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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:195. Operation of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities of nutrition program providers; forbidden acts; penalties

RS 17:195 - Operation of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities of nutrition program providers; forbidden acts; penalties
A.(1) The governing authority of each nutrition program provider, in order to provide for the operation of nutrition programs in schools and other programs under its jurisdiction, may enter into contracts with respect to food, services, supplies, equipment, and facilities for the operation of such programs and may use therefor funds disbursed to such governing authority under the provisions of this Subpart any federal funds, commodities, gifts, and any other funds that may be received for nutrition programs.
(2) No student shall be requested to pay more than the actual cost of the lunch, less the amount of reimbursement paid to the nutrition program provider from state and federal funds.
(3)(a) No discrimination against any individual shall be made by the nutrition program provider because of his inability to pay, nor shall the nutrition program provider publish or permit to be published the names of any individual unable to pay for the food. Whoever publishes or permits the publication of the name of any individual unable to pay for such food shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.
(b) Any public school employee who discloses the name of any individual unable to pay for such food, either orally or in written form, except as reasonably necessary in the conduct of his official duties, shall be subject to the penalties provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. No public school employee shall disclose such information to any student for any reason.
B. State funds reimbursed to governing authorities of nutrition program providers shall be used for the purchase of food only, provided that any surplus of funds, after the payment for food purchased, may be used for preparation or serving the food. The governing authority of each nutrition program provider shall be required to purchase food wholesale at the lowest prices quoted for good quality products or at prices no greater than the wholesale rate for the same item.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 1956, No. 209, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1; Acts 2010, No. 737, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:195.2. Lifestyle choices pilot program

RS 17:195.2 - Lifestyle choices pilot program
A. The legislature finds that:
(1) Children can make more healthy choices with increased access to fresh, unprocessed produce; whole, healthy grains; and lean sources of protein that all contribute to a balanced diet.
(2) Offering healthier options to children is one way to get students involved in nutrition.
(3) Some students do not get well-rounded meals at home, which makes the food they eat at school even more significant.
(4) School lunches should be composed of more health-conscious food and less processed food.
(5) Louisiana students need a base of healthy eating habits that include eating lean meats, fish, fresh produce, and dairy and an understanding of the food pyramid.
B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, shall develop and implement a program whereby fresh food is incorporated into school-provided lunches at certain schools. The state Department of Education shall administer the program, the purpose of which is assisting school and school food service personnel to identify and utilize all available resources to increase the variety of healthy food options in school nutrition programs.
(2) The state Department of Education shall identify and select public school governing authorities for operation of a pilot program as defined by this Section.
(3) The state Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall collaboratively:
(a) Provide an inventory of food distribution companies with which public schools or school districts may contract.
(b) Disseminate procurement guidelines, school food safety information, and liability insurance requirements to food distribution companies that can potentially contract with schools and school districts for the implementation of the pilot program.
(c) Consult with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the Southern University Agricultural Center, the Louisiana Farm to School Alliance, and other stakeholders, as necessary.
C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the state Department of Education shall utilize existing personnel and resources for the development, implementation, and administration of this program.
Acts 2022, No. 709, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:196. Rules and regulations; state Department of Education's duty to prescribe

RS 17:196 - Rules and regulations; state Department of Education's duty to prescribe
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prescribe regulations for the keeping of accounts and records and the making of reports by or under the supervision of the governing authority of each nutrition program provider. These accounts and records shall at all times be available for inspection and audit by authorized officials and shall be preserved for a period of time, not in excess of five years, as the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may prescribe. The state Department of Education shall conduct or cause to be conducted any audits, inspections, and administrative reviews of accounts, records, and operations with respect to nutrition programs that may be necessary to determine whether its agreements with such governing authorities and regulations made pursuant to this Subpart are effectively administered.
B. The United States Department of Agriculture food programs administered by the state Department of Education pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are nutrition cost reimbursement programs only.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:197. Studies regarding improvement and expansion of nutrition program; state Department of Education's duty to conduct

