Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2048.61 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2048.61. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 379, §2, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049 Applicability
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§2049. Applicability The provisions of this Part shall apply to all unclassified persons employed at all public vocational-technical institutes in this state. Acts 1991, No. 612, §1, eff. July 17, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049.1 Employment standards; evaluation
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§2049.1. Employment standards; evaluation Each vocational-technical employee shall meet all employment standards required by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and shall be evaluated annually pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:2049.2. Acts 1991, No. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049.2 Evaluation program; professional development and enhancement; certification
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§2049.2. Evaluation program; professional development and enhancement; certification The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall: (1) Develop and implement an employee evaluation system, which system shall, at a minimum, include a competency examination as …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049.3 Salary schedule
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§2049.3. Salary schedule A. Effective July 1, 1991, a salary schedule adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall apply to all unclassified employees in all public vocational-technical institutes. B. The state Department of Education, at the direction o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2049.4 Enhancement
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§2049.4. Enhancement Any employee desirous of enhancing his compensation and qualification level may participate in professional development activities developed and approved by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. Successful participation, upon adequate …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:205 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§205. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2050 Community colleges; recognition; authority to award associate degrees; certificates
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§2050. Community colleges; recognition; authority to award associate degrees; certificates A.(1) The legislature hereby recognizes that, based upon legislative request and authority granted by House Concurrent Resolution No. 52 of the Regular Session of 1966, the State Board of E…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2051 Authority to confer degree of bachelor of arts or science
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§2051. Authority to confer degree of bachelor of arts or science The governing authorities of institutions of learning in Louisiana offering courses of study extending four years of not fewer than one hundred eighty school days above and beyond graduation from an approved high sc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2052 Continuation of right to confer degrees
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§2052. Continuation of right to confer degrees From and after July 20, 1900, all colleges, universities or other institutions of learning, their successors and assigns, to which had theretofore been granted the right to confer literary honors, degrees, or diplomas (such as are us…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2053 Payments to independent institutions of higher learning for educating Louisiana residents
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§2053. Payments to independent institutions of higher learning for educating Louisiana residents A. The Board of Regents shall semiannually, in January and June of each year, upon application therefor, reimburse nonpublic institutions of higher education located within the state …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2054 College and university athletics; NCAA and NAIA infractions, sanctions
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§2054. College and university athletics; NCAA and NAIA infractions, sanctions A. The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State U…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:206 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§206. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:207 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§207. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2071 Academy of the Holy Angels
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§2071. Academy of the Holy Angels The Congregation of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross, conducting the Academy of the Holy Angels, a religious institution for the education of young ladies, situated in the Parish of Orleans, and recognized as a body corporate, and entitled to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2072 St
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§2072. St. Paul's College The faculty of St. Paul's College, under the control of the Benedictine Fathers of Covington, Louisiana, or any corporation which may be established under their management, are authorized to graduate students and to confer degrees of bachelor of science,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2073 St
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§2073. St. Mary's Academy St. Mary's Academy, an institution for the education of young ladies, domiciled in the Parish of Natchitoches, is hereby authorized to grant diplomas to its graduates and confer literary degrees, of Mistress of Art, Master of Art, and such other degrees …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2074 Academy of the Immaculate Conception
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§2074. Academy of the Immaculate Conception The Academy of the Immaculate Conception, an institution of learning situated at Opelousas, La., and conducted by the Sisters Marianites of the Holy Cross, is authorized to confer degrees and grant diplomas which, without further requir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2075 Loyola University
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§2075. Loyola University Loyola University, a corporation organized under the laws of this State and domiciled in the City of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2076 Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University
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§2076. Recognition to be given degrees of Loyola University The degrees and diplomas or certificates conferred by Loyola University shall be recognized by the courts and all officials of this state as entitling the graduates receiving and holding these diplomas or certificates, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2077 Notre Dame Seminary
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§2077. Notre Dame Seminary Notre Dame Seminary, a religious, nonprofit corporation organized for the education of candidates for priesthood and other persons and operated in the city of New Orleans under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church, is authorized to graduate student…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2078 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§2078. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 17, 1975
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2079 St
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§2079. St. Joseph's Abbey St. Joseph's Abbey, an institution for the education of young men, situated in the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, owned and operated by the corporation known as the St. Joseph's Abbey, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:208 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§208. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2080 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§2080. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 313, §3, eff. July 1, 1975
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2081 South Central College
