Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 21 - Charter School Governance › Section CXXXIX-2107 - Prohibitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No member of
				BESE shall be a member of the board of directors of any Type 2, Type 4, or Type
				5 charter school.
B. No member of
				any city, parish, or other local public school board shall be a member of the
				board of directors of any Type 5 charter school within the jurisdictional area
				of such city, parish, or other local public school board.
C. No member of the board of directors of any
				Type 5 charter school shall be an elected official as defined by the Louisiana
				Code of Governmental Ethics. No individual formerly classified as an elected
				official may serve on the board of directors of any Type 5 charter school for a
				period of one year following his or her termination from elected
				service.
D. The board of directors
				of each charter operator shall receive no compensation other than reimbursement
				of actual expenses incurred while fulfilling duties as a member of the
				board.
E. The board of directors of
				each charter operator shall be prohibited from employing, in any manner, any of
				its members.
F. A charter school
				shall not be supported by or affiliated with any religion or religious
				organization or institution; however, a charter school may receive from any
				such organization or institution support or student services including but not
				limited to mentoring, volunteering, fund-raising, or tutoring.
G. A charter school shall not result from the
				conversion of any private school or any home study program, as defined in
				R.S.
				17:236.
H. A charter school shall not charge any
				student any tuition or an attendance fee of any kind.
I. A charter school shall not discriminate
				among potential employees, or pupils in violation of any state or federal law.
				A charter school shall recruit, employ, and train teachers, administrators, and
				other employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national
				origin. Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin shall not constitute
				bona fide occupational qualifications. Proficiency in a foreign language may
				constitute a bona fide occupational qualification for a teacher who spends more
				than half of his daily instruction time providing instruction in or teaching in
				a foreign language.
J. A charter
				school shall not hire anyone:
1. as an
				administrator, teacher, substitute teacher, bus operator, substitute bus
				operator, janitor, or other school employee who might reasonably be expected to
				be placed in a position of supervisory or disciplinary authority over school
				children who has been convicted of or has pled nolo contendere to a crime
				listed in
				R.S.
				15:587.1(C) unless approved
				in writing by a district judge of the parish and the district attorney. This
				statement of approval shall be kept on file at all times by the school and
				shall be produced upon request to any law enforcement officer;
2. as an administrator, teacher, or
				substitute teacher if any of the following apply to anyone who has been:
a. convicted or has pled nolo contendere to
				any other felony offense even if adjudication was withheld or a pardon or
				expungement was granted;
b. found
				to have submitted fraudulent documentation to the board or department as part
				of an application for a Louisiana teaching certificate or other teaching
				authorization; or
c. found to have
				facilitated cheating on any state assessment as determined by the
				board.