RS 17:197 - Studies regarding improvement and expansion of nutrition program; state Department of Education's duty to conduct
A. To the extent that funds are available for that purpose and in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and organizations, the state Department of Education may conduct studies regarding methods of improving and expanding nutrition programs and promoting nutritional education in the schools.
B. The state Department of Education may also conduct appraisals of the nutritive benefits of nutrition programs, and report its findings and recommendations from time to time to the governor.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:197.1. Foods and beverages other than school breakfast or lunch in public elementary and secondary schools; legislative findings; restrictions

RS 17:197.1 - Foods and beverages other than school breakfast or lunch in public elementary and secondary schools; legislative findings; restrictions
A. The legislature finds that:
(1) The rate of obesity in school children has significantly increased in recent years.
(2) The United States Department of Agriculture relates childhood obesity in part to poor nutritional resources with little or no nutritional value available to children.
(3) Providing healthier alternatives at school promotes healthier eating habits and reduces obesity and future health problems.
B. Each public elementary or secondary school shall adhere to federal guidelines with respect to foods and beverages sold to students at schools or on the grounds other than food and beverages sold as part of a school food program operated pursuant to this Subpart. The provisions of this Subsection shall be applicable only during a period beginning one-half hour before the start of the school day and ending one-half hour after the end of the school day.
C. Each public elementary or secondary school shall comply with all of the following:
(1) Encourage and motivate children of all physical abilities to participate in physical activity for the purpose of allowing all children to reach their full potential as individuals.
(2) Improve physical activity and fitness in schools by encouraging innovative physical education programs that consist of physical exertion of a moderate to vigorous intensity level.
(3) Improve nutrition in children by making available during the day snacks with higher nutritional values.
(4) Increase the awareness of children about the importance of physical activity and improved nutrition and the effects of both on improving health.
(5) Encourage increased parental awareness of the positive impact on health and fitness of increasing the activity level of children and of improving nutrition.
(6) Encourage daily physical activity and the development of lifelong patterns of physical activity.
(7) Encourage the enjoyment of physical activity and the improvement of nutritional and eating habits.
D. The Pennington Biomedical Research Center may develop and provide to interested persons, schools, or school systems publications relating to foods which can be sold on public elementary or secondary school grounds in compliance with the provisions of this Section. The Pennington Biomedical Research Center may provide assessments of the nutritional value of individual food items contemplated for sale on public school grounds.
Acts 2005, No. 331, §1; Acts 2009, No. 306, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 330, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:198. Additional funds

RS 17:198 - Additional funds
A. Should the governing authority of any nutrition program provider in operating the program find that it is unable to operate satisfactorily on the rate of reimbursement according to this appropriation, then it becomes the responsibility of such governing authority to secure the additional funds needed.
B. The state Department of Education is authorized to withdraw all amounts appropriated for the use and benefit of the nutrition programs from the state treasury in accordance with existing law and for expenditure for the purposes stated in this Subpart.
Added by Acts 1950, No. 275, §2; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:199. Retention of reimbursement funds by governing authorities of nutrition program providers

RS 17:199 - Retention of reimbursement funds by governing authorities of nutrition program providers
A. Any state funds received by any governing authority of a nutrition program provider or other agency or person for the operation of a nutrition program pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart shall constitute reimbursement to the governing authority, agency, or person receiving such funds for expenditures made or obligations incurred prior to the receipt of such state funds. State funds shall be deemed to have been expended by the state Department of Education at the time of disbursement by said governing authority to the nutrition program provider of the nutrition program and shall be deemed to be encumbered by the state Department of Education as of the date upon which the report of meals served during any reporting period fixed by the governing authority is received by the state Department of Education.
B. Should any state funds be received by the operator of a nutrition program after the close of the school year or the termination of the nutrition program for the school year, or should any funds previously received as reimbursement funds remain in the hands of any governing authority of a nutrition program provider or other agency or person charged with responsibility for the operation of a nutrition program at the close of any fiscal year, such funds shall remain the property of the governing authority, agency, or person, and no portion thereof which may remain unexpended or unencumbered at the close of any fiscal year shall revert to the state, its general fund, or to the state Department of Education.
Added by Acts 1959, No. 93, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:200. Title

