Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLV - Bulletin 134-Tuition Donation Program › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CLV-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The words defined in this Section shall have the meanings
				  set forth below whenever the words appear in this policy, unless:
1. the context in which they are used clearly requires a
				  different meaning; or
2. a different definition is prescribed for a particular
				  provision.
Administrative Costs
- all costs and
				  expenses associated with the operation of a school tuition organization,
				  including promotional costs and the costs associated with administering state
				  testing, other than scholarship awards. Administrative costs shall not exceed 5
				  percent of any donation.
Donor
- a taxpayer who is required to file a
				  Louisiana income tax return, and who makes a donation to a school tuition
				  organization.
Fiscal Year
- the
fiscal
				  year
for the state of Louisiana.
LDE
- Louisiana Department of
				  Education.
MFP
- Minimum Foundation Program.
Parent
- a
parent
,
				  guardian, custodian, or other person with authority to act on behalf of the
				  child.
Qualified School
- a nonpublic elementary
				  or secondary school in Louisiana which is approved by the Board of Elementary
				  and Secondary Education (BESE) and which complies with the criteria set forth
				  in
Brumfield, et
al. v. Dodd, et al., 425 F. Supp
				  528
.
Qualified
				  Student
-
a
child who is a member of a
				  family that resides in Louisiana with a total household income that does not
				  exceed an amount equal to 250 percent of the federal poverty level based on the
				  federal poverty guidelines established by the federal Office of Management and
				  Budget and is a student who:
i. is entering kindergarten for the first time;
ii. was enrolled in a public school in Louisiana on October 1
				  and February 1 of the most recent school year; or
iii. received a scholarship from a school tuition
				  organization or the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program for
				  the previous school year
School Tuition Organization
- a tax exempt
				  organization organized under
				  section
				  501(c)(3) of
				  the
Internal Revenue Code
which provides scholarships to
				  qualified students to attend a qualified school, in adherence with the
				  provisions of this Rule and
				  R.S.
				  47:6301.
Student with a Disability
- a student shall
				  be considered to have a disability if such student has been evaluated by a
				  local education agency (LEA) as defined in
				  R.S.
				  17:1942, is deemed to have a mental
				  disability, hearing impairment (including deafness), multiple disabilities,
				  deaf-blindness, speech or language impairment, visual impairment (including
				  blindness), emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, other health
				  impairment, specific learning disability, traumatic brain injury, dyslexia and
				  related disorders, or autism, and as a result requires special education and
				  related services according to an individualized education program (IEP) or a
				  services plan in accordance with Title 34 of the
Code of Federal
				  Regulations
, Part 300.37.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:6301.