Title 17, Education
0 chapters · 2,160 sections in this title.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:43 Special Schools defined; benefits for certificated teachers; legislative policy
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§43. Special Schools defined; benefits for certificated teachers; legislative policy A. It is declared to be legislative policy that the Louisiana Special Schools, which include the Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired and the Special Schools comprising Special Sc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:430 Applicants for public school employment; disclosure requirements; penalties; definitions
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§430. Applicants for public school employment; disclosure requirements; penalties; definitions A.(1) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, each applicant for public school employment shall be required to disclose the following in accordance with procedures adopted b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:431 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§431. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:432 Outstanding teachers; superintendents' awards; other merit awards
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§432. Outstanding teachers; superintendents' awards; other merit awards A.(1) Beginning with the 1986-1987 school year and annually thereafter, the superintendent of each city, parish, or other local public school system shall select one teacher from the elementary schools in the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:432.1 Outstanding school support employee award; definition; selection; recognition
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§432.1. Outstanding school support employee award; definition; selection; recognition A. For purposes of this Section, "school support employee" shall mean, without limitation, teacher aides and paraprofessionals, school bus operators, food service workers, clerical, custodial, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:433 Outstanding state teacher award
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§433. Outstanding state teacher award A. Beginning with the 1986-1987 school year and annually thereafter, one outstanding state elementary teacher, one outstanding state middle or junior high school teacher, one outstanding state high school teacher, and one outstanding state te…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:433.1 Outstanding state principal awards
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§433.1. Outstanding state principal awards A. One outstanding state elementary principal, one outstanding state middle or junior high school principal, and one outstanding state high school principal shall be selected from each year's winners of the outstanding local principal of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:434 Planning time for teachers; required
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§434. Planning time for teachers; required A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt necessary rules and regulations requiring each city and parish school board to provide a minimum of forty-five minutes daily uninterrupted planning time, or its weekly …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:435 Administering catheters; conditions; restrictions
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§435. Administering catheters; conditions; restrictions A. No city or parish school board shall require any employee other than a registered nurse or licensed medical physician to catheterize any student until all of the following conditions have been met: (1) A registered nurse …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436 Performing noncomplex health procedures; definitions; conditions; restrictions; safety
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§436. Performing noncomplex health procedures; definitions; conditions; restrictions; safety equipment, materials, and supplies A. As used in this Section, the term "noncomplex health procedure" shall mean a task which is safely performed according to exact directions, with no ne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.1 Administration of medication; definition; conditions; restrictions; exceptions
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§436.1. Administration of medication; definition; conditions; restrictions; exceptions A. As used in this Section, the term "medication" shall include all prescription and nonprescription drugs. B. No city or parish school board shall require any employee other than a registered …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.2 Psychotropic drugs; school board and charter school policies; prohibition; teacher recommendations; definitions
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§436.2. Psychotropic drugs; school board and charter school policies; prohibition; teacher recommendations; definitions A. By not later than November 1, 2006, each city, parish, and other local public school board and charter school shall adopt policies prohibiting any teacher em…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.3 Students with diabetes; management and treatment plans; provision of care;
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§436.3. Students with diabetes; management and treatment plans; provision of care; unlicensed diabetes care assistants; student self-monitoring and treatment A.(1) Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, a diabetes management and treatment plan shall be submitted by each studen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.3.1 Type 1 diabetes information; distribution to school boards
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§436.3.1. Type 1 diabetes information; distribution to school boards A.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide type 1 diabetes informational materials to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall provide the information to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.4 Seizure treatment and training
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§436.4. Seizure treatment and training A. The parent or guardian of a student with a seizure disorder may submit to the administration of the student's school a seizure management and treatment plan developed by the student's parent and treating physician for review and use by sc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.5 Sickle cell disease; training for school nurses
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§436.5. Sickle cell disease; training for school nurses A. Each local public school board shall adopt a policy to require that each school nurse participates in an in-service training program of at least one hour relative to sickle cell disease. The school boards shall use the in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:436.6 Sickle cell disease
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§436.6. Sickle cell disease The parent or guardian of a student with sickle cell disease may submit to the administration of the student's school a sickle cell disease management and treatment plan developed by the student's parent and treating physician for review and use by sch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:437 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§437. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:437.1 Suicide prevention; in-service training; materials and supplies; limitation on liability
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§437.1. Suicide prevention; in-service training; materials and supplies; limitation on liability A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and adopt guidelines for in-service training in suicide prevention as provided for in Subsection B of this Secti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:437.2 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§437.2. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:438 Permitted withholdings; exceptions
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§438. Permitted withholdings; exceptions A. Any teacher or other employee of a parish or city school board may authorize his employing school board to deduct and withhold from his earnings a specific amount for such pay periods as may be designated, for the payment of regular due…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:439 Limitation of liability; statements or actions; exceptions
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§439. Limitation of liability; statements or actions; exceptions A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall have a cause of action against any school employee based on any statement made or action taken by the school employee provided that the action or stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:439.1 Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health
