Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part I - BESE/8(g) Operations
Subpart 1 - Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Chapter 7 - Operations
Section I-711 - Order of Business for Board Meetings

A. The presiding officer shall call the meeting to order and request that the executive director call the roll to determine the presence of a quorum.

B. The proposed agenda shall be adopted as the official order of business for the meeting, including unfinished business from the preceding meeting and any emergency items, as publicly noted. The agenda adopted shall not include any items that have not been posted pursuant to & §701. B and the Louisiana Open Meetings Law, unless amended pursuant to & §705. C

C. The minutes of the preceding meeting of the board, if available, shall be considered and approved.

D. The board may consider ceremonial acknowledgments as determined by the presiding officer. Such ceremonial acknowledgments should generally be made on behalf of the board by the presiding officer and the member representing the recipient's district.

E. The board shall hear committee reports from the chair of the committee or his/her designee and act on recommendations of the committee.

F. The board shall consider and act on other items on the agenda adopted in compliance with the procedures herein, including any emergency items.