Chapter I

A. If a vacancy occurs with respect to a person elected as a nominee, that vacancy shall be filled in the following manner. 1. The executive director shall give notice of the vacancy to all of the other candidates in that district and to anyone who has requested notice of any suc…

A. The executive director will notify the candidates of the results of the election by U.S. Mail. The 10 calendar days for contesting an election shall commence three work days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the results of the election are deposited in t…

A. A person desiring to take the Architectural Registration Examination ("ARE") should contact the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards ("NCARB"). B. The applicant has full, complete, and sole responsibility for furnishing to NCARB all necessary information and p…

A. Upon receipt, the LEA student transfer request shall be reviewed for completeness. If found complete, the BESE agency will immediately forward a letter of acknowledgment and the appeal shall be processed in accordance with this Section. B. Within 90 days of receipt of the stud…

A. Rules may be amended by an affirmative vote of six BESE members at any regular meeting of the board or at any special meeting where the proposed amendment is included on the agenda. The text of any proposed amendment shall be submitted, in writing, to the board and received by…

A. State plans, consolidated state applications, and/or other eligibility documents are state policies and procedures adopted in accordance with federal regulations and/or administrative procedures for the operation of a specific federal program. Such policies and procedures are …

A. In accordance with R.S. 49:953(C)(1) , any interested person may petition the board's executive director in writing to adopt a new rule or amend or repeal an existing rule contained within the Louisiana Administrative Code , Title 28. B. The petition shall include: 1. the peti…

A. Upon receipt, a petition for rulemaking shall be reviewed for completeness, as prescribed in LAC 28:I.1309. If found complete, the petition shall be processed in accordance with this Section. B. Within 90 days of receipt of the petition for rulemaking, the executive director, …

A. In accordance with R.S 17:4035.1 , if an LEA denies the student enrollment request of a prospective student for an intradistrict transfer, the parent or legal custodian of the student may request that BESE review the denied transfer request. B. Requests for appeal shall be sub…

A. The board may award an honorary diploma to qualifying students who left high school before graduating to serve in the United States Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam War. 1. Veterans shall meet the following criteria to be eligible for an ho…

A. Permanent Trust Fund. The Kevin P. Reilly, Sr Louisiana education quality trust fund (permanent trust fund), effective January 1, 1987, is a trust fund for education, established by La. Const. art. VII , §10.1 and R.S. 17:3801 et seq. 1. - 7. Repealed. B. Support Fund 1. The L…

A. The following terms apply to this Subpart. 8(g) Advisory Council -an advisory council to BESE, which operates in accordance with LAC 28:I.503.C.1. 8(g) Program and Budget -consists of broad classifications of funding methods and/or programs and the total amount of money the bo…

A. The composition, duties, and responsibilities of the 8(g) Advisory Council are in accordance with LAC 28:I.503.C.1. 1. - 4. Repealed. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § I-2301 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 38:3143 (December 2012), Amended LR…

A. Expenditure of Support Fund Monies. The board will conduct at least one hearing annually to receive public input, ideas, and suggestions for programs and objectives for the expenditure of support fund money for elementary and secondary schools. B. Conduction of Public Hearings…

A. Application Submittal Time Frame. Applications for support fund monies may be submitted by eligible applicants for the following periods of time: 1. for periods of less than one fiscal year; 2. for periods which correspond with the beginning and ending dates of one fiscal year…

A. Every fiscal year, the board will establish the 8(g) program and budget for expenditure of support fund monies which are anticipated to become available in the following fiscal year. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § I-2701 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary …

A. Annual Support Fund Priorities. In accordance with La. Const. art. VII , §10.1 and R.S. 17:3801 et seq., the board: 1. will establish support fund priorities on an annual basis for the disbursement of funds; and 2. may specify types of educational programs or projects that wil…

A. The board, in its sole discretion, may: 1. allot a specific amount or a percentage of support fund monies for expenditures necessary to implement specific statewide educational projects mandated by the board; and 2. issue general or specific requests for projects for the devel…

A. Program Administration. The board will determine the percentage of anticipated support fund revenues which will be set aside to pay for costs associated with the administration of the 8(g) program in accordance with R.S. 17:3802 . Such administrative set-aside will not exceed …

A. Annual 8(g) Program and Budget Summary. A summary of the adoption of the annual 8(g) program and budget: 1. will be posted on the BESE website; 2. contains educational objectives, broad classifications of funding methods, and/or programs to receive budgetary priorities, includ…

A. Funding. Funding determinations will be finalized by the board for projects to be funded as of July 1. B. Notification. Applicants will be notified of the disposition of projects following approval by the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § I-2723 Promulgated by the Board…

A. Projects which anticipate across-the-board increases in the per-student allocation for instructional materials are not eligible for funding in this category, since such allocations will be addressed by the board on a statewide basis. B. An example of projects eligible for supp…

