§ 17:1968.1 — Funding; inclusion in the minimum foundation program formula; other

Louisiana § 17:1968.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 17: Credit Union Law

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§1968.1. Funding; inclusion in the minimum foundation program formula; other
appropriated state funds
A.(1) The board of directors of the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math,
Science, and the Arts annually shall prepare and adopt a recommended formula to adequately
fund the educational programs at the school. The formula shall have as its goal to provide
state funding for the school which shall not be less than the average funding on a per-student
basis at peer institutions in other states having similar programs and enrollments and may
provide for achieving its goal over a multiyear period. The recommended formula shall be
submitted to the division of administration as the total budget request for the school.
(2) Funding for the school shall be provided through appropriations made directly
to the school from the state general fund and through funds appropriated for the minimum
foundation program and allocated to the school by the Department of Education.
B.(1) For the purposes of this Section, the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for
Math, Science, and the Arts shall be considered a public secondary school and, as such, shall
be included by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in the formula
required by Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana used to determine the
cost of a minimum foundation program of education in all public elementary and secondary
schools.
(2) Minimum foundation program funds allocated to the school shall be based upon
the school's enrollment, which shall be determined in the same manner as for other public
schools, and each student shall be funded at one hundred percent of the state per pupil
amount as contained in the minimum foundation program budget letter approved by the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
C. The amount of funding for any budget request submitted as provided in this
Section that is not provided through the minimum foundation program formula shall be
determined by the legislature.
NOTE: See Acts 2017, No. 374, §5, relative to school name changes on items and
products for the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the
Arts.

Legislative History

Acts 2010, No. 656, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 374, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.