Title 17, Education
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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2810 Board of directors
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§2810. Board of directors A. The business and affairs of a cooperative shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, each of whom shall be a member of the cooperative or of another cooperative which shall be a member thereof. The by-laws shall prescribe the number …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2811 Division and redivision of territory into districts
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§2811. Division and redivision of territory into districts Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, or any other statute, the by-laws may provide for the division and redivision of the territory served or to be served by a cooperative into two or more districts. In su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2812 Officers, agents and employees
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§2812. Officers, agents and employees The officers of a cooperative shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected annually by and from the board of directors. No person shall continue to hold any of the above offices after he has ceas…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2813 Amendment of articles; change of location
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§2813. Amendment of articles; change of location A. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposed amendment shall be approved first by the board of directors and shall be submitted then to a vote of the member…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2814 Consolidation of cooperatives
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§2814. Consolidation of cooperatives Any two or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated, a "consolidating cooperative," may consolidate into a new cooperative, hereinafter designated the "new cooperative," by complying with the following requirements: (1) The p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2815 Merger of cooperatives
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§2815. Merger of cooperatives Any one or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated a "merging cooperative," may merge into another cooperative, hereinafter designated the "surviving cooperative," by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposition f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2816 Effect of consolidation or merger
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§2816. Effect of consolidation or merger The effect of consolidation or merger shall be: (1) The several cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, shall be a single cooperative which, in the case of a consolidation, shall be the new cooperative provided for in article…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2817 Conversion of corporations providing educational services into cooperatives
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§2817. Conversion of corporations providing educational services into cooperatives Any corporation under the laws of this state for the purpose, among others, of providing educational services and facilities, may be converted into a cooperative and become subject to this Chapter …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2818 Propositions submitted to members
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§2818. Propositions submitted to members Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, any proposition embodied in a petition signed by not less than ten per centum of the members of a cooperative, together with any document submitted with such petition to give effect to i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2819 Dissolution
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§2819. Dissolution A. A cooperative which has not commenced business may dissolve voluntarily by delivering to the secretary of state articles of dissolution, executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by a majority of the incorporators. The articles of dissolution sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282 History and literature of the Bible; high schools
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§282. History and literature of the Bible; high schools A. Each public school governing authority may offer an elective high school course in the history and literature of the Bible for the purposes of: (1) Providing students with knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282.1 Watercraft safety course; establishment; implementation; purpose; student participation; rules and regulations; assistance from Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; definitions
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§282.1. Watercraft safety course; establishment; implementation; purpose; student participation; rules and regulations; assistance from Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; definitions A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282.2 Character education programs; legislative findings; clearinghouse for information; permissive curriculum; dissemination of information; progress reports; rules and regulations
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§282.2. Character education programs; legislative findings; clearinghouse for information; permissive curriculum; dissemination of information; progress reports; rules and regulations A. The legislature finds and acknowledges that while character development is a parental respons…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282.3 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§282.3. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 154, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282.4 Youth suicide prevention programs; student safety and violence and social isolation
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§282.4. Youth suicide prevention programs; student safety and violence and social isolation prevention training; policies; intent; rules; services; funding A.(1) The legislature recognizes that adolescent suicide cuts across ethnic, economic, social, and age boundaries and has a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:282.5 Firearm accident prevention and safety education; authorized instruction
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§282.5. Firearm accident prevention and safety education; authorized instruction Each city, parish, and other local public school board may provide age- and grade-appropriate classroom instruction regarding firearm accident prevention and safety to elementary school students. Suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2820 Filing of documents
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§2820. Filing of documents Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution, as the case may be, when executed by authentic act shall be presented to the secretary of state for filing in the records of his office. If the secretary of state sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2821 Use of revenues
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§2821. Use of revenues A. Revenues of a cooperative for any fiscal year shall first be used to: (1) Defray expenses of the cooperative and of the operation and maintenance of its facilities during such fiscal year; (2) Pay interest and principal of obligations of the cooperative …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2822 Sale, mortgage or lease of property
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§2822. Sale, mortgage or lease of property A cooperative may not sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of or encumber all or any substantial portion of its property unless such sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition or encumbrance is authorized at a duly held meeting of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2823 Immunity of members
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§2823. Immunity of members The private property of the members of a cooperative shall be exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative and no member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §23.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2824 Liens
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§2824. Liens Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, upon the recordation as a mortgage on real property of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument executed by a cooperative, which, by its terms creates a lien upon both real and personal property then owned or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2825 Notice; waiver
