurse training programs; establishment
A. The Board of Regents shall seek to expand or establish additional nurse training programs whenever the information reported pursuant to R.S. 17:2047 indicates a consistent lack of availability of places in nurse training programs for qualified applicants.
B. The salary and other benefits of faculty members may be adjusted for nurse training faculty as necessary to attract and retain the necessary number of qualified teachers.
C. Expansion of existing programs or establishment of additional programs shall be sought with due regard for the efficient expenditure of state funds and after consultation with the Nursing Supply and Demand Council.
Acts 1991, No. 818, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 534, §1, eff. June 30, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2048.31. Allied health professionals training programs; student admittance; documentation; records; authorization to obtain criminal history record information

RS 17:2048.31 - Allied health professionals training programs; student admittance; documentation; records; authorization to obtain criminal history record information
A. Every vocational institute, college, university, school, and institution offering training for an allied health professional identified for study by the commission shall, beginning no later than sixty days after notice to it by the commission, keep a record of every request received for admittance into said training program. Such record shall be maintained for each different program identified and shall document the response to the request, whether the response was admittance, denial, wait listing, or diversion into another program. The record shall contain the reason for the denial of any student requesting admittance into the training program.
B. Such records shall be submitted to the Board of Regents and the postsecondary education management boards on a quarterly basis.
C.(1) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges may:
(a) Request and obtain state and national criminal history record information on any person making application to enroll as a student in a health occupations training program at a vocational institute or community college.
(b) Charge and collect from an applicant, in addition to all other applicable fees and costs, such amount as may be incurred by the board in requesting and obtaining criminal history record information on the applicant.
(c) In cooperation with the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections promulgate the rules and regulations, and establish procedures in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act that are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.
(2) Any and all state or national criminal history record information obtained by the board which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information restricted to the exclusive use of the board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for enrollment. No such information or records related thereto shall, except with the written consent of the applicant or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be released or otherwise disclosed by the board to any other person or agency.
(3) The board shall provide each institution under its jurisdiction with written standards specifying the requirements that must be met by an applicant to a health occupations training program and the grounds on which an applicant may be denied acceptance to a program or denied any license or permit upon completion of a program. The institution shall provide a copy of such standards to any person making application.
Acts 1992, No. 1047, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1343, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 811, §5, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2048.32. Allied health professionals training programs; expansion or establishment; salary of faculty members

RS 17:2048.32 - Allied health professionals training programs; expansion or establishment; salary of faculty members
A. The Board of Regents and the postsecondary education management boards shall seek to expand or establish additional training programs for identified allied health professionals whenever the information reported pursuant to R.S. 17:2048.31 indicates a consistent lack of availability of places in existing training programs for qualified applicants.
B. The salary and other benefits of faculty members in said programs may be adjusted as necessary to attract and retain the necessary number of qualified teachers.
C. Expansion of existing programs or establishment of additional programs shall be sought with due regard for the efficient expenditure of state funds.
Acts 1992, No. 1047, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1343, §1, eff. July, 1, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 811, §5, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2049.1. Employment standards; evaluation

RS 17:2049.1 - Employment standards; evaluation
Each vocational-technical employee shall meet all employment standards required by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and shall be evaluated annually pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:2049.2.
Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2049.2. Evaluation program; professional development and enhancement; certification

RS 17:2049.2 - Evaluation program; professional development and enhancement; certification
The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall:
(1) Develop and implement an employee evaluation system, which system shall, at a minimum, include a competency examination as a prerequisite for employment pursuant to board policy and provide for annual evaluations of all employees. The board shall select the examination instrument to be used for such evaluations and the level of achievement required for successful completion.
(2) Develop and implement a system of professional development and enhancement activities for which qualification points may be earned by employees. Such a system shall be designed to provide an equitable opportunity for all employees to improve their qualification and competency. The system shall include a mechanism for crediting earned qualification points as well as a mechanism for verifying the accuracy of earned points as provided by board policy.
(3) Develop a program for the enhancement of any employee whose competency level is found inadequate. Such a program shall include activities for which qualification points may be earned.
(4) Develop and implement policies for the renewal of certification for employees.
Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2049.3. Salary schedule

