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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:752. First assistant district attorney; additional salary

RS 16:752 - First assistant district attorney; additional salary
A. The office of first assistant district attorney for the Thirty-First Judicial District is created.
B. The first assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of three thousand four hundred fifty dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant. This additional salary shall be paid by the parish of Jefferson Davis.
Added by Acts 1952, No. 382, §§1 to 4. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 548, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:801. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:801 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Thirty-Second Judicial District of the state shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by the state, an annual salary of ten thousand dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Terrebonne.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 306, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:802. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:802 - Budget to include additional salary
The governing authority of the parish of Terrebonne shall annually and at the same time it prepares its general budget of expenses budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed by R.S. 16:801.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 306, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:804. Additional salaries of assistant district attorneys

RS 16:804 - Additional salaries of assistant district attorneys
The first assistant district attorney of the Thirty-Second Judicial District shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of eight thousand dollars, and the second assistant district attorney of the Thirty-Second Judicial District shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of seven thousand five hundred dollars, each payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Terrebonne.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 306, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:806. Third assistant district attorney; additional salary

RS 16:806 - Third assistant district attorney; additional salary
A. The office of third assistant district attorney for the Thirty-Second Judicial District is hereby created.
B. The third assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services an annual salary of not less than seven thousand dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Terrebonne.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 118, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:831. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:831 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Thirty-Third Judicial District of the state shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by the state and when funds are made available for the payment of said salary by the state, an annual salary of three thousand six hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Allen.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 550, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:832. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:832 - Budget to include additional salary
The governing authority of the parish of Allen shall annually and at the same time it prepares its general budget of expenses budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed by R.S. 16:831.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 550, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:833. First assistant district attorney; additional salary

RS 16:833 - First assistant district attorney; additional salary
A. The office of first assistant district attorney for the Thirty-Third Judicial District is created.
B. The first assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of two thousand four hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant. This additional salary shall be paid by the parish of Allen.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 362, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:839.1. Additional salary of the district attorney

RS 16:839.1 - Additional salary of the district attorney
A. The district attorney of the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by the state, an additional annual salary of not less than fifteen thousand dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the governing authority for the Parish of St. Bernard. This additional salary shall not be reduced after it has been in effect for a period of at least six months.
B. The governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard shall annually, at the time it prepares its general budget, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary provided herein. Any salary increase as permitted herein by the governing authority for the parish of St. Bernard shall not be reduced once the same has been in effect for six months.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 672, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:839.2. Assistant district attorneys

RS 16:839.2 - Assistant district attorneys
The offices of assistant district attorneys of the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District are hereby created. The minimum number of said assistant district attorneys shall be the number as set out in R.S. 16:51 and all additional assistant district attorneys as shall be appointed by the district attorney of the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District, all of which assistants shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 672, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:839.3. Salaries of assistant district attorneys

RS 16:839.3 - Salaries of assistant district attorneys
A. The assistant district attorneys of the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District shall receive in addition to any salary paid to them by the state, if any, an annual salary as set out by the district attorney from the annual budgeted funds provided by the governing authority of St. Bernard Parish for salaries for assistant district attorneys, said salaries to be set for each assistant district attorney by the district attorney, at his discretion. The total amount of the said budgeted salary funds which have been designated by the governing authority of St. Bernard Parish to be paid to the assistant district attorneys as directed by the district attorney shall not be reduced once same has been in effect for a period of six months. Said salaries shall be paid monthly in an amount set by the district attorney, payable on warrant of the individual assistants as the case may be.
B. The governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard shall annually, at the time it prepares its general budget, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries provided herein.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 672, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:839.4. Budget to include salaries and expenses

