Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Any assets acquired by a type 2, type 3B, or type 5 charter operator are the property of the charter school for the duration of the charter school's charter. Any assets acquired by a type 4 charter school are the property of the local school board. B. For a type 5 charter scho…

A. Each charter application process shall be approved by BESE on an annual basis. B. Application Evaluation by Team of Evaluators 1. Teams of local, state, and national evaluators with expertise in charter schools and charter school authorizing, curriculum and instruction, govern…

A. All rules, requirements, and regulations established in this Bulletin 126 - Charter Schools shall apply to the authorization and operation of any virtual charter school, except as specifically set forth in Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators , Section 9…

A. A charter agreement may provide, initially or by amendment, for a corporate partner to have representation on its governing or management board; however, such representation may not constitute a majority of the board. Such membership is subject to all other provisions of law e…

A. The school principals or designee may suspend from school any student, including a student with exceptionalities, for good cause in accordance with state law and local policy. B. Students determined to be guilty of the following offenses may be suspended for the following reas…

A. Group Sizes 1. The maximum group size that may convene indoors in a single room, irrespective of room size, or outdoors at any given time are as follows: a. phase 1-10 individuals; b. phase 2-25 individuals; and c. phase 3-50 individuals. 2. Group Composition a. Younger studen…

A. If the operator or board of a BESE authorized charter school determines that it can no longer operate the charter school, it shall relinquish the charter to BESE at least 90 days prior to the beginning of the next school year. B. Failure to relinquish a charter at least 90 day…

A. Each charter operator shall maintain a complaint procedure through which parents, guardians, or other individuals or groups can appeal to the nonprofit corporation board of directors to address any issues or problems such individuals seek redress to. B. Charter operator compla…

A. To be eligible to submit a Type 5 charter school proposal, a group must: 1. be organized as a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes , Nonprofit Corporation Law; 2. be recognized as or have applied for recognition as a nonprofit cor…

A. The BESE charter school application shall be prepared as a request for applications. Each request for applications shall consist of sections that provide applicants with information on charter schools in Louisiana, an explanation of the application process and timelines, chart…

A. A material amendment to a charter contract or proposed charter prior to the execution of the charter contract is an amendment that makes substantive changes to a charter school's governance, operational, or academic structure. Material amendments include: 1. creation of or cha…

A. A school shall be labeled a "Purple Star School" if it has exhibited a major commitment to military-connected students and families, as demonstrated by meeting the following requirements. 1. The school has designated a staff member as a military liaison to serve as the primary…

A. The members of the board of directors shall receive no compensation other than reimbursement of actual expenses incurred while fulfilling duties as a member of such a board. B. A charter school shall be prohibited from employing, in any manner, any member of the governing or m…

A. Local school boards, as the authorizer of type 1 and type 3 charter schools, have the following authorizing responsibilities: 1. except as otherwise provided herein relating to local school systems in academic crisis, as defined in Bulletin 111, §4901, to review and formally a…

A. Louisiana's Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) provide a set of common, developmentally appropriate expectations for what children typically know, understand, and are able to perform at different stages of early childhood. These standards are research-based, compr…

A. Standard 1: Children demonstrate an awareness of time (past, present, and future) and place within the community. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Demonstrate anticipation of events in daily routines and activities. 2. Young Toddlers, 9-18 months: a. Demonstrate anticipation of…

A. Relationships with Adults. Standard 1: Children engage in and maintain positive relationships and interactions with adults. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. notice and respond to familiar adults, such as returning a smile. b. respond differently to familiar versus new adults, s…

A. Initiative and Curiosity. Standard 1: Children engage in multiple and varied play-based experiences. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Explore objects, materials, and/or people in their immediate environment using their senses. Interact with materials by manipulating them in a v…

A. Music and Movement. Standard 1: Children engage in multiple and varied music and movement experiences. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Attend to, vocalize, and/or move body in response to different types of music and/or rhythmic sounds. b. Make sounds and/or music using their …

Alphabet Awareness -knowledge of letters of the alphabet coupled with the understanding that the alphabet represents the sounds of spoken language and the correspondence of spoken sounds to written language. Approaches to Learning -behaviors and attitudes that indicate how childr…

A. Gross Motor. Standard 1: Children demonstrate large muscle control and coordination. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Explore the environment with increasing body awareness using senses and movement. b. Demonstrate strength and control of head, trunk, arms, and legs while explo…

A. Language Development, Receptive Communication. Standard 1: Children attend to, understand, and respond to verbal and non-verbal communication and language from others. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Recognize more than one tone of voice in adults and respond with body movemen…

A. Knowledge of Numbers. Standard 1: Children demonstrate knowledge of numbers and the relationships between numbers and quantities. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Demonstrate interest in quantity during play (e.g., reach for more toys; hold two objects, one in each hand). b. In…

