Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:51 Parish boards as bodies corporate; power to sue and be sued; service of citation
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§51. Parish boards as bodies corporate; power to sue and be sued; service of citation There shall be a parish school board for each of the parishes, and these several parish school boards are constituted bodies corporate with power to sue. The legislature hereby authorizes suits …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5101 Initial eligibility for program awards; students displaced by certain natural disasters;
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§5101. Initial eligibility for program awards; students displaced by certain natural disasters; waivers and exceptions; limitations A.(1)(a) The legislature finds that due to the effects of natural disasters declared by the governor on August 26, 2005, relative to Hurricane Katri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5102 Continuing eligibility for program awards; students displaced by certain natural
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§5102. Continuing eligibility for program awards; students displaced by certain natural disasters; waivers and exceptions; limitations A.(1) The legislature finds that due to the effects of natural disasters declared by the governor on August 26, 2005, relative to Hurricane Katri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5103 Eligibility under declared health emergency
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§5103. Eligibility under declared health emergency A. The legislature finds that due to the effects of the public health emergency declared by the governor on March 11, 2020, relative to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, it is in the best interest for the education of the people o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5104 Eligibility for students impacted by Hurricane Laura
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§5104. Eligibility for students impacted by Hurricane Laura A. The legislature finds that due to the effects of Hurricane Laura, it is in the best interest of the people of the state that initial and continuing eligibility requirements established in Part I of this Chapter for aw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5105 Eligibility for students impacted by Hurricane Ida
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§5105. Eligibility for students impacted by Hurricane Ida A. The legislature finds that due to the effects of Hurricane Ida, it is in the best interest of the people of the state that initial and continuing eligibility requirements established in Part I of this Chapter for awards…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5121 Effectiveness of Chapter; continuance of certain tuition payments
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§5121. Effectiveness of Chapter; continuance of certain tuition payments A. Awards pursuant to this Chapter may be made for the first time such that payments would be made beginning with the 1998-1999 school year. B. Students graduating from high school or who have successfully c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:5122 Notice to students and parents
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§5122. Notice to students and parents The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require that the governing authority of every public secondary school include as a component of a student's five-year educational plan as required by R.S. 17:183.2 comprehensive info…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52 Election and qualification of members; term of office
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§52. Election and qualification of members; term of office A.(1) There shall be elected by the qualified voters of each parish police jury ward, or the equivalent thereof, of each parish of the state a member of the school board of the parish for each police juror in said ward, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52.1 Appointment of new members upon increase in membership
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§52.1. Appointment of new members upon increase in membership Whenever the membership of a parish school board is increased on account of the increase in membership by the creation of additional wards or the increase of membership to which a ward is entitled, the new members shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52.2 Lafayette Parish School Board; election of members; terms
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§52.2. Lafayette Parish School Board; election of members; terms Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 17:52 and any other provision of law to the contrary, members of the Lafayette Parish School Board shall be elected at the gubernatorial elections. The members of the school bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:521 Definitions
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§521. Definitions As used in this Sub-part the term "employee" means any person in the employ of the Orleans Parish school board who is not a teacher or whose legal employment does not require the holding of a teacher's certificate.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:522 Probationary term and tenure; employees other than teachers
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§522. Probationary term and tenure; employees other than teachers A. Each employee of the Orleans Parish School Board shall serve a probationary term of three years, such probationary term to be reckoned from the date of his first appointment to the position in which he is servin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:523 Permanent employees; causes for removal; procedure
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§523. Permanent employees; causes for removal; procedure A. A regular or permanent employee shall not be dismissed or discharged, except upon written and signed charges of willful neglect of duty, or of incompetency, dishonesty, immorality, or of insubordination, or of being a me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:524 Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
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§524. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited A. Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be construed as conferring upon the Orleans Parish School Board the authority to adopt rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provisions…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:525 Promotion of employees other than teachers
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§525. Promotion of employees other than teachers A.(1) An employee, as defined in R.S. 17:521, who has acquired regular and permanent status in the school system and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, shall serve a probationary period of three years in the higher p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:53 School board members; training required
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§53. School board members; training required A.(1) Each member of a city, parish, and other local public school board shall receive a minimum of sixteen hours of training and instruction during his first year of service on the board in order to receive the designation of "Disting…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:531 Definitions
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§531. Definitions As used in this subpart the term "employee" means any person in the employ of the Iberville Parish School Board who is a member of or is eligible for membership in the State Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and who is not covered by the provisions of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:532 Probationary term and tenure
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§532. Probationary term and tenure A. Each employee of the Iberville Parish School Board shall serve a probationary term of three years, reckoned from the date of his first appointment to the position in which he is serving his probation. During this probationary term, the Ibervi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:533 Permanent employees; causes for removal; procedure
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§533. Permanent employees; causes for removal; procedure A. A regular or permanent employee shall not be dismissed or discharged except upon written and signed charges of willful neglect of duty, incompetency, dishonesty, immorality, insubordination or of being a member of or of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:534 Promotions; probationary periods and tenure
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§534. Promotions; probationary periods and tenure A. An employee, as defined in R.S. 17:531, who has acquired regular and permanent status in the employ of the Iberville Parish School Board, as set forth in R.S. 17:532, and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:535 Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
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§535. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall be construed as conferring upon the Iberville Parish School Board the authority to adopt rules and regulations which impair or nullify the pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:54 Officers of boards; election; superintendents; qualifications; appointment and removal
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§54. Officers of boards; election; superintendents; qualifications; appointment and removal A. A city or parish school board shall elect from among its members a president and a vice president and fix the terms of office not to exceed four years. B.(1)(a) Notwithstanding the prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:540 Definitions
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§540. Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)(a) "Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. (b) Further, any reference in this Subpart to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education insof…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:541 Probation and tenure of employees
