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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:170.3. Immunization information; human papillomavirus

RS 17:170.3 - Immunization information; human papillomavirus
A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information relative to immunizations shall provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student in grades six through twelve information relative to the risks associated with human papillomavirus and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of immunization against human papillomavirus. The information shall describe the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, the means by which human papillomavirus is spread, and where a person may be immunized against human papillomavirus. The information shall be updated annually if new information on human papillomavirus becomes available.
B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide such information to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall provide the information to each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information relative to immunizations and educates students in grades six through twelve, which shall provide such information to each such student's parent or legal guardian pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. Such information shall include a form on which such student's parent or legal guardian may grant written permission for the student to receive such information directly.
(2) The Louisiana Department of Health, the state Department of Education, and each such city, parish, and other local public school board shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.
C. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the state Department of Education, shall establish by rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section.
D.(1) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any city, parish, or other local public school board, the state Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against human papillomavirus.
(2) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any person to be immunized against human papillomavirus.
Acts 2008, No. 210, §1, eff. June 16, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:170.5. Immunization information; influenza

RS 17:170.5 - Immunization information; influenza
A.(1) Each public and nonpublic school governing authority shall provide each student's parent or legal guardian with information relative to the risks associated with influenza and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of immunization against the influenza virus. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of influenza, the means by which influenza is spread, and the places where a parent or legal guardian may obtain additional information and where a student may be immunized against the influenza virus.
(2) The state Department of Education shall provide such information to the parents of students enrolled in a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide such information, which shall be updated annually if new information on influenza becomes available, to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall provide such information to the governing authority of each school, which shall provide such information to each student's parent or legal guardian as required by Subsection A of this Section.
(2) The Louisiana Department of Health, the state Department of Education, and each school governing authority shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information, including but not limited to posting on school websites and electronic distribution.
C. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the state Department of Education, shall establish all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section by rule promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any school governing authority, the state Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for vaccines against the influenza virus.
Acts 2018, No. 262, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:171. Health insurance eligibility status of students attending certain schools

RS 17:171 - Health insurance eligibility status of students attending certain schools
A. The principal of each public elementary and secondary school in the state shall be responsible for implementing procedures for providing for the release of certain information relative to the health insurance eligibility status of certain students. Each such administrator shall make available on the free and reduced-priced meals application a section stating that children receiving free or reduced-priced meals who do not have health insurance can receive free health coverage from the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program and that the school system is allowed to share information from such application with the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program. Such section shall also provide a place for the signature of the child's parent or guardian and the date and the option to check next to a statement that the person signing does not want school officials to share information from the free and reduced-priced meals application with the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program.
B. School and school system administrators having control of such completed applications shall make the information on such applications available to public health insurance programs providing health insurance coverage for children, including Medicaid and the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program, except for information on any application on which the option not to share information has been checked. However, no public school, public school system, or public school board and no teacher, principal, or school administrator in any public elementary or secondary school shall be liable for any act or failure to act in sharing the health insurance eligibility status of a student with the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program, unless such act was malicious, willful, or deliberately intended to cause harm.
Acts 2005, No. 442, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:172. Procedures for making complaints or requesting information from schools; parental notification; rules and regulations

RS 17:172 - Procedures for making complaints or requesting information from schools; parental notification; rules and regulations
A. The governing authority of each city, parish, or other local public school shall adopt rules and regulations to require each school under its jurisdiction to notify the parent or legal guardian of every student, in writing, of the proper process and procedures to be followed in order to make a complaint or request information from the school or the school's governing authority.
B. Such information shall include, at a minimum, the name, address, phone number, and email address of the appropriate person to contact at each step of the prescribed process or procedure and shall be updated, at least, on an annual basis. Such information shall be incorporated into any existing policy or policies, code of conduct, or student handbook of the governing authority or of each school under its jurisdiction.
C. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year and thereafter, the information required by this Section shall be provided to the parent or legal guardian of each public school student at the beginning of each school year.
Acts 2008, No. 907, §1, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:174. Class size; maximum

