§ 17:1970.4 — School board; creation; membership; terms; powers and duties; voting; compensation

Louisiana § 17:1970.4

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 17: Credit Union Law

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§1970.4. School board; creation; membership; terms; powers and duties; voting; compensation
A. There is hereby created a school board for the school, sometimes hereinafter referred
to as the "board".
B. The board shall be composed of seven members who reside within a sixty-mile radius
of the campus of the school as follows:
(1) Two appointees of the governor.
(2) One appointee of the lieutenant governor.
(3) One faculty member of the College of Arts at the university appointed by the university
president or a person appointed by the university president who resides within a sixty-mile radius
of the campus who is deemed by the president to qualify for such a faculty position.
(4) One faculty member of the College of Sciences at the university appointed by the
university president or a person appointed by the university president who resides within a sixty-mile radius of the campus who is deemed by the president to qualify for such a faculty position.
(5) One faculty member of the College of Liberal Arts at the university appointed by the
university president or a person appointed by the university president who resides within a sixty-mile radius of the campus who is deemed by the president to qualify for such a faculty position.
(6) One appointee of the state superintendent to be replaced by a member of the student
body at the school who is elected by the student body.
C.(1)(a) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection and Subparagraph (b)
of this Paragraph, the term of each member of the board shall be four years.
(b) The terms of the initial members shall be as follows:
(i) One appointee of the governor shall serve a two-year term and one a four-year term,
as designated by the governor.
(ii) The appointee of the lieutenant governor shall serve a three-year term.
(iii) One of the faculty appointees of the university president shall serve a two-year term,
one a three-year term, and one a four-year term, as designated by the university president.
(2) The appointee of the state superintendent shall serve only as an initial member of the
board. In January, 2000 and thereafter, the school student member, elected by the student body
pursuant to a process adopted by the student government association, shall serve a one-year term
and he may not succeed himself.
(3) All board members shall serve without compensation.
D.(1) The board may:
(a) Accept donations, bequests, or other forms of financial assistance from any public or
private person or agency and comply with rules and regulations governing grants from the federal
government or from any other person or agency, which are not in contravention of the constitution
and laws of this state.
(b) Purchase land, buildings, and equipment and make improvements to facilities necessary
for the use of the school, in accordance with applicable law and subject to the approval of the
Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.
(c) Lease land or other property belonging to it or to the school, subject to approval of
the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.
(d) Sell or exchange land or other real property not needed for school purposes, but only
when specifically authorized by law and then only in accordance with the approval of the Board
of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. Any sale shall be authorized by resolution
adopted by the board, and the act of sale shall be signed by the president of the board or such
other person to whom the signing may be delegated by the board in the authorizing resolution.
(e) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules and policies necessary or proper for the conduct of the
business of the board.
(f) Award certificates and issue diplomas for successful completion of programs of study.
All such certificates and diplomas shall be in addition to a regular high school diploma which shall
be issued by the state board in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 17:6(11) to any student who
successfully completes the program of study adopted by the board.
(g) Enter into contracts and agreements which have been recommended by the principal,
in accordance with applicable law, and to the extent that funds are specifically appropriated
therefor, with other public agencies with respect to cooperative enterprises and undertakings
related to or associated with an educational purpose or programs affecting education in the school.
This shall not preclude the board from entering into other such contracts and agreements that it may
deem necessary to carry out its duties and functions.
(h) Perform such other functions as are necessary to the supervision and control of those
phases of education under its supervision and control.
(i) The board shall delegate to the principal such of its powers and duties as it determines
appropriate to aid the principal in the efficient administration of his responsibility for the
implementation of the policies of the board.
(2) The board shall:
(a) Adopt rules and policies necessary for the efficient operation of the school.
(b) Establish criteria to be used in determining eligibility of applicants for enrollment.
(c) Determine subjects and extracurricular activities to be offered. Such subjects shall
initially be subject to approval by the state board, and thereafter, changes in the subjects shall be
subject to approval by the state board.
(d) Select a principal, subject to the approval of the president of the university, who shall
be the chief administrative officer of the school and who shall administer the rules and policies
adopted by the board. The principal shall also be the chief administrative officer of the board and
shall be responsible for all the administrative functions, duties, and needs of the board. Until such
time as the board selects a principal, an appointee of the president of the university shall serve as
the chief administrative officer of the board and shall be responsible for the duties of the principal
as they relate to the board.
(e) Determine faculty and staff positions necessary for the efficient operation of the school
and select personnel for such positions.
(f) Prepare and adopt an annual budget necessary for the continued operation of the
school and submit it to the president of the university for his approval and inclusion in the university
budget.
(g) Pay the salaries and expenses, including but not necessarily restricted to facilities,
equipment, and supplies of the faculty and staff of the school out of funds appropriated or
otherwise made available for the operating and administrative expenses of the board and the
school.
(h) Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for expenditure by the school and
programs under its jurisdiction pursuant to its approved budget all monies appropriated or
otherwise made available for purposes of the board and of such school and programs.
(i) Prescribe and select for use in the textbooks and other materials of instruction for
children enrolled in the school and programs under its jurisdiction for which the legislature provides
funds.
(j) Prepare and adopt or approve programs of study and rules for the discipline of students
and for the government of the school and programs under its jurisdiction, which shall not be
inconsistent with law and which shall be enforced by the staff and faculty of the school. Such
programs of study shall initially be subject to approval by the state board, and thereafter, any
changes in such programs of study shall be subject to approval by the state board.
(k) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, prescribe the qualifications and
provide for the certification of teachers. Such qualifications shall initially be subject to approval by
the state board, and thereafter, any changes in such qualifications shall be subject to approval by
the state board.
(l) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, especially R.S. 17:441 et seq.,
adopt rules and regulations under which faculty members may become permanent employees of
the school.
(m) Develop and adopt a formula or system under which students shall be admitted. Such
formula or system shall be sufficient to insure that at least one qualified applicant for admission from
within the geographical boundaries of each city and parish school system shall be admitted to the
school each year. If no qualified applicant from a city or parish public school system applies for
admission, then the admission position available to that school system shall be lost to that system
for that school year and shall be reallocated by the board to provide for the admission of qualified
applicants from other public systems.
(n) Adopt rules to provide for the audition of any applicant who has not been auditioned
but who meets all other criteria for participation in the program.
(o) Impose room, board, and other fees for all full-time students, with the provision that
any student who is incapable of paying such fees due to economic hardship shall be exempt from
or subject to reduction of the requirements of this Subparagraph.
(p) Establish criteria to be used in determining those students who shall be exempt from
the requirements of Subparagraph (o) of this Paragraph.
E. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
and all official action of the board shall require the favorable vote of a majority of those members
present and voting. All members of the board shall be voting members.
F. The school board shall serve as the local educational agency for the school.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, No. 1350, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 389, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.