§ 17:1 A. The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, sometimes referred to hereinafter in this Part as the board, is created as a body corporate.
§ 17:2.1 NOTE: §2.1 eff. until noon on Jan. 8, 2024. See Acts 2022 1st E.S., No. 3, §2.
§ 17:2.2 Louisiana shall be divided into eight districts for the election of eight of the members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. One member shall be elected from ea
§ 17:3 Domicile; organization and meetings of board
§ 17:3.1 A. The board shall broadcast over the Internet live audio and video streams of all its board and committee meetings held in Baton Rouge.
§ 17:4 Transfer of obligations, etc. of state board of education
§ 17:5 Compensation of board members
§ 17:6 General powers of board
§ 17:6.1 The board, in fulfilling its constitutional and statutory responsibilities, shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for any program, statement, guidelin
§ 17:7 In addition to the authorities granted by R.S. 17:6 and any powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board shall:
§ 17:7.1 A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the qualifications and requiremen
§ 17:7.2 A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the State Board of Elementary and
§ 17:7.3 Continuing education programs for teachers; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses; services rendered
§ 17:7.4 A. The Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a program to assist teachers’ aides and other paraprofessionals w
§ 17:7.5 A. The state Department of Education, in collaboration with other appropriate state agencies, shall establish guidelines, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secon
§ 17:7.6 A. The Geaux Teach Program is hereby established for the purpose of awarding scholarships to students in teacher preparation programs at postsecondary education institutions that are
§ 17:7.7 Continuing education pilot program for school support personnel in schools; reimbursement to public and nonpublic colleges and universities for tuition costs; rules and regulations; reporting; repayment for noncompletion of courses
§ 17:7.8 A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may provide for the associate educator program through which a governing authority of a public elementary or secondary sch
§ 17:8 A. The legislature finds that due to the public health emergency declared by the governor on March 11, 2020, relative to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and the subsequent ordered c
§ 17:8.1 A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the qualifications and requiremen
§ 17:8.2 A. A person applying for initial certification as a teacher in a public school shall have passed satisfactorily an examination, which shall include pedagogical knowledge and kn
§ 17:8.3 A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may issue a provisional teaching permit to:
§ 17:8.4 A.(1) Any person applying for initial certification as a principal or vice, assistant, or deputy principal, referred to in this Section as a principal, in addition to any other requi
§ 17:8.5 The board shall develop and implement policies relative to the certification of foreign associate teachers that include the following components:
§ 17:8.6 A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, by regulation, prescribe the qualifications and provide for the supervision of school psychologists in the employ of a
§ 17:8.7 Prohibition against granting an educator credential or teaching authorization to certain person; appeals
§ 17:8.8 A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish an appeals process which provides for the circumstances under which an applicant who has been denied ce
§ 17:8.9 Criminal history reviews for certification, teaching permits, or teacher authorizations; state repository
§ 17:9 Authority to execute mineral leases; approval by mineral board
§ 17:10 Approval of public schools; standards; enforcement of standards; effect of failure of a public school to meet and maintain standards
§ 17:10.1 A. It is the purpose of this Section to:
§ 17:10.2 School and district accountability system; trend data profiles; employee incentive awards
§ 17:10.3 A. A student with an exceptionality as defined in R.S. 17:1942(B), who is not deemed gifted and talented and who is not pursuing a regular diploma shall not be administered any test
§ 17:10.4 Distinguished Educators Program
§ 17:10.5 School and district accountability; failing schools; transfer to Recovery School District; parent petitions
§ 17:10.6 School and district accountability; school systems academically in crisis; definitions; audit and accounting requirements
§ 17:10.7 School and district accountability; schools in districts in academic crisis; transfer to Recovery School District
§ 17:10.7.1 A. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable only to a school system from which one or more schools have been transferred to the Recovery School District pursuant to R.S. 17
§ 17:10.8 School and district accountability system; early intervention program; purpose; responsibilities of state board
§ 17:10.9 A. The state school and district accountability program shall include all office of juvenile justice schools. For the purposes of this Section, “office of juvenile justice schools” s
§ 17:11 A.(1) The board shall adopt standards and guidelines which shall be applied in determining whether a nonpublic school applying for approval meets the requirements of a sustained curr
§ 17:12 Census of educables; use of federal census
§ 17:13.1 Crime Prevention in Schools Act
§ 17:14.1 Family literacy demonstration program
§ 17:15 A.(1)(a) A person who has been convicted of or has pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C) shall not be hired by a city, parish, or other local public school board
§ 17:16 A. Effective January 1, 2012, and thereafter, a school employee shall report his arrest for a violation of R.S. 14:42 through 43.5, 80 through 81.5, any other sexual offense affectin
§ 17:17 Physical fitness; students; findings; purpose
§ 17:17.1 A.(1) Each public school that includes any of the grades kindergarten through eight shall provide at least thirty minutes each school day of quality moderate to vigorous physical act
§ 17:17.2 A. Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and annually thereafter, one outstanding public elementary or secondary school shall be selected from each regional education service cent
§ 17:17.3 A.(1) Subject to the approval of its city, parish, or other local public school board, referred to in this Section as “local school board”, and pursuant to rules and guidelines adopt
§ 17:17.4 Health and physical education coordinator; duties; qualifications
§ 17:17.5 A.(1)(a) It is the intention of the legislature to authorize a framework to collect data to assess the status of an expansion program, based upon a pilot program conducted pursuant t
§ 17:17.6 A.(1) The state Department of Education, subject to rules and regulations developed, adopted, and promulgated by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance w
§ 17:17.7 Each public school that includes any of the grades kindergarten through five shall provide at least fifteen minutes of recess, consisting of supervised, unstructured free play, each

