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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2275. Distribution of bodies among schools

RS 17:2275 - Distribution of bodies among schools
A. Except to the extent that eyes may have been removed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:2274, the bodies received by the board shall be allocated by it to the following three departments of anatomy:
(1) Tulane University School of Medicine,
(2) Louisiana State University School of Medicine at New Orleans combined with Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, and
(3) Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport, in proportion to the number of students enrolled for courses of study in human anatomy in each of the aforesaid departments of anatomy. The head of each of the three foregoing departments of anatomy shall furnish to the secretary of the Anatomical Board a list showing the number of such students within thirty days after the first day of each term.
B. Each department of anatomy receiving a body from the Anatomical Board shall hold the same for a period of at least ninety days during which time any relative or friend of the person deceased may claim the body for interment purposes.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 131, §1; Acts 1968, No. 250, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2276. Records showing receipt and disposition of bodies

RS 17:2276 - Records showing receipt and disposition of bodies
The secretary of the board shall keep an accurate record of all bodies received by the board, showing the dates of receipt and distribution, or other disposition made of them, the sources from which received, and the educational institutions to which sent. This record shall be open to inspection by the members of the board and by the persons, or their authorized representatives, from whom the bodies were received.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2277. Bond to be furnished by schools

RS 17:2277 - Bond to be furnished by schools
All educational institutions receiving bodies under the provisions of this Part shall give a bond, approved as to form by the Attorney General, in favor of the anatomical board in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned that the bodies received by them under the provisions of this Part shall be used only for the promotion or application of anatomical knowledge or science. The anatomical board shall also furnish a like bond in favor of the Secretary of State subject to the same conditions and stipulations.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2278. Financial contributions of schools

RS 17:2278 - Financial contributions of schools
Each educational institution accepting the provisions of this Part shall remit to the anatomical board a sum to be fixed by the board proportionate to the total number of anatomy students in attendance, as provided in R.S. 17:2275, or so much per capita for each such student, within sixty days after the beginning of each academic session. These funds shall be used by the board for defraying the expenses incurred in conducting the affairs of the board, and shall be under the exclusive custody and control of the board.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2279. Transportation of bodies

RS 17:2279 - Transportation of bodies
In the distribution and transportation of bodies as provided in R.S. 17:2274 and 17:2275, the board may employ any public carrier having a transmittal permit issued by the local registrar of vital statistics authorizing the removal thereof. All bodies being transported shall be properly encased and delivered free from public observation.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2280. Penal provisions

RS 17:2280 - Penal provisions
Whoever sells or buys bodies of deceased persons or parts thereof, or in any way traffics in the same, or transmits or causes to be transmitted such bodies or parts thereof to any place outside the state, except as provided in this Part, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
This Section shall not apply to the transportation of human specimens outside the state for temporary use at scientific meetings or exhibits by any physician or dentist licensed to practice his profession in Louisiana, or by any teacher or investigator of anatomy in the employ of the institutions enumerated in R.S. 17:2271.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2352. Applicability; persons who may make an anatomical gift prior to the death of the donor

RS 17:2352 - Applicability; persons who may make an anatomical gift prior to the death of the donor
A. The provisions of this Part shall apply to an anatomical gift or amendment, revocation, or refusal to make an anatomical gift.
B. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 17:2354.2, an anatomical gift of a body or part of the donor may be made during his life for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education as provided in R.S. 17:2354 by any of the following:
(1) An adult donor.
(2) A minor donor, if he has been emancipated or authorized under state law to apply for a driver's license.
(3) An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits it.
(4) A parent of the donor, if he is an unemancipated minor.
(5) The guardian of the donor.
Acts 1968, No. 651, §1; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2352.1. Coordination of procurement and use

RS 17:2352.1 - Coordination of procurement and use
Each hospital in this state shall enter into an agreement or affiliation with procurement organizations for the coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
Acts 1991, No. 699, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354. Manner of executing anatomical gift prior to death of donor

