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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:407.84. Departmental duties and responsibilities

RS 17:407.84 - Departmental duties and responsibilities
A. The department shall administer the provisions of this Part and shall be responsible for all matters pertaining to establishing the scholarship amount and the method of payment to eligible early learning staff.
B. The department shall develop guidelines and procedures to implement the provisions of this Part and to establish the amount of scholarships. The guidelines for determining the scholarship amount may include the number of training hours earned, the type of training selected, the cost of the training to early learning staff, the benefit of the training to the state and to the children served, and other points considered essential by the department.
Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:407.91. Definitions

RS 17:407.91 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Coverage area" means the parish, parishes, or other geographical area within the jurisdiction of a local early learning enrollment coordinator.
(2) "Department" means the state Department of Education.
(3) "Local early learning enrollment coordinator" means an approved entity that conducts a process for informing families about publicly funded and Type III licensed early childhood care and education programs in the coverage area; collects family preferences; develops and uses a common application process; annually determines demand for publicly funded early childhood care and education within the coverage area; and makes recommendations to the department for the distribution of available publicly funded early childhood care and education slots for children who are economically disadvantaged as defined by the state board within its coverage area.
(4) "State board" means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Acts 2014, No. 717, §1, eff. June 18, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 307, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:407.93. Responsibilities of approved local early learning enrollment coordinators

RS 17:407.93 - Responsibilities of approved local early learning enrollment coordinators
In accordance with R.S. 17:407.22, local early learning enrollment coordinators shall support families in accessing high-quality publicly-funded early childhood care and education by:
(1) Conducting a process for disseminating information about early childhood care and education programs and collecting family preferences in order to make distribution recommendations.
(2) Using a common application process, annually determine family demand for publicly-funded early childhood care and education within the coverage area.
(3) Providing a recommendation to the department of the distribution of available publicly-funded early childhood care and education slots within the coverage area.
Acts 2014, No. 717, §1, eff. June 18, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:407.96. Compliance

RS 17:407.96 - Compliance
Nothing in this Part shall prevent any Head Start grantee or Early Head Start grantee from complying with all applicable federal laws, regulations, standards, and grant requirements.
Acts 2014, No. 717, §1, eff. June 18, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:408.1. Caddo Educational Excellence Fund; creation; investment; withdrawal

RS 17:408.1 - Caddo Educational Excellence Fund; creation; investment; withdrawal
A.(1) There is hereby established the Caddo Educational Excellence Fund, hereafter in this Section called the "fund", which shall be a permanent trust fund in the official repository of the Caddo Parish School Board, held and invested on behalf of the Caddo Parish School Board. After the end of each fiscal year, the school board may withdraw money from the fund as provided in this Section on its own warrant. All money thus withdrawn shall be expended only as authorized in Subsection C of this Section.
(2) Withdrawals from the fund shall be limited as follows:
(a) In the fiscal year following a year that the earnings of the fund were greater than five percent, withdrawals from the fund shall not exceed five percent of the fund.
(b) In the fiscal year following a year that the earnings of the fund were between three and five percent, withdrawals from the fund shall not exceed the rate of earnings from the previous year.
(c) In the fiscal year following a year that the earnings of the fund were less than three percent, withdrawals from the fund shall not exceed three percent of the fund.
B. Funds collected pursuant to R.S. 27:93(A) and allocated pursuant to R.S. 27:93(A)(2)(d) shall be periodically transferred to the official repository of the Caddo Parish School Board. The funds shall be invested in the same manner as post-employment benefits trusts are permitted to be invested pursuant to R.S. 33:5162. Earnings on principal may also be invested. However, the amount of earnings shall be kept account of separately from fund principal and shall be available for the school board to withdraw as provided in this Section.
C. All money withdrawn from the fund shall be expended by the Caddo Parish School Board solely for the purposes of instructional enhancement. Such enhancement may include: provision of materials and supplies, including computers and other technological upgrades; training for students, faculty, and administrators on the use of materials; professional development of teachers; establishment of exemplary programs of instruction. Such enhancement may not include costs of additional administrators, increases in salaries or benefits for employees, or maintenance or custodial costs. Audits of the Caddo Parish School Board by the legislative auditor shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1995, No. 743, §2; Acts 2021, No. 295, §1, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:408.2. Bossier Education Excellence Fund; purpose; creation; investment; restrictions on use of principal; withdrawal of earnings; expenditures from earnings limited to educational enhancement

