Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1555 Establishment authorized; administration
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§1555. Establishment authorized; administration A. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is hereby authorized to establish a two-year junior commuters' college which shall be located in the parish of St. Tammany. B. The Board of Supervisors of Louisia…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:156 Physical examination for students
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§156. Physical examination for students No student shall be subjected to any physical examination or inspection if the father, mother, or tutor of such student objects thereto.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:157 Ferries, roads, and toll bridges; free passage to students
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§157. Ferries, roads, and toll bridges; free passage to students A. The free right of passage over all public ferries which are leased out or controlled by the state, parish, or municipality, excluding the Greater New Orleans Expressway, for which license is paid or toll exacted,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1571 §§1571 to 1575 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§1571. §§1571 to 1575 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158 School buses for transportation of students; employment of bus operators; alternative
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§158. School buses for transportation of students; employment of bus operators; alternative means of transportation; improvement of school bus turnarounds; loading and unloading students A.(1) Except as provided by Subsection H of this Section and in accordance with the requireme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.1 Purchase of school buses; athletic departments of high schools
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§158.1. Purchase of school buses; athletic departments of high schools Each parish and city school board may purchase at least one school bus for the athletic department of each high school located within its jurisdictional boundaries. Added by Acts 1968, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.2 Purchase of school buses; resale to bus operators
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§158.2. Purchase of school buses; resale to bus operators A. The purpose of this Section shall be to assist city and parish school boards in providing school bus transportation by facilitating the acquisition of new and used school buses by school bus operators. The legislature h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.3 Purchase of school buses; pooling of purchases by school boards
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§158.3. Purchase of school buses; pooling of purchases by school boards A. The Department of Education shall assist city and parish school boards and any nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11 in the economical ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.4 Purchase of school buses; ninety passenger capacity
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§158.4. Purchase of school buses; ninety passenger capacity Any parish or city school board may purchase a school bus having a ninety passenger capacity to transport public school students to and from school and for school related activities. The bus shall meet the specifications…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.5 Purchase of school buses; specifications required
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§158.5. Purchase of school buses; specifications required Any school bus purchased for the transportation of schoolchildren shall meet or exceed specifications established by the Department of Education. Acts 1987, No. 299, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.6 School Bus Purchase Program; creation; purpose; administration
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§158.6. School Bus Purchase Program; creation; purpose; administration A. It is the purpose of this Section to assist city and parish school systems, approved nonpublic schools, and contract school bus operators in purchasing new school buses by making low-interest loans availabl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:158.7 Lease of school buses from school bus operators
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§158.7. Lease of school buses from school bus operators A. The purpose of this Section is to assist city, parish, and other local public school boards in providing school transportation by facilitating the lease of school buses by such school boards. The legislature does hereby f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1581 §1581 to 1586 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§1581. §1581 to 1586 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:159 Insurance against injury to pupils transported to school
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§159. Insurance against injury to pupils transported to school Parish school boards have the authority to enter into and consummate contracts for insurance covering loss of life or personal injury of the children while being transported to and from school.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:159.1 Insurance on privately owned school busses; withholding amounts to pay premiums; governmental immunity no defense
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§159.1. Insurance on privately owned school busses; withholding amounts to pay premiums; governmental immunity no defense A. All parish and city school boards, contracting for the use of privately owned school busses for the transportation of pupils, are hereby authorized to proc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:159.2 Insurance premiums as obligation of boards; privately owned buses
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§159.2. Insurance premiums as obligation of boards; privately owned buses A. All premiums for all insurance policies of public liability and property damage insurance applying to and covering school buses owned by parish and city school boards shall be the obligation of, and paya…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1591 §§1591, 1592 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§1591. §§1591, 1592 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:16 Reporting of certain arrests; school employees; requirements; failure to report
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§16. Reporting of certain arrests; school employees; requirements; failure to report A. Effective January 1, 2012, and thereafter, a school employee shall report his arrest for a violation of R.S. 14:42 through 43.5, 80 through 81.5, any other sexual offense affecting minors, any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:160 School bus operators under eighteen years of age prohibited; penalty
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§160. School bus operators under eighteen years of age prohibited; penalty A. No person who is under eighteen years of age shall drive a school bus having therein children en route to or from school or a school function. B. No person shall employ, hire, or allow any person under …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.1 Pete Maravich Assembly Center
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§1601.1. Pete Maravich Assembly Center The multipurpose assembly center located on the main campus of Louisiana State University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is designated a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.2 The Louisiana Museum of Natural History
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§1601.2. The Louisiana Museum of Natural History The Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History, including all constituent collections thereof as designated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is hereby decl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.3 Chester Creighton Owen Building; Leesville/Fort Polk campus; Northwestern State University
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§1601.3. Chester Creighton Owen Building; Leesville/Fort Polk campus; Northwestern State University The building known as "Building C" located on the Leesville/Fort Polk campus of Northwestern State University, under the management and supervision of the Board of Supervisors for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.4 Dr
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§1601.4. Dr. Leonard C. Barnes Administration Building Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:316 or any other law to the contrary, the administration building located on the Shreveport campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.5 Isaac Greggs Band Hall
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§1601.5. Isaac Greggs Band Hall Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:316 or any other law to the contrary, the band hall located on Elton C. Harrison Drive on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of So…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.6 The Dean Millie M
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§1601.6. The Dean Millie M. Charles School of Social Work The school of social work building being constructed and located on the north side of Southern University at New Orleans, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.7 Dr