A. The program must clearly demonstrate that appropriate implementation will result in improved student achievement at the elementary/secondary level. B. In the program, there must be a clear correlation between the activities to be implemented and the results to be achieved. Not…

A. An eligible applicant may receive funding for a program which is limited to educational research. 1. - 2. Repealed. B. The following requirements apply to an applicant seeking funds for a "pilot program" and include, but are not limited to, the following. The applicant must: 1…

A. School Remediation Programs. School remediation programs must: 1. be designed for a specific target population that is clearly identified; 2. substantiate, by provision of educational performance data acceptable to the board, the need of the target population; 3. included in t…

A. Eligible projects for foreign language instruction programs in elementary and secondary schools must: 1. be designed for a specific target population that is clearly identified; 2. offer foreign language instruction designed to improve overall academic performance of students;…

A. The Department of Education will submit to the board a quarterly report showing all expenditures in each project no later than 30 days after the close of each quarter. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § I-2903 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary an d Secondary Education in L…

A. Each recipient of support funds (which is not a public or quasi-public entity that is a budget unit of the state) must provide a written report to the BESE office concerning the use of funds and progress on meeting goals and objectives of the project by March 1. Notes La. Admi…

A. Each support fund grantee shall submit a final programmatic report to the board within 60 days after the close of a project period. The final programmatic report must include, but will not be limited to, the following: 1. benefits achieved by the program; 2. evidence of compli…

A. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is created as a body corporate. It shall supervise and control the public elementary and secondary schools under its jurisdiction and shall have budgetary responsibility of all funds appropriated or allocated by the state for tho…

A. The board shall consist of 11 members. One member shall be a resident of and shall be elected by the electors of each of the BESE districts. With consent of the senate, three members shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large. Members shall serve terms of four …

A. Functions of the Special School District 1. The special school district is a local education agency that includes Louisiana Schools for the Deaf (LSD) and Louisiana School for Visually Impaired (LSVI) and the special school programs, an education service agency. The special sc…

A. Establishment 1. The recovery school district is established as an intermediate educational unit administered by the LDE, subject to the approval of the board, to provide an appropriate education for children attending any public elementary or secondary school operated under t…

A. The board shall employ staff to discharge the constitutional and statutory functions of the board as policymaker for elementary and secondary education. B. The executive director shall be selected and appointed by the board and shall serve as the agency head responsible for al…

A. As a means of assisting the board in the exercise of its powers and responsibilities as defined in the constitution and by law, committees are created. B 1. Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement Committee. The following are examples of issues that will be considered by …

A. Functions. In general, the function of an advisory council is to advise the board, directly or through its committees, in the discharge of its policymaking, supervisory control, and budgetary duties and responsibilities. Specific functions of an advisory council are determined…

A. Special advisory groups may be created by the board with a limited charge and scope to study a specific topic as referred by the board. Such groups shall adhere to all advisory council officers, membership, and meetings policies, as described for BESE Advisory Councils. The fo…

A. R.S. 17 requires the board to meet in regular session in January of each year and at such other times as are fixed by the board. B. The board and committee meeting schedules for future calendar years are submitted to the board for approval in October. C. Regular Board Meetings…

A. Establishing Board Agenda 1. The board recorder shall prepare the agenda. 2. A board member, the state superintendent, or the executive director may request that any item be included thereon either at a prior meeting or within the specified time before preparation and mailing …

A. Official Board Action/Quorum. A quorum of the board consists of six of its members who must be present in order that official business may be legally transacted. Official board action requires that any matter be submitted to the board by motion duly seconded. The chair states …

A. The presiding officer shall call the meeting to order and request that the executive director call the roll to determine the presence of a quorum. B. The proposed agenda shall be adopted as the official order of business for the meeting, including unfinished business from the …

A. To carry on its business in an orderly and efficient manner, the board utilizes committees. Full discussion of board business optimally occurs at the committee level, and public comment should be received at that time, rather than after a recommendation has been forwarded to t…

A. All records of the board are maintained and/or destroyed in accordance with the board's record retention policy and records retention schedule on file at the office of the Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History in accordance with LAC 4:XVII a…

A. No documents, papers, or any other property of the board shall be removed from the office of the board without the authorization of the board or of its executive director. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § I-723 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, L…

A. The Special School District Board of Directors meets the below criteria pursuant to Act 393 to be eligible to conduct open public meetings via electronic means: 1. is a state agency as defined by R.S. 49:951 ; 2. has powers, duties, or functions that are not limited in scope t…

A. At least 24 hours prior to the meeting, the following shall be posted on the Special School District's website: 1. meeting notice and agenda; and 2. detailed information regarding how members of the public may: a. participate in the meeting via electronic means, including the …

A. The Special School District Board of Directors is a public body that primarily focuses on issues dealing with disabilities and is authorized by R.S. 42:17.2 .F(2) to conduct successive meetings via electronic means without limitation. B. A schedule of meetings identifying whic…