RS 17:2049.3 - Salary schedule
A. Effective July 1, 1991, a salary schedule adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall apply to all unclassified employees in all public vocational-technical institutes.
B. The state Department of Education, at the direction of the board, shall review the records of all employees and determine the proper step and level of each employee on the salary schedule as provided in this Section. Such review shall occur for all employees annually and shall occur in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Part. The department shall also annually review and update employee years of service and the number of qualification points earned and credited to each employee. The review procedure shall include a mechanism for appeal if an employee disagrees with the step and level assigned. Each employee shall be paid by the state based on the number of years of his service and level of qualifications as reflected by the total number of qualification points to his credit.
C. After July 1, 1999, any provision of this Section which has been effective as to any employee subject to the direction of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall remain effective as to any such employee who after such date is subject to the direction of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2049.4. Enhancement

RS 17:2049.4 - Enhancement
Any employee desirous of enhancing his compensation and qualification level may participate in professional development activities developed and approved by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. Successful participation, upon adequate documentation by the appropriate institute official, shall be credited to the employee as qualification points.
Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2051. Authority to confer degree of bachelor of arts or science

RS 17:2051 - Authority to confer degree of bachelor of arts or science
The governing authorities of institutions of learning in Louisiana offering courses of study extending four years of not fewer than one hundred eighty school days above and beyond graduation from an approved high school, are authorized to confer the degree of bachelor of arts or science on candidates that have satisfactorily completed such courses.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2052. Continuation of right to confer degrees

RS 17:2052 - Continuation of right to confer degrees
From and after July 20, 1900, all colleges, universities or other institutions of learning, their successors and assigns, to which had theretofore been granted the right to confer literary honors, degrees, or diplomas (such as are usually conferred by colleges and universities) of an academic character, shall continue to enjoy such right, regardless of limitation of time placed upon the exercise thereof by the legislative act granting the same.
All such literary honors, diplomas, or degrees, conferred by such institutions, since the expiration of the period of time fixed by the legislative act granting the right to confer the same, shall have full force and effect whether theretofore or thereafter conferred.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2054. College and university athletics; NCAA and NAIA infractions, sanctions

RS 17:2054 - College and university athletics; NCAA and NAIA infractions, sanctions
A. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall adopt and implement policies, procedures, and rules to provide for the dismissal of any employee found by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to have committed a deliberate and serious infraction of its rules when such infraction results in sanctions by the association.
B. Each higher education management board shall also adopt and implement policies, procedures, and rules to prohibit the hiring of any person found by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to have committed a deliberate and serious infraction of its rules when such infraction results in imposition of sanctions by the association, at any school under its respective jurisdiction for a period of five years.
Acts 1987, No. 718, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2071. Academy of the Holy Angels

RS 17:2071 - Academy of the Holy Angels
The Congregation of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross, conducting the Academy of the Holy Angels, a religious institution for the education of young ladies, situated in the Parish of Orleans, and recognized as a body corporate, and entitled to the enjoyment and exercise of all the rights, duties and privileges appertaining to civil corporations, has the authority to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe, to graduates of the institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations, and over the signature of such persons as the said corporation may adopt.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2072. St. Paul's College

RS 17:2072 - St. Paul's College
The faculty of St. Paul's College, under the control of the Benedictine Fathers of Covington, Louisiana, or any corporation which may be established under their management, are authorized to graduate students and to confer degrees of bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, and master of arts, upon graduates of the college, under such rules and regulations and over the signatures of such person or persons as the said faculty or corporation may adopt.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2073. St. Mary's Academy

RS 17:2073 - St. Mary's Academy
St. Mary's Academy, an institution for the education of young ladies, domiciled in the Parish of Natchitoches, is hereby authorized to grant diplomas to its graduates and confer literary degrees, of Mistress of Art, Master of Art, and such other degrees as are conferred by similar institutions, upon their graduates and others that may be deemed worthy of such honors. In conferring these degrees the academy shall be governed by such rules, regulations and forms, as it may adopt.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2074. Academy of the Immaculate Conception