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§1601.7. Dr. Dolores Richard Spikes Honors College Building Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Honors College building located on B.A. Little Drive on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1601.8 Cador Baseball Operational Center
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§1601.8. Cador Baseball Operational Center The baseball operational center located on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University, operated by and under the authority of the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, is designated and s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1606 Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at institution under jurisdiction of department of corrections
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§1606. Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at institution under jurisdiction of department of corrections Upon the request of the department of corrections, the board of supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1607 Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern
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§1607. Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System A. Upon the recommendation of the director of the forensic unit of the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System at Jackson and subsequent approval by the medic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1608 Scholarship awarded by members of public postsecondary education management boards; report
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§1608. Scholarship awarded by members of public postsecondary education management boards; report A. The chief executive officer of each public postsecondary education management board shall annually report to the legislature every scholarship awarded by a member of the managemen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:161 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§161. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 640, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:161.1 School buses in Orleans Parish; lettering requirements
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§161.1. School buses in Orleans Parish; lettering requirements Each school bus used to transport students to public schools in Orleans Parish shall contain lettering identifying the name of the school or schools for which it transports students. The lettering shall be black and i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1611 Redesignated as R.S
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§1611-1644. Redesignated as R.S. 11:952.1-952.71 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:162 School busses purchased for private use
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§162. School busses purchased for private use Every school bus sold or transferred to any use other than school activities in this state shall be painted by the new owner a color other than national school bus chrome yellow, all lettering of school bus identification, and all sem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:163 Penalties
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§163. Penalties Penalties for violation of R.S. 17:161 and 17:162 shall be twenty-five dollars for the first offense, seventy-five dollars for the second offense, and one hundred twenty-five dollars or ninety days for the third offense. Added by Acts 1950, No. 505, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:164 Regulations relating to construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses
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§164. Regulations relating to construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "state board", shall establish and adopt regulations for the construction, design, equi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:164.1 Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance
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§164.1. Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance A.(1) In addition to any regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:164 relative to the construction, design, equipment, and operat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:164.2 Additional regulations; occupant restraint systems required; compliance
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§164.2. Additional regulations; occupant restraint systems required; compliance A. In addition to any regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:164 relative to the construction, design, equipment, and operat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:165 Penalty for violation of regulations
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§165. Penalty for violation of regulations The Louisiana state board of education may issue orders prohibiting the operation of any school bus which does not comply with the rules and regulations adopted hereunder and such orders shall be enforced by the Louisiana state departmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1651 §§1651 to 1655 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§1651. §§1651 to 1655 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:166 Promulgation of rules and regulations
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§166. Promulgation of rules and regulations The rules and regulations adopted by the Louisiana state board of education governing school buses transporting students to and from school as provided in R.S. 17:164 shall be promulgated by official resolution of the board establishing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:166.1 School transportation of students; alternative means of transportation
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§166.1. School transportation of students; alternative means of transportation A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a city, parish, or other local public school board may contract with a transportation network company to transport students under the age of ei…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:167 Certification of child's age upon entering a parish or city school system or private school for the first time; proof of age to qualify for athletic event participation
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§167. Certification of child's age upon entering a parish or city school system or private school for the first time; proof of age to qualify for athletic event participation A. All children upon entering a parish or city school system or private school in the state of Louisiana …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1671 Declaration of public need for scholarship assistance; establishment of scholarship program
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§1671. Declaration of public need for scholarship assistance; establishment of scholarship program The Legislature declares that although enrollments in institutions of higher education in this state and throughout the nation continue to increase at a rapid pace, and although the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1672 Definitions
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§1672. Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Approved institutions of higher education" shall mean Centenary College, Dillard University, St. Mary's Dominican College, Holy Cross College, Louisiana College, Loyola University, T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1673 Scholarship program to be administered by state Department of Education
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§1673. Scholarship program to be administered by state Department of Education The scholarship program established and authorized by this Subpart shall be administered by the state Department of Education. Added by Acts 1974, No. 695, §1, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1674 Powers and duties of department
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§1674. Powers and duties of department Subject to the provisions of this subpart and within the limits of appropriations made by the legislature, the department is authorized and empowered: (1) to prepare and supervise the issuance of public information concerning the scholarship…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1675 Eligibility for a scholarship
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§1675. Eligibility for a scholarship A person shall be eligible for consideration for a scholarship if: (1) He is a citizen of the United States; (2) He has been a resident of the state for three years immediately preceding the date of his application for a scholarship or a renew…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1676 Recipients and awards of scholarships
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§1676. Recipients and awards of scholarships A. The scholarship recipient shall be free to attend any approved institution of higher education in this state. The institution is not required to accept the scholarship recipient for enrollment, but is free to exact compliance with i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:168 Cities or parishes with 300,000 or more population; extra duties of school bus
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§168. Cities or parishes with 300,000 or more population; extra duties of school bus operators No city or parish school board in cities or parishes with a population of 300,000 or more shall require any person employed as a school bus operator to perform the duties of any other j…