Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CLXVII - Bulletin 140-Louisiana Early Childhood Care and Education Network
Chapter 7 - Coordinated Enrollment
Section CLXVII-713 - Request for Departmental Review

A. Any publicly-funded program may request that the department review an enrollment decision or funding request of its lead agency or local enrollment coordinator. All programs shall be given written notice of the opportunity to request a departmental review of a lead agency or local enrollment coordinators enrollment decision or funding request, as well as the complaint process described in LAC 28:XCI.311.A-F, and the appropriate contact information for the department.

B. A request for departmental review shall be submitted in writing to the department no later than 30 calendar days after the day on which community networks must submit funding requests to the department or the day in which the community network submitted the funding request to the department, whichever is later.

C. All requests for departmental review shall clearly state the specific reasons for requesting the review and the action being sought, and shall include necessary supporting documentation.

D. The department shall respond to the request for review within 30 calendar days after receiving the request or prior to BESE considering funding allocations, whichever is sooner.

E. No publicly-funded program or community network may request departmental review of the funding allocation approved by BESE.