Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1176 Grounds for rejection of application
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§1176. Grounds for rejection of application A. Any applicant who, at the expiration of the semester in which he applies, is ineligible for the sabbatical leave requested or who has not complied with the provisions of R.S. 17:1172 through 1174, shall have his or her application re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1177 Manner in which leave may be spent
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§1177. Manner in which leave may be spent A.(1) Every person on medical leave is prohibited from undertaking any gainful employment during such leave unless all of the following conditions are met: (a) The teacher can demonstrate that he will be working not more than twenty hours…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1178 Reports on manner of spending leave
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§1178. Reports on manner of spending leave Every person on sabbatical leave shall transmit to the superintendent within thirty days after the beginning of each semester of leave a written report of approximately one hundred words, of the manner in which such leave will be spent, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1179 Termination of leave
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§1179. Termination of leave Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of R.S. 17:1177 and 17:1178 may have his leave terminated by the superintendent at any time, except where non-compliance is due to conditions which would have constituted sufficient grounds for failing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1180 Sabbatical leave not to preclude salary increase
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§1180. Sabbatical leave not to preclude salary increase No person on sabbatical leave shall be denied the regular increment of increase in salary because of absence on sabbatical leave.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1181 Service on sabbatical leave as active service for retirement purposes
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§1181. Service on sabbatical leave as active service for retirement purposes Service on sabbatical leave shall count as active service for the purpose of retirement and contributions to the retirement fund shall be continued.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1182 Return to same position
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§1182. Return to same position Every person on sabbatical leave shall be returned at the beginning of the semester immediately following such leave to the same position at the same school from which such leave was taken, unless otherwise agreed to by him.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1183 Rights of person on leave
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§1183. Rights of person on leave Every person on sabbatical leave shall enjoy all the rights and privileges pertaining to his position and employment which he would have enjoyed had he not taken his leave but remained in active service in the schools in which he is employed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1184 Compensation while on leave
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§1184. Compensation while on leave Each person granted sabbatical leave shall receive and be paid compensation at the rate of sixty-five percent of the person's salary at the time the leave begins. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 186, §1; Acts 1960, No. 585, §1; Acts 1970, No. 388, §1;…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1185 Payment of compensation to persons on leave
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§1185. Payment of compensation to persons on leave Compensation payable to persons on sabbatical leave shall be paid at the times at which salaries of the other members of the teaching staff are paid, and in the same manner.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1186 Leave without pay; preservation of tenure rights
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§1186. Leave without pay; preservation of tenure rights A. Parish and city school boards throughout the state may grant leaves of absence, without pay, for periods not exceeding one year, to any regularly employed teacher or other employee, who requests such leave in writing, whe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1187 Persons granted sabbatical leave; return to service
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§1187. Persons granted sabbatical leave; return to service A. Each person granted sabbatical leave shall sign an agreement or contract with his employing school board stipulating that, as a condition of his sabbatical leave and in order to be eligible for compensation during such…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:12 Census of educables; use of federal census
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§12. Census of educables; use of federal census A. Under the supervision, direction, and control of the board, an enumeration of all educable children in each parish may be made between April 1, 1976 and July 1, 1976 and every four years thereafter. The board shall plan the proce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1200 Definitions
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§1200. Definitions A. As used in this Subpart, except in R.S. 17:1201, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any member of the teaching staff of a public school in the state of Louisiana and any social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist employed by a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1201 Amount of sick leave; reimbursement; injury on the job
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§1201. Amount of sick leave; reimbursement; injury on the job A.(1) Every member of the teaching staff employed by any parish or city school board 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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1202 Teachers; extended sick leave
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§1202. Teachers; extended sick leave A.(1) Every city, parish, and other local public school board shall permit: (a) Each teacher to take up to ninety days of extended sick leave in each six-year period of employment, which may be used for a medical necessity in the manner provid…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1203 Pay deduction for tardiness
