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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:67.4 4 eff
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§67.4 eff. until a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System is effective. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §67.4. Payments to East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District A. Within thirty days of the effective date of this Act, the East …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.1 1 eff
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§68.1 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.1. St. George Community School Board and school system; creation; membership; qualifications; apportionment; election; powers, duties, functions; and s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.2 2 eff
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§68.2 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.2. St. George Community School System; interim school board; interim school superintendent A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.3 3 eff
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§68.3 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.3. Redistribution of Minimum Foundation Program to other school systems To ensure that the creation of the St. George Community School District does no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.4 4 eff
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§68.4 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.4. Unfunded accrued liability; payment In the event that the establishment or the operation of the St. George Community School District results in the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.5 5 eff
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§68.5 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.5. Benefits of reemployed retirees and Legacy Benefit Trust Fund for Retirees of East Baton Rouge Parish School System A.(1) The East Baton Rouge Paris…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.6 6 eff
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§68.6 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.6. Payments to East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District A. No later than June 1, 2027, the East Baton Rouge Parish Education…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:68.7 7 eff
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§68.7 eff. upon adoption of a const. amend. which authorizes the St. George Community School System. See Acts 2025, No. 455. §68.7. Mutual agreements regarding distribution of assets and liabilities between school boards A. No later than sixty days after the effective date of thi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7 Duties, functions, and responsibilities of board
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§7. Duties, functions, and responsibilities of board In addition to the authorities granted by R.S. 17:6 and any powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board shall: (1) Pay the per diem and expenses of the board and its members and the salar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.1 Certification of teachers; certification of principals and superintendents; certification
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§7.1. Certification of teachers; certification of principals and superintendents; certification of school psychologists A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the qualifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.2 Approved teacher education programs
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§7.2. Approved teacher education programs A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, subject to the constitutional powe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.3 Continuing education programs for teachers; reimbursement to public
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§7.3. Continuing education programs for teachers; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses; services rendered A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.4 Continuing education program for paraprofessionals; tuition
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§7.4. Continuing education program for paraprofessionals; tuition exemptions; rules and regulations; eligibility; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses A. The Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall est…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.5 Alternative educational programs of instruction; submission of plans; board approval;
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§7.5. Alternative educational programs of instruction; submission of plans; board approval; program monitoring A. The state Department of Education, in collaboration with other appropriate state agencies, shall establish guidelines, with the approval of the State Board of Element…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.6 Geaux Teach Program and Geaux Teach Fund
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§7.6. Geaux Teach Program and Geaux Teach Fund A. The Geaux Teach Program is hereby established for the purpose of awarding scholarships to students in teacher preparation programs at postsecondary education institutions that are approved by the State Board of Elementary and Seco…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.7 Continuing education pilot program for school support personnel in schools; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayme
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§7.7. Continuing education pilot program for school support personnel in schools; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses A. The State Board of Elementary and Secon…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:7.8 Associate educator program; authority; rules; participant requirements
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§7.8. Associate educator program; authority; rules; participant requirements A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may provide for the associate educator program through which a governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school may authorize cer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.1 Authority for reapportionment; basis
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§71.1. Authority for reapportionment; basis Each of the parish and city school boards, as heretofore created and organized, is hereby authorized to reapportion itself so that each member of said board represents as nearly as possible the same number of persons. However, a school …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.2 Maximum and minimum size of boards; four-year concurrent terms
