Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CLIII - Bulletin 133-Scholarship Programs
Chapter 3 - Registration
Section CLIII-301 - School Registration Process
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CLIII-301
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. In administering the school registration process for the program, the department shall:
1. receive an annual notice
of intent from eligible public and eligible nonpublic schools seeking to
participate in the program;
2.
establish and publish a timeline for the submission of notices of intent from
eligible schools seeking to participate in the program; and
3. establish an internal review process for
determining initial and continuing school eligibility, including assessment of
whether a school meets the criteria for participation as determined by the
department and, as needed, additional site visits, audits, and assessments of
compliance with applicable health and safety regulations. Guidance on the
criteria for participation shall be published annually by the
department.
B. Participating schools shall:
1. submit an
annual notice of intent with the following information:
a. the number of available seats per grade.
Enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating school that has been
approved for less than two years shall not exceed 20 percent of the schools
total student enrollment.
b.
whether the school elects to offer an enrollment preference to a student based
on the parish in which the student resides;
c. any other information requested by the
department;
d. for eligible
nonpublic schools:
i. if a nonpublic school
elects to provide special education services, the school must provide
information regarding special education services it is able to and shall
provide, the services the local school system is able to and shall provide, and
the services the local school system currently provides to children with
special needs as defined in
R.S.
17:1942;
ii. schools charging tuition must include the
maximum amount of tuition, including all allowable fees;
iii. tuition and fees may not be higher than
those charged to non-scholarship students;
e. for eligible public schools, the notice of
intent must be submitted by the principal of the school with the approval of
the local superintendent. The local school board shall delegate the authority
to participate in the program to the local superintendent.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.17:6 and R.S. 17:4025.
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