Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1233

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • School system: means a parish or city school system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1233

            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 history of any school employee including but not limited to any and all reports, comments, reprimands, correspondence, memoranda, evaluations, observations, and grievances relative to a particular school employee.

            (2) “Personnel file” means the file or files which contain the cumulative collection of any and all documents maintained by the school system with respect to each individual school employee.

            (3) “Personnel file custodian” means those persons employed by the school system charged with the duty of maintaining and preserving the personnel files.

            (4) “School system” means a parish or city school system.

            (5) “Third party” means any person or entity not regularly employed or employed under a contract by the school system in which the school employee is employed.

            Acts 1987, No. 174, §1; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.