RS 17:408.2 - Bossier Education Excellence Fund; purpose; creation; investment; restrictions on use of principal; withdrawal of earnings; expenditures from earnings limited to educational enhancement
A. The Bossier Education Excellence Fund is established in recognition of the need to earmark and set aside a portion of the earnings from riverboat gaming in Bossier Parish which is an industry in that parish, to be used exclusively for educational enhancements that will ultimately improve economic development opportunities in that parish and the surrounding area.
B.(1) The Bossier Education Excellence Fund, hereafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created as a special fund in the state treasury. Any funds collected pursuant to R.S. 4:552(A) and allocated pursuant to R.S. 4:552(A)(2)(g) and all monies imposed pursuant to R.S. 4:163.1(D) and allocated pursuant to R.S. 4:163.1(D)(2)(c) shall be transferred to the depository of the Bossier Parish School Board. The school board shall invest the principal of the fund only in direct obligations of the United States government and in time certificates of deposit of state banks organized under the laws of Louisiana and national banks having their principal office in Louisiana. Earnings on principal may also be invested. However, the amount of earnings shall be kept account of separately from fund principal and shall be available for the school board to withdraw as provided in this Section.
(2) All monies attributable to the Bossier Education Excellence Fund as enacted by Act No. 370 of the 1985 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature1 and unexpended on August 15, 1995, shall be deposited in the fund created in this Section and the expenditure of such funds shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
C. The principal of the Bossier Education Excellence Fund may not be appropriated and shall be used only for making income-producing investments. Beginning January first of each year, the Bossier Parish School Board, on its own warrant, may withdraw from the fund an amount not to exceed the earnings which have accrued to the fund during the prior calendar year.
D. The Bossier Parish School Board shall use earnings from the fund only for enhancements to the education program in Bossier Parish. Earnings may not be used for administrative, custodial, or maintenance expenses nor for capital expenses. Equipment and supplies purchased with such funds shall be for educational purposes only. Audits of the Bossier Parish School Board by the legislative auditor shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1995, No. 743, §2.
1R.S. 17:2261 et seq. repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:409.2. Definitions

RS 17:409.2 - Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Risk is imminent" means that the available facts, when viewed in light of surrounding circumstances, would cause a reasonable person to believe that the event stated in the threat is about to happen.
(2) "School" shall have the meaning ascribed to it by R.S. 17:236.
(3) "Student" means any person registered or enrolled at a school.
(4) "Threat is credible" means that the available facts, when viewed in light of surrounding circumstances, would cause a reasonable person to believe that the person communicating the threat actually intends to carry out the threat.
(5) "Threat of terrorism" means communication, whether oral, visual, or written, including but not limited to electronic mail, letters, notes, social media posts, text messages, blogs, or posts on any social networking website, of any crime of violence that would reasonably cause any student, teacher, principal, or school employee to be in sustained fear for his safety, cause the evacuation of a building, or cause other serious disruption to the operation of a school.
(6) "Threat of violence" means communication, whether oral, visual, or written, including but not limited to electronic mail, letters, notes, social media posts, text messages, blogs, or posts on any social networking website, of any intent to kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm to a student, teacher, principal, or school employee on school property or at any school function.
Acts 2018, No. 716, §1; Acts 2019, No. 209, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2023, No. 164, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:409.3. Mandatory reporting