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§71.2. Maximum and minimum size of boards; four-year concurrent terms A. In accomplishing the reapportionment authorized by this Subpart, each of said school boards may, by majority vote of said board as presently constituted, reestablish itself with not less than five nor more t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.3 Procedure for accomplishing reapportionment; special election districts; effective
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§71.3. Procedure for accomplishing reapportionment; special election districts; effective date of same A. Each of the parish and city school boards shall use the latest federal decennial census as the basis upon which to accomplish reapportionment, provided however, that each of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.4 Effective date of such reapportionment
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§71.4. Effective date of such reapportionment After each of said school boards has decided on its make-up, as reapportioned, it shall adopt a resolution, establishing the size of the board, terms of office of its members, date of election of its members and boundary lines of its …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.5 Reapportionment; reorganization
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§71.5. Reapportionment; reorganization A. By resolution adopted pursuant to R.S. 17:71.4, each school board shall reapportion itself based upon each federal decennial census, or a special census as authorized by R.S. 17:71.3(A). Such resolution shall be adopted on or before Decem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.6 Purpose and intent of Subpart
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§71.6. Purpose and intent of Subpart The purpose and intent of this Subpart is to authorize all school boards to reapportion themselves so that each member thereof, except for any school board member which may be elected at large as authorized by R.S. 17:71.3(B), represents as ne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:71.7 School boards affected by federal court ordered reapportionment plans
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§71.7. School boards affected by federal court ordered reapportionment plans A. Each city or parish school board which is operating under a reapportionment plan which was ordered or approved by a federal court shall provide for the election of the members of the board for four-ye…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:72 Baker School Board; election districts; compensation of members;
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§72. Baker School Board; election districts; compensation of members; exercise of powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities; operation of city of Baker municipal school system A.(1) If a majority of the qualified electors of the East Baton Rouge Parish Consolidated School D…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:72.1 City of Baker interim school board
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§72.1. City of Baker interim school board A.(1) If a majority of the qualified electors of the East Baton Rouge Parish Consolidated School District No. 1, comprised of the parish of East Baton Rouge, voting on the question of the incurrence of debt and the issuance of bonds payab…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8 Students impacted by declaration of public health emergency; 2019-2020 school year
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§8. Students impacted by declaration of public health emergency; 2019-2020 school year A. The legislature finds that due to the public health emergency declared by the governor on March 11, 2020, relative to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and the subsequent ordered closure of p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.1 Certification of teachers; parental notification
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§8.1. Certification of teachers; parental notification A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the qualifications and requirements established by the State Board of Elemen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.2 Teacher certification examinations
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§8.2. Teacher certification examinations A. A person applying for initial certification as a teacher in a public school shall have passed satisfactorily an examination, which shall include pedagogical knowledge and knowledge in the applicant's area of specialization, as a prerequ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.3 Provisional teaching permit
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§8.3. Provisional teaching permit A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may issue a provisional teaching permit to: (1) Any person who has not passed the examinations required pursuant to R.S. 17:8.2 and who satisfies one of the following: (a) Holds at least a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.4 Certification of principals and superintendents
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§8.4. Certification of principals and superintendents A.(1) Any person applying for initial certification as a principal or vice, assistant, or deputy principal, referred to in this Section as a principal, in addition to any other requirements of the State Board of Elementary and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.5 Certification of foreign associate teachers
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§8.5. Certification of foreign associate teachers The board shall develop and implement policies relative to the certification of foreign associate teachers that include the following components: (1) The designation by the board of the appropriate foreign language associate teach…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.6 Qualifications of school psychologists
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§8.6. Qualifications of school psychologists A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, by regulation, prescribe the qualifications and provide for the supervision of school psychologists in the employ of any public agency regulated by the board, notwithstand…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.7 Prohibition against granting an educator credential or teaching authorization to
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§8.7. Prohibition against granting an educator credential or teaching authorization to certain persons; appeals A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not grant an educator credential, a teaching authorization, or a certification of any type to a person wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.8 Certification appeals; appeals council; membership; duties; reporting