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§541. Probation and tenure of employees A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, all employees of vocational-technical schools shall serve a probationary term of three years during which term the board may dismiss or discharge any such probationary …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:542 Permanent employees; causes for removal; procedure
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§542. Permanent employees; causes for removal; procedure A. A permanent employee shall not be removed except on written and signed charges of willful neglect of duty, incompetency, dishonesty of being a member of or contributing to any group, organization, movement or corporation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:543 Promotions; protection of tenure
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§543. Promotions; protection of tenure Whenever an employee who has acquired permanent status, as set forth in R.S. 17:541 and R.S. 17:542, is promoted by moving such employee from a position of lower salary to one of higher salary, such employee shall serve a probationary period…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:544 Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
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§544. Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited Nothing contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes shall be construed as conferring upon the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to make rules and regulations which may impair or nullify the provis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:55 Executive committees; appointment
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§55. Executive committees; appointment Each parish school board has authority to appoint from its membership an executive committee of three members, with such duties as may be delegated to it by the parish school board. If the parish school board is composed of thirteen or more …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:56 Compensation of board members and executive committee members
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§56. Compensation of board members and executive committee members A.(1) Members of all parish and city school boards are authorized to receive compensation not to exceed fifty dollars per day for every meeting of the school board. School board members shall not be paid for more …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:56.1 St
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§56.1. St. Tammany Parish School Board; compensation of members Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the members of the St. Tammany Parish School Board shall receive the same remuneration as is now or may be hereafter provided by law for members of parish …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:57 Representation of municipalities on parish boards
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§57. Representation of municipalities on parish boards Whenever a parish contains a municipality, the population of which is more than one-half of that of the entire parish, the municipality shall have representation on the parish school board proportionate to its population.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:58 East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; membership
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§58. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; membership A. Until a single-member district plan is developed and approved in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:58.2, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall continue to consist of twelve members elected at the congressio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:58.1 East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; interim successors; terms
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§58.1. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; interim successors; terms A. Each successor to a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board whose term expires in 1978 shall be elected for a term of four years. B. Each successor to a member of said board whose term expires in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:58.2 East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; reapportionment; election districts; terms
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§58.2. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; reapportionment; election districts; terms A. At the same time as the congressional elections in 1982 and thereafter, the members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall be elected from single-member districts. B.(1) On or be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:58.3 East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; compensation of members
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§58.3. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board; compensation of members Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall receive the same remuneration as is now or may be hereafter provided by law for members o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:59 General fund of parish school boards
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§59. General fund of parish school boards The general school fund of the parish school boards shall consist of the state public school fund, police jury appropriations, and such other school funds as may be provided in the constitution or other laws of the state, except such as a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:6 General powers of board
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§6. General powers of board A. In the exercise of its supervision and control over the public elementary and secondary schools and special schools under its jurisdiction, and in the exercise of its budgetary responsibility for all funds appropriated or allocated by the state for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:6.1 Rulemaking
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§6.1. Rulemaking The board, in fulfilling its constitutional and statutory responsibilities, shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for any program, statement, guideline, or requirement for conduct or action prescribed by the board, the state superi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:60 Repealed by Acts 1964, No
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§60. Repealed by Acts 1964, No. 310, §2; Acts 1965, No. 36, §2, both eff. Jan. 1, 1971
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:60.1 Jefferson Parish School Board
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§60.1. Jefferson Parish School Board A. Each member of the Jefferson Parish School Board elected to office in 1976 and 1978 shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which elected. Effective with the commencement of the term of office of members of the Jeffer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:60.2 Jefferson Parish School Board; reapportionment
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§60.2. Jefferson Parish School Board; reapportionment A. The purpose and intent of this section is to reapportion the Jefferson Parish School Board so that each member thereof represents as nearly as possible the same number of constituents as is required by recent decisions of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:60.3 Jefferson Parish School Board; term limits
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§60.3. Jefferson Parish School Board; term limits Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the Jefferson Parish School Board, who at the end of his term of office on the board will have served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:60.4 School board members; term limits; local election
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§60.4. School board members; term limits; local election A.(1) At the statewide election to be held on November 6, 2012, a proposition shall appear on the ballot in each school district, except as provided in Subsection D of this Section, to determine whether the members of the s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:61 Caddo Parish School Board; number of members; election; determination of membership; districts; terms; remuneration; qualifications; vacancies
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§61. Caddo Parish School Board; number of members; election; determination of membership; districts; terms; remuneration; qualifications; vacancies A. The Caddo Parish School Board shall consist of eighteen members elected in the congressional election. For purposes of determinin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:61.1 Repealed by Acts 1980, No
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§61.1. Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 285, §9, eff. July 17, 1980
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:62 Lafayette Parish School Board; term limits; voter approval
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§62. Lafayette Parish School Board; term limits; voter approval The Lafayette Parish School Board, by adoption of a resolution, may limit the number of terms of office which any member of the board may serve to three consecutive four-year terms. Such resolution may be adopted by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:62.1 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§62.1. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 812, §1, eff. Nov. 25, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:63 Iberville Parish School Board; number of members; districts
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§63. Iberville Parish School Board; number of members; districts A. The Iberville Parish School Board shall consist of nine members. Eight members shall be elected from single-member districts and one member shall be elected at-large. The single-member districts shall be designat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:64 Zachary Community School Board and school system; creation; membership;
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§64. Zachary Community School Board and school system; creation; membership; qualifications; apportionment; election; powers, duties, and functions; system operation A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon the appointment of members of the interim school …