RS 17:200 - Title
This Subpart may be cited as the "Louisiana Environmental Education Act".
Acts 1993, No. 450, §1; Acts 2018, No. 509, §1; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2; Acts 2022, No. 16, §1.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2501 redesignated to R.S. 17:200 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:201. Legislative findings

RS 17:201 - Legislative findings
A. It is in the public interest that a comprehensive and balanced environmental education initiative be undertaken that will result in environmentally literate citizens who will effectively and constructively solve existing environmental problems, prevent new ones, and maintain a sustainable environment for future generations. The appropriate audiences for environmental education include formal education, business, government, nonprofit organizations, and citizens.
B. Characteristics of an environmentally literate citizenry must include:
(1) An understanding of the right of every person to own, control, use, enjoy, and dispose of private property, subject only to reasonable regulation.
(2) An understanding that the Louisiana Constitution requires the use of a balancing process in environmental protection decisions in which environmental costs and benefits must be given full and careful consideration along with economic, social, and other factors.
(3) Ecological literacy, including a basic understanding of ecological principles and concepts and their application, the cause and effect relationship between human health and the environment, and the economics of that relationship.
(4) Civic literacy, including a basic understanding of the decisionmaking processes of governments, business, and other social, political, and economic institutions impinging upon environmental issues.
(5) Mathematical, technological, and scientific literacy, including an understanding of the basic concepts of mathematics and science to evaluate environmental problems and make sound decisions regarding their resolution.
(6) Personal and social action skills, including developing and using skills such as problem solving, risk analysis, and integrating diverse perspectives to understand and contribute to decisionmaking processes.
(7) Attitudes, including the expression of care for other humans, present and future, and for othr components of the environment. These attitudes also affect understanding of ecology and civic responsibility.
(8) Motivation for action, including the commitment to act for a healthy environment based on one's attitudes, knowledge, and skills.
C. The legislature declares that it is the intent of this Subpart to create a balanced statewide environmental education program for the purpose of identifying the needs and setting priorities for environmental education within the state.
Acts 1993, No. 450, §1; Acts 2018, No. 509, §1; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2502 redesignated to R.S. 17:201, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:203. Definitions

RS 17:203 - Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Commission" means the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission.
(2) "Department" means the state Department of Education.
(3) - (6) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
(7) "Section" means the environmental education section located within and acting through the state Department of Education.
Acts 2018, No. 509, §1; Acts 2019, No. 238, §1; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2; Acts 2022, No. 16, §§1, 3; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2504 redesignated to R.S. 17:203, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:205. Environmental Education Section; staff; powers and duties; cooperation; funding

RS 17:205 - Environmental Education Section; staff; powers and duties; cooperation; funding
A. There is hereby created, within the state Department of Education, the environmental education section which shall assist the commission and perform responsibilities relative to education as provided for in this Subpart. Insofar as funds are appropriated, staff may be employed under the direction and control of the state superintendent of education and in accordance with policies of the department.
B. The section shall implement the provisions of this Subpart relative to environmental education, including the following:
(1) Receive advice and guidance on the administration and implementation of environmental education programs from the commission.
(2) Design plans for K-12 environmental education in the state regularly, with the assistance of the commission.
(3) Implement, administer and evaluate a grants programs benefiting K-12 students, graduate researchers, professional development, and other initiatives supporting environmental education.
(4) Promote and aid in the establishment and assessment of elementary and secondary school environmental education programs.
(5) Promote and aid in the development of pre-service and in-service environmental education programs for environmental educators, formal and non-formal, through cooperation with the Board of Regents and the state's colleges and universities.
(6) Cooperate with state and federal agencies and the private sector in developing, promoting, conducting, and evaluating programs of environmental education.
(7) Function as an environmental education clearinghouse by doing the following:
(a) Reviewing and recommending environmental education resources.
(b) Establishing an electronic capacity to disseminate databases of environmental education information, formal and non-formal, and to network with interstate and federal programs.
(c) Cooperating with state and federal agencies and organizations in the development and distribution of an environmental education newsletter.
(8) Promote the development of cooperative environmental education initiatives with the private sector.
(9) Initiate, develop, implement, assess, and market non-formal environmental education programs; assess environmental education curricula; promote state government and private sector policy that is consistent with the environmental education strategic plan; and coordinate non-formal environmental education with elementary, secondary, and postsecondary environmental education programs.
(10) Coordinate environmental education conferences to assist in the dissemination, development, and achievement of the state's environmental education goals.
C. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Acts 2011, No. 265, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2018, No. 509, §1; Acts 2019, No. 238, §1; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2; Acts 2022, No. 16, §§1, 3.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2506 redesignated to R.S. 17:205, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:215. Grant program

