Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:493 Removal of bus operators; procedures; right to appeal
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§493. Removal of bus operators; procedures; right to appeal A.(1) A permanent school bus operator shall not be removed from his position except upon written and signed charges of willful neglect of duty, or incompetence, or immorality, or drunkenness while on duty, or failure to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:493.1 Filling route vacancies
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§493.1. Filling route vacancies A.(1)(a) Whenever a school bus operator is needed to drive a new route or a route vacated by a previous operator, the school bus operator who is tenured and has acquired the greatest seniority shall be offered the opportunity to and may change from…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:494 Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
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§494. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited Nothing contained in the Revised Statutes of Louisiana shall be construed as conferring upon any parish school board the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions of this Sub-part…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:495 Establishment of minimum salary schedules
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§495. Establishment of minimum salary schedules The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain a minimum salary schedule to be paid school bus operators in the public schools of the state of Louisiana and to maint…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:496 Minimum salaries
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§496. Minimum salaries A. All school bus operators in the public schools of the state of Louisiana driving buses fourteen feet or longer in length shall receive minimum salaries on a nine-month basis of six thousand nine hundred sixty-five dollars and sixty cents. B. Operators of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:496.1 Minimum salaries
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§496.1. Minimum salaries Any person who operates a school bus for the fall and spring semesters of a state university, college, or junior college for the transportation of students attending such university, college, or junior college as provided in R.S. 17:3381, shall be entitle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497 School bus operators; compensation
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§497. School bus operators; compensation A.(1) There shall be paid to operators as defined in this Section, for the operation of each school bus operated in the public school system of the state of Louisiana, a rate of compensation for such operation in accordance with the follow…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.1 Operation compensation for certain school bus operators
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§497.1. Operation compensation for certain school bus operators No school bus operator shall have his total compensation for the operation of a school bus received in accordance with R.S. 17:497 reduced for any school year within a five-year period because his route is altered or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.2 Remuneration for participation in in-service training programs
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§497.2. Remuneration for participation in in-service training programs Any school bus operator who participates in the school bus operator's instructional program provided through the state Department of Education shall receive as remuneration the sum of six dollars for each hour…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.3 In-service training; schedule
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§497.3. In-service training; schedule A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt a policy providing for the scheduling of in-service training for school bus operators. B. The schedule shall provide that all school bus operators, including any school boar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:497.4 Training and certification; school bus operators; training sessions
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§497.4. Training and certification; school bus operators; training sessions Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall develop and implement a pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:498 Ownership of bus; determination of salary
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§498. Ownership of bus; determination of salary Where the operator of a school bus is the owner thereof, he shall be paid by voucher-check stating the amount of the minimum salary as set out in R.S. 17:496 and the full amount of reimbursement for operation as set out in R.S. 17:4…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:499 Insufficiency of appropriation; effect
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§499. Insufficiency of appropriation; effect This schedule shall become effective only as sufficient funds are appropriated by the Legislature to put it into effect; if the funds appropriated by the Legislature are insufficient to fully comply with this Subpart, the minimum compe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:499.1 Minimum salaries; exceptions
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§499.1. Minimum salaries; exceptions No school bus operator in the public school system of the state of Louisiana shall receive or be paid less during 1964-65 nor during any subsequent year, until otherwise provided by law, than the amount paid to or received by him during the 19…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5 Compensation of board members
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§5. Compensation of board members Each member of the board shall be paid the same per diem provided by law for members of the state legislature for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the board or of a committee appointed by the board on which the member serves, or while…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:500 Sick leave for school bus operators; minimum pay for substitute
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§500. Sick leave for school bus operators; minimum pay for substitute A. The term "school bus operator", as used in this Section, shall mean any individual who operates a school bus transporting children under the supervision of the public school system of the state of Louisiana.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:500.1 School bus operators; sick leave
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§500.1. School bus operators; sick leave A. A school bus operator as defined in R.S. 17:500 who is injured in his official capacity as a result of physical assault and battery by any student or person and is disabled as a result of such injury and cannot perform his functions as …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:500.2 School bus operators; extended sick leave
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§500.2. School bus operators; extended sick leave A.(1)(a) Every city, parish, and other local public school board shall permit each school bus operator to take up to ninety days of extended sick leave in each six-year period of employment, which may be used for a medical necessi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5001 Taylor Opportunity Program for Students
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§5001. Taylor Opportunity Program for Students As part of the Louisiana Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, the state shall provide financial assistance to any eligible student who enrolls on a full-time basis in an eligible college or university to pursue an academic underg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5002 Awards and amounts
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§5002. Awards and amounts A. A student shall be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, Excellence, or TOPS-Tech Award based on his academic achievement. B. Any student who is eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter and who has…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5003 Eligibility
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§5003. Eligibility To be eligible for an award, a student shall meet all applicable initial eligibility requirements. Acts 2015, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5021 Louisiana high school graduation
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§5021. Louisiana high school graduation A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection B of this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall be certified as provided in this Chapter to have graduated from a public high school or a nonpublic hi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5022 Citizenship requirements
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§5022. Citizenship requirements A. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall be a citizen of the United States. B. The following students shall be deemed to satisfy the citizenship requirement of this Secti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5023 Residency requirements
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§5023. Residency requirements A. Except as provided by Subsection D of this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, an independent student, as defined by the administering agency, shall have been a resident of Louisiana during the twenty-four months precedi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5024 Academic requirements