RS 17:174 - Class size; maximum
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, on and after September 15, 1986, the number of students in any class in kindergarten through third grade in any public city or parish school system shall not exceed twenty, except physical education classes, unless otherwise specifically authorized in writing by the State Superintendent of Education based upon regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Such authorization shall be granted only on an individual basis with respect to each class.
B. No student above the maximum established herein shall be counted for purposes of determining the amount of funding or the allocation of teachers or administrators under the minimum foundation program formula for which provision is made in R.S. 17:7(2).
C. No provision of this Section shall be implemented or have effect until such time as funds are appropriated specifically therefor by the legislature.
Acts 1984, No. 447, §1, eff. July 6, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:175. Course registration in any public secondary school; course registration information; school boards; parents

RS 17:175 - Course registration in any public secondary school; course registration information; school boards; parents
A. Prior to the course registration each year of each student in any public middle school, junior high school, or high school, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each student shall acknowledge awareness of the courses his child is registering to enter by signing his name on the course registration form or otherwise notifying the principal or his designee. After the principal or his designee makes certain that the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of the courses his child is registering to enter, he shall accept the course registration and shall make a notation on the form that he has ascertained that the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of such courses.
B. No student shall be permitted to register until the student's course registration form has been completed as provided in Subsection A of this Section.
C.(1) Every public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall provide every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of every student who wishes to register with information about:
(a) The courses being offered and the content of each;
(b) The high school graduation requirements, where appropriate; and
(c) Any other information which may be helpful to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian in assisting his child in making informed decisions about the child's coursework.
(d) The relationship of the course content of each course which meets a high school graduation requirement to the requirements for admission to each public college or university in Louisiana as they exist at the time the student is registering.
(2) Every such school shall also make personal consultation on such matters available to every parent, guardian, or legal custodian and provide notice of the availability of consultation at the time that course information is provided.
D. Every course registration form for registering a student for public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall contain, in addition to a place for the signature, notice of the basic requirements of this Section, including a statement that the signature of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian constitutes acknowledgment of the contents of the course registration form.
E. Every public middle school, junior high school, or high school shall fully advise every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of any student who wishes to pursue any functional or applied format course in science or mathematics as provided in R.S. 17:7(12) which may not qualify him for entrance into a Louisiana public college or university which has specific mathematics or science course requirements for admission, and shall require written consent from the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of such student.
Acts 1984, No. 936, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 1991, No. 983, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:176.1. Field trips and extracurricular activities; rules and procedures

RS 17:176.1 - Field trips and extracurricular activities; rules and procedures
A. Each city, parish or other public local school board in the state shall develop rules and procedures which will establish criteria and set limits for those individuals, organizations or entities which plan, organize or promote field trips or extracurricular activities for students which involve travel or lodging expenses. Such rules and procedures at a minimum shall require that any travel agent or booking agent which provides or arranges for transportation or lodging for excursions be required to provide proof of adequate insurance and be bonded. Such insurance coverage and bonding capacity shall be sufficient to insure recovery of all monetary advances as a result of nonperformance.
B. No principal of any middle, junior high, or high school in a city, parish or other public local school system in the state shall approve any student field trip or extracurricular activity promoted by any individual, organization or entity involving for hire transportation or lodging at a hotel or motel unless such arrangements are in accordance with school board policies and procedures which provide for certain insurance coverage and bond capacity.
Acts 2004, No. 605, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:177. Student fees; policies