RS 17:215 - Grant program
A. The commission shall investigate establishing a program for the award of grants annually to nonprofit organizations and public agencies for the development, dissemination, and assessment of environmental education programs.
B. Identification of funding sources shall be an integral part of any grants program recommended by the commission.
C. Proposals shall address the needs and priorities identified by the commission.
D. The commission shall adopt rules establishing the specific criteria and guidelines for the grant program.
E. The section is hereby authorized to accept, administer, and make use of federal, state, local, and private appropriations, public and private grants, and donations, and when it is deemed appropriate and feasible, to accept nonmonetary funding in the form of services or equipment for use in connection with any of the programs or purposes of this Subpart.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 30:2505 by Acts 2018, No. 509, §6; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2; Acts 2022, No. 16, §1.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2516 redesignated to R.S. 17:215, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:216. Curriculum framework

RS 17:216 - Curriculum framework
A. The commission shall develop a curriculum framework for establishing environmental education programs in all public and private elementary and secondary schools. The program shall integrate environmental concepts and skills into regular curricula, which include:
(1) Basic ecological relationships including field experiences.
(2) Issue investigation, analysis, evaluation, problem solving, prediction, and action skills that enable the student to understand concepts such as the interrelationships and interdependence of natural and human systems.
(3) The values and behaviors of individuals, institutions, and nations regarding environmental problems.
(4) Alternative responses to environmental issues and their consequences.
B. The commission shall work with the Department of Education to implement an environmental education program in grades K-12.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Acts 2011, No. 265, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Redesignated from R.S. 30:2505 by Acts 2018, No. 509, §6; Acts 2019, No. 238, §1; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2517 redesignated to R.S. 17:216, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:217. Pre-service teacher education

RS 17:217 - Pre-service teacher education
A. The commission shall work with members of teacher education institutions, colleges and universities, and the Board of Regents to develop guidelines for incorporating environmental education into teacher education requirements.
B. Pre-service teacher education should consist of the following components:
(1) Definition of the environmental education competencies that teacher candidates are expected to acquire.
(2) Definition of the acceptable approaches that can be used to develop the competencies.
(3) A timeline for implementing the required pre-service education programs at colleges and universities.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Acts 2011, No. 265, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2518 redesignated to R.S. 17:217, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:218. Professional development

RS 17:218 - Professional development
In-service teachers should develop the same environmental education competencies specified for pre-service teachers as follows:
(1) School districts shall be encouraged to develop environmental staff development plans and seek matching funds for implementation of these plans from the state grants program.
(2) The Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Louisiana Department of Health, the office of state parks within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Department of Education shall develop and publicize environmental education teacher in-service or professional internships related to their mission and shall be encouraged to develop such programs if they do not exist.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 30:2505 by Acts 2018, No. 509, §6; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2(2); Acts 2023, No. 150, §4, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:219. Postsecondary environmental education