RS 17:409.3 - Mandatory reporting
A. Any administrator, teacher, counselor, bus operator, or other school employee, whether full-time or part-time, who learns of a threat of violence or threat of terrorism, whether through oral communication, written communication, or electronic communication, shall immediately report the threat to a local law enforcement agency and, if the employee is not the school administrator, to the school administrator.
B.(1) Upon being informed of the threat, the school administrator shall make reasonable efforts to attempt to inform all persons who are targets of the threat and shall take all necessary measures to protect their lives and safety.
(2) The school administrator next shall make reasonable efforts to attempt to notify the appropriate personnel within the school district administration.
(3) The school administrator and the school district administrator then shall determine if risk is imminent for any other persons because of the threat, and if so, notify them and make reasonable efforts to attempt to take measures to protect their lives and safety.
(4) The school administrator and the school district administrator then shall determine whether to notify parents of the students at the school.
C. No person shall have a cause of action against any person for any action taken or statement made in adherence with the requirement for reporting as provided in this Subpart. However, the immunity from liability provided in this Subsection shall not apply to any action or statement if the action or statement was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause harm to, harass, or otherwise deceive law enforcement or school officials. Acts 2018, No. 716, §1; Acts 2019, No. 209, §1; Acts 2023, No. 164, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:409.4. Investigation of threats of violence or threats of terrorism

RS 17:409.4 - Investigation of threats of violence or threats of terrorism
A.(1) Each public school governing authority shall develop and adopt a policy for the investigation of threats of violence or threats of terrorism that have been reported to a school administrator, which shall include conducting an interview with the person reporting a threat, the person allegedly making a threat, and all witnesses, and securing any evidence, including but not limited to statements, writings, recordings, electronic messages, and photographs.
(2) If the investigation results in evidence or information that supports that a threat is credible, the school and school district shall implement measures to provide for ongoing protection of the safety and lives of all students and staff at the school.
B. Any law enforcement agency receiving notification of an alleged threat of violence or threat of terrorism under this Subpart shall:
(1) Immediately begin an investigation and endeavor to complete the investigation not later than three school days after the report is received.
(2) Notify the principal of the school that is the target of a threat of violence or threat of terrorism. If the principal is not available or cannot be contacted, the law enforcement agency shall notify any school official authorized to act in an emergency situation.
C. In addition to the investigation and procedures outlined in this Section, nothing shall prohibit a law enforcement officer with probable cause from detaining or arresting any person for any alleged criminal act.
Acts 2018, No. 716, §1; Acts 2019, No. 209, §1; Acts 2023, No. 164, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:410. Safety education; recognition and reporting of potential threats to safety

RS 17:410 - Safety education; recognition and reporting of potential threats to safety
A. Each public school governing authority, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, shall develop and distribute age and grade appropriate information to each student regarding internet and cell phone safety and online content that is a potential threat to school safety. The information shall include how to recognize and report potential threats to school safety that are posted on the internet, including but not limited to posts on social media. The information shall either be distributed to or explained to students and school personnel at the beginning of each school year and shall be posted on an easily accessible page of each school's website and the website of the school's governing authority.
B. The information shall include the following:
(1) Instruction on how to detect potential threats to school safety exhibited online, including on any social media platform.
(2) Visual examples of possible threats.
(3) The reporting process, as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
C. Each public school governing authority shall develop procedures for reporting potential threats to school safety. The reporting procedures, at a minimum, shall include:
(1) A standardized form to be used by students and school personnel to report potential threats which requests, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) Name of school, person, or group being threatened.
(b) Name of student, individual, or group threatening violence.
(c) Date and time the threat was made.
(d) Method by which the threat was made, including the social media outlet or website where the threat was posted, a screenshot or recording of the threat, if available, and any printed evidence of the threat.
(2) A process for allowing school personnel to assist students in completing the standardized form.
(3) A process for allowing reporting by an automated voice system.
(4) A process for allowing anonymous reporting and for safeguarding the identity of a person who reports a threat.
(5) For every threat reported, a school administrator shall record, on the form provided for by this Subsection, the action taken by the school.
D. If information reported to a school pursuant to Subsection C of this Section is deemed a potential threat to school safety, the school shall present the form and evidence to local law enforcement agencies. If the information poses an immediate threat, school administrators shall follow procedures provided in R.S. 17:416.16.
Acts 2018, No. 641, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:410.1. Interior blueprints and floor plans of public school buildings and facilities; exemption from public records law