RS 17:177 - Student fees; policies
A. By not later than December 1, 2019, the governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall adopt and publish on its website a policy for the assessment, collection, and use of fees charged to students or their parents or legal guardians. The policy shall be revised annually as necessary.
B. For purposes of this Section, "fees" shall mean any monetary payment or supplies required as a condition of a student being enrolled in school or participating in any curricular or cocurricular activity. Fees shall not mean the cost of school meals.
C. Each policy shall contain, at a minimum:
(1) A list of all fees, including the purpose, use, and the amount or authorized range for each. Fees charged for the same item or service shall be consistent among all schools under the jurisdiction of the school governing authority.
(2) A description of how each fee is collected and spent.
(3) A description of how a student or his parent or legal guardian may request and receive a waiver of payment of a fee due to economic hardship and the objective criteria on which the granting of a waiver is based which may include but not be limited to the following relative to the student or his family:
(a) Is receiving unemployment benefits or public assistance including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, supplemental security income, or Medicaid.
(b) Is in foster care or is caring for children in foster care.
(c) Is homeless.
(d) Is serving in, or within the previous year has served in, active military service.
(e) Is eligible for free or reduced priced meals in schools not participating in the Community Eligibility Provision Program.
(f) Is an emancipated minor.
(4) An appeals process to the local superintendent or his designee for a waiver request that is initially denied.
(5) A prohibition against assessing a fee not authorized by the policy.
(6) A statement that failure to pay any required fee shall not result in the withholding of a student's educational record.
D. All records associated with a fee waiver request due to economic hardship shall not constitute a public record but may be audited to ensure compliance with the school governing authority's policy. A student's personally identifiable information associated with such a waiver request shall not be made public.
E. Each school under the jurisdiction of the governing authority shall publish the policy on its website and include it in the school's student handbook which shall be provided to each student and his parent or legal guardian at the beginning of each school year in the manner determined by the school governing authority.
F. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 240, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2019.
Acts 2019, No. 240, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2019, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:178. School supplies

RS 17:178 - School supplies
School supplies requested by classroom teachers of a student's parent or legal guardian shall not exceed a published amount per student per school year as determined by the public school governing authority. Each school principal shall approve all school supplies requested by classroom teachers. Prior to assessing a fee for school supplies or developing a school supply list, consideration shall be given to the existing school supply inventory. A student shall not be denied the opportunity to participate in a classroom activity due to his inability to provide requested supplies.
Acts 2019, No. 240, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:179. Student identification badges; authorization and display; Rapides Parish School Board; rules and regulations

RS 17:179 - Student identification badges; authorization and display; Rapides Parish School Board; rules and regulations
A. Each city, parish, or other local public school board in Rapides Parish may provide for an annual student identification badge to be issued to each student in grades six through twelve attending a public elementary or secondary school in the school system. The badge shall include the student's name and picture, the name of the school which the student attends, and the calendar year for which it is issued. The student shall display such badge in a prominent manner at all times while on school grounds and when attending any school function including school-sponsored cocurricular and extracurricular activities unless circumstances otherwise prevent such display.
B. Each city or parish school board subject to the provisions of this Section shall adopt necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section. Such rules and regulations shall include the size, color, material, and other requirements of the badge.
Acts 1993, No. 782, §1; Acts 2001, No. 483, §1, eff. June 21, 2001; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:180. Pilot program; decisionmaking skills; participating school systems; implementation; funding

RS 17:180 - Pilot program; decisionmaking skills; participating school systems; implementation; funding
A. The College of Education at Grambling State University may provide for the implementation of a pilot program based on the "CARE" model for developing lifelong decisionmaking skills for public school students. Such a program shall provide opportunities for students to learn how to utilize nonviolent dispute resolution strategies for problem solving as they develop effective lifelong decisionmaking skills. The program shall not include pregnancy counseling in any form or any matter of a sexual nature. The College of Education at Grambling State University may select a parish or city school system or systems which desire to participate in the program and may begin to implement such a pilot program in such system or systems beginning with the 1994-1995 school year.
B. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the availability of funds for this purpose.
Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 132, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:181. Vocational agricultural, agribusiness, and agriscience programs; funding

RS 17:181 - Vocational agricultural, agribusiness, and agriscience programs; funding
Effective with the 1997-1998 school year and thereafter, the governing authority of each public secondary school shall allocate annually to each secondary school in the school system, in addition to any other funding, not less than fifty dollars per student enrolled at the school in a vocational agriculture, agribusiness, or agriscience program for use in providing adequate instructional materials and supplies for such students.
Acts 1997, No. 447, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:182. Protective custody