RS 17:219 - Postsecondary environmental education
Universities, colleges, and vocational institutions shall implement programs that encourage environmental literacy and provide opportunities for environmental stewardship among the student population.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 30:2505 by Acts 2018, No. 509, §6; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2520 redesignated to R.S. 17:219, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:220. Non-formal education

RS 17:220 - Non-formal education
A. Non-formal education refers to education conducted outside of traditional formal education systems.
B. All state agencies conducting non-formal environmental education programs shall:
(1) Identify target audiences and programs.
(2) Promote coordination and communications between the agencies conducting environmental education activities.
(3) Conduct a periodic review of non-formal environmental education offered by the department throughout the state.
(4) Maintain an inventory of its environmental education materials, programs, and resources.
(5) Prepare a periodic report to the commission outlining environmental education programs, activities, and needs.
C. The commission shall prepare and maintain a perpetual inventory on all non-formal education programs.
Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 30:2505 by Acts 2018, No. 509, §6; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2.
NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2521 redesignated to R.S. 17:220, Acts 2020, No. 317.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:221.2. Assignment of pupils; parental request

RS 17:221.2 - Assignment of pupils; parental request
A.(1) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, if not specifically contrary to the provisions of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction providing for the assignment of pupils within the school system, and except as otherwise provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a city or parish school board shall assign a student to attend any public school requested by a parent or other person responsible for the student's school attendance when the requested school has space available and is of a suitable grade level, and the child resides not more than one mile from such school measured by the distance to be traveled on public streets or highways, or by the boundary of a subdivision. The provisions of this Section shall apply regardless of parish boundaries and the respective school boards shall work together to ensure compliance herewith.
(2) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and if not specifically contrary to the provisions of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction providing for the assignment of pupils within the school system, a city or parish school board in Caddo Parish or St. Tammany Parish shall assign a student to attend any public high school requested by a parent or other person responsible for the student's school attendance when the requested school has space available and is of a suitable grade level, and the child resides not more than two miles from such school measured by the distance to be traveled on public streets or highways, or by the boundary of a subdivision. A school board shall not be required to provide transportation to any student enrolled in high school pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect in any way the rules and regulations of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association regarding eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to Orleans Parish.
D. No state money shall be used to discriminate or have the effect of discriminating in providing equal education opportunities.
Acts 1992, No. 899, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 792, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:221.3. Student enrollment notification; required schools and programs; content

RS 17:221.3 - Student enrollment notification; required schools and programs; content
A. To provide for accurate student enrollment data, procedures accounting for the enrollment of certain students in schools or programs other than city or parish public schools shall be implemented as required in this Section.
B.(1) Every private school approved pursuant to R.S. 17:11, every nonapproved private school, and every publicly funded adult education program shall provide a written notification of enrollment for every student, as required in this Section, who had attended a public school immediately prior to their enrollment in the private school or adult education program.
(2) Such notification shall:
(a) Be provided for a student who has withdrawn from a public school during a given school year, as well as for a student who had attended a public school at the end of the previous school year and enrolled in a private school or adult education program the following school year.
(b) Be provided only for a student age twenty-one or younger who attended public school in grades kindergarten through twelve immediately prior to the enrollment of such student in the schools or programs required in this Subsection to provide written notice, and who had not completed twelfth grade.
(c) Be provided directly to the public school that each student had attended immediately prior to enrollment.
(d) Be a written notification of enrollment which may be a written request for a student's transcript if such transcript request occurs after the student has been accepted for enrollment, with such written request or notification containing at a minimum the student's legal name, date of birth, gender, and race.
(e) Occur within ten days of the enrollment of such student.
C. Each public school which receives a transcript request or written notice of enrollment shall immediately notify appropriate entities within their city or parish school system to ensure the accurate recording of such information within that system's student information system.
D. As prescribed in R.S. 17:232(D), each city or parish school system may also directly contact any of the schools or programs required by this Section to provide written notice regarding any students known or suspected to be enrolled in such schools or programs, and for which appropriate notification had not been received. Such schools or programs shall provide within ten days the enrollment status of the students in question.
Acts 1999, No. 408, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:221.5. Placement in classrooms of children born at the same birth event; parental request; limitations