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§2081. South Central College South Central College in Lake Charles, an interdenominational institution for the education of young men and women, situated in the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2082 De Lisle College of New Orleans
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§2082. De Lisle College of New Orleans De Lisle College of New Orleans, a religious institution for education of religious and lay persons, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Sisters of the Holy Family, shall have power and is hereby granted authority to graduate st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2083 Mt
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§2083. Mt. Carmel Junior College The Mount Carmel Junior College in the city of New Orleans, owned and operated by a corporation known as The Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, shall have the power and is hereby granted authority to graduate students and confer such certif…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2084 Xavier University of Louisiana
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§2084. Xavier University of Louisiana A. Xavier University of Louisiana, a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2085 New Covenant College
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§2085. New Covenant College A. New Covenant College, with the specific approval by the Louisiana Board of Regents is hereby recognized to be a corporation organized under the laws of this state and domiciled in the city of New Orleans and is hereby authorized and empowered to con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:209 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§209. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2091 Definitions
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§2091. Definitions A public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society, as contemplated by this Sub-part is defined to be any organization composed, wholly or in part, of public high school pupils, which seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2092 Prohibition against fraternities; enforcement
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§2092. Prohibition against fraternities; enforcement Parish school boards may, by a majority vote, prohibit any organization defined in R.S. 17:2091 in the high schools of the parish. The principals of the schools in which such organizations have been prohibited shall suspend, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2093 Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty
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§2093. Person not pupil soliciting membership; penalty It is unlawful for any person not enrolled in any public high school in any parish in which its school board has prohibited fraternities, sororities, or secret societies to solicit or encourage any pupil enrolled in any such …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:21 Superintendent of education for public elementary and secondary education; general functions; appointment qualifications; vacancies; compensation
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§21. Superintendent of education for public elementary and secondary education; general functions; appointment qualifications; vacancies; compensation A. There shall be a superintendent of education for public elementary and secondary education, hereinafter sometimes referred to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:210 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§210. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:211 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§211. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 16, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2111 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2111. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2112 Testing pupils' sight and hearing; notice to parent or tutor; report to state
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§2112. Testing pupils' sight and hearing; notice to parent or tutor; report to state superintendent A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section, every city, parish, and other local public school board, during the first semester of the school year or within …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2113 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2113. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2114 Furnishing protective glasses or goggles
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§2114. Furnishing protective glasses or goggles Any student using in the course of his studies any device dangerous or hazardous to the eyes such as welding equipment, acid or abrasives, or any other dangerous devices shall be furnished with and shall wear safety or protective gl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115 Silent prayer or meditation; pledge of allegiance
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§2115. Silent prayer or meditation; pledge of allegiance A. Each parish, city, and other local public school board in the state shall permit the proper school authorities of each school within its jurisdiction to allow an opportunity, at the start of each school day, for those st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.1 Official prayer; prohibition
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§2115.1. Official prayer; prohibition No public elementary or secondary school shall adopt or use any official or standard prayer and when a voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer is offered, it shall be done in accordance with the religious views of the student offerin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.10 Classroom time
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§2115.10. Classroom time Nothing in R.S. 17:2115.1 through 2115.10 shall prevent a city or parish school board from adopting rules to reasonably limit the amount of classroom time that may be devoted to the student expression protected by the provisions of R.S. 17:2115.1 through …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.11 Prayer; student-initiated; conditions
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§2115.11. Prayer; student-initiated; conditions A. Upon the request of any public school student or students, the proper school authorities may permit students to gather for prayer in a classroom, auditorium, or other space that is not in use, at any time before the school day be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.2 Student participation
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§2115.2. Student participation No student attending any public elementary or secondary school shall be required to participate in any religious activity at such school. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.3 Student-initiated, student-led prayer; participation
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§2115.3. Student-initiated, student-led prayer; participation No law, rule, or policy shall deny to any student attending a public elementary or secondary school the right to participate in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.4 Student meetings
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§2115.4. Student meetings No law, rule, or policy shall prevent any student who attends a public elementary or secondary school and who is responsible for or presiding over a meeting of a school organization or assembly from calling upon a student volunteer to offer an inspiratio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.5 School grounds
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§2115.5. School grounds No law, rule, or policy shall prevent a student attending any public elementary or secondary school from participating in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer on school property before or after school or during free time. Acts 1995, No. 264, §1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2115.6 Student organizations
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§2115.6. Student organizations No student organization at any public elementary or secondary school shall be denied recognition or any privilege or benefit solely because it is religious in nature, has a religious affiliation, or has no religious affiliation. Acts 1995, No. 264, …