Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CLXXI - Bulletin 745-Louisiana Teaching Authorizations of School Personnel
Chapter 1 - Teaching Authorizations
Section CLXXI-103 - Teaching Authorizations

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CLXXI-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. In accordance with Act 634 of the 2018 Regular Legislative Session, a teaching authorization (TA) shall be required for individuals seeking employment as an administrator, teacher, or substitute teacher in any school, including a public or nonpublic school that does not require a Louisiana teaching certificate for the employment of a teacher.

B. A TA shall be denied to anyone who has:

1. submitted fraudulent documentation to the board or the state Department of Education;

2. facilitated cheating on any state assessment administered to students; and

3. been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a felony offense.

C. Eligibility Guideline

1. The applicant is seeking employment in a Louisiana public or nonpublic school in a role in which a Louisiana teaching certificate is not required.

D. A request for a TA must be submitted directly to the LDE by the employing school governing authority where the individual is seeking employment.

E. A TA is valid only for the period during which the individual is employed by the employing school governing authority making the initial TA request.

F. An individual seeking to change employing school systems must be issued a new TA.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), 17:7(6), 17:10, 17:22(6), 17:391.1-391.10, and 17:411.

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