RS 17:221.5 - Placement in classrooms of children born at the same birth event; parental request; limitations
A. In accordance with the provisions of this Section and effective with the 2008-2009 school year and thereafter, a parent of more than one child born at the same birth event may request that such children initially be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are enrolled in the same grade level at the same public elementary school. At the time of making such request, appropriate school or school system employees may provide advice and information to the parent relative to such request and make recommendations to the parent regarding such placement.
B. A request for the placement of a child pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be made to the superintendent of the school system in which the public elementary school is located or his designee no later than fourteen days after the first day of each school year or no later than fourteen days after the first day of attendance of the child during a school year if the child enrolls in school after the fourteenth day of a new school year. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or school board policy to the contrary, the request by a parent for the initial placement of a child in a classroom in accordance with this Section shall be granted subject to change as provided by Subsection C of this Section.
C. The initial placement of a child in a classroom in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be reviewed by the superintendent or his designee as soon as practicable after the end of the first grading period applicable to such child. If the superintendent or his designee, in consultation with the school principal, the child's teachers, and the parent, determines that such initial placement is disruptive to the school or is not in the best educational interest of the child, the initial placement of the child shall be modified, and the child shall be placed in accordance with school board policy otherwise applicable to the child.
D. For the purposes of this Section, the term "parent" shall mean the person responsible by law for the child's school attendance.
E. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to children enrolled in a public elementary school through the second grade.
Acts 2008, No. 507, §1, eff. June 25, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:221.7. Dropout prevention and recovery for expectant and parenting students

RS 17:221.7 - Dropout prevention and recovery for expectant and parenting students
A. The Louisiana Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that all students graduate from high school, despite the many challenges they may face. The legislature acknowledges that pregnancy is consistently the most common family-related reason given by female students who drop out of high school. Further, the legislature finds that federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects the rights of expectant and parenting students, and encompassed in that protection is the right to a safe and supportive school environment that promotes high school graduation.
B. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 establishes basic legal obligations of any educational program receiving federal assistance.
C.(1) Each governing authority of a public secondary school receiving federal financial assistance shall adopt a policy that complies with the requirements of federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
(2) In addition to the basic legal obligations under federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the following key provisions shall be included in a school governing authority's policy regarding expectant and parenting students:
(a) Maintaining student confidentiality.
(b) Ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment.
(c) Promoting academic success.
(d) Implementing sensible attendance policies.
(3) Such policy shall be readily available to the public by posting on the website of the school or school governing authority, or by other appropriate means.
(4) The state Department of Education shall submit a written report to the Senate and House committees on education and health and welfare at least sixty days before the 2017 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature which shall include a summary of the aggregate data related to the graduation rate of expectant and parenting students, and any recommendations for changes in policy or legislation. However, in no case shall personally identifiable student information be reported.
Acts 2016, No. 523, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:221.8. Pregnant or parenting students; policies; attendance, breastfeeding, and child care