RS 16:839.4 - Budget to include salaries and expenses
The governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard shall annually, and at the same time it prepares its general budget, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries and expenses of the office of the district attorney of the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District provided for in R.S. 16:6 and as hereinabove set forth. The amount budgeted shall be paid to the district attorney, ten days after the adoption of the budget by the governing authority, who shall deposit same in a special account called the "district attorney's general fund" and shall be administered by the district attorney to pay the salaries and expenses authorized by law. Said fund shall be annually audited by the governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard and any surplus remaining in the fund on December 31 of each year shall be remitted to the parish general fund. Any supplemental appropriations made by the parish governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard to pay expenses and salaries as provided by R.S. 16:6 shall also be deposited in the district attorney's general fund and administered as provided herein. The operating budget shall not be reduced without the consent of the district attorney during the year in which it is effective, nor shall the district attorney's annual budget for any year be less than the annual budget for the preceding year without the consent of the district attorney, except in the case of a pro rata reduction in the operating budgets of all other departments in the parish of St. Bernard due to reduction in revenues.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 672, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:841. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:841 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District of this state shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by the state, an annual salary to be fixed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant, of not less than thirty-six hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Grant.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 47, §10, eff. Jan. 3, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:842. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:842 - Budget to include additional salary
The governing authority of the parish of Grant shall annually and at the same time as it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the additional salaries provided for in this Part.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 47, §10, eff. Jan. 3, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:871. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys

RS 16:871 - Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
Each assistant district attorney of the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary to be fixed by the governing authority of the parish of Beauregard of not less than three thousand two hundred fifty dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Beauregard.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 164, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:872. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:872 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by the state, an annual salary to be fixed by the governing authority of the parish of Beauregard, of not less than nine thousand dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Beauregard.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 164, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:873. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:873 - Budget to include additional salary
The governing authority of the parish of Beauregard shall annually and at the same time as it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay for the salaries provided for in this Part.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 164, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:881. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:881 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Thirty-Seventh Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by the state, an annual salary to be fixed by the parish of Caldwell, of not less than four thousand two hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Caldwell.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 620, §27, eff. Jan. 3, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:882. Budget to include salary

RS 16:882 - Budget to include salary
The governing authority of the parish of Caldwell shall annually and at the same time as it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay for the salaries provided for in this Part.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 620, §27, eff. Jan. 3, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:891. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:891 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Thirty-Eighth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary now paid him by the state, an annual salary, to be fixed by the governing authority of the parish of Cameron, of not less than three thousand six hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the parish of Cameron.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 14, §4, eff. March 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:892. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:892 - Budget to include additional salary
The governing authority of the parish of Cameron shall annually, and at the time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in R.S. 16:891.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 14, §4, eff. March 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:894. Additional salary of assistant district attorney

RS 16:894 - Additional salary of assistant district attorney
The first assistant district attorney of the Thirty-Eighth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary now paid him by the state, an annual salary, to be fixed by the governing authority of the parish of Cameron, of not less than three thousand six hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the governing authority of the parish of Cameron.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 694, §2, eff. July 20, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:895. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:895 - Budget to include additional salary
The governing authority of the parish of Cameron shall annually, at the time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in R.S. 16:894.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 694, §2, eff. July 20, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:901. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:901 - Additional salary of district attorney
A. The district attorney of the Thirty-Ninth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary paid by the state, an annual salary of two thousand four hundred dollars, payable monthly by the governing authority of the parish of Red River.
B. The governing authority of the parish of Red River shall annually budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in Subsection A of this Section.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 635, §5, eff. March 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:911. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:911 - Additional salary of district attorney
A. The district attorney of the Fortieth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary paid by the state, an annual salary of four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the governing authority of the parish of St. John the Baptist.
B. The governing authority of the parish of St. John the Baptist shall annually budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in Subsection A of this Section.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 21, §6(f), eff. Jan. 1, 1985, subject to approval of electors.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:912. Assistant district attorneys

