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§4021.  School eligibility

A.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a nonpublic school shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1)  Be approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11.

(2)  Comply with the criteria set forth in Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al. 425 F. Supp. 528.

(3)(a)  Enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating school that has been in operation for less than two years shall not exceed twenty percent of such school's total student enrollment.

(b)  The department may grant a waiver of this requirement to a participating school if the governing authority of such school demonstrates a proven record of successful operation of other schools.

B.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a public school shall be determined to be academically acceptable pursuant to the Louisiana School and District Accountability Program.

C.  Scholarship recipients enrolled in a participating school that fails to meet the eligibility criteria established in this Section may transfer to another participating school for the succeeding school year without loss of eligibility, and such students shall be given preference for enrollment at other participating schools.

Acts 2008, No. 509, §1, eff. June 25, 2008.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Louisiana > Rs > Title17 > Rs17-4021

§4021.  School eligibility

A.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a nonpublic school shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1)  Be approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11.

(2)  Comply with the criteria set forth in Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al. 425 F. Supp. 528.

(3)(a)  Enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating school that has been in operation for less than two years shall not exceed twenty percent of such school's total student enrollment.

(b)  The department may grant a waiver of this requirement to a participating school if the governing authority of such school demonstrates a proven record of successful operation of other schools.

B.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a public school shall be determined to be academically acceptable pursuant to the Louisiana School and District Accountability Program.

C.  Scholarship recipients enrolled in a participating school that fails to meet the eligibility criteria established in this Section may transfer to another participating school for the succeeding school year without loss of eligibility, and such students shall be given preference for enrollment at other participating schools.

Acts 2008, No. 509, §1, eff. June 25, 2008.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Louisiana > Rs > Title17 > Rs17-4021

§4021.  School eligibility

A.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a nonpublic school shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1)  Be approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11.

(2)  Comply with the criteria set forth in Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al. 425 F. Supp. 528.

(3)(a)  Enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating school that has been in operation for less than two years shall not exceed twenty percent of such school's total student enrollment.

(b)  The department may grant a waiver of this requirement to a participating school if the governing authority of such school demonstrates a proven record of successful operation of other schools.

B.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a public school shall be determined to be academically acceptable pursuant to the Louisiana School and District Accountability Program.

C.  Scholarship recipients enrolled in a participating school that fails to meet the eligibility criteria established in this Section may transfer to another participating school for the succeeding school year without loss of eligibility, and such students shall be given preference for enrollment at other participating schools.

Acts 2008, No. 509, §1, eff. June 25, 2008.