Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:8.9 Criminal history reviews for certification, teaching permits, or teacher authorizations;
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§8.9. Criminal history reviews for certification, teaching permits, or teacher authorizations; state repository A.(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, any applicant for an initial educator credential or teaching authorization issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81 General powers of local public school boards
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§81. General powers of local public school boards A.(1) Each local public school board shall serve in a policymaking capacity that is in the best interests of all students enrolled in schools under the board's jurisdiction. When establishing board policies, each board shall prior…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.1 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§81.1. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.2 Acceptance of nonlocal funds without prior approval prohibited
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§81.2. Acceptance of nonlocal funds without prior approval prohibited On and after July 29, 1970, no parish and/or city school board shall accept any funds or grants for any new curricular or pilot programs or for any instructional material for these programs, including library o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.3 School bands; expenses
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§81.3. School bands; expenses The parish and city school boards of the state may pay the expenses incurred by high school bands when such bands have earned the privilege of participating in special events or festivals and do in fact participate therein. Added by Acts 1978, No. 77…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.4 Reductions in force; dismissal of teachers and other school employees
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§81.4. Reductions in force; dismissal of teachers and other school employees A. Not later than September 1, 2012, each local public school board shall develop and adopt rules and policies that delegate reduction in force decisions to the superintendent which he shall use in dismi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.5 School employees; procedure for dismissal
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§81.5. School employees; procedure for dismissal Not later than January 1, 1988, each city and parish school board shall develop and adopt rules and policies which it shall use in dismissing school employees who have not attained tenure in accordance with applicable provisions of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.6 Investigation of employees; reporting of certain irregularities or improprieties; prohibited actions; penalties; remedies
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§81.6. Investigation of employees; reporting of certain irregularities or improprieties; prohibited actions; penalties; remedies A. On or before January 1, 1989, each city and parish school board shall adopt a policy establishing the procedures for the investigation of employees …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.7 Employee reports of criminal activity; law enforcement response
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§81.7. Employee reports of criminal activity; law enforcement response A. No parish or city school board shall adopt any rule, regulation, or other policy, formal or informal, which forbids or discourages any teacher or other school board employee from reporting directly to any a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.8 Employee demotion; investigation
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§81.8. Employee demotion; investigation A. By not later than January 1, 1993, each city and parish school board shall adopt and implement a policy establishing procedures for the investigation of any employee in any case in which there is a public announcement by the board that t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:81.9 School board policies; hiring procedures; statements; requirements
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§81.9. School board policies; hiring procedures; statements; requirements A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, prior to hiring any employee, each city, parish, and other local public school board shall require the applicant for such employment, hereinaft…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:82 Lunch departments, authority to operate
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§82. Lunch departments, authority to operate The parish school boards throughout the state may maintain and operate lunch departments on a non-profit basis to provide meals for school children attending the public schools within their respective jurisdictions. The employees in th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:83 Presidents of boards; duties; contracts with teachers, superintendents'
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§83. Presidents of boards; duties; contracts with teachers, superintendents' duty to sign The president of each school board, or in his absence the vice-president, shall preside at all meetings of the board, call meetings when necessary, advise with and assist the parish superint…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84 Deputy parish superintendents, assistant superintendents, supervisors, and other employees; boards' authority to appoint
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§84. Deputy parish superintendents, assistant superintendents, supervisors, and other employees; boards' authority to appoint The parish school boards may appoint such assistant superintendents, supervisors, stenographers, bookkeepers as may be needed, and such attendance officer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84.01 Assistant superintendents in certain districts; term of appointment; discharge for cause; other permanent status
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§84.01. Assistant superintendents in certain districts; term of appointment; discharge for cause; other permanent status A. All assistant superintendents, who have not already acquired regular and permanent status as such, and who are appointed on or after September 1, 1972, by a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84.1 School janitors, school custodians, school maintenance employees; board's authority to employ; age limitation
