§ 46:1104 — Application consideration; evaluation

Louisiana § 46:1104

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to receive, consider, evaluate, and allow or disallow all applications for scholarships made by eligible applicants. The board of commissioners shall make careful and full investigation of the ability and qualifications of each applicant. The board of commissioners shall provide that an affirmative action program for the selection of recipients be established which shall include that no discrimination occur on the basis of race, creed, sex, age, or ethnic origin. The board of commissioners shall establish and publish rules on the selection process of the recipient which shall preclude the appearance of and the possibility of nepotism. The board of commissioners shall notify each applicant selected to receive a scholarship of his selection and shall also notify the dean of the medical school to which the recipient has been admitted or in which he is engaged in study, or the chief administrator of any internship or residency program in which the applicant is engaged.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.