RS 17:182 - Protective custody
A. No school administrator shall release a minor into protective custody unless the official to whom the minor is being released provides the following information about the minor:
(1) First and last name.
(2) Address.
(3) Date of birth.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an arrest for which there is probable cause.
Acts 2022, No. 324, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:182.1. Homework assistance

RS 17:182.1 - Homework assistance
A. Each public school governing authority shall actively promote and provide information to students and parents on how to access the after-school online homework assistance services offered through the State Library of Louisiana and their local public library.
B. The information required by this Section, including the appropriate link provided by the State Library of Louisiana, shall be included in each school's student handbook and shall also be posted on the home page of the website of each public school governing authority and each public school that has a website.
C. Each public school shall post the information required by this Section in a prominent location where it can be seen by all students on a daily basis.
D. The state Department of Education shall collaborate with the State Library of Louisiana to align and promote its after-school homework assistance services and programs related to elementary and secondary education.
Acts 2015, No. 239, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183. Hazing; public elementary and secondary students; intent and findings; definitions; policies

RS 17:183 - Hazing; public elementary and secondary students; intent and findings; definitions; policies
A.(1) It is the intent of the legislature that every public elementary and secondary school in this state shall be a safe, orderly, civil, and positive learning environment so that no student in this state feels threatened while in school.
(2) The legislature finds that while some forms of initiation for membership in student clubs and organizations constitute acceptable behavior, the hazing of students may degenerate into a dangerous form of intimidation and degradation.
B.(1) As used in this Section, "hazing" means any knowing behavior, whether by commission or omission, of any student to encourage, direct, order, or participate in any activity which subjects another student to potential physical, mental, or psychological harm for the purpose of initiation or admission into, affiliation with, continued membership in, or acceptance by existing members of any organization or extracurricular activity at a public elementary or secondary school, whether such behavior is planned or occurs on or off school property, including any school bus and school bus stop.
(2) Hazing does not mean any adult-directed and school-sanctioned athletic program practice or event or military training program.
C. Hazing is prohibited in public elementary and secondary schools.
D.(1) Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall develop, adopt, and post a policy to enforce the prohibition in this Section against hazing and to prevent its occurrence.
(2) Each such policy shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) A statement that hazing of students, as defined in Subsection B of this Section, is prohibited.
(b) A statement that any solicitation to engage in hazing is prohibited.
(c) A statement that aiding and abetting another person who engages in hazing is prohibited.
(d) A statement that consent of the hazing victim is not a defense.
(e) A statement that all students, teachers, and other school employees shall take reasonable measures within the scope of their individual authority to prevent violations of the policy.
(f) A description of the procedures for students, teachers, and other school employees to report violations of the policy and the procedures to file a complaint for a violation of the policy.
(g) Procedures to investigate reports or complaints of violations of the policy.
(h) A description of the circumstances under which a violation of the policy shall be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
(i) A description of the appropriate penalties and appeal mechanisms for persons that violate the policy.
E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit or exclude prosecution of or punishment for any crime or to limit the right to pursue any civil remedy.
Acts 2004, No. 599, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.1. Purpose

RS 17:183.1 - Purpose
A. The purpose of this Subpart is to create a career option in Louisiana's high schools which shall consist of a career major comprised of challenging academic courses and modern career and technical studies.
B. In addition to any other diplomas issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the board shall develop and adopt course and curriculum requirements for career major programs offered by city, parish, and other local public school boards in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart and shall issue a career diploma to any student who successfully completes the requirements established for each approved career major program curriculum.
C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that graduation from a Louisiana public high school by a student with a career major shall in no way restrict the right of a student who is otherwise eligible to enter into a Louisiana public postsecondary education institution.
(2) A career diploma earned through a career major program and issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be considered a regular standard diploma and shall be recognized by all Louisiana public postsecondary education institutions.
D. Except as provided in R.S. 17:183.3(B)(3), a career diploma issued to a student pursuant to this Subpart shall be given the same status and recognition for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the school and district accountability system required by R.S. 17:10.1, as is given a regular standard diploma issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. A school or school system shall not be penalized in any manner for students who are issued a career diploma.
Acts 1997, No. 1124, §1; Acts 2001, No. 191, §1, eff. May 31, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 246, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 643, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.4. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.

