Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.8 Discipline policy review committees; school option
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§416.8. Discipline policy review committees; school option A.(1)(a) Each city and parish school board shall establish a discipline policy review committee composed of seventeen members as follows: (i) Five classroom teachers to be elected by their peers with at least one teacher …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:416.9 Schools' duty as to safety; imminent danger to teachers; inspection; restraining order; other relief
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§416.9. Schools' duty as to safety; imminent danger to teachers; inspection; restraining order; other relief A. Each city or parish school board shall furnish to each teacher a place of employment free from recognized dangers or hazards that are causing or likely to cause serious…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:417 Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers
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§417. Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers Teachers shall faithfully enforce the school courses of study and the regulations prescribed in pursuance of law; and if any teacher wilfully refuses or neglects to comply with such requirements, the parish su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:418 Salaries; teachers and other school employees; additional compensation
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§418. Salaries; teachers and other school employees; additional compensation A.(1) The governing authority of each local public elementary and secondary school, the state special schools, and the schools and programs administered through the special school district shall establis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:419 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§419. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:419.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§419.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:419.2 Extra compensation for school support personnel
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§419.2. Extra compensation for school support personnel A. All noncertificated support personnel employed by city, parish, or other local public school systems and noncertificated, unclassified support personnel employed by the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, the Loui…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:419.3 Compensation for school support employees serving as substitute teachers
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§419.3. Compensation for school support employees serving as substitute teachers A. A school support employee shall be compensated at a rate not less than that of a substitute teacher for all work performed as a substitute teacher. Compensation for such work shall not be consider…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:419.4 Required teacher training and student instruction; effectiveness
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§419.4. Required teacher training and student instruction; effectiveness A. No requirement that increases the uncompensated training burden on professional teachers shall become effective. A requirement for additional teacher training shall become effective only if provision is m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:42 References in laws to board and superintendent
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§42. References in laws to board and superintendent Wherever in Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes or in any other law with respect to public elementary and secondary schools, vocational-technical and post secondary vocational-technical schools and programs, and special s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:420 Required teacher training database; required student instruction list; reports
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§420. Required teacher training database; required student instruction list; reports A. The state Department of Education shall create and maintain a database of training that professional teachers are required by law to complete. The department shall provide for teachers to have…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:420.1 Inclusion of employers' contributions for budget purposes
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§420.1. Inclusion of employers' contributions for budget purposes The State Board of Education shall include the employers' contribution due to Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana on all salaries payable as a result of a statewide minimum salary schedule adopted by the legis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§421. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§421.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.10 Supplements to salaries of school social workers having certain certificates issued by the National Association of Social Workers
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§421.10. Supplements to salaries of school social workers having certain certificates issued by the National Association of Social Workers A. Effective for the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, a full-time school social worker who holds both a valid professional ancillary cer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.11 Supplements to salaries of school speech-language pathologists and audiologists having certain certificates issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association
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§421.11. Supplements to salaries of school speech-language pathologists and audiologists having certain certificates issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association A. Effective for the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, a full-time school speech-language pathologis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.12 Supplements to salaries of school educational diagnosticians having certain credentials issued by the National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians Board
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§421.12. Supplements to salaries of school educational diagnosticians having certain credentials issued by the National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians Board A. A full-time school educational diagnostician who holds a valid Louisiana teaching certificate or ancillary …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.2 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§421.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.3 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§421.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.4 Salary increases for noninstructional school personnel
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§421.4. Salary increases for noninstructional school personnel A. The salary increase funded by Act No. 12 of the 1991 Regular Session of the Legislature for noninstructional school employees, including teacher aides and paraprofessionals, school bus operators, food service worke…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.5 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§421.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.6 Adjustments in salaries of teachers having certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
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§421.6. Adjustments in salaries of teachers having certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards A.(1) Effective for the 1999-2000 school year and thereafter, a full-time teacher who holds both a valid Louisiana regular teaching certificate approve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.7 Support Education in Louisiana First Fund
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§421.7. Support Education in Louisiana First Fund A. There is hereby established, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Support Education in Louisiana First Fund (the SELF Fund). After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Lou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.8 Supplements to salaries of school counselors having certain certificates issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors
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§421.8. Supplements to salaries of school counselors having certain certificates issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors A.(1) Effective for the 2001-2002 school year and thereafter, a full-time school counselor who holds both a valid Louisiana counseling credential…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:421.9 Supplements to salaries of school psychologists having certain credentials issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board