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§439.1. Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, public and nonpublic schools, public and nonpublic school systems, public and nonpublic school governing authorities, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:44 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§44. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440 School employees; prohibition on use of social security numbers as personal
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§440. School employees; prohibition on use of social security numbers as personal identifiers A. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "School board" shall include any city, parish, or other local public school board and the governing authority of any nonpublic school. (2) "Teach…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440.1 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§440.1. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440.2 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§440.2. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440.3 School coaches; required certifications
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§440.3. School coaches; required certifications A. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, any high school employee who serves as a coach for the school shall obtain and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and automatic external defibrillator use. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:440.4 Cardiac health; student athletes, parents; communication
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§440.4. Cardiac health; student athletes, parents; communication A. The state Department of Education shall provide written information to public school governing authorities relative to cardiac health. Such information shall include, at a minimum, the requirements that a student…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:441 Definitions
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§441. Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Teacher" means: (a) Any employee of a local public school board, state special school, or a school or program administered by the special school district who holds a teacher's certifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:442 Tenure
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§442. Tenure A.(1)(a) A teacher who has acquired tenure before September 1, 2012, retains tenure and is subject to the provisions of this Section. (b) Effective beginning on July 1, 2012, a teacher rated "highly effective" for five years within a six-year period pursuant to the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:443 Discipline of teachers; procedure; right of review
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§443. Discipline of teachers; procedure; right of review A. The school superintendent may take disciplinary action against any nontenured teacher after providing such teacher with the written reasons therefor and providing the teacher the opportunity to respond. The teacher shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:444 Promotions to and employment into positions of higher salary and tenure
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§444. Promotions to and employment into positions of higher salary and tenure A. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012. B.(1) Whenever a teacher who has acquired tenure, as set forth in R.S. 17:442, in a local public school system or the special school district is p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:445 Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
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§445. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited Nothing contained in the Revised Statutes of Louisiana shall be construed as conferring upon any parish or city school board the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:446 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§446. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:45 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§45. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:46 Sabbatical leave program
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§46. Sabbatical leave program A.(1)(a) Members of the fully certified, tenured teaching staff of the special schools shall be eligible for sabbatical leaves for the purpose of professional or cultural improvement or medical leave for the two semesters immediately following any tw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:461 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§461. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:462 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§462. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:463 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§463. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:464 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§464. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:47 Sick and personal leave
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§47. Sick and personal leave A.(1) All teachers employed by the special schools of this state shall be entitled to and shall be allowed a minimum of ten days absence per school year because of personal illness or because of other emergencies or special circumstances, without loss…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:471 Teacher defined; probationary term; tenure; discipline and removal from office
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§471. Teacher defined; probationary term; tenure; discipline and removal from office A. The word "teacher", as used herein, shall mean any employee of the Department of Corrections who holds a teacher's certificate issued by the Department of Education of the state of Louisiana p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:48 Maternity leave; adoptive leave
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§48. Maternity leave; adoptive leave A. The superintendent of the Special School District shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed teachers for a reasonable time before and after the birth of a child. If multiple children are born on the same date, the event shall be c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:49 Military leave
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§49. Military leave A. The superintendent of the Special School District shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed teachers serving in the military service or in the armed forces of the United States for a period dating from induction, enlistment, enrollment, or call to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:491 Definitions
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§491. Definitions A. As used in this Subpart, the term "school bus operator" means any employee of any city, parish, or other local public school board whose duty it is to transport students in any board school bus or activity bus to and from any school of suitable grade approved…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:491.1 Preemployment driving record examination
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§491.1. Preemployment driving record examination A. Prior to any person becoming employed as a regular or substitute school bus operator for the first time, each city and parish school board shall examine the prospective employee's driving record for the five year period immediat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:491.2 Limitations on driving privileges
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§491.2. Limitations on driving privileges A. Effective for the 1997-1998 school year and thereafter, each governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school shall prohibit a school bus operator who tests positive for the presence of marijuana, opioids, amphetamines, p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:491.3 Reporting of certain arrests; requirements; failure to report
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§491.3. Reporting of certain arrests; requirements; failure to report A. Effective January 1, 2011, and thereafter, a school bus operator shall report his arrest for a violation of R.S. 14:98, 98.1, or any other law or ordinance that prohibits operating a vehicle while under the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:492 Probation and tenure of bus operators
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§492. Probation and tenure of bus operators A. Each school bus operator shall serve a probationary term of three years reckoned from the date of his first employment in the city, parish, or other local public school system in which the operator is serving his probation. During th…