Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part III - Proprietary Schools › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Proprietary Schools
-hereinafter referred to
				  as "school", as defined in
				  R.S.
				  17:3141.2 and
				  R.S.
				  17:3141.16(B)(4).
1. a school or educational institution supported entirely or
				  partly by public funds from either a local or state source. This provision only
				  exempts from the board's regulation those schools that derive direct and
				  significant support from public funds (such as through direct appropriation,
				  and not schools that derive indirect benefit from public funds, such as through
				  contractual payments from governmental agencies);
2. a parochial, denominational or eleemosynary school or
				  institution that provides religious training or theological education; however,
				  any such school or institution that also offers training in a secular field of
				  endeavor shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter;
3. a school or training program which offers instruction
				  primarily in the field of recreation, health, entertainment or personal
				  enrichment and which does not purport to prepare or qualify persons for
				  employment as determined by the commission;
4. a course or courses of instruction or study sponsored by
				  an employer exclusively for the training and preparation of its own employees
				  when the employer is not primarily engaged in the business of selling or
				  offering course of instruction or study. This includes those businesses that
				  engage in contract training exclusively, and where admission/enrollment is not
				  available to the general public;
5. a course or courses of study or instruction sponsored by a
				  recognized trade, business or professional organization for the instruction of
				  the members of such organization;
6. private colleges and universities which only award a
				  baccalaureate or higher degree and which maintain and operate educational
				  programs for which academic credits are given;
7. a private school which provides a basic academic education
				  comparable to that provided in the public schools of the state;
8. a school offering a program only for children under six
				  years of age;
9. a school which is otherwise regulated and licensed under
				  the laws of this state;
10. a private tutor, teacher or individual engaged in giving
				  private tutoring or lessons to five persons or less in non-school connected
				  activities severed from the regular curriculum of a school as determined by the
				  commission;
11. a day camp;
12. a training program that does not have attendance
				  requirements in place for persons taking the courses and which offers for sale
				  only non-sequential and non-continuous courses of one week duration or less
				  which do not exceed 20 hours of training;
13. a manufacturer-certified training center that offers, at
				  no additional charge to the person receiving training, manufacturer-authorized
				  training that is included as part of the manufacturer's pricing package to
				  prepare persons for certification conferred by the manufacturer and that uses
				  course equipment and materials which are developed and sold by the manufacturer
				  and course instructors and facilities which are certified by the
				  manufacturer;
14. a school or business enterprise which offers instruction
				  to prepare students for tests which are required for entry into a post
				  secondary program of study; or
15. a business which engages in contract training and is
				  reimbursed by the business.
Branch School
- a separate facility
				  established by a main school, under the main school's management, control and
				  supervision. The branch may offer full student services and is under the
				  supervision of a designated on-site employee responsible for the day-to-day
				  operation of the branch. Each branch school shall be separately licensed and
				  bonded.
Commission Staff
- the staff of the board's
				  Proprietary Schools Section, authorized to aid in the administration of the
				  commission's functions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3141.2(5).