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§84.1. School janitors, school custodians, school maintenance employees; board's authority to employ; age limitation Parish and city school boards may also employ janitors, custodians, and maintenance employees as said boards may deem desirable for the proper and efficient conduc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:84.2 School boards; requirement to employ a business manager or chief financial officer; minimum standards
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§84.2. School boards; requirement to employ a business manager or chief financial officer; minimum standards A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall employ a business manager or chief financial officer who shall have the qualifications established by rules…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85 Naming of street or athletic facility by school boards
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§85. Naming of street or athletic facility by school boards A. A city, parish, or other local public school board may name the following at a school within its jurisdiction in honor of a living person: (1) A street that is maintained by the school board and that is not a state or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.1 Naming of gymnasium at Monterey High School
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§85.1. Naming of gymnasium at Monterey High School The Concordia Parish School Board may name the new gymnasium at Monterey High School in honor of Jack Bairnsfather. Acts 2022, No. 594, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.10 Terminated on Dec
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§85.10. Terminated on Dec. 31, 2004, by Acts 2004, No. 718, §3, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.11 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§85.11. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 841, §2, eff. July 9, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.12 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§85.12. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 841, §2, eff. July 9, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.13 Naming of stadium by certain school boards
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§85.13. Naming of stadium by certain school boards The parish school boards in East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes may name a stadium in the parish in honor of a former principal who meets all of the following criteria: (1) He served as an instructor, assistant coac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.14 Naming of a performing arts center by certain school boards
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§85.14. Naming of a performing arts center by certain school boards The parish school boards in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes may name a performing arts center in the parish in honor of a former principal who meets all of the following criteria: (1) She…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.2 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§85.2. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 841, §2, eff. July 9, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.3 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§85.3. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 841, §2, eff. July 9, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.4 Naming of curriculum center; St
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§85.4. Naming of curriculum center; St. Tammany Parish School Board The parish school board in St. Tammany Parish may name a curriculum center in the parish in honor of a former educator and coach who meets all of the following criteria: (1) He served as an educator in Louisiana …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.5 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§85.5. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 841, §2, eff. July 9, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.6 Naming of a headstart and community center; Jefferson Davis Parish School Board
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§85.6. Naming of a headstart and community center; Jefferson Davis Parish School Board The parish school board in Jefferson Davis Parish may name a headstart and community center in the parish in honor of a former educator and community leader who meets all of the following crite…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.7 Naming of Reserve Officers' Training Corps building at West Monroe High School
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§85.7. Naming of Reserve Officers' Training Corps building at West Monroe High School The Ouachita Parish School Board may name the Reserve Officers' Training Corps building at West Monroe High School in honor of James Donald Halsell, Jr. Acts 2005, No. 215, §1, eff. June 29, 200…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.8 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§85.8. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 841, §2, eff. July 9, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:85.9 Terminated on Dec
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§85.9. Terminated on Dec. 31, 2004, by Acts 2004, No. 563, §3, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:86 Expenses of special sessions for teachers, boards' authority to pay
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§86. Expenses of special sessions for teachers, boards' authority to pay A parish school board may pay all or a part of the expenses of special sessions of schools organized and maintained for the benefit of teachers, and it may pay all or a part of the salaries and expenses of p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87 Lease or sale of school lands or of timber thereon; disposition of revenues
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§87. Lease or sale of school lands or of timber thereon; disposition of revenues Parish school boards may rent sixteenth section lands, except as otherwise provided by law, by resolution of the board and without the authority of a vote of the electors of the township in which suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.1 Rights-of-way across and through sixteenth section lands
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§87.1. Rights-of-way across and through sixteenth section lands The school boards of the several parishes of the state of Louisiana are authorized to grant rights-of-way across and through sixteenth sections or parts thereof for all legitimate and necessary purposes, including bu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.2 Application for right-of-way over school lands; notice; advertisement; objections; terms and conditions of grant