RS 17:183.4 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.5. Methods of program development; options to aid in curriculum design; career major teachers

RS 17:183.5 - Methods of program development; options to aid in curriculum design; career major teachers
A. To develop and implement any career major program, school principals and superintendents may choose one of the following methods:
(1) Work as a system in developing a system-wide program.
(2) Work as individual schools in developing individual school programs.
(3) Work as groups of high schools in developing various consortia programs.
B. The following options may be incorporated into school planning to aid in curriculum design:
(1) Four by four block scheduling which allows a total of eight Carnegie units to be earned in each school year.
(2) Coordination of the eight electives already available into a coherent and sequenced career major.
(3) State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approval for new courses.
(4) Sharing facilities, materials, equipment, and instructors with technical colleges subject to the following:
(a) If students are transported to area technical colleges, each parish school system shall be responsible for the cost of transporting such students.
(b) Other expenses and issues, including liability, involved in sharing resources with technical colleges must be approved by the appropriate school board with subsequent approval by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(5) Organization of new courses in accordance with the appropriate state-adopted career clusters.
(6) Arrangements for students to complete more in-depth study through job shadowing, mentoring, paid or unpaid internships, pre-apprenticeships, registered apprenticeship programs, community service, project learning, school-based enterprises, and early admission to postsecondary education or training.
C. The faculty for the career major program shall include career and technical instructors and other teachers who have received the appropriate staff development or in-service training to enable them to teach career major courses.
D. Any teacher chosen to teach an applied course of instruction shall be given appropriate staff development and in-service training.
E. Whenever an instructor is unavailable to teach a career and technical course, such course may be taught through the aid of technology and computer software.
Acts 1997, No. 1124, §1; Acts 2001, No. 191, §1, eff. May 31, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.6. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.

RS 17:183.6 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.7. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.

RS 17:183.7 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.8. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.

RS 17:183.8 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:183.9. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.

RS 17:183.9 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 246, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 257, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 298, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:185.2. Agricultural education; legislative findings; intent

RS 17:185.2 - Agricultural education; legislative findings; intent
A. The legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Agriculture is one of the most important industries to the economy in Louisiana.
(2) There is a need to develop agricultural education instructional strategies and content that meet the statewide content standards and support the goals and mission of the statewide accountability system that can be integrated into local curriculum in the elementary and secondary grades to increase knowledge among the citizenry on the social and economic significance of agriculture and its links to human health and environmental quality.
(3) By providing cross-curricular instruction at all grade levels, agricultural literacy will enhance student achievement in core subjects, increase student motivation for learning, and strengthen student understanding of agriculture and its fundamental importance to society.
(4) Students need to understand all of the following:
(a) The role that agriculture plays in the economy.
(b) The role science plays in changing agriculture.
(c) The relationship between agriculture and the environment.
(d) The wide variety of employment opportunities that exist in the industry.
B. It is the intent of the legislature that instructional strategies be developed to integrate agricultural education into a broad range of academic subject areas, provide a stronger career preparation program in keeping with the career options law to meet the needs of a dynamic and competitive agricultural industry, and to provide for better informed citizens in this state.
Acts 2001, No. 339, §1, eff. June 7, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:185.3. Agricultural education; state action plan

RS 17:185.3 - Agricultural education; state action plan
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon recommendation of the state Department of Education, shall approve a state action plan for a nonmandatory comprehensive agricultural education program for kindergarten through grade twelve, inclusive, in the public schools in Louisiana. The state action plan shall include instructional strategies, guidelines, instructional materials, and professional development activities.
B. The instructional strategies established pursuant to this Section for kindergarten through grade six may include grade-appropriate and collaborative learning experiences through investigation and inquiry, including laboratory and site-based learning activities.
C. The instructional strategies established pursuant to this Section for grades seven through twelve may include the elements as provided in Subsection B of this Section and the following components:
(1) Organized classes in the study of agriculture, agriscience, and agribusiness.
(2) Supervised program of work-based learning experiences in agricultural careers that occur outside of the classroom.
(3) Organized program of leadership, organization, and personal development at the local level.
(4) Learning activities that are intracurricular and may contribute to the grade of the student when such activities are integral to assisting such student in achieving an objective of a class or course. Such intracurricular activities may include those activities associated with the FFA Organization.
Acts 2001, No. 339, §1, eff. June 7, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 815, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:185.5. Agricultural Education Immersion Program; pilot

