Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