RS 17:410.1 - Interior blueprints and floor plans of public school buildings and facilities; exemption from public records law
Blueprints and floor plans of the interior of a public school building or facility shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.
Acts 2020, No. 211, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:411. Teacher aides; qualifications

RS 17:411 - Teacher aides; qualifications
A. For purposes of this Section, "teacher aide" means any person employed by a city or parish school board on a full-time basis to assist a teacher in a public elementary or secondary classroom with the routine tasks inherent in conducting such class including but not limited to record keeping, preparation of classwork, the preparation of displays, assistance in student discipline matters, and grading student work, who has all of the following qualifications:
(1) Is at least twenty years of age.
(2) Possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) Has taken a nationally validated achievement test and scored such as to demonstrate a level of achievement equivalent to the normal achievement level of a tenth grade student.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, commencing with the beginning of the 1985-1986 school year every person employed on a full-time basis to assist the teacher in any public school classroom in this state, kindergarten through twelfth grade, regardless of the source of such employment and regardless of the source of revenue to fund the salary of such person, shall meet the requirements to be a teacher aide as provided in Subsection A of this Section.
C.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, no teacher aide employed prior to the effective date of this Section by any city or parish school board which provides tenure for its teacher aides shall be subject to the requirements of this Section.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, the superintendent of any city or parish school system may, in his discretion, exempt from the provisions of this Section any teacher aide who was employed in this system prior to the effective date of this Section and who is not exempt under the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
Acts 1984, No. 756, §1, eff. July 13, 1984. Acts 1984, No. 699, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:413. Prerequisites for employment

RS 17:413 - Prerequisites for employment
No person shall be appointed to teach without a written contract for the scholastic year in which the teaching is to be done. Every teacher shall hold a certificate of a grade sufficiently high to meet the requirements of his position. Parish superintendents of schools shall ascertain definitely, before contracting with a teacher, that the teacher holds a certificate issued by the state board of education.
This Section shall not be construed as requiring a written contract to be made for any scholastic year with regular and permanent teachers enjoying tenure.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:414.1. Public elementary and secondary school principals; duties

RS 17:414.1 - Public elementary and secondary school principals; duties
The principal for each public elementary and secondary school shall be appointed by and serve under the direction of the local superintendent of schools as the administrative officer of the school to which he is assigned. Consistent with the requirements of law and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the local public school board by which he is employed, he shall have administrative responsibility for the direction and supervision of the personnel and activities and the administration of the affairs of that school.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 456, §1; Acts 2012, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:414.2. Influence by superintendent, principals, and others on student grades; board's duty; limitations on grade changes

RS 17:414.2 - Influence by superintendent, principals, and others on student grades; board's duty; limitations on grade changes
A. No school board member, school superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, school counselor, other teacher or other administrative staff member of the school or the central staff of a parish or city school board shall attempt, directly or indirectly, to influence, alter, or otherwise affect the grade received by a student from his teacher except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Section.
B.(1) A teacher's determination of a student's grade as a measure of the academic achievement or proficiency of the student shall not be altered or changed in any manner by any school official or employee other than the teacher except as provided in this Subsection.
(2) A school official or employee having authority pursuant to formally adopted written rules and procedures adopted by the governing authority of the public elementary or secondary school to change a student's grade can take such action only upon it being determined that the grade is an error or that the grade is demonstrably inconsistent with the teacher's grading policy.
C. A teacher's determination of a student's grade as a measure of the academic achievement or proficiency of the student shall not be used in any manner as a basis for assessing or evaluating the teacher's performance except for grade changes occurring pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1989, No. 556, §1; Acts 1997, No. 630, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:415. School records; duty to keep reports by school principal