RS 17:185.5 - Agricultural Education Immersion Program; pilot
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall create a pilot program to provide for the establishment of agricultural education immersion programs that provide students with a high-quality educational program that integrates agriculture-related instruction throughout all disciplines included in the curriculum.
B. Agricultural immersion programs created pursuant to this Section shall:
(1) Provide an articulated, sequentially-structured, total agricultural education program that prepares students for entrance into a postsecondary educational program or other certification that leads to a career.
(2) Provide each student with an academically rigorous curriculum, work-based learning experiences, and student leadership opportunities within an agricultural context.
(3) Integrate agriculture throughout the curriculum in a systematic manner that prepares students for successful careers in a wide array of agriculture-related industries and occupations, including food and crop science, soil science, animal science, fiber production, farm production, renewable resources, agricultural research, and agribusiness management and marketing.
(4) Provide dual-enrollment opportunities that allow students to earn college credit hours that can be transferred to a postsecondary institution and industry-based certifications that qualify a student for employment upon graduation from high school.
Acts 2014, No. 450, §1, eff. June 4, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:187.2. Computer science education; legislative findings; intent

RS 17:187.2 - Computer science education; legislative findings; intent
A. The legislature finds the following:
(1) Computer science is a transforming industry that bolsters productivity, drives innovation, and creates commerce.
(2) Knowledge of computer science and the use of technology is essential for all individuals, not just those working or planning to work in the technology sector.
(3) Cross-curricular instruction at all grade levels in computer science will enhance student achievement in core subjects, increase student motivation for learning, and develop a skilled workforce.
(4) Positions related to computer science are some of the fastest-growing in the global economy, yet many of those positions remain unfilled. In order to fill those positions, a comprehensive computer science education strategy needs to be integrated into the elementary and secondary grades that flows seamlessly into careers and postsecondary education pathways.
(5) In Louisiana, the fastest growing industry is Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services which is composed of much of the technology industry. Software developers and network administrators are among the ten fastest-growing occupations in the state requiring a college education, yet the state is producing fewer than half of the graduates needed to fill computer science- related jobs.
(6) Successful completion of rigorous postsecondary computer science programs requires a thorough foundation at the elementary and secondary education level.
(7) It is in the public interest that a comprehensive computer science education initiative be undertaken to ensure Louisiana has citizens who have the expertise to perform the technology skills embedded in most professions, who can meet the ever-increasing workforce demands in the technology sector, and who can envision and grow the next generation of technological advances.
(8) In order to fulfill the need for a comprehensive computer science education, more teachers need to be trained to teach computer science, and all schools need to offer computer science courses.
B. It is the intent of the legislature to create a comprehensive statewide computer science education program that benefits all citizens, flows seamlessly between all levels of education, and meets the needs of a dynamic and competitive economy.
Acts 2022, No. 541, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:187.4. State action plan for computer science education

RS 17:187.4 - State action plan for computer science education
The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon recommendations of the Computer Science Advisory Commission and the state Department of Education, shall develop and approve a state action plan for computer science education for kindergarten through grade twelve. The state action plan shall provide for a comprehensive, integrated plan for providing computer science education in Louisiana public schools. The plan shall address instructional strategies, guidelines, content standards, and teacher development. Upon its approval, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall submit the action plan to the legislature for its review.
Acts 2022, No. 541, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:191. Terms defined

RS 17:191 - Terms defined
As used in this Subpart:
(1) "Governing authority of a nutrition program provider" means any authority which has executed an agreement or contract with the state Department of Education to participate in a nutrition program authorized by this Subpart.
(2) "Nutrition program" means a program under which meals or snacks are served by any governing authority of a nutrition program provider in this state on a nonprofit basis to individuals in attendance, including any such program under which a nutrition program provider receives assistance out of the funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:192. Lunches and breakfasts; duty to furnish