RS 17:2074 - Academy of the Immaculate Conception
The Academy of the Immaculate Conception, an institution of learning situated at Opelousas, La., and conducted by the Sisters Marianites of the Holy Cross, is authorized to confer degrees and grant diplomas which, without further requirement, shall qualify the holders thereof for positions as principals or teachers in the public schools of the State, provided that the curriculum of said academy in the arts and sciences and in pedagogy shall be approved by the state board of education of the State of Louisiana. This curriculum shall meet such requirements as may be exacted under existing laws or any law that may hereafter be passed fixing the qualifications of teachers in the public schools of the state.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2075. Loyola University

RS 17:2075 - Loyola University
Loyola University, a corporation organized under the laws of this State and domiciled in the City of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all the learned professions, such as are granted by other universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curriculum or course of study in the learned professions shall equal that maintained by other standard universities.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2076. Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University

RS 17:2076 - Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University
The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Loyola University shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, to the same rights, immunities and privileges in the state of Louisiana as have the graduates of any other university or institution of learning whatsoever.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2077. Notre Dame Seminary

RS 17:2077 - Notre Dame Seminary
Notre Dame Seminary, a religious, nonprofit corporation organized for the education of candidates for priesthood and other persons and operated in the city of New Orleans under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church, is authorized to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas to the graduates of this institution or other persons as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as the corporation may adopt as are conferred by any colleges, universities, or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe.
Acts 1995, No. 387, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2079. St. Joseph's Abbey

RS 17:2079 - St. Joseph's Abbey
St. Joseph's Abbey, an institution for the education of young men, situated in the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, owned and operated by the corporation known as the St. Joseph's Abbey, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such literary honors and degrees, and to grant such diplomas, as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 210, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2081. South Central College

RS 17:2081 - South Central College
South Central College in Lake Charles, an interdenominational institution for the education of young men and women, situated in the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such literary honors and degrees, and to grant such diplomas, as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or seminaries of learning in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 165, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2082. De Lisle College of New Orleans

RS 17:2082 - De Lisle College of New Orleans
De Lisle College of New Orleans, a religious institution for education of religious and lay persons, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Sisters of the Holy Family, shall have power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and to confer such literary honors and degrees and to grant such diplomas as are conferred and granted by any colleges, universities or schools of higher education in the United States and Europe, to such graduates of such institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations and over the signature of such persons as such corporation may adopt.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 516, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2083. Mt. Carmel Junior College

RS 17:2083 - Mt. Carmel Junior College
The Mount Carmel Junior College in the city of New Orleans, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such certificates, literary and academic honors and diplomas as are conferred and granted by any other junior colleges within the state of Louisiana, to such graduates of said institution, or other persons, as may be provided for under such rules and regulations as said corporation may adopt and over the signature of such persons as said corporation may designate.
Added by Acts 1961, No. 74, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2084. Xavier University of Louisiana

RS 17:2084 - Xavier University of Louisiana
A. Xavier University of Louisiana, a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all the learned professions, such as are granted by other universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curriculum or course of study in the learned professions shall equal that maintained by other standard universities.
B. The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Xavier University of Louisiana shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, to the same rights, immunities and privileges in the state of Louisiana as have the graduates of any other university or institution of learning whatsoever.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 606, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2085. New Covenant College

RS 17:2085 - New Covenant College
A. New Covenant College, with the specific approval by the Louisiana Board of Regents is hereby recognized to be a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans and is hereby authorized and empowered to confer upon its students, or upon any persons deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all of the learned professions, such as are granted by other colleges and universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curricula or courses of study in the learned professions shall equal those maintained by other standard colleges and universities and provided that said college meet all the standards for new colleges and universities as required by the Board of Regents.
B. The degrees and diplomas or certificates shall be recognized by the courts and officials of this state as entitling the graduates and persons receiving the degrees and holding the diplomas or certificates to the same rights, immunities, and privileges in the state of Louisiana as the graduates of any other college, university, or institution of learning.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 780, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2091. Definitions

RS 17:2091 - Definitions
A public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society, as contemplated by this Sub-part is defined to be any organization composed, wholly or in part, of public high school pupils, which seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the pupils enrolled in such high school or schools on the basis of the decision of the membership of such fraternity, sorority or secret society rather than upon the free choice of any pupil in the school.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2092. Prohibition against fraternities; enforcement