RS 17:415 - School records; duty to keep reports by school principal
Local superintendents and teachers of the public schools of the state shall make and keep such school records as shall be prescribed by the state superintendent of education, prior to receiving their monthly salaries. Each principal of a school shall make to the local superintendent of schools such reports as may be required, including but not limited to the disciplinary reports required in R.S. 17:416(A)(4). If any principal wilfully neglects or fails to do this, the local superintendent of schools may withhold the salary due until the report is satisfactorily made.
Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.4. Civil liability; legal defense and indemnification of all public school employees

RS 17:416.4 - Civil liability; legal defense and indemnification of all public school employees
A. In addition to the provisions of R.S. 17:416.1(C), 416.3(B) and (C)(2)(a), and 416.6(B), should any public school employee be sued for damages by any student or any person qualified to bring suit on behalf of any student based on any action or statement or the omission of any action or statement by such employee when in the proper course and scope of his duties as defined by the school board employing such employee, then it shall be the obligation of said school board to provide such defendant with a legal defense to such suit including reasonable attorney fees, investigatory costs, and other related expenses. Should any such employee be cast in judgment for damages in such suit, it shall be the obligation of the school board employing such defendant to indemnify him fully against such judgment including all principal, interest, and costs, except that the school board shall not be responsible for any costs which the court stipulates are to be borne by a party other than the employee or school board.
B. If the school board provided the defense and the judgment makes an award to the employee for damages or other awards for costs or any fees, the employee shall reimburse the school board for its costs incurred for the defense. The requirement of reimbursement by the employee shall not exceed the award received by the employee.
C. Nothing in this Section shall require a school board to indemnify an employee against a judgment wherein there is a specific decree in the judgment that the action of the employee was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm or to harass or intimidate the student or where there is a specific decree in the judgment that the employee purposefully or with gross disregard of the facts ignored the complaints of the student, or the student's parent or guardian, that the student was being bullied and the bullying led to the physical harm or death of the student.
D. It shall be the responsibility of each city and parish school board to notify its employees of the provisions for legal defense and indemnification as provided in this Section and to provide such information in writing in a clear and concise manner to its employees on an annual basis prior to the beginning of each school year.
E. For purposes of this Section, the term city and parish school board shall include the municipal school systems recognized by the provisions of Article VIII, Section 13(D) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 1983, No. 378, §1; Acts 1997, No. 619, §1; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.5. Same; attorney fees

RS 17:416.5 - Same; attorney fees
If a judgment is rendered in favor of the teacher in an action provided for in R.S. 17:416.4, it may include an award for attorney fees if the court finds that the action was brought in bad faith or was otherwise brought without sufficient merit.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 378, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.6. Search of persons entering public school buildings or grounds

RS 17:416.6 - Search of persons entering public school buildings or grounds
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any school principal, administrator, or school security guard may search the person, handbag, briefcase, purse, or other object in possession of any person who is not a student enrolled at the school, or a school employee while in any school building or on school grounds either by conducting a random search with a metal detector or when there is reasonable suspicion that such person has any weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials or objects the possession of which is a violation of the parish or city school board's policy.
B. If any principal, administrator, or school security guard is sued for damages by any person based upon a search of the person, handbag, briefcase, purse, or other object in possession of that person after the principal, administrator, or school security guard conducts a random search with a metal detector or has a reasonable suspicion that the person had weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials or objects the possession of which is a violation of the parish or city school board policy, it shall be the responsibility of the school board employing such principal, administrator, or school security guard, to indemnify him fully against such judgment, including all principal, interest, and costs. Nothing in this Section shall require a school board to indemnify a principal, administrator, or school security guard against a judgment wherein there is a specific finding that the action of the principal, administrator, or school security guard was maliciously, wilfully, and deliberately intended to harass, embarrass, or intimidate the visitor.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any state or local law enforcement officer while in the performance of his official duties.
Acts 1991, No. 328, §1, eff. July 6, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.7. Dress codes; authorization; notification requirement