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§87.2. Application for right-of-way over school lands; notice; advertisement; objections; terms and conditions of grant No application for a right-of-way shall be considered unless certificate of publication of due notice is on file in the office of the school board, showing adve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.3 Disposition of revenues received from grants
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§87.3. Disposition of revenues received from grants All moneys received as consideration for grants authorized by R.S. 17:87.1 shall be deposited by the school board and credited to the general school fund of the parish wherein the sixteenth section or part thereof is located. Ad…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.4 Rights-of-way across sixteenth section lands
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§87.4. Rights-of-way across sixteenth section lands That all grants of right-of-ways executed prior to the passage of R.S. 17:87.1 through 17:87.3 by the school boards of the several parishes of the state of Louisiana granting right-of-ways across and through sixteenth sections o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.5 Surveys by state; approval by parish school board; agreements with landowners
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§87.5. Surveys by state; approval by parish school board; agreements with landowners In all cases where a survey has been, or may hereafter be made and approved in accordance with Act 232 of 1934, or Title 50, Chapter 3, Part I, of the Revised Statutes, or both, and such survey e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.6 School property; alienation by school boards
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§87.6. School property; alienation by school boards A. Any city, parish, or other local public school board may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, at public or private sale, for cash or on terms of credit, any school site, building, facility, or personal property which is not u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.7 School property; school board may require liability insurance for use
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§87.7. School property; school board may require liability insurance for use Each parish or city school board within municipalities of more than two hundred thousand shall have the authority to require any state governmental agency or local governing authority to enter into an ag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:87.8 Leasing of sixteenth section lands for hunting and trapping; procedure
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§87.8. Leasing of sixteenth section lands for hunting and trapping; procedure A. Except in the parishes of East Carroll, West Carroll, and Morehouse, whenever a city, parish, or other local public school board desires to rent or lease sixteenth section lands for hunting or trappi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:88 Budget of expected revenues and expenditures; boards' duty to adopt; submission to state superintendent of education with a copy to the legislative auditor
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§88. Budget of expected revenues and expenditures; boards' duty to adopt; submission to state superintendent of education with a copy to the legislative auditor A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection F of this Section, each city and parish school board shall adopt no later…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:88.1 Posting of public school governing authority fiscal information
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§88.1. Posting of public school governing authority fiscal information A. No later than September thirtieth each year, each public school governing authority shall post on its website its most recent budget and general summary required pursuant to R.S. 17:88. B. Within thirty day…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:881 §§881 to 994 redesignated as R.S
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§881. §§881 to 994 redesignated as R.S. 11:1001 to 1204 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:89 Financial operation of boards on fiscal year basis; restrictions on expenditures; penalty for excessive borrowing
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§89. Financial operation of boards on fiscal year basis; restrictions on expenditures; penalty for excessive borrowing The parish school boards that have been operating upon a fiscal year basis, July first to June thirtieth, shall continue to operate upon that basis and the paris…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:89.1 Pledge and deposit of Minimum Foundation Equalization Distribution Funds
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§89.1. Pledge and deposit of Minimum Foundation Equalization Distribution Funds A. As used in this Section the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning unless the context otherwise requires. (1) "Minimum Foundation Equalization Distribution Funds" shall mean s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:9 Authority to execute mineral leases; approval by mineral board
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§9. Authority to execute mineral leases; approval by mineral board A. The board may execute and fix the terms and conditions of oil, gas, and mineral leases upon any lands owned in whole or in part by the board or held by it for the use and benefit of any post secondary vocationa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:90 Office of parish superintendents, location
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§90. Office of parish superintendents, location Each parish superintendent of schools shall maintain his office at a point in the parish designated by the parish school board, and shall keep his office open during the usual office hours to receive the reports of teachers and othe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:91 City, parish, and other local public school superintendents; supervisory duties
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§91. City, parish, and other local public school superintendents; supervisory duties A. A city, parish, or other local public school superintendent shall visit as often as possible during the year each school in the school system and shall exert his best endeavors in promoting th…