RS 17:2092 - Prohibition against fraternities; enforcement
Parish school boards may, by a majority vote, prohibit any organization defined in R.S. 17:2091 in the high schools of the parish.
The principals of the schools in which such organizations have been prohibited shall suspend, or expel from the school under their control any person who:
(1) is or remains a member of, or joins or promises to join, or pledges himself to become a member of any organization which has been prohibited, or
(2) solicits or encourages any other person to join or promise to join, or to pledge himself to become a member of any such organization.
All action taken pursuant to this Section by any parish school board or any high school principal shall be subject to the supervision and control of the state board of education.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2093. Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty

RS 17:2093 - Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty
It is unlawful for any person not enrolled in any public high school in any parish in which its school board has prohibited fraternities, sororities, or secret societies to solicit or encourage any pupil enrolled in any such public high school to join or to pledge himself to become a member of any such organization. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each offense.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2112. Testing pupils' sight and hearing; notice to parent or tutor; report to state superintendent

RS 17:2112 - Testing pupils' sight and hearing; notice to parent or tutor; report to state superintendent
A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section, every city, parish, and other local public school board, during the first semester of the school year or within thirty days after the admission of any pupils entering the school late in the session, shall test the sight, including color screening for all first grade students, and hearing of each and all pupils under their charge, except those pupils whose parent or tutor objects to such examination, as provided for in R.S. 17:156. Such testing shall be completed in accordance with the schedule established by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may convert the age equivalent as provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics schedule to the academic year equivalent which corresponds to that age.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 266, §2.
(3) The school board shall keep a record of such examination, shall be required to follow up on the deficiencies within sixty days, and shall notify in writing the parent or tutor of every pupil found to have any defect of sight or hearing.
B. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 266, §2.
C.(1) Effective for the 2005-2006 school year, the provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section relative to the requirement for testing the sight and hearing of pupils within thirty days after the admission of any pupils entering school late in the session shall not be applicable.
(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt rules effective for the 2005-2006 school year relative to the requirement for testing the sight and hearing of pupils entering school late in the session.
Acts 1986, No. 415, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1013, §1; Acts 1987, No. 522, §1; Acts 1989, No. 241, §1, eff. June 26, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 478, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1053, §1; Acts 2003, No. 108, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2013, No. 329, §1; Acts 2020, No. 206, §1; Acts 2023, No. 266, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2114. Furnishing protective glasses or goggles

RS 17:2114 - Furnishing protective glasses or goggles
Any student using in the course of his studies any device dangerous or hazardous to the eyes such as welding equipment, acid or abrasives, or any other dangerous devices shall be furnished with and shall wear safety or protective glasses or goggles made of a material suitable to protect the eyes from such hazards.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115. Silent prayer or meditation; pledge of allegiance

RS 17:2115 - Silent prayer or meditation; pledge of allegiance
A. Each parish, city, and other local public school board in the state shall permit the proper school authorities of each school within its jurisdiction to allow an opportunity, at the start of each school day, for those students and teachers desiring to do so to observe a brief time in silent prayer or meditation. The allowance of a brief time for silent prayer or meditation shall not be intended nor interpreted as state support of or interference with religion, nor shall such time allowance be promoted as a religious exercise and the implementation of this Section shall remain neutral toward religion.
B. Each parish and city school board in the state shall also permit the proper authorities of each school to allow the opportunity for group recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag". Such recitation shall occur at the commencement of the first class of each day in all grades and in all public schools.
Acts 1989, No. 380, §2; Acts 1992, No. 320, §1; Acts 1999, No. 904, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 56, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115.1. Official prayer; prohibition

RS 17:2115.1 - Official prayer; prohibition
No public elementary or secondary school shall adopt or use any official or standard prayer and when a voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer is offered, it shall be done in accordance with the religious views of the student offering the prayer.
Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115.3. Student-initiated, student-led prayer; participation

RS 17:2115.3 - Student-initiated, student-led prayer; participation
No law, rule, or policy shall deny to any student attending a public elementary or secondary school the right to participate in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer.
Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115.4. Student meetings