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§1203. Pay deduction for tardiness No teacher employed in the public schools shall suffer any loss or deduction of pay for tardiness, unless such tardiness has caused loss of time from official class duties, on more than two occasions and for a period of one hour or more, during …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1204 Penalty for violations
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§1204. Penalty for violations Whoever violates the provisions of this Sub-part shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than thirty days, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1205 "Employee" defined
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§1205. "Employee" defined The term "employee" as used in R.S. 17:1206 through 1206.2 shall be construed to be any person in the employ of any parish or city school board of the state of Louisiana who is not a teacher or whose employment does not require the holding of a teacher's…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1206 Ten days sick leave for employees; cumulation of unused sick leave
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§1206. Ten days sick leave for employees; cumulation of unused sick leave A.(1) All such employees, as defined in R.S. 17:1205, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed a minimum of ten days leave of absence as sick leave or in case of other emergencies or special circumstances,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1206.1 School employees; sick leave
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§1206.1. School employees; sick leave A.(1) An employee of a city, parish, or other local public school board, as the word "employee" is defined in R.S. 17:1205, who is disabled while acting in his official capacity as a result of assault or battery by any student or person, shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1206.2 Employees; extended sick leave
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§1206.2. Employees; extended sick leave A.(1)(a) Every city, parish, and other local public school board shall permit each employee, as defined in R.S. 17:1205, to take up to ninety days of extended sick leave in each six-year period of employment, which may be used for a medical…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1207 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§1207. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1208 Amount of personal leave
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§1208. Amount of personal leave Every teacher employed by a parish or city school board of this state, except those employees who receive annual leave, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed to use up to two days absence during each school year to be used for such purposes as …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1208.1 School employees; amount and use of personal leave
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§1208.1. School employees; amount and use of personal leave NOTE: AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1987, NO. 296, §1: A. All employees, as defined in R.S. 17:1205, except those employees who receive annual leave, shall be entitled to and shall be allowed up to two days absence during each scho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:121 Orleans Parish; election and terms of members; apportionment; qualifications; compensation; vacancies; prohibited acts
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§121. Orleans Parish; election and terms of members; apportionment; qualifications; compensation; vacancies; prohibited acts A.(1) The school board of Orleans Parish shall consist of five members elected at large at congressional elections. Candidates shall qualify and the electi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1210 Jury duty leave authorized; salary
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§1210. Jury duty leave authorized; salary A. Any person who is regularly employed by a city or parish school board shall, upon call or subpoena to serve on a federal, state, or district petit, grand, or trial jury, be granted a leave of absence by such school board for the period…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1211 Maternity leave for teachers; adoptive leave; tenure status unaffected; definition
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§1211. Maternity leave for teachers; adoptive leave; tenure status unaffected; definition A. Each city, parish, and other local school board shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed women teachers for a reasonable time before and after the birth of a child. If multiple…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1212 Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment
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§1212. Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment The position vacated by a teacher who has been granted a maternity or adoptive leave, or by a teacher transferred to the position vacated by a teacher taking a maternity or adoptive leave, in accordance with R.S. 17:1211, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1213 Tenure rights of substitute teachers
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§1213. Tenure rights of substitute teachers A substitute teacher appointed under the provisions of R.S. 17:1212 shall not acquire any of the tenure rights or privileges provided for in R.S. 17:441 through R.S. 17:444 or in R.S. 17:461 through R.S. 17:463, unless the substitute te…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1215 Military leave for teachers; tenure status unaffected
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§1215. Military leave for teachers; tenure status unaffected The city and parish school boards throughout the state 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 in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1216 Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment
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§1216. Substitute teachers to fill vacancies; appointment The position vacated by a teacher who has been granted a military leave, or by a teacher transferred to the position vacated by a teacher granted a military leave, in accordance with R.S. 17:1215, may be filled by the resp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1217 Tenure rights of substitute teachers
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§1217. Tenure rights of substitute teachers A substitute teacher appointed under the provisions of R.S. 17:1216 shall not acquire any of the tenure rights or privileges provided for in R.S. 17:441 through R.S. 17:444 or in R.S. 17:461 through R.S. 17:463, unless the substitute te…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:122 Application of general laws and regulations of state board of education