A. Science. Standard 1: Children engage in scientific inquiry to explore observable phenomena (objects, materials, organisms, and events) in the physical and natural world. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Demonstrate interest in objects, materials, people, and/or their environmen…

A. The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) provides relocated victims of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking with a substitute address to use in place of their actual address when they apply for or receive state or local government services (e.g., driver's license, voter registr…

A. Any person attempting to escape from actual or threatened abuse, sexual assault, or stalking can apply for participation in the ACP. To participate in the program, a victim must meet the following criteria: 1. be a victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; 2. be concerned …

A. A victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking moves to a new location (in Louisiana) that is unknown to his/her abuser, and a public record of the new address has not been created (i.e., telephone number, driver's license, utilities, etc.). B. The victim calls the ACP and is …

A. A victim becomes an ACP participant after he/she meets the criteria set forth by the ACP legislation. A co-participant is a household member (i.e., child, spouse, sister, etc.) who lives with the participant and is listed on the ACP application. Household members are not requi…

A. The substitute address assigned to participants has no relationship to participants' actual address and all participants use the same address. B. The substitute address can be used as the participant's residential, school, and work address. The address should always be used wh…

A. Each applicant is asked to sign an ACP authorization card and the card of every co-applicant under the age of 18. Co-applicants that are 18 or older, sign their own authorization card. The ACP issues an ACP authorization card for each member of the household. Use of the substi…

A. The ACP code is a specific number assigned to each participant and co-participant and is used to sort and distribute participant mail. Participants and co-participants in the same household share the same ACP code and all mail addressed to a participant should include this num…

A. The ACP provides first-class mail forwarding service to participants using the substitute address. All first-class, certified, and registered mail received at the substitute address is forwarded as first-class mail to the mailing address provided on the application by the part…

A. A program participant may vote absentee by mail upon meeting the necessary requirements. The participant's substitute address shall be used for registration and voting and the participant's name and physical address shall not be included on any list of registered voters availa…

A. A program participant designates the ACP as an agent for service of process and receipt of mail and legal documents. The ACP receipt of documents constitutes the participant's receipt of the documents. Participants cannot use the program to avoid legal action or to hide from l…

A. The ACP is prohibited from disclosing the address or telephone number of a program participant except under the following circumstances. 1. The information is requested by a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for official use only. 2. The information is required b…

A. If at the time of application, a program participant is subject to court order or is involved in a court action related to divorce proceedings, child support, child custody, or child visitation, the ACP shall notify the court that issued the order or the court having jurisdict…

A. A state or local government agency may request a waiver from the requirements of the ACP by submitting a waiver request. The waiver is an explanation of why the agency cannot meet its statutory or administrative obligations by using the ACP substitute address. If the ACP accep…

A. Applicants are certified as participants for four years following the date of certification unless withdrawal or cancellation occurs before the expiration date. Participants can renew their certification if they still consider themselves at risk by completing another applicati…

Account Balance― 1. the bookkeeping account maintained with respect to each participant which reflects the value of the deferred compensation credited to the participant, including: a. the participant's total amount deferred; b. the earnings or loss of the fund (net of fund expen…

A. The Louisiana Committee on Parole, hereinafter referred to as the “committee," has the authority: 1. to determine the time and conditions of release on parole of any person who has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Correc…

A. The Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health hereby adopts Part XIV (Plumbing) of the Sanitary Code, state of Louisiana (LAC 51:XIV). “Part XIV (Plumbing) of the Sanitary Code, State of Louisiana” may be cited as the “Louisiana State Plumbing Code”, hereinaf…

A. The Louisiana Committee on Parole shall: 1. make parole, release and revocation decisions under R.S. 15:574.2; 2. evaluate any application filed pursuant to R.S. 15:308 and taking into consideration the risk of danger the applicant would pose to society if released from confin…

A. The Louisiana Committee on Parole (Committee) shall consist of seven members: 1. the five members of the Board of Pardons appointed by the governor; 2. two-at-large appointees to the Committee on Parole appointed by the governor, who shall serve only as members of the committe…

A. The commission shall have full power and authority to adopt rules or policies required to implement the plan and to interpret, amend or repeal any such rule or policy. In addition, the commission shall have full power and authority to administer the plan or to arrange for the …

A. Information concerning purchasing copies of this Part (LAC 51:XIV) may be obtained by contacting theOffice of the State Register, P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095, telephone (225) 342-5015 or fax (225) 342-0284. This Part is available to be viewed electronically on t…

A.1. The Board of Pardons, at its discretion, may deny any applicant a hearing for any of the following reasons: a. serious nature of the offense; b. insufficient time served on sentence; c. insufficient time after release; d. proximity of parole/good time date; e. institutional …

A. The duties shall include: 1. appointing one (or more) attorney, accountant, actuary, custodian, record keeper or any other party needed to administer the plan; 2. directing the trustee or custodian with respect to payments from assets held in the plan; 3. communicating with em…