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 17 > Chapter 1 > Part I > Subpart A - State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • articles of incorporation: as used in this Part shall be deemed to include the articles of conversion of a converted corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:416
  • articles of incorporation: as used in this Chapter shall be deemed to include the articles of conversion of a converted corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2817
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Association: means an association organized under this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Broadband affiliate: means any entity that meets all of the following criteria:

                (a) Is wholly or partially owned by a cooperative. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:430.1

  • Broadband operator: means a broadband service provider that owns or operates a broadband system on a cooperative's electric delivery system with the cooperative's consent. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:430.1
  • Broadband service provider: means an entity that provides broadband services to another on a wholesale basis or to an end-use customer on a retail basis. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:430.1
  • Broadband services: means any service, using any equipment or technology, including wireline or fixed wireless broadband internet service, that consists of or includes the provision of or connectivity to a high-speed, high-capacity transmission medium meeting the Federal Communications Commission's benchmark of at least twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload, or any subsequent benchmark determined by the Federal Communications Commission, that can carry signals from or to multiple sources and that does either of the following:

                (a) Is used to provide access to the internet. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:430.1

  • Broadband system: means a facility used to deliver broadband internet access service as defined in 47 C. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:430.1
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Cooperative: means a corporation organized under this Part and a corporation which becomes subject to this Part in the manner hereinafter provided. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:402
  • Cooperative: means a corporation organized under this Chapter and a corporation which becomes subject to this Chapter in the manner provided in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2803
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Electric delivery system: means the poles, lines, materials, equipment, servitudes, and other facilities or properties used by a cooperative. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:430.1
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Member: means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein, and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:402
  • Member: means an actual member of an association without capital stock and the holder of common stock in an association organized with capital stock. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443
  • Member: means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein, and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2803
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:402
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Person: includes individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, and associations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443
  • Person: includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2803
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Sea food products: include shrimp, clams, fish, crabs, lobsters, and all other sea foods, as well as all by-products of sea foods. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Skins and furs: include all the skins and furs of all quadrupeds valuable for their skins or furs, including but not limited to alligators, minks, otter, muskrats, beaver, raccoons, opossums, weasels, spotted skunks, or "civet cats". See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.