RS 17:416.7 - Dress codes; authorization; notification requirement
A.(1) Each city, parish, or other local public school board may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement a school dress code, which may include the use of uniforms. Each school may select a uniform for its students and shall display such uniform for a reasonable period prior to the proposed effective date of the dress code.
(2) If a city, parish, or other local public school board adopts a school dress code, it shall notify, in writing, the parent or guardian of each student of the dress code specifications and their effective date.
(3) If a city, parish, or other local public school board adopts a new uniform policy or modifies an existing uniform policy, it shall notify, in writing, the parent or guardian of each student of the uniform policy adoption or uniform policy modification at least sixty days prior to the effective date of the policy or modification to the policy.
B.(1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a city, parish, or other local public school board from requiring a new dress code or uniform policy or modifying an existing dress code or uniform policy without providing the required notice in the event of what the school board deems an emergency. For the purposes of this Subsection, "emergency" means an actual or imminent threat to health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.
(2) Nothing in this Section shall require the additional expenditure of school or school board funds.
Acts 1992, No. 481, §1; Acts 1997, No. 414, §1; Acts 2010, No. 757, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.10. Visitor authorization; public elementary or secondary school grounds, buildings, and other facilities

RS 17:416.10 - Visitor authorization; public elementary or secondary school grounds, buildings, and other facilities
A.(1) To provide learning environments that are humane, just, and designed to promote excellence and to better maintain safety and good order at public elementary and secondary schools in this state, effective with the beginning of the 1994-1995 school year and thereafter, no person shall go on public elementary or secondary school grounds or in any public elementary or secondary school building or other school facility as a visitor during school hours without authority of the appropriate school official as provided by rules adopted pursuant to this Section.
(2) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
(3) For purposes of this Section, "visitor" shall mean any person except:
(a) An employee of the school or school system.
(b) A member of the school or school system's governing authority.
(c) A student enrolled in the school system.
(d) A parent, guardian, or other person authorized by a parent or guardian who is delivering the pupil to school at the beginning of the school day or is picking up the pupil from school at the end of the school day.
B. Every governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school in the state, by not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of the 1994-1995 school year, shall develop and adopt written rules, regulations, and procedures for granting authority to persons to go on public school grounds or in any public school building or other school facility as a visitor during school hours and for notifying visitors of such rules, regulations, and procedures.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted:
(1) To deny access onto public school grounds or into any public school building or other school facility to any organization or religious group otherwise permitted to use such grounds, buildings, or facilities.
(2) To affect in any way the power of a public elementary or secondary school governing authority to provide relative to access by representatives of school employee organizations to school employees on public school grounds or in any public school building or other school facility.
Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 91, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.11. Discipline of pupils; limitation of liability

RS 17:416.11 - Discipline of pupils; limitation of liability
A. A teacher, principal, or administrator in a public school system or in an approved nonpublic school shall be immune from civil liability for any act or failure to act in the directing of or disciplining of school students under his care and supervision, unless such act or failure to act was malicious and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.
B.(1) A teacher, principal, or administrator in a public school system or in an approved nonpublic school who intervenes and acts in justifiable defense to protect a student or a school employee from a battery or aggravated battery committed by one or more students shall be immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution unless the act of intervention was malicious and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.
(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall require a teacher, principal, or administrator to intervene in a battery or aggravated battery committed by a student.
C. This Section shall not be applicable to the operation, use, or maintenance of any motor vehicle.
Acts 1997, No. 401, §1; Acts 2023, No. 56, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.12. Students; appropriate conduct; compliance