RS 17:2115.4 - Student meetings
No law, rule, or policy shall prevent any student who attends a public elementary or secondary school and who is responsible for or presiding over a meeting of a school organization or assembly from calling upon a student volunteer to offer an inspirational quotation or statement, offer a voluntary prayer, or lead in silent meditation, at the sole option of the student volunteer.
Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115.9. Nondiscrimination in selection of student volunteers

RS 17:2115.9 - Nondiscrimination in selection of student volunteers
When student volunteers attending any public elementary or secondary school are called upon to offer an inspirational quotation or statement, offer a prayer, or lead in silent meditation, such students shall be selected at random by a student from among student volunteers without respect to their individual religious beliefs or lack thereof. No student shall be called upon to offer an inspirational quotation or statement, offer a voluntary prayer, or lead in silent meditation unless the student chosen has volunteered to do so.
Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115.10. Classroom time

RS 17:2115.10 - Classroom time
Nothing in R.S. 17:2115.1 through 2115.10 shall prevent a city or parish school board from adopting rules to reasonably limit the amount of classroom time that may be devoted to the student expression protected by the provisions of R.S. 17:2115.1 through 2115.10.
Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2115.11. Prayer; student-initiated; conditions

RS 17:2115.11 - Prayer; student-initiated; conditions
A. Upon the request of any public school student or students, the proper school authorities may permit students to gather for prayer in a classroom, auditorium, or other space that is not in use, at any time before the school day begins when the school is open and students are allowed on campus, at any time after the school day ends provided that at least one student club or organization is meeting at that time, or at any noninstructional time during the school day. A school employee may be assigned to supervise the gathering if such supervision is also requested by the student or students and the school employee volunteers to supervise the gathering. If a school employee present to supervise the gathering chooses, he may quietly bow his head during a student-led, student-initiated prayer so that the employee may treat the students' religious beliefs and practices with deference and respect.
B. Any school employee may attend and participate in the gathering if it occurs before the employee's work day begins or after the employee's work day ends.
C. Any parent may attend the gathering if the parent adheres to school procedures for approval of visitors on the school campus.
D. The students may invite persons from the community to attend and participate in the gathering if other school organizations and clubs are allowed to make similar invitations. Such persons shall adhere to school procedures for approval of visitors on the school campus.
Acts 2013, No. 286, §1; Acts 2018, No. 673, §1, eff. June 1, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2116. Employment availability information; duty to provide

RS 17:2116 - Employment availability information; duty to provide
A. Each state owned and operated college or university, including all state owned and operated junior colleges and branches of such colleges and universities, shall continuously provide to its student body current information on the general availability of employment in each area in which the college or university offers a degree program.
B. The information may be developed by the college or university or may be obtained from other reliable sources of such information including the United States Department of Commerce.
C. The information may be provided by posting it in a common area such as a student union building or job placement office or by any mechanism that insures convenient availability to all students. The information shall be updated as often as necessary to keep it current.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 785, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2117. Reading and posting of certain writings, documents, and records; prohibition; limitations; dissemination to local school systems

RS 17:2117 - Reading and posting of certain writings, documents, and records; prohibition; limitations; dissemination to local school systems
A. No public elementary or secondary school governing authority, superintendent of schools, or school system administrator, nor any public elementary or secondary school principal or administrator shall prohibit any teacher in a public school system of this state from reading and posting in a public school building or classroom or at a school-sponsored event any excerpts or portions of the following:
(1) The preamble to the Constitution of the state of Louisiana.
(2) The Declaration of Independence.
(3) The United States Constitution.
(4) The Mayflower Compact.
(5) The national motto.
(6) The national anthem.
(7) The pledge of allegiance.
(8) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States.
(9) Organic documents from the Pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary, Federalist, and Post-Federalist eras.
(10) United States Supreme Court decisions.
(11) Acts of the United States Congress.
B. No public elementary or secondary school governing authority, superintendent of schools, or school system administrator, nor any public elementary or secondary school principal, administrator, or teacher, in the course and scope of his duties in such capacity, shall censor or suppress in any way any writing, document, record, or other content of any material listed in Subsection A of this Section or any portion thereof based upon religious or other reference or content in any such material.
C. By not later than the start of the 1997-1998 school term, the state superintendent of elementary and secondary education shall notify all public school system superintendents of the provisions of this Section. Each superintendent shall then disseminate to all employees within his school system a copy of the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1997, No. 415, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2118. Celebrations in winter