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§5024. Academic requirements A.(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Subsection, students shall meet the following minimum grade point average requirements, calculated on a 4.00 scale using only the grades obtained by the student in completing the core curriculum requiremen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors,
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§5025. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors, Excellence Awards To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.1 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors;
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§5025.1. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating prior to 2007-2008 school year To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school prior to the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.2 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors;
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§5025.2. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating 2007-2008 through 2012-2013 To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school during or after …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.3 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors;
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§5025.3. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating 2013-2014 through 2016-2017 school years To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award, a student who graduated from high school during or after the 2013-201…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.4 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors;
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§5025.4. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating 2017-2018 through 2020-2021 school years To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school dur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.5 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors
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§5025.5. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards; students graduating 2021-2022 through 2025-2026 school year To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduates during the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.6 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors
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§5025.6. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards; students graduating in the 2026-2027 school year To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school duri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5025.7 High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors
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§5025.7. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards; students graduating 2027-2028 through 2029-2030 school years To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated during or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5026 High school core curriculum requirements; TOPS-Tech
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§5026. High school core curriculum requirements; TOPS-Tech A. To be eligible for a TOPS-Tech Award pursuant to this Chapter, the student shall have successfully completed the core curriculum requirements of R.S. 17:5025 or the core curriculum defined as follows: (1) English - Fou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5027 Postsecondary institution enrollment
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§5027. Postsecondary institution enrollment A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, to be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, the student shall enroll in an eligible college or university as a first-time freshman not later than the semester, excluding summ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5028 Other student eligibility requirements
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§5028. Other student eligibility requirements A. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this Chapter, a student shall not have any criminal conviction, except for misdemeanor traffic violations and, if the student has been in the United States Armed Forces and has separated from…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5029 Alternative initial eligibility requirements
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§5029. Alternative initial eligibility requirements A. A student who graduates from an out-of-state high school shall be eligible to receive an award pursuant to this Chapter if each of the following conditions is met: (1) The student has been certified by the principal or headma…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5041 Maintaining eligibility; Excellence, Honors, Performance, Opportunity
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§5041. Maintaining eligibility; Excellence, Honors, Performance, Opportunity To maintain continued state payment of any amount pursuant to an Opportunity, Performance, Honors, or Excellence Award once enrolled in college a student shall meet all of the following: (1)(a) If pursui…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5042 Maintaining eligibility; TOPS-Tech
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§5042. Maintaining eligibility; TOPS-Tech To maintain continued state payment of any amount pursuant to a TOPS-Tech Award once enrolled in an institution, a student shall meet all of the following: (1) Make steady academic progress as defined by the administering agency toward co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5043 Returning students
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§5043. Returning students Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any otherwise qualified student who meets each of the following conditions and who enrolls as a first-time freshman in an out-of-state college or university, or beginning with the 2009-2010 a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5061 Administering agency
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§5061. Administering agency The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Board of Regents. The administering agency shall provide by rule adopted as provided by the Administrative Procedure Act for all matters necessary to the implementation of this Chapter. Acts 2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5062 Rules, procedures, and guidelines
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§5062. Rules, procedures, and guidelines A. The administering agency shall provide by rule for the following: (1) A mechanism for informing all students of the availability of the assistance provided pursuant to this Chapter early enough in their schooling that a salutary motivat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5063 Notice of Program Changes
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§5063. Notice of Program Changes In addition to any other requirements of this Chapter, the administering agency shall notify all appropriate public and nonpublic school personnel, including school counselors, of any changes in law or agency rules relative to the Taylor Opportuni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5064 School boards
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§5064. School boards Each city, parish, or other local public school board for the high school under its jurisdiction or the principals of such high schools and the principal or headmaster of each nonpublic high school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5065 Funding
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§5065. Funding A.(1) The legislature annually shall appropriate to the administering agency funds which, together with any other funds available, are sufficient to cover the costs required to be paid, both initial and continuing, for the coming academic year. All such payments sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5066 With other financial assistance
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§5066. With other financial assistance A. A grant awarded pursuant to this Chapter may be combined with a disbursement from the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program, as provided in R.S. 17:3091 through 3099.2, to pay the student's tuition, and any portio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5067 Program information reporting system; implementation; requirements; applicability;
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§5067. Program information reporting system; implementation; requirements; applicability; participation by eligible institutions and others A.(1) The Board of Regents shall formulate, develop, establish, and implement a uniform Taylor Opportunity Program for Students information …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5068 Miscellaneous
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§5068. Miscellaneous A. Each student who initially qualifies for more than one award under the provisions of this Chapter shall receive the award requiring the most rigorous eligibility criteria. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any public o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5069 TOPS Income Fund
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§5069. TOPS Income Fund A. The TOPS Income Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created within the state treasury as a special fund for the purpose of funding the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS). B. Any money donated to the fund or appropriated to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5081 TOPS-Tech Early Start Award; purpose; eligibility; limitations; administration;
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§5081. TOPS-Tech Early Start Award; purpose; eligibility; limitations; administration; implementation; reports A. The TOPS-Tech Early Start Award is hereby established as part of the Louisiana Taylor Opportunity Program for Students for eligible eleventh and twelfth grade student…