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§8.8. Certification appeals; appeals council; membership; duties; reporting A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish an appeals process which provides for the circumstances under which an applicant who has been denied certification may appeal the d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.9 Criminal history reviews for certification, teaching permits, or teacher authorizations;
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§8.9. Criminal history reviews for certification, teaching permits, or teacher authorizations; state repository A.(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, any applicant for an initial educator credential or teaching authorization issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81 General powers of local public school boards
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§81. General powers of local public school boards A.(1) Each local public school board shall serve in a policymaking capacity that is in the best interests of all students enrolled in schools under the board's jurisdiction. When establishing board policies, each board shall prior…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.2 Acceptance of nonlocal funds without prior approval prohibited
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§81.2. Acceptance of nonlocal funds without prior approval prohibited On and after July 29, 1970, no parish and/or city school board shall accept any funds or grants for any new curricular or pilot programs or for any instructional material for these programs, including library o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.3 School bands; expenses
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§81.3. School bands; expenses The parish and city school boards of the state may pay the expenses incurred by high school bands when such bands have earned the privilege of participating in special events or festivals and do in fact participate therein. Added by Acts 1978, No. 77…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.4 Reductions in force; dismissal of teachers and other school employees
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§81.4. Reductions in force; dismissal of teachers and other school employees A. Not later than September 1, 2012, each local public school board shall develop and adopt rules and policies that delegate reduction in force decisions to the superintendent which he shall use in dismi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.5 School employees; procedure for dismissal
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§81.5. School employees; procedure for dismissal Not later than January 1, 1988, each city and parish school board shall develop and adopt rules and policies which it shall use in dismissing school employees who have not attained tenure in accordance with applicable provisions of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.6 Investigation of employees; reporting of certain irregularities or improprieties; prohibited actions; penalties; remedies
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§81.6. Investigation of employees; reporting of certain irregularities or improprieties; prohibited actions; penalties; remedies A. On or before January 1, 1989, each city and parish school board shall adopt a policy establishing the procedures for the investigation of employees …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.7 Employee reports of criminal activity; law enforcement response
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§81.7. Employee reports of criminal activity; law enforcement response A. No parish or city school board shall adopt any rule, regulation, or other policy, formal or informal, which forbids or discourages any teacher or other school board employee from reporting directly to any a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.8 Employee demotion; investigation
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§81.8. Employee demotion; investigation A. By not later than January 1, 1993, each city and parish school board shall adopt and implement a policy establishing procedures for the investigation of any employee in any case in which there is a public announcement by the board that t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.9 School board policies; hiring procedures; statements; requirements
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§81.9. School board policies; hiring procedures; statements; requirements A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, prior to hiring any employee, each city, parish, and other local public school board shall require the applicant for such employment, hereinaft…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:82 Lunch departments, authority to operate
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§82. Lunch departments, authority to operate The parish school boards throughout the state may maintain and operate lunch departments on a non-profit basis to provide meals for school children attending the public schools within their respective jurisdictions. The employees in th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:83 Presidents of boards; duties; contracts with teachers, superintendents'
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§83. Presidents of boards; duties; contracts with teachers, superintendents' duty to sign The president of each school board, or in his absence the vice-president, shall preside at all meetings of the board, call meetings when necessary, advise with and assist the parish superint…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84 Deputy parish superintendents, assistant superintendents, supervisors, and other employees; boards' authority to appoint
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§84. Deputy parish superintendents, assistant superintendents, supervisors, and other employees; boards' authority to appoint The parish school boards may appoint such assistant superintendents, supervisors, stenographers, bookkeepers as may be needed, and such attendance officer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84.01 Assistant superintendents in certain districts; term of appointment; discharge for cause; other permanent status
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§84.01. Assistant superintendents in certain districts; term of appointment; discharge for cause; other permanent status A. All assistant superintendents, who have not already acquired regular and permanent status as such, and who are appointed on or after September 1, 1972, by a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84.1 School janitors, school custodians, school maintenance employees; board's authority to employ; age limitation
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§84.1. School janitors, school custodians, school maintenance employees; board's authority to employ; age limitation Parish and city school boards may also employ janitors, custodians, and maintenance employees as said boards may deem desirable for the proper and efficient conduc…