RS 17:2118 - Celebrations in winter
A. A school board may educate students about the history of traditional celebrations in winter and allow students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including but not limited to:
(1) Merry Christmas.
(2) Happy Hanukkah.
(3) Happy holidays.
(4) Happy Kwanzaa.
B. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, a school board may display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional celebrations in winter, including a menorah or a Christmas image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display includes a scene or symbol of at least one of the following:
(1) More than one religion.
(2) One religion and at least one secular scene or symbol.
C. A display relating to a traditional celebration may not include a message that encourages adherence to a particular religious belief.
Acts 2014, No. 425, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2119. Celebrate Freedom Week

RS 17:2119 - Celebrate Freedom Week
Each September, in conjunction with Constitution Day and Constitution Week, each public school shall observe Celebrate Freedom Week. As part of this observance, the public school governing authority shall ensure that all students receive age- and grade-appropriate instruction, in a social studies or other appropriate course, on topics related to freedom. Such topics may include but are not limited to instruction related to the nation's founding and the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights.
Acts 2022, No. 370, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2120. Patriotic organizations; use of school facilities; student recruitment

RS 17:2120 - Patriotic organizations; use of school facilities; student recruitment
A. As used in this Section, "patriotic organization" means a youth group that is listed as a patriotic society in Title 36 of the United States Code.
B. Any patriotic organization may use any public school building or property for student participation in its activities at times other than instructional time during the school day.
C.(1) Each public school principal shall grant representatives of any patriotic organization the opportunity to speak with and recruit students to participate in the organization during school hours for the purpose of informing students of how the organization may further the students' educational interests and civic involvement in order to better their schools, their communities, and themselves.
(2) The organization shall provide verbal or written notice to the principal of its intent to speak to the students and submit proof of liability insurance for the organization. The principal shall provide verbal or written approval of the specific day and time for the organization to address the students.
Acts 2022, No. 485, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2121. Voter registration; high schools

RS 17:2121 - Voter registration; high schools
A. Each public school governing authority shall provide an opportunity for each high school senior who is at least seventeen years old to register to vote by using a school computer to fill out an electronic voter registration application or by using the state mail voter registration application form.
B. No public school governing authority shall allow the involvement of any political or partisan group or organization in the registration process.
C. Each public school governing authority shall adopt policies for the implementation of this Section and shall review the policies, at minimum, every five years for the purpose of considering any needed revisions or updates.
D. Each public school governing authority may follow guidance provided by the secretary of state in implementing the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2022, No. 624, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2121.1. Voter registration day; high schools

RS 17:2121.1 - Voter registration day; high schools
A. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in May annually shall be known as Louisiana High School Seniors Voter Registration Day.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create any duty or obligation for the secretary of state or any registrar of voters.
Acts 2023, No. 79, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2137. Tuition fees for members of the armed forces, their dependents, and certain other individuals ; resident classification

RS 17:2137 - Tuition fees for members of the armed forces, their dependents, and certain other individuals ; resident classification
A. Any individual who is permanently stationed in Louisiana as a member of the United States Armed Forces who enrolls as a student at any public postsecondary institution shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and shall qualify for resident tuition fees.
B. Any individual who is an honorably discharged veteran or other individual eligible to receive educational benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, through any provision of the United States Code, who enrolls as a student at any public postsecondary institution and remains continuously enrolled and who lives in Louisiana shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and shall qualify for resident tuition fees.
C.(1) A child or spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces stationed in Louisiana on active duty shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any public postsecondary institution without regard to length of time of residency in the state.
(2) A child or spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces who has been assigned to duty elsewhere immediately following assignment to duty in Louisiana or who has been honorably discharged while assigned to duty in Louisiana shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any public postsecondary institution for as long as the child or spouse, as the case may be, continuously resides in Louisiana after the Louisiana duty assignment of the parent or spouse.
D. The burden of proving entitlement to the benefit to this Section shall lie with the applicant.
E. The Board of Regents and each public postsecondary education management board shall adopt rules and guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 286, §1; Acts 1987, No. 532, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Acts 2012, No. 581, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 421, §1, eff. June 15, 2022.