RS 16:912 - Assistant district attorneys
A. The offices of first, second, third, and fourth assistant district attorneys for the Fortieth Judicial District are created.
B. Each assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of not less than two thousand two hundred fifty dollars payable monthly by the parish of St. John the Baptist.
C. The governing authority of St. John the Baptist Parish shall annually budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries provided for in this Section.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 21, §6(f), eff. Jan. 1, 1985, subject to approval of electors. Acts 1984, No. 111, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1984, No. 84, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:922. Additional salary of assistant district attorney

RS 16:922 - Additional salary of assistant district attorney
Each assistant district attorney of the Forty-Second Judicial District shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of four thousand eight hundred dollars, payable monthly by the parish of DeSoto.
Acts 2007, No. 416, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:923. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:923 - Budget to include additional salary
DeSoto Parish shall annually, and at the time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in R.S. 16:922.
Acts 2007, No. 416, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:924. Additional salary of district attorney

RS 16:924 - Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney of the Forty-Second Judicial District Court shall receive, in addition to the salary now paid him by the state, an annual salary of two thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by DeSoto Parish.
Acts 2007, No. 416, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 16 - District Attorneys › §16:925. Budget to include additional salary

RS 16:925 - Budget to include additional salary
The police jury of DeSoto Parish shall annually, and at the same time as they prepare their general budgets of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary of the district attorney as set forth in this Part.
Acts 2007, No. 416, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:1. State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies

RS 17:1 - State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; creation; membership; terms of office; vacancies
A. The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, sometimes referred to hereinafter in this Part as the board, is created as a body corporate.
B. The board shall be composed of eleven members. One member shall be a resident of and shall be elected by the electors of each of the districts established by law for the election of members of the board. Three members shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large, with consent of the Senate.
C. The terms of the members shall be four years, concurrent with the term of the governor. The members to be elected from the districts provided by law for election of the members of the board shall be elected at the time fixed by law for the gubernatorial elections. Members shall serve until their successors are selected and take office.
D.(1) Within twenty-four hours after being informed of a vacancy in an appointed position on the board, the president of the board or the officer exercising his duties shall notify the governor by certified mail of the vacancy and the effective date thereof. Any vacancy in an appointed position on the board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by appointment by the governor within thirty days after the effective date of the vacancy.
(2)(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected member of the board, the governor shall be notified of the vacancy in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code.
(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected member of the board and the remaining portion of the term is more than one year, the special election to fill the vacancy shall be ordered and held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code.
Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 1991, No. 651, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 2016, No. 106, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3. Domicile; organization and meetings of board

RS 17:3 - Domicile; organization and meetings of board
A. The board shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge.
B. The members of the board shall elect from among their number a president and a vice president and such other officers as they deem necessary, whose terms shall be as fixed by the board.
C. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official actions of the board shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the total membership.
D. The board shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings and official actions. All papers, documents, and records pertaining to the board shall be filed at the domicile of the board.
E. The board shall meet in regular session in January of each year and at such other times as are fixed by the board. Special meetings may be held upon call of the president, and the president shall call a special meeting whenever requested to do so by a majority of the total members of the board.
Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 1986, No. 485, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3.1. Internet broadcast of board and committee meetings; archives

RS 17:3.1 - Internet broadcast of board and committee meetings; archives
A. The board shall broadcast over the Internet live audio and video streams of all its board and committee meetings held in Baton Rouge.
B. All meetings broadcast in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall be recorded, archived, and made accessible to the public for at least one year after the date of the meeting.
C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all meetings of the board and its committees, but shall not apply to executive sessions held in accordance with the Louisiana Open Meetings Law as provided in R.S. 42:1 et seq.
D. The audio and video records created pursuant to this Section shall not be construed in a manner to be the official record, or any part of the official record, of the proceedings of a meeting of the board or any of its committees.
E. If the board is precluded from fulfilling the requirements of this Section due to a technical problem beyond its control, or when the only meeting room available lacks the equipment necessary to facilitate Internet broadcast, the failure to broadcast or record the proceedings of a meeting of the board or any of its committees shall not be construed to be a violation of the provisions of this Section.
F. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 336, §1.
Acts 2010, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2018, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:5. Compensation of board members