RS 17:416.12 - Students; appropriate conduct; compliance
A. Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year and thereafter, each city and parish school board shall require each student in each public school in kindergarten through fifth grade under the jurisdiction of the board to exhibit appropriate conduct as required in Subsection B of this Section.
B. When any public school student is speaking with any public school system employee while on school property or at a school sponsored event, such student shall address and respond to such public school system employee by using the respectful terms "Yes, Ma'am" and "No, Ma'am" or "Yes, Sir" and "No, Sir", as appropriate, or "Yes, Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (Surname)" and "No, Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (Surname)" or "Yes, Mr. (Surname)" and "No, Mr. (Surname)", as appropriate, each such title to be followed by the appropriate surname.
C. Each city and parish school board shall provide for incorporation of the requirements of this Section into any existing discipline policy or policies or any code of conduct of the school system or of each school within its jurisdiction.
D. Each city and parish school board shall take or provide for such appropriate actions necessary to discipline any student who fails to comply with the requirements of Subsection B of this Section. Provided however, no school board may provide suspension nor expulsion from school as an appropriate punishment for violation of the mandates of this Section.
E.(1) Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade six.
(2) Beginning with the 2001-2002 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade seven.
(3) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade eight.
(4) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade nine.
(5) Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade ten.
(6) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade eleven.
(7) Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade twelve.
Acts 1999, No. 917, §1, eff. July 6, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.13. Student code of conduct; requirement

RS 17:416.13 - Student code of conduct; requirement
A. The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall adopt a student code of conduct for the students in the schools under its jurisdiction. The code of conduct shall be in compliance with all existing rules, regulations, and policies of the local school governing authority and of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and all state laws relative to student discipline and shall include any necessary disciplinary action to be taken against any student who violates the code of conduct.
B. The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall adopt, and incorporate into the student code of conduct, a policy prohibiting the bullying of a student by another student, which includes the definition of bullying as provided in R.S. 17:416.14. This policy shall be implemented in a manner that is ongoing throughout the school year and integrated with a school's curriculum, a school's discipline policies, and other violence prevention efforts.
Acts 1999, No. 969, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 230, §1, eff. June 1, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 755, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 329, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1; Acts 2022, No. 697, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.15. Zero tolerance policies; authorization; conflict resolution classes; fees; compliance

RS 17:416.15 - Zero tolerance policies; authorization; conflict resolution classes; fees; compliance
Any city, parish, or other local public school board may adopt and implement a zero tolerance policy for fighting in the schools under its jurisdiction. Such policy may include a requirement that a student who is disciplined pursuant to the policy and such student's parent or parents shall attend a conflict resolution class or classes and may include provisions for the school board to take appropriate action, as determined by the board, against any student or parent who fails to comply with the class attendance requirement. Such classes may be provided by the school board or other appropriate provider as determined by the board. Any city, parish, or other local public school board may charge a fee for such attendance in an amount as may be determined by the board. However, such fee amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
Acts 2001, No. 230, §1, eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.19. School resource officers

RS 17:416.19 - School resource officers
A. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school may make or enter into agreements with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school shall ensure that any school resource officer provided by a local law enforcement agency as provided in this Section is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.
B.(1) A "school resource officer" shall be a peace officer as defined in R.S. 40:2402.
(2) A "school resource officer" shall be certified by a nationally accredited school resource officer program or a state school resource officer training program certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
C. The Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall review and approve any advanced, in-service, or specialized training for school resource officers as the council shall deem advisable.
D. A city, parish, or other local public school system that has entered into an agreement with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers shall annually report to the state Department of Education the total number of school resource officers provided to the system.
Acts 2004, No. 547, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2005; Acts 2019, No. 148, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.20. Student conduct standards; awareness and understanding by students; required orientation; guidelines