RS 17:221.8 - Pregnant or parenting students; policies; attendance, breastfeeding, and child care
A. The governing authority of each public high school shall adopt an attendance policy for pregnant and parenting students that shall:
(1)(a) Excuse absences due to conditions related to pregnancy or parenting, including but not limited to labor, delivery, and recovery; prenatal and postnatal medical appointments and other medically necessary pregnancy-related absences; a child's illness or medical appointment; and legal appointments related to pregnancy or parenting, including but not limited to adoption, custody, and visitation.
(b) Provide at least ten days of excused absences for both a parenting mother and a parenting father after the birth of a child.
(2) At the conclusion of any pregnancy-related or parenting-related period of absence, allow a student to make up missed work in a reasonable amount of time that shall not be less than the number of days the student was absent and choose from various options to make up the work, including retaking a semester, participating in an online course credit recovery program, being granted six weeks to continue at the same pace and finish at a later date, or receiving home-based instruction services.
(3) Provide that for absences or checkouts for reasons provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a school shall accept either of the following:
(a) Documentation from a physician.
(b) Permission from a parent or legal guardian.
B. The governing authority of each public high school shall adopt a policy relative to breastfeeding that shall:
(1) Provide for reasonable accommodations for a lactating student on a school campus to express breast milk, breastfeed, or address other breastfeeding needs, which shall include, at a minimum:
(a) Access to a private and secure room other than a restroom to express breast milk or breastfeed a child.
(b) Permission to bring a breast pump and any other equipment used to express breast milk to school.
(c) Access to a power source for a breast pump or any other equipment used to express breast milk.
(d) Access to a place to store breast milk safely.
(2) Provide that a lactating student shall be provided a reasonable amount of time to accommodate the need to express breast milk or breastfeed a child while at school.
(3) Provide that a student shall not incur an academic penalty as a result of use, during the school day, of the reasonable accommodations specified in this Subsection and shall be provided the opportunity to make up any work missed due to such use.
C. If a public high school provides access to child care either on campus or off campus, the school's governing authority shall adopt a policy for notifying students of such child care options, which shall be available to both student mothers and student fathers. If a public high school does not provide such child care, its governing authority shall adopt a policy for assisting parenting students in identifying child care providers.
Acts 2022, No. 472, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:222. School entrance; proof of age, race, and parentage required; exceptions

RS 17:222 - School entrance; proof of age, race, and parentage required; exceptions
A. All children upon entering a public or nonpublic school in the state of Louisiana for the first time shall be required to present a copy of their official birth record to the school principal. A short-form birth certification card shall be acceptable as a copy of an official birth record. Only records from the local or state registrar of vital statistics will be accepted for children born in Louisiana. Birth verification forms issued by the local registrar of the parish of birth shall be valid and acceptable.
B.(1) Children born in Louisiana will be given a fifteen-day grace period to secure a copy of their birth record. Children born out of this state will be given thirty days grace in which to produce a copy of their birth record.
(2) In cases where birth certificates or birth verification forms cannot be obtained, the school principal may accept whatever positive proof of age, race, and parentage is available. It shall be left to the discretion of the parish or city superintendent of schools, subject to the authority of the school board, as to whether or not a child shall continue in school upon failure to comply with this Section.
C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, the parish school boards in Jefferson and Orleans parishes may adopt, by rule, and enforce ages for entrance into first grade in the schools in their systems which vary from the provisions of this Section. All children admitted into school as a result of a rule adopted pursuant to this Subsection shall be counted in reports submitted for funding under the minimum foundation program, and money allocated pursuant to such program shall be based on the report which includes such children.
(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall become void on June 30, 2022.
Acts 1964, No. 109, §2; Acts 1984, No. 914, §1; Acts 1993, No. 530, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 118, §2, eff. April 19, 2000; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 102, §1; Acts 2021, No. 386, §1, eff. June 16, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:223. Discipline of pupils; suspension from school

RS 17:223 - Discipline of pupils; suspension from school
A. Every teacher is authorized to hold every pupil to a strict accountability for any disorderly conduct in school or on the playground of the school, or on any school bus going to or returning from school, or during intermission or recess.
B. School principals may suspend from school any pupil for good cause as stated in R.S. 17:416. Principals shall notify the visiting teacher or supervisor of child welfare and attendance of all suspensions. In all cases of suspensions, the parent, the superintendent of schools, and the visiting teacher or supervisor of child welfare and attendance shall be notified in writing of the facts concerning each suspension, including reasons therefor and terms thereof.
Acts 1988, No. 898, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2017, No. 266, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:224. Unadjustable or incorrigible children; reports to juvenile courts; expulsion, assignments, and transfers