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§2825. Notice; waiver Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of this Chapter or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of a cooperative, waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2826 Fees
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§2826. Fees Each cooperative shall pay annually, on or before the first day of October, to the department of revenue, a fee of ten dollars for each one hundred persons or fraction thereof to whom educational services are supplied within the state by it, but shall be exempt from a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2827 Blue sky law inapplicable
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§2827. Blue sky law inapplicable The provisions of Part X of Chapter 2 of Title 51 shall not apply to any note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued by any cooperative pursuant to this Chapter to the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2828 Construction
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§2828. Construction This Chapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or things. Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §28.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2829 Fidelity bonds; audits
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§2829. Fidelity bonds; audits A. No Educational Cooperative Corporation organized under the provisions of R.S. 17:2801-17:2828 shall receive any payments of funds as grants-in-aid for pupils attending non-sectarian private schools, until all officers and employees of any such edu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:283 Interdisciplinary courses; dropout prevention
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§283. Interdisciplinary courses; dropout prevention Each city and parish school board in this state may develop and implement, after submission to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval, on or before such date as the board shall establish, a plan for m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2830 Employment of teachers
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§2830. Employment of teachers Any educational cooperative established pursuant to R.S. 17:2801-17:2828 is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts of employment with teachers qualified under the certification standards of the Louisiana State Board of Education and laws of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2831 Salaries and wages
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§2831. Salaries and wages No teacher, school bus operator, school lunch worker, janitor or other school personnel shall be employed by any educational cooperative established pursuant to R.S. 17:2801 through 2828 at a salary or wage which is either less than or in excess of any m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:284 American Sign Language; secondary schools
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§284. American Sign Language; secondary schools A. Any public high school shall offer instruction in a course in American Sign Language as an elective course provided a sufficient number of students desire to enroll in such a course. Any public high school offering a course in Am…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:285 African language; public elementary and secondary schools
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§285. African language; public elementary and secondary schools Beginning with the 1992-1993 school year, any public elementary or secondary school may offer a program of instruction in an African language or languages. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:285.1 Science education; development of critical thinking skills
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§285.1. Science education; development of critical thinking skills A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Science Education Act". B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon request of a city, parish, or other local public school b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2851 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2851. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2852 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2852. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2853 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2853. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286 Violence prevention, self-esteem, and peer mediation
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§286. Violence prevention, self-esteem, and peer mediation A. Any public elementary school may offer instruction in violence prevention, self-esteem, and peer mediation. Any public secondary school may offer instruction in self-esteem and peer mediation. The curriculum for such i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.1 Short title
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§286.1. Short title This Subpart shall be known as the "Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act." Added by Acts 1981, No. 685, §1. NOTE: The Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act, R.S. 17:286.1 to 286.7, was held unconstitutio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.2 Purpose
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§286.2. Purpose This Subpart is enacted for the purposes of protecting academic freedom. Added by Acts 1981, No. 685, §1. NOTE: The Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act, R.S. 17:286.1 to 286.7, was held unconstitutional in Edwards v. Aguillard, La. 19…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.3 Definitions
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§286.3. Definitions As used in this Subpart, unless otherwise clearly indicated, these terms have the following meanings: (1) "Balanced treatment" means providing whatever information and instruction in both creation and evolution models the classroom teacher determines is necess…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.4 Authorization for balanced treatment; requirement for nondiscrimination
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§286.4. Authorization for balanced treatment; requirement for nondiscrimination A. Commencing with the 1982-1983 school year, public schools within this state shall give balanced treatment to creation-science and to evolution-science. Balanced treatment of these two models shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.5 Clarifications
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§286.5. Clarifications This Subpart does not require any instruction in the subject of origins but simply permits instruction in both scientific models (of evolution-science and creation-science) if public schools choose to teach either. This Subpart does not require each individ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.6 Funding of inservice training and materials acquisition
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§286.6. Funding of inservice training and materials acquisition Any public school that elects to present any model of origins shall use existing teacher inservice training funds to prepare teachers of public school courses presenting any model of origins to give balanced treatmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:286.7 Curriculum development
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§286.7. Curriculum development A. Each city and parish school board shall develop and provide to each public school classroom teacher in the system a curriculum guide on presentation of creation-science. B. The governor shall designate seven creation-scientists who shall provide …
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:29 Social workers; failing schools; applicability
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§29. Social workers; failing schools; applicability A. A full-time social worker shall be employed in each city, parish, and other local public school which has been identified as a failing school as defined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to pol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2901 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2901. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2902 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2902. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2906 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2906. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2907 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2907. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:291 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§291. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2911 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2911. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.