Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Reinstatement will never be considered for
an educator who has been convicted of a felony for the following crimes.
1.R.S.
14:30,
14:30.1,
14:31,
14:32.6,
14:32.7,
14:32.8,
14:41,
14:42,
14:42.1,
14:43,
14:43.1,
14:43.1.1,
14:43.2,
14:43.3,
14:43.414:43.5, 14:44, 14:44.1, 14:45, 14:46.2, 14:46.3, 14:46.4, 14:78,
14:78.1, 14:80, 14:80.1, 14:81, 14:81.1, 14:81.2, 14:81.3, 14:81.4, 14:82,
14:82.1, 14:84, 14:86, 14:89, 14:89.1, 14:92, 14:93, 14:93.3, 14:93.5, 14:106,
14.283, and 14:286.
B.
Reinstatements of teaching authorization shall not be considered until at least
five years have elapsed from the date of entry of final conviction, submission
of fraudulent documentation, or the date of investigation results regarding the
participation in cheating, which resulted in teacher authorization suspension,
revocation, or denial.
C. An
applicant may apply to the board for reinstatement of his/her Louisiana
teaching authorization after the lapse of time indicated in Subsection B of
this Section and under the following conditions.
1. There have been no further convictions,
submission of fraudulent documentation, or investigations regarding
participation in cheating.
2. In
criminal cases, there has been successful completion of all
conditions/requirements of any parole and/or probation. The applicant must
provide:
a. relevant documentation;
and
b. a current state and FBI
criminal history background check from state police that is clean and clear and
evidence that there has been successful completion and relevant documentation
of all conditions/requirements of any parole and
probation.
D.
Applicant Responsibilities
1. Contact the
office of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and request a records
review for reinstatement of the authorization.
2. Provide each applicable item identified in
Subsection C of this Section, evidence that all requirements for teaching
authorization have been successfully completed, and further documentation
evidencing rehabilitation. The applicant is recommended to provide letters of
support from past/present employers, school board employees and officials,
faculty, and administrative staff from the college education department, law
enforcement officials, or from other community leaders.
E. State Board Responsibilities
1. The board will consider the request for
reinstatement and documentation provided. The board is not required to conduct
a reinstatement records review and may summarily deny a request for
issuance/reinstatement.
2. If the
board or its designees decide to conduct a reinstatement records review, board
staff shall notify the applicant of a date, time, and place when a committee of
the board shall consider the applicants request. Only the written documentation
provided prior to the records review will be considered.
3. The board reserves the right to accept or
reject any document as evidence of rehabilitation and the right to determine if
adequate rehabilitation has occurred and will itself determine if and when an
applicant is eligible for reinstatement of a teaching authorization.
4. In accordance with
R.S.
42:17, the board may meet in executive
session for discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical
or mental health of a person.
5.
The board may deny any request for issuance by any applicant who:
a. failed to disclose prior criminal
convictions or expungements;
b.
falsified academic records;
c. has
been found to have participated in cheating in the administration of
standardized tests; or
d. received
further criminal convictions or participated in cheating; or
e. has had additional professional
license/certificate censure.
6. The committee of the board shall make a
recommendation to the full board regarding whether the teaching authorization
issued to the applicant should be issued, reinstated, suspended for an
additional period of time, or remain revoked. Board staff shall notify the
applicant of the board action.
7.
The action of the board is a final decision and can only be appealed to a court
of proper jurisdiction in accordance with law.
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.