RS 17:5 - Compensation of board members
Each member of the board shall be paid the same per diem provided by law for members of the state legislature for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the board or of a committee appointed by the board on which the member serves, or while on business for the board assigned by it, plus travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Reimbursement of travel and expenses shall be in conformity with regulations governing such expenses of state officials.
Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 1999, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:6.1. Rulemaking

RS 17:6.1 - Rulemaking
The board, in fulfilling its constitutional and statutory responsibilities, shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for any program, statement, guideline, or requirement for conduct or action prescribed by the board, the state superintendent of education, and the state Department of Education. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any statement, guideline, or requirement regulating only the internal management of the board or the state Department of Education.
Acts 2015, No. 245, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:7.5. Alternative educational programs of instruction; submission of plans; board approval; program monitoring

RS 17:7.5 - Alternative educational programs of instruction; submission of plans; board approval; program monitoring
A. The state Department of Education, in collaboration with other appropriate state agencies, shall establish guidelines, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, for alternative educational programs of instruction for at-risk public middle and high school students in grades six through twelve. The state Department of Education shall provide for the definition of at-risk students with the approval of the board.
B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 374, §2.
C. Alternative educational programs provided for in this Section may include provisions allowing students to advance through the board approved curriculum or pursue a course of instruction relative to the General Educational Development Testing Program (GED), when applicable and approved by the board.
D. Programs shall be monitored by the Department of Education through an interagency monitoring process as established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The board shall report annually on the effectiveness of such programs to the governor and to the House and Senate Committees on Education.
Acts 1990, No. 992, §1, eff. June 26, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 1007, §1, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 2022, No. 374, §§1, 2.
{{NOTE: LAW INSTITUTE PRINTED SECTION AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1990, NO. 1007 AND PRINTED SECTION AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1990, NO. 992 AS A NOTE, STATING THAT THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIVE CONFLICT. THERE MAY BE NO CONFLICT, BUT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCES. SEE NOTES IN R.S.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:8. Students impacted by declaration of public health emergency; 2019-2020 school year

RS 17:8 - Students impacted by declaration of public health emergency; 2019-2020 school year
A. The legislature finds that due to the public health emergency declared by the governor on March 11, 2020, relative to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and the subsequent ordered closure of public schools, it is in the best interests of the elementary and secondary students of this state that certain statutory provisions be suspended for the entirety of the 2019-2020 school year, including:
(1) The provisions of R.S. 17:10.1 relative to the statewide school and district accountability system.
(2) The provisions of R.S. 17:24.4 that mandate annual administration of testing through the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program and end-of-course examinations.
(3) The provisions of R.S. 17:4023 and R.S. 47:6301(B)(2)(a)(ii) that require nonpublic schools to administer state assessments to students participating in the Louisiana Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program and to students receiving scholarships from donations to school tuition organizations.
(4) The provisions of R.S. 17:391.2 et seq. relative to public school accountability and assessments.
(5) The provisions of R.S. 17:407.23 relative to a uniform assessment and accountability system for publicly funded early childhood education programs.
(6) The provisions of R.S. 17:154.1 that provide for a minimum number of instructional days and instructional minutes per school year.
(7) The provisions of R.S. 17:154.3 that require teachers to work a minimum number of days per school year.
(8) The provisions of R.S. 17:194(B) to allow school districts greater flexibility in administering nutrition programs.
(9) The provisions of R.S. 17:221 that mandate school attendance.
(10) The provisions of R.S. 17:232 that require attendance to be checked at all schools.
(11) The provisions of R.S. 17:3881 et seq., 3901 et seq., and 3997(D) relative to teacher evaluations and use of value-added data as a criteria for the receipt of teaching credentials.
(12) The provisions of R.S. 17:3991(C)(1)(b) that require charter schools to adhere to certain student application and enrollment procedures.
B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to effect the suspension of the statutes enumerated in Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 2020, No. 245, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:8.4. Certification of principals and superintendents