RS 17:416.20 - Student conduct standards; awareness and understanding by students; required orientation; guidelines
A. In addition to any other requirements established by law, rule, or regulation relative to student discipline and conduct, the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school shall require that every student be provided an orientation during the first five days of each school year regarding school disciplinary rules and provisions of the code of student conduct applicable to such students, including but not limited to the policy on bullying as provided in R.S. 17:416.14. Orientation instruction shall be provided by the school principal or his designees and shall include but not be limited to consequences for failing to comply with such school disciplinary rules and code requirements, including suspension, expulsion, the possibility of suspension of a student's driver's license for one year as provided in R.S. 17:416.1, and the possible criminal consequences of violent acts committed on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone. The orientation also shall clearly communicate to students the rights afforded teachers pursuant to R.S. 17:416.18 and other applicable law relative to the discipline of students.
B. The orientation instruction required by this Section shall be age and grade appropriate and shall give full consideration as to whether the student is in a regular or special program of education.
C. Any student who for any reason does not receive the orientation provided for by this Section during the first five days of a school year shall be provided such orientation during the first five days of such student's attendance at the public elementary or secondary school.
Acts 2008, No. 365, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 697, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:416.22. Discipline of students; nonpublic schools; disciplinary authority

RS 17:416.22 - Discipline of students; nonpublic schools; disciplinary authority
The use of any form of corporal punishment is prohibited in any nonpublic school that receives state funds except as authorized in R.S. 17:416.1(B).
Acts 2023, No. 268, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:417. Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers

RS 17:417 - Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers
Teachers shall faithfully enforce the school courses of study and the regulations prescribed in pursuance of law; and if any teacher wilfully refuses or neglects to comply with such requirements, the parish superintendent shall withhold the salary of such teacher until the teacher properly performs his duties in such respect.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:419.2. Extra compensation for school support personnel

RS 17:419.2 - Extra compensation for school support personnel
A. All noncertificated support personnel employed by city, parish, or other local public school systems and noncertificated, unclassified support personnel employed by the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, the Louisiana School for the Deaf, the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, the Southern University Laboratory School, the Louisiana State University Laboratory School, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the special school districts, the office of juvenile justice in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and nonpublic lunchroom employees eligible for state salary supplements shall be paid by the state extra compensation as provided in Subsection B of this Section. The annual state extra compensation shall be paid only to those support personnel not paid exclusively from federal funds.
B. The annual state extra compensation shall be allocated on a per employee basis with an average employer retirement contribution rate of eight percent. The total allocation per employee shall be five hundred fourteen dollars with a minimum payment to each employee of four hundred seventy-six dollars. The extra compensation for part-time employees shall be a prorated amount based on the time worked by the part-time employee compared to the time worked by a full-time employee.
C. The amount to be distributed to each city, parish, or other local public school system and each of the other entities provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be no greater than the amount distributed in Fiscal Year 2002-2003 from the funds appropriated in Act No. 13 of the 2002 Regular Session of the Legislature.
D. In any year in which the minimum foundation program formula adopted by the legislature contains the extra compensation paid by the state for support personnel employed by city, parish, or other local public school systems, extra compensation for such personnel as provided in this Section shall not be in force and effect for such year and for any succeeding year in which such formula remains in effect.
Acts 2003, No. 1143, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 565, §2; Acts 2017, No. 374, §2, eff. June 23, 2017; Acts 2019, No. 411, §1, eff. June 20, 2019; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:419.3. Compensation for school support employees serving as substitute teachers

RS 17:419.3 - Compensation for school support employees serving as substitute teachers
A. A school support employee shall be compensated at a rate not less than that of a substitute teacher for all work performed as a substitute teacher. Compensation for such work shall not be considered an increase in base salary and shall not be considered in the calculation of the employee's salary in the following school year. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any day on which the school support employee performs work as a substitute teacher for less than a single class period.
B. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall establish a policy which provides a standardized method for school support personnel to report work performed as a substitute teacher.
C. For purposes of this Section, "school support employee" means an employee of the school board whose regular employment with the board does not require a teaching certificate.
Acts 2014, No. 231, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:419.4. Required teacher training; effectiveness

RS 17:419.4 - Required teacher training; effectiveness
No requirement that increases the uncompensated training burden on professional teachers shall become effective. A requirement for additional teacher training shall become effective only if provision is made for teachers to receive the training at a time when they are being compensated and not participating in local professional development activities or the burden of the requirement is offset by the elimination of another training requirement, completion of which requires at least the same amount of time as the additional requirement.
Acts 2022, No. 569, §1.