RS 17:192 - Lunches and breakfasts; duty to furnish
A. Lunches shall be furnished to the school children of the state under the supervision and regulation of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, taking into consideration the nutritional needs of the children, the distance traveled from home to school, and student enrollment.
B.(1) The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall participate in the national school breakfast program provided by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, Section 4 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773), by furnishing free or reduced-price breakfasts in accordance with such program to all eligible students in the schools under its jurisdiction if at least twenty-five percent of the students enrolled in one or more of the schools under its jurisdiction are eligible for such program. The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall prescribe a method for determining the percent of students in each school under its jurisdiction eligible for the program for each school year and shall report the results of such determination to the state superintendent of education on an annual basis by no later than the beginning of each school year.
(2) In any school eligible to participate in the program provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if at least fifty percent of the eligible students refuse to participate in such program during any year as demonstrated by sufficient proof to the state Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may grant a waiver from the requirements of this Subsection to such school.
(3)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an eligible student shall be provided breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
(b) For purposes of this Paragraph, an eligible student is a student in grades kindergarten through twelve who meets the federal eligibility guidelines for reduced price meals by household size and income levels pursuant to the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program.
(c) For each breakfast or lunch served free of charge in accordance with this Paragraph, the state Department of Education shall reimburse the governing authority of a school nutrition program for each meal served an amount equal to the difference between the reimbursement rates for a free meal and a reduced-priced meal as annually determined by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Acts 1991, No. 491, §1, eff. July 15, 1991; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1; Acts 2023, No. 305, §1, see Act for effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:193. Federal funds for nutrition programs; state Department of Education's authority to receive

RS 17:193 - Federal funds for nutrition programs; state Department of Education's authority to receive
A. The state Department of Education may accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any act of Congress and any commodities provided by any agency of the federal government and apportioned to the state for use in connection with any nutrition program. The state Department of Education shall deposit all such funds received from the federal government with the treasurer of the state who shall make disbursements upon the direction of the state Department of Education.
B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement United States Department of Agriculture nutrition programs. The state Department of Education shall implement the nutrition programs pursuant to such rules and regulations.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:194. Administration of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities of nutrition program providers; funds for privately supplied programs for profit prohibited; exceptions

RS 17:194 - Administration of nutrition program; general powers of governing authorities of nutrition program providers; funds for privately supplied programs for profit prohibited; exceptions
A. The state Department of Education may enter into agreements with any agency of the federal government, with any governing authority of a nutrition program provider, or with any other agency or person.
B. The state Department of Education, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, may employ personnel and take other action it may deem necessary to provide for the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of any nutrition program and to direct the disbursement of federal and state funds in accordance with any applicable provisions of federal or state law. However, no state appropriated funds shall be disbursed for the support of any nutrition program which shall be used by any private person, enterprise, concern, or other entity for profit, regardless of any authority in federal or state law for contracting with such a private supplier or provider of nutrition programs, except with regard to the following:
(1) The Child and Adult Care Food Program, as provided in regulations issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2) Any elementary or secondary school operated by Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College or by Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
C. The state Department of Education may give technical advice and assistance to any governing authority of a nutrition program provider in connection with the establishment and operation of any nutrition program and may assist in training personnel engaged in the operation of such program. The state Department of Education and any governing authority of a nutrition program provider may accept any gift for use in connection with any nutrition program.
D. The state Department of Education and any governing authority of a nutrition program provider may use the simplified acquisition procedures for small purchases up to the federal threshold set by 41 U.S.C. 134 in order to support procurement of local agricultural products and the USDA Farm to School initiatives, and such authority shall not conflict with the United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition program requirements, including 2 CFR 200.319(b).
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 275, §1; Acts 1970, No. 612, §1; Acts 2009, No. 279, §1; Acts 2012, No. 416, §1; Acts 2015, No. 167, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1.