RS 17:8.4 - Certification of principals and superintendents
A.(1) Any person applying for initial certification as a principal or vice, assistant, or deputy principal, referred to in this Section as a principal, in addition to any other requirements of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall have passed the administrative portion of the educational leadership exam adopted by and at a level determined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2) Any person applying for initial certification as a principal or superintendent, in addition to any other requirements of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall have satisfactorily passed the appropriate assessment instrument selected by the board at a level determined by the board.
(3) Any principal who holds valid out-of-state certification as a principal and has at least four years of successful experience as a principal in another state as determined by the board shall not be required to take the examination administered in accordance with the provisions of this Section or to submit any examination scores from any examination previously taken in another state as a prerequisite to the granting of certification in Louisiana, provided that the principal meets all other requirements for a Louisiana certificate, including background checks and criminal history reviews, as may be required by law and board policy.
(4) A principal who holds valid out-of-state certification as a principal, and who applies to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for certification as a principal, shall be granted a five-year nonrenewable provisional certificate to be used while the principal completes the requirements set forth in this Section.
B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt rules as are necessary for the orderly implementation of this Section and may make further provisions with regard to qualifications and requirements not inconsistent with this Section.
Acts 2023, No. 392, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:8.5. Certification of foreign associate teachers

RS 17:8.5 - Certification of foreign associate teachers
The board shall develop and implement policies relative to the certification of foreign associate teachers that include the following components:
(1) The designation by the board of the appropriate foreign language associate teaching certificate to be granted to teachers who meet the certification requirements of the Foreign Associate Teacher Program.
(2) Procedures for foreign language associate teaching certificate renewal upon the teacher's completion of a required number of continuing learning units as determined by the board.
(3) Testing requirements for teachers holding certain foreign language associate teaching certificates who are pursuing a regular teaching certificate.
(4) The expansion of languages covered under the foreign language associate teaching certificate that will allow for growth of the Foreign Associate Teacher Program.
(5) Support for the addition of a foreign language indicator to the list of critical certification shortage areas in the revised Teacher Preparation Accountability System to encourage universities to increase the number of foreign language teachers who complete teacher preparation programs.
Acts 2023, No. 392, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:8.6. Qualifications of school psychologists

RS 17:8.6 - Qualifications of school psychologists
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, by regulation, prescribe the qualifications and provide for the supervision of school psychologists in the employ of any public agency regulated by the board, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 37:2363 or any other provision of law to the contrary. The qualifications shall not be less than those requirements established by the National Association of School Psychologists. The board may deem a psychologist who meets the qualifications as certified. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as permitting a person qualified under the provisions of this Subsection to offer to render or to render services as a psychologist in any setting other than the institutional employment unless the person has been licensed under the provisions of R.S. 37:2356 or licensed as a medical psychologist under the provisions of R.S. 37:1360.51 et seq.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person certified as a Level A school psychologist prior to September 1, 1986, shall be allowed to continue in the employment in which he was engaged and which was not specifically prohibited at the time of receiving the certificate and may use the title "certified school psychologist" in the context of that employment.
C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt any rules necessary for the orderly implementation of this Section and may make further provisions with regard to qualifications and requirements not inconsistent with this Section.
Acts 2023, No. 392, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:8.7. Prohibition against granting an educator credential or teaching authorization to certain persons; appeals