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§421.9. Supplements to salaries of school psychologists having certain credentials issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board A. A full-time school psychologist who holds both a valid Louisiana ancillary certificate approved and issued by the state Department of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§422. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§422.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422.2 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§422.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422.3 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§422.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422.4 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§422.4. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422.5 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§422.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:422.6 Hourly wages and salaries for school employees; reduction limitations; definition
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§422.6. Hourly wages and salaries for school employees; reduction limitations; definition A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the amount of the hourly wage or annual salary paid to any school employee shall not be reduced for any school year below the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:423 Persons entering military service; right to prior service credit
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§423. Persons entering military service; right to prior service credit Anything in this Part to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who shall have served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States during World War II or the Korean or Viet Nam conflicts shall rec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:423.1 Teacher employment interrupted by military service; salary schedule
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§423.1. Teacher employment interrupted by military service; salary schedule A. An individual whose employment as a teacher is interrupted by induction into military service subsequent to the events provided in R.S. 17:423 shall be placed, upon return to employment as a teacher, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:424 Credit for years of service to teachers transferring
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§424. Credit for years of service to teachers transferring A. Any teacher in the public school system of Louisiana who transferred from one to another parish or city school system of this state after July 1, 1956, shall be given full credit for the years of satisfactory teaching …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:424.1 Credit for teaching service in the United States armed forces institute school system
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§424.1. Credit for teaching service in the United States armed forces institute school system Any Louisiana certified teacher in the United States armed forces institute school system, who has taught academic subjects consecutively in Louisiana, and who transferred from the Unite…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:424.2 Credit for teaching in state-approved private elementary and secondary school under state minimum salary schedule
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§424.2. Credit for teaching in state-approved private elementary and secondary school under state minimum salary schedule Any teacher holding a valid Louisiana teaching certificate at the time of rendering teaching services for which he was properly certificated in a private elem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:424.3 Credit for teaching in out-of-state public elementary and secondary schools under state minimum salary schedule
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§424.3. Credit for teaching in out-of-state public elementary and secondary schools under state minimum salary schedule Any teacher holding a valid Louisiana teaching certificate in the public school system of Louisiana who has transferred to Louisiana from the public school syst…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:425 Payment of accrued sick leave upon retirement or death
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§425. Payment of accrued sick leave upon retirement or death Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, beginning July 1, 1973, any parish or city school board, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or other boards of control of publicly supp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:425.1 Payment of severance pay; DROP participants
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§425.1. Payment of severance pay; DROP participants Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any employee of a parish or city school board, Special School District Number One, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or other boards of control of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:425.2 Payment for unused sick and annual leave; certain unclassified employees
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§425.2. Payment for unused sick and annual leave; certain unclassified employees A. For purposes of this Section the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Severance pay" shall mean payment for unused sick and annua…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:426 Free and unhampered passage on the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge; teachers, school
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§426. Free and unhampered passage on the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge; teachers, school bus operators, and other school employees A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every teacher, school bus operator, and other school employee employed by Grand Isle Scho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427 Teachers of exceptional children; compensation
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§427. Teachers of exceptional children; compensation Teachers of exceptional children who are employed in the public schools of this state and who are certified under the latest requirements as set forth by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as teachers of exce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.1 Legislative findings; intent
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§427.1. Legislative findings; intent A. The legislature finds that: (1) There is a critical shortage of certified teachers in the state especially in the areas of mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, and special education. (2) Postsecondary institutions of higher education a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.2 Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program; creation; purpose; definitions; contracts; administration; implementation; reporting; funding
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§427.2. Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program; creation; purpose; definitions; contracts; administration; implementation; reporting; funding A. There is hereby created the Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program, referred to in this Section as the "program", for the pur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.3 Teach Louisiana First Program; purpose; eligibility criteria; incentive payments;
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§427.3. Teach Louisiana First Program; purpose; eligibility criteria; incentive payments; reports; administration; funding A. There is hereby created the Teach Louisiana First Program, referred to in this Section as the "program", for the purpose of providing incentives to reduce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.4 Intent; purpose; teachers' homebuyer program; authorization
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§427.4. Intent; purpose; teachers' homebuyer program; authorization A.(1) It is the intent of the legislature to make teacher quality a priority. Therefore, it is necessary to create an incentive and initiative program to entice teachers to earn certification and qualification, i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:427.5 Qualified teachers' incentive program; authorization
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§427.5. Qualified teachers' incentive program; authorization A. The purpose of this Section is to provide additional incentives for qualified classroom teachers to locate and teach in disadvantaged and under-served geographical areas of the state by encouraging and increasing the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:428 Supervisors, principals, teachers and other employees prohibited from serving on employing school board; service on neighboring or other school board
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§428. Supervisors, principals, teachers and other employees prohibited from serving on employing school board; service on neighboring or other school board A. After July 27, 1960 no supervisor, principal or teacher or any other school employee of any school board in this state sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:429 Educational leadership certification; qualifications
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§429. Educational leadership certification; qualifications The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall grant an individual who meets all of the following criteria an educational leadership certificate indicating eligibility for employment as a supervisor, director…