RS 17:224 - Unadjustable or incorrigible children; reports to juvenile courts; expulsion, assignments, and transfers
A. Unadjustable or incorrigible children, who, through no fault of their parents or tutors or other persons having charge of them, regularly disrupt the orderly processes of the school to which they have been assigned, shall be considered as delinquents and may be reported by the visiting teacher, or supervisor of child welfare and attendance, to the juvenile court of the parish, there to be dealt with in the manner prescribed by law.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 17:416 to the contrary, any student who exhibits disruptive behavior, an incorrigible attitude, or any other discipline problems in general, may be recommended by the principal for expulsion, assignment to an appropriate alternative education program, or transfer to adult education if such student is:
(1) Seventeen years of age or older with less than five units of credit toward graduation.
(2) Eighteen years of age or older with less than ten units of credit toward graduation.
(3) Nineteen years of age or older with less than fifteen units of credit toward graduation.
Acts 1990, No. 158, §2, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1034, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:225. Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 160, §3, eff. July 1, 1998.

RS 17:225 - Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 160, §3, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:226.1. Compulsory attendance; exemption for minors engaged in artistic or creative services

RS 17:226.1 - Compulsory attendance; exemption for minors engaged in artistic or creative services
In addition to the exemptions contained in R.S. 17:226, any minor employed to perform or render artistic or creative services under a contract subject to Chapter 32 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Subpart for those days during which the minor is engaged in rendering artistic or creative services pursuant to such contract and for which instruction is required pursuant to R.S. 51:2134.
Acts 2005, No. 147, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:227. State directors of child welfare and attendance; duties

RS 17:227 - State directors of child welfare and attendance; duties
The state superintendent of education shall appoint or designate members of the department of education whose primary responsibility shall be to supervise and enforce the provisions of this Sub-part and who shall serve as state director and assistant state directors of child welfare and attendance. The state director and assistant state directors of child welfare and attendance shall meet the certification standards set by the state board of education, for visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, and shall be responsible for the general administration of this Sub-part. The state superintendent of education is authorized to prescribe the duties of the state director and assistant state directors of child welfare and attendance, and to make such rules and regulations for the performance thereof, not inconsistent with law, as will promote the purposes of this Sub-part.
Acts 1964, No. 109, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:228. Visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance

RS 17:228 - Visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance
Each parish and city school board within the state shall administer this Subpart and secure its enforcement with other state and parish agencies mentioned herein. To facilitate the enforcement of this Subpart each parish and city school board shall employ at least one competent, qualified, and certified visiting teacher, or supervisor of child welfare and attendance. The parish or city school boards shall appoint such additional visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance, or home-school coordinators as are necessary to achieve a ratio of not less than one such officer for every seven thousand five hundred students provided that additional personnel shall be added when funding is provided using state and/or federal funds for such salary and benefits and when the student population reaches a major fraction of seven thousand five hundred students over any multiple of seven thousand five hundred students. Each parish and city school board shall fix the compensation of such visiting teachers, supervisors of child welfare and attendance, or home-school coordinators, payable from the school funds of the parish or city, and shall prescribe the duties of such visiting teachers, supervisors of child welfare and attendance, or home-school coordinators and make such rules and regulations for the performance thereof as are not inconsistent with law and regulations of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. In addition, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prescribe guidelines for the employment and funding of the home-school coordinators who shall be non-supervisory school support employees under the direction of the supervisor of child welfare and attendance and the principals of the schools to which they are assigned. Such home-school coordinators shall possess a teaching certificate and shall be employed for nine months according to the teacher salary schedule. The addition of home-school coordinators to achieve a ratio of one for every seven thousand five hundred students shall be dependent on the approval of funding of such salary and benefits utilizing state and/or federal funds. Such costs shall not be included in the calculation of the minimum foundation formula.
Acts 1964, No. 109, §2; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 45, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:229. Appointment of visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance

RS 17:229 - Appointment of visiting teachers, or supervisors of child welfare and attendance
The local school superintendent shall appoint visiting teachers and supervisors of child welfare and attendance; but no person shall be so recommended or so appointed unless certified by the state board of education.
Acts 1964, No. 109, §2; Acts 2012, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.