RS 17:8.7 - Prohibition against granting an educator credential or teaching authorization to certain persons; appeals
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not grant an educator credential, a teaching authorization, or a certification of any type to a person who has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to any crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C).
B. The board may, after a successful appeal, issue an educator credential or other teaching authorization to a person who has been convicted of or has pled nolo contendere to a felony offense, or an offense listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C), who has been found to have submitted fraudulent documentation to the board or the state Department of Education as part of an application for a teaching certificate or other teaching authorization, or who has been found to have facilitated cheating on any state assessment as determined by the board, if all of the following conditions apply:
(1) Five years have passed from the date of entry of the person's final conviction, the date of entry of a plea of nolo contendere, or the date of receipt of notification from the board of its determination that the person submitted fraudulent documentation or facilitated cheating on a state assessment.
(2) The board has received a request from the person for a formal appeal and has conducted a review of the person's background, and the person has provided letters of recommendation to the board, all in accordance with board policies.
(3) The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any educator with an offense provided for in R.S. 40:966(A), 967(A), 968(A), 969(A), or 970(A) who has already been issued certification after an appeal to the board related to those specific offenses before July 1, 2023, or who has an appeal pending on June 30, 2023.
C. Not later than December thirty-first of each year, the board shall post on its website a report detailing the number of appeals filed with the board for the calendar year, the offense upon which the appeal is based, the disposition of each appeal, and the number of teacher certifications or other authorization to teach issued as the result of all successful appeals. The information in the report shall be reported in aggregate and by individual school and school system.
D. In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the board may adopt any rules necessary for the orderly implementation of this Section and may make further provisions not inconsistent with this Section.
Acts 2023, No. 392, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:9. Authority to execute mineral leases; approval by mineral board

RS 17:9 - Authority to execute mineral leases; approval by mineral board
A. The board may execute and fix the terms and conditions of oil, gas, and mineral leases upon any lands owned in whole or in part by the board or held by it for the use and benefit of any post secondary vocational-technical school or any special school under its jurisdiction for the purposes of exploration, development, drilling, and mining for oil, gas, and other minerals.
B. Each lease sought to be executed under authority of this Section shall require the prior approval of the State Mineral and Energy Board.
Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 2009, No. 196, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:10.2. School and district accountability system; trend data profiles; employee incentive awards

RS 17:10.2 - School and district accountability system; trend data profiles; employee incentive awards
A. The state Department of Education shall provide to the governing authority of each public school a profile of its trend data as gathered by the state pursuant to R.S. 17:3911. The department shall ensure that all future reports as required pursuant to R.S. 17:3912 contain trend data for at least three years.
B.(1) A city or parish school board may adopt written policies and procedures to establish and implement for such employees of the board as it deems appropriate an incentive compensation program providing for monetary awards based on performance which meets or exceeds standards established for a school or the school district, or both, pursuant to R.S. 17:10.1 and applicable policy of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to the school and district accountability system.
(2)(a) The amount of any monetary award provided to a school board employee pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be exempt from any limitation in law prohibiting the amount paid to the employee in any school year from being reduced below the amount paid during the previous school year or prohibiting the amount paid to the employee from being reduced at any time during the year, including but not limited to any such limitations in R.S. 17:421.3, 422.6, and 431.
(b) The amount of any monetary award provided to a school board employee pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall not be used in the calculation of any other employee benefit provided for by law.
(3) For the purposes of this Subsection, "city or parish school board" shall mean the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school.
Acts 1997, No. 478, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1128, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 643, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:10.3. School and district accountability; prohibited testing; exceptions

RS 17:10.3 - School and district accountability; prohibited testing; exceptions
A. A student with an exceptionality as defined in R.S. 17:1942(B), who is not deemed gifted and talented and who is not pursuing a regular diploma shall not be administered any test pursuant to R.S. 17:24.4 or the state's school and district accountability system, including the American College Test, unless the student's parent or other legal guardian requests, in writing, that the student be administered the test or the student's Individualized Education Program indicates that the test is an appropriate assessment instrument for the student.
B.(1) The nonparticipation of a student with an exceptionality as provided in Subsection A of this Section in the administration of any test shall not, in any manner, be factored into the calculation of any performance score or performance letter grade assigned to any school or school system in which the student is enrolled, provided that such exclusion does not violate any federal law or requirement, including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
(2) A student who is not administered a test pursuant to this Section shall not be penalized for failure to take the test. For purposes of this Subsection, prohibited penalties include but are not limited to:
(a) Withholding of credits toward graduation or denying a student the ability to graduate.
(b) Denying a student the opportunity to participate in an extracurricular activity.
(c) Denying a student the ability to advance to the subsequent grade level.
Acts 2013, No. 291, §1, eff. June 14, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:10.8. School and district accountability system; early intervention program; purpose; responsibilities of state board