RS 17:2354 - Manner of executing anatomical gift prior to death of donor
A. A donor may make an anatomical gift by any of the following:
(1) Authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that he has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on his driver's license or identification card.
(2) Executing a will.
(3) Any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, during a terminal illness or injury.
B. A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to R.S. 17:2352 may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that a gift has been made be included on a donor registry . If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another person at the direction of the person making the gift and the record shall:
(1) Be witnessed by two adults, one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the person making the gift; and
(2) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
C. Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver's license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.
D. An anatomical gift executed in a will takes effect upon the death of the donor whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the death of the donor does not invalidate the gift.
E. [Blank]
F, G. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 937, §3, eff. July 1, 2010.
Acts 1968, No. 651, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 266, §2; Acts 1976, No. 357, §§1, 2; Acts 2004, No. 872, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 937, §§2, 3, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.1. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect

RS 17:2354.1 - Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect
A. A person may refuse to make an anatomical gift of his body or part by executing any of the following:
(1) A signed record in accordance with Subsection B of this Section or if he is physically unable to sign, another person acting at the direction of the person shall sign.
(2) A will and testament, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after his death.
(3) Any form of communication made by the person during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, one of whom is a disinterested witness.
B. A signed record, shall be witnessed by at least two adults, one of whom is a disinterested witness, and shall state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in Subsection A of this Section.
C. A person who has made a refusal to make an anatomical gift, may amend or revoke the refusal in any of the following ways:
(1) In the manner provided in Subsection A of this Section for making a refusal.
(2) By subsequently making an anatomical gift in accordance with R.S. 17:2354 that is inconsistent with the refusal.
(3) By destroying or canceling the record or a portion thereof evidencing the refusal, with the intent of revocation.
D. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 17:2354.2, in the absence of an express contrary indication set forth in the refusal, an unrevoked refusal bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the body or part of the person.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 724, §2. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 138, §1; Acts 1992, No. 642, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.2. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift; amendment; revocation

RS 17:2354.2 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift; amendment; revocation
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection G of this Section and subject to Subsection F of this Section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of the body or part of the donor if the gift complies with R.S. 17:2354 or 2356.
B. A revocation of a gift in accordance with R.S. 17:2356 is not a refusal and does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part of the donor in accordance with this Part.
C. If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the body or part or the donor in accordance with R.S. 17:2354 or amends a gift of the body or part of the donor in accordance with R.S. 17:2356, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift in accordance with R.S. 17:2356.
D. A revocation of an anatomical gift of the body or part of a donor in accordance with R.S. 17:2356 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part in accordance with R.S. 17:2354 or 2356.
E. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of a gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.
F. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes in R.S. 17:2352 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any other purpose in accordance with R.S. 17:2354 or 2356.
G. If an unemancipated minor donor dies, his reasonably available parent may revoke or amend the anatomical gift.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 529, §1; Acts 1992, No. 642, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.3. Authority to make an anatomical gift of a body or part

RS 17:2354.3 - Authority to make an anatomical gift of a body or part
A. Subject to Subsections B and C of this Section and unless barred by R.S. 17:2354.1 or 2354.2, an anatomical gift of the body or part of a decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any reasonably available member of the following classes, in the following order of priority:
(1) The agent who could have made an anatomical gift in accordance with R.S. 17:2352 immediately before the death of the decedent.
(2) The surviving spouse of the decedent.
(3) The adult children of the decedent.
(4) The parents of the decedent.
(5) The adult siblings of the decedent.
(6) The adult grandchildren of the decedent.
(7) The grandparents of the decedent.
(8) An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent.
(9) The person acting as guardian of the decedent at the time of death.
(10) Any other person having the authority to dispose of the body of the decedent.
B. If there is more than one member of a class listed in Subsection A of this Section entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass in accordance with R.S. 17:2353 knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.
C. A person may not make an anatomical gift if at the time of the death of the decedent, a person in a higher ranking class is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.
D. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to R.S. 17:2352 or this Section may make an anatomical gift by any of the following:
(1) Verbally, by telephone, provided that the conversation is recorded and a record of such conversation is maintained.
(2) Verbally when expressed or given before two witnesses.
(3) Verbally, by telephone, provided that the conversation is witnessed.
Acts 1985, No. 311, §1; Acts 1986, No. 551, §1; Acts 1992, No. 642, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.4. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