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§122. Application of general laws and regulations of state board of education All laws, and all rules and regulations of the state board of education governing other parish school boards throughout the state, shall govern the Orleans Parish School Board, except as otherwise speci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1221 Authority to contract for group life insurance; former employees
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§1221. Authority to contract for group life insurance; former employees Parish school boards, the state board of education or other boards of control of publicly supported educational institutions may be and are hereby specifically authorized to make contracts of insurance with a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1222 Premiums
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§1222. Premiums The said boards and publicly supported educational institutions are legally authorized, enabled, and permitted to deduct from the employee's pay, salary or compensation, such parts of the premiums as are payable by the employee and as may be authorized in writing …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1223 Authority to contract for group hospital insurance; payment of premiums; coverage; voluntary nature of participation
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§1223. Authority to contract for group hospital insurance; payment of premiums; coverage; voluntary nature of participation A.(1) The parish or city school board, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and other boards of control of publicly supported educational …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1224 Alternative means of providing for benefits
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§1224. Alternative means of providing for benefits A. In addition to and as an alternative to the authority granted by this Part or by any other provisions of law to provide for employee benefits, including but not limited to group insurance, benefits, or services for medical, de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:123 Superintendent of schools as treasurer of board; bond
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§123. Superintendent of schools as treasurer of board; bond The superintendent of public schools of the Parish of Orleans shall be ex-officio the treasurer of the Orleans Parish School Board and shall receive all funds apportioned by the state to the city of New Orleans or receiv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1231 Short title
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§1231. Short title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Employee Personnel Files Act". Acts 1987, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1232 Statement of purpose
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§1232. Statement of purpose In furtherance of its constitutional mandate to provide for the education of the citizens of this state and to establish and maintain a public education system, the legislature enacts this Part in order to provide for the development and implementation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1233 Definitions
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§1233. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Document" means any written or otherwise tangible material intended to be or actually used as a part of or any evidence of the work histor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1234 Requisite signature of school employee on all documents placed in personnel file
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§1234. Requisite signature of school employee on all documents placed in personnel file A. Each document concerning a school employee shall be placed in the employee's personnel file within a reasonable time and no document, except those resulting from routine recordkeeping, shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1235 Rebuttal and response
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§1235. Rebuttal and response A. Each school employee shall be given the opportunity to rebut and to respond to a document placed in his personnel file including but not limited to any document placed in such file on or before September 1, 1987. B. The rebuttal and response must b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1236 Procedure for filing of rebuttal and response
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§1236. Procedure for filing of rebuttal and response A. Any rebuttal and response to a document placed in a school employee's personnel file shall be filed by the school employee within fifteen school days from the date on which the school employee signs the document acknowledgin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1237 Access to files
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§1237. Access to files A. No school employee shall be denied access to his personnel file. The contents of a school employee's personnel file shall not be divulged to third parties absent the express written consent of the school employee, except when ordered by a court or by sub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1238 Public records; effect of this Part
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§1238. Public records; effect of this Part Nothing in this Part shall be construed to supersede the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes of 1950 to the extent that those provisions otherwise apply. Acts 1987, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1239 §§1239 to 1250 Repealed by Acts 1982, No
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§1239. §§1239 to 1250 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 718, §11; Acts 1982, No. 769, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:124 Appropriations, authority to make
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§124. Appropriations, authority to make The Orleans Parish School Board may make annual appropriations out of any of its funds to the teachers' retirement fund of the public schools of the parish; these appropriations shall not be less than Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) ea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:125 Normal schools; authority to maintain; salary schedules
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§125. Normal schools; authority to maintain; salary schedules The Orleans Parish School Board may maintain one or more normal schools for the professional training of teachers. The course of study pursued in such schools must be approved by the state board of education. All gradu…