RS 17:10.8 - School and district accountability system; early intervention program; purpose; responsibilities of state board
A. As part of the school and district accountability system established pursuant to R.S. 17:10.1, et seq., the state Department of Education, hereafter referred to as the department, shall develop and establish, subject to the approval of and rules adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, a program that provides for early identification of low performing schools that are at risk of being labeled "academically unacceptable" and provides targeted interventions that are designed to address identified areas of weakness and prevent the low-performing school from failing. The department shall begin development and establishment of the program in any fiscal year in which monies are specifically appropriated for such purpose.
B. The department shall develop the criteria used to identify schools that are at risk of being labeled "academically unacceptable" which shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) The school has a baseline school performance score that is not more than ten points higher than the score required to be labeled "academically unacceptable" or, for a new school with no baseline school performance score, an assessment index calculation that has an equivalent concordant value.
(2) Such school has not met its established growth target for two consecutive years and does not evidence signs of academic progress.
C. The department shall develop interventions, actions, and strategies to address all identified areas of weakness.
D. The department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the school is effectively implementing all department recommendations, and shall provide sufficient technical assistance and other resources needed to adequately address the school's identified areas of weakness and improve school performance.
Acts 2008, No. 772, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:11. Approval of nonpublic schools by board

RS 17:11 - Approval of nonpublic schools by board
A.(1) The board shall adopt standards and guidelines which shall be applied in determining whether a nonpublic school applying for approval meets the requirements of a sustained curriculum or specialized course of study of quality at least equal to that prescribed for similar public schools.
(2) The board shall not adopt a standard or guideline that prohibits a nonpublic, parochial school or school board from hiring a teacher solely because the accreditation of the postsecondary education institution at which he completed his teacher education program is not a regional accreditation. Such a school or school board may hire a teacher who completed his teacher education program at a nationally accredited institution and who meets all other criteria provided in the standards and guidelines.
(3) The board shall appoint an advisory committee of nonpublic school representatives, who shall advise and counsel with the board relative to standards and guidelines affecting these schools. After initial approval the board shall periodically determine whether the nonpublic school is maintaining such quality and if not, shall discontinue approval of the school.
B. The board shall approve any nonpublic elementary or secondary school which makes application therefor on a form furnished by the board, if such school meets and maintains a sustained curriculum or specialized course of study of quality at least equal to that prescribed for similar public schools.
C. All certificates and diplomas issued by an approved nonpublic school shall carry the same privileges as one issued by a state public school.
Acts 1975, No. 274, §1; Acts 2019, No. 437, §1; Acts 2022, No. 566, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:12. Census of educables; use of federal census

RS 17:12 - Census of educables; use of federal census
A. Under the supervision, direction, and control of the board, an enumeration of all educable children in each parish may be made between April 1, 1976 and July 1, 1976 and every four years thereafter. The board shall plan the procedure; prepare and distribute to the parish school boards uniform record and report blanks; require an affidavit as to correctness and reliability from each enumerator selected by each parish board and also the parish superintendent of education; review the returns, check, verify, and correct the same in such manner it deems conducive to accuracy; determine and certify the same; fix the upper limit of cost upon a per capita basis; and, in the event of a marked divergence from the preceding school census or from any other valid or reliable evidence or source, require a recount to be made wholly at the expense of the parish school board affected.
B. The board may take a school census or use the current federal census.
Acts 1975, No. 274, §1.