RS 17:2354.4 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, a person that for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy, if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the person, shall upon conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding five years with or without hard labor, or both.
B. A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
C-K. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 937, §3, eff. July 1, 2010.
Acts 1986, No. 416, §1; Acts 1997, No. 99, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2010, No. 937, §§2, 3, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.5. Other prohibited acts

RS 17:2354.5 - Other prohibited acts
A person, who to obtain financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, amendment, or revocation thereof, or a refusal shall be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding five years with or without hard labor, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.6. Immunity

RS 17:2354.6 - Immunity
A. A person acting in good faith in accordance with this Part or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, shall not be liable in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission.
B. Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the estate of the donor shall be liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift unless the injury or damage was caused by the gross negligence or willful or wanton actions of the person.
C. In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked in accordance with this Part, a person may rely upon representations in accordance with R.S. 17:2354.2 relating to his relationship with the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.7. Law governing validity; choice of law; presumption

RS 17:2354.7 - Law governing validity; choice of law; presumption
A. A valid document of gift shall be executed in accordance with the provisions of this Part, the laws of the state or country where it was executed, or the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
B. If a document of gift is valid in accordance with this Part, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
C. A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment thereto is valid unless that person knows that it is not validly executed or it was revoked.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.8. Donor registry

RS 17:2354.8 - Donor registry
A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may establish or contract for the establishment of a donor registry.
B. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall cooperate with any person administering any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizes for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding the making, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.
C. A donor registry shall be accessible seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day and allow each of the following:
(1) A donor or other person authorized in accordance with R.S. 17:2352 to include on the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
(2) A procurement organization to obtain relevant information to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
D. Personally identifiable information on a donor registry may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor, or person that made the anatomical gift, for any purpose except to determine, at or near the death of the donor, whether he has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
E. This Section does not prohibit any person from creating or maintaining a donor registry that is not established by or contracted with the state. Any such registry shall comply with Subsections C and D of this Section.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2354.9. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directives

RS 17:2354.9 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directives
A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Advance health care directive" means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing his direction concerning health care decisions.
(2) "Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstance in which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the donor.
(3) "Health care decision" means any decision made regarding the health care of the prospective donor.
B. If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health care directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the attending physician and the donor shall confer to resolve the conflict. If the conflict cannot be resolved, a reasonably available agent acting for the declaration or directive, or if none, another person authorized by law to make health care decisions on behalf of the donor, shall act for him to resolve the conflict. The conflict shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible. Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the donor in accordance with R.S. 17:2354.2. Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor if doing so is not contraindicated by appropriate end of life care.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2355. Delivery of document of gift; right to examine

RS 17:2355 - Delivery of document of gift; right to examine
A. A document of gift need not be delivered during the lifetime of the donor to be effective.
B. Upon or after the death of the donor, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift or by a person to which the gift may pass in accordance with this Part.
Acts 1968, No. 651, §1; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2355.1. Search for document of anatomical gift; notification

RS 17:2355.1 - Search for document of anatomical gift; notification
A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of a person reasonably believed to be near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the person as a donor or a person who has refused to make such a donation:
(1) Any law enforcement officer, fireman, paramedic, or any other emergency rescuer assisting the person.
(2) A coroner or his designee.
(3) Any hospital, as soon as practical after the arrival of the person.
B. Upon death of a person, a coroner or his designee shall make a reasonable search of that person for a document of gift or other information as a donor or a person who has refused to make such a donation.
C. If a document of gift or refusal to make an anatomical gift is located in accordance with this Section, and the person or decedent to whom the document is related is taken to a hospital, the document of gift or refusal shall be sent to the hospital.
D. A person shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this Section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.
Acts 1991, No. 699, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 937, §§2, 3, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 390, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2356. Revocation or amendment of the gift before death

RS 17:2356 - Revocation or amendment of the gift before death
A. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift in accordance with this Part may amend or revoke the gift by a signed record or a later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous gift or portion of a gift either expressly or by inconsistency.
B. A signed record in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall be witnessed by at least two adults, one of whom is a disinterested witness, and state that it has been signed and witnessed in accordance with law.
C. An anatomical gift executed in accordance with this Part may be revoked by destruction, cancellation of the document of gift, or cancellation of the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke.
D. Any anatomical gift made by a will may be revoked or amended in the manner provided for revocation or amendment of wills or as provided in Subsection A of this Section.
E. A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, one of whom is disinterested.
F. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift in accordance with this Section may make a gift by executing a signed document of gift or by oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.
G. Subject to Subsection E of this Section, an anatomical gift by an authorized person may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any reasonably available member of a higher ranking class. If more than one member of the class is available, the gift may be amended only if a majority of the members agree or revoked only if a majority of the members agree or are equally divided.
H. A revocation in accordance with Subsection C of this Section is effective only if before an incision has been made to remove a part from the body of the donor or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.
Acts 1968, No. 651, §1. Acts 1984, No. 196, §1; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2358. Uniformity of application and construction

RS 17:2358 - Uniformity of application and construction
In applying and construing this Part, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to this subject matter among states that enact it.
Acts 1968, No. 651, §1; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2358.1. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce

RS 17:2358.1 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce
This Part modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 7001 of that Act, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 7003(b) of that Act.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2501. Statement of purpose

RS 17:2501 - Statement of purpose
A. In order to promote the use of educational and public television and radio in the state of Louisiana to further the education and cultural enrichment of its citizens, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest that the Louisiana Educational Television Authority be created within the executive department of the state government.
B. The Authority is created for the purpose of making the benefits of educational and public television and radio available to and promoting their use by inhabitants of Louisiana, and to this end it is hereby empowered and directed to survey, study and appraise the need for an overall plan for the use of television and radio facilities available for noncommercial educational and public use in the state. The Authority is empowered to act as the official agency of the state to be the licensee of the stations or channels needed to implement the purposes of this Chapter, except that it shall not be the licensee of any presently existing noncommercial educational public television and radio stations within the State of Louisiana. The Authority is specifically charged to cooperate with all presently existing noncommercial educational public television and radio stations within the State of Louisiana and with the duty of controlling and supervising the use of all other channels and frequencies reserved by the Federal Communications Commission to Louisiana for noncommercial, educational public use.
C. The authority shall have as a special mission the preservation and utilization of the French language and the promotion and development of Louisiana's French culture and heritage. To that end, the authority shall air programs in the French language and shall offer programs in the French language to the same extent as other minority programming is broadcast.
D. The other purposes of the Authority are:
(1) To lease, purchase, construct, own, operate, manage, and be the licensee of educational and public television and radio stations, production centers, and all other related equipment and facilities for the production and/or transmission of open circuit, closed circuit, and any other transmission means necessary to provide complete network coverage of educational and public television and radio in the state of Louisiana.
(2) To cooperate with all licensed educational and public television and radio stations and networks, and to cooperate with any other nonprofit corporations which are organized for the purpose of operating public television and radio stations.
(3) To acquire or assist in the acquisition of land and the planning, construction, and development of the facilities for educational and public television and radio in the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1971, No. 13, §2; Acts 1989, No. 540, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2504. Meetings; rules; officers; compensation

RS 17:2504 - Meetings; rules; officers; compensation
A. The Authority shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations.
B. The Authority shall meet at such times as provided by its rules, but not less than bimonthly.
C. The Authority shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as it shall determine. Officers shall serve for a term of one year, or until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
D. Members of the Authority shall receive a per diem of twenty-five dollars for each day actually spent in the attendance at meetings of the Authority or in the performance of duties assigned by the Authority for specific projects, and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses while attending meetings and other Authority business. Such payments shall be made in accordance with state regulations.
Added by Acts 1971, No. 13, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2506. Political prohibitions; Federal Communications Commission Regulations

RS 17:2506 - Political prohibitions; Federal Communications Commission Regulations
No station licensed to the Authority shall be used for, nor shall any network or local programs be devoted to, the presentation of biased or one-sided aspects of partisan politics, or to advocating or opposing any present or prospective political candidacy, or to advocating or opposing any legislation currently being considered or prepared. All stations licensed to the Authority must be used in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.
Added by Acts 1971, No. 13, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2751. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2751 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2752. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2752 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2753. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2753 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2754. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2754 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3727. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.

RS 17:3727 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3728. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.

RS 17:3728 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3729. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.

RS 17:3729 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:3730. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.

RS 17:3730 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 22, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2757. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2757 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2758. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2758 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2759. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).

RS 17:2759 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 452, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §8(B).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2803. Definitions

RS 17:2803 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Cooperative" means a corporation organized under this Chapter and a corporation which becomes subject to this Chapter in the manner provided in this Chapter.
(2) "Member" means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein, and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership.
(3) "Person" includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §3; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2804. Powers of cooperative

RS 17:2804 - Powers of cooperative
A cooperative may:
(1) Sue and be sued, in its corporate name;
(2) Have existence for a period of not more than ninety-nine years;
(3) Adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure;
(4) Plan, acquire, offer and provide all types of elementary and secondary educational services;
(5) Plan, acquire, offer and provide all types of educational facilities necessary and offer, sell and issue notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness;
(6) Make loans to persons to whom educational services will be supplied by the cooperative for the purpose of, and otherwise assist such persons in, constructing, maintaining and operating educational facilities;
(7) Become a member in one or more other cooperatives or corporations or own stock therein;
(8) Construct, purchase, take, receive, lease as lessee, or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, use, equip, maintain, and operate, and sell, assign, transfer, convey, exchange, lease as lessor, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber all types of educational facilities, including transportation facilities and any and all kinds of classes of real or personal property whatsoever, which shall be deemed necessary, convenient or appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized;
(9) Purchase or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, use and exercise and sell, assign, transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of or encumber, franchises, rights, privileges, licenses, rights of way and easements;
(10) Borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, and issue notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and secure the payment thereof by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, or any other encumbrance upon any or all of its then owned or after-acquired real or personal property, assets, franchises, revenues or income;
(11) Construct, maintain and operate educational facilities, subject, however, to the requirements that are imposed by health and safety laws of this state;
(12) Conduct its business and exercise any or all of its powers within or without this state;
(13) Adopt, amend and repeal by-laws; and
(14) Do and perform any and all other acts and things, and have and exercise any and all other powers which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2805. Name of cooperative

RS 17:2805 - Name of cooperative
The name of each cooperative shall include the words "Educational" and "Cooperative," and the abbreviation "Inc.,". The name of a cooperative shall distinguish it from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state. The words "Educational" and "Cooperative" shall not both be used in the name of any corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state, except a cooperative or a corporation transacting business in this state pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2807. Articles

RS 17:2807 - Articles
A. The articles of incorporation of a cooperative shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Chapter. The articles shall be executed by authentic act, signed by each of the incorporators, and shall state:
(1) The name of the cooperative;
(2) The address of its principal office;
(3) The names and addresses of the incorporators;
(4) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute its first board of directors;
(5) Its duration; and
(6) Any provisions not inconsistent with this Chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of its business and affairs.
B. The articles of incorporation shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in this Chapter.
C. It shall not be necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation of a cooperative the purpose for which it is organized or any of the corporate power vested in a cooperative under this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2808. By-laws

RS 17:2808 - By-laws
The original by-laws of a cooperative shall be adopted by its board of directors. The first by-laws of a new cooperative resulting from a consolidation, or the surviving cooperative resulting from a merger or the converted corporation resulting from a conversion, as provided in this Chapter, shall be adopted by the board of directors named in articles of conversion, merger or consolidation, as the case may be. Thereafter by-laws shall be adopted, amended or repealed by its members. The by-laws shall set forth the rights and duties of members and directors and may contain other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with this Chapter or with its articles of incorporation.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2809. Membership; annual meeting; special meetings; place of meeting; notice; quorum; voting

RS 17:2809 - Membership; annual meeting; special meetings; place of meeting; notice; quorum; voting
A. No person who is not an incorporator shall become or remain a member of a cooperative unless such person is the parent, tutor or guardian of, or the person standing in loco parentis to, a child or children using the educational services or facilities furnished by the cooperative or a child or children who have used such facilities within the preceding two years. The by-laws may provide that any person, including an incorporator, shall cease to be a member thereof, unless a child or children of whom he is the parent, tutor or guardian, or the person standing in loco parentis, makes use of the educational services or facilities of the cooperative within a specified time after such person has become a member thereof.
B. An annual meeting of the members shall be held at such time as provided in the by-laws.
C. Special meetings of the members shall be called by the board of directors, by any three directors, by not less than ten per centum of the members, or by the president.
D. Meetings of members shall be held at such place as may be provided in the by-laws. In the absence of any such provision, all meetings shall be held in the city or town in which the principal office of the cooperative is located.
E. Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, written or printed notice stating the time and place of each meeting of members and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not less than ten or more than twenty-five days before the date of the meeting.
F. Five per centum of all members, present in person, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members, unless the by-laws prescribe the presence of a greater percentage of the members for a quorum. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of those present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
G. Each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting. Voting shall be in person, but, if the by-laws so provide, may also be by proxy or by mail, or both. If the by-laws provide for voting by proxy or by mail, they shall also prescribe the conditions under which proxy or mail voting shall be exercised. In any event, only members may act as proxies and no member may act as proxy for more than three members at any meeting of the members.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2810. Board of directors

RS 17:2810 - Board of directors
A. The business and affairs of a cooperative shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, each of whom shall be a member of the cooperative or of another cooperative which shall be a member thereof. The by-laws shall prescribe the number of directors, their qualifications, other than those provided for in this Chapter, the manner of holding meetings of the board of directors and of the election of successors to directors who shall resign, die, or otherwise be incapable of acting. The by-laws may also provide for the removal of directors from office and for the election of their successors. Without approval of the members, directors shall not receive any salaries for their services as directors. However, directors may not be employed by the cooperative in any capacity involving compensation. The by-laws may, however, provide that a fixed fee and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed to each director for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors.
B. The directors of a cooperative named in any articles of incorporation, consolidation, merger or conversion, as the case may be, shall hold office until the next following annual meeting of the members or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. At each annual meeting or, in case of failure to hold the annual meeting as specified in the by-laws, at a special meeting called for that purpose, the members shall elect directors to hold office until the next following annual meeting of the members, except as hereinafter otherwise provided. Each director shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or until his successor has been elected and qualified.
C. The by-laws may provide that, in lieu of electing the whole number of directors annually, the directors shall be divided into two classes at the first or any subsequent annual meeting, each class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, with the term of office of the directors of the first class to expire at the next succeeding annual meeting and the term of the second class to expire at the second succeeding annual meeting. At each annual meeting after such classification a number of directors equal to the number of the class whose term expired at the time for such meeting shall be elected to hold office until the second succeeding annual meeting.
D. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum.
E. If a husband and wife hold a joint membership in a cooperative, either one, but not both, may be elected as director.
F. The board of directors may exercise all of the powers of a cooperative except such as are conferred upon the members by this Chapter, or its articles of incorporation or by-laws.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2811. Division and redivision of territory into districts

RS 17:2811 - Division and redivision of territory into districts
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, or any other statute, the by-laws may provide for the division and redivision of the territory served or to be served by a cooperative into two or more districts. In such case the by-laws shall prescribe the manner in which the several districts shall function with respect to the nomination and election of directors and otherwise, and may provide for the election and powers of district delegates. No member at any district meeting and no district delegate at any meeting shall vote by proxy or by mail.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Education › §17:2812. Officers, agents and employees

RS 17:2812 - Officers, agents and employees
The officers of a cooperative shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected annually by and from the board of directors. No person shall continue to hold any of the above offices after he has ceased to be a director. The offices of secretary and of treasurer may be held by the same person. The board of directors may also elect or appoint such other officers, agents, or employees as it shall deem necessary or advisable and shall prescribe the powers and duties thereof. Any officer may be removed from office and his successor elected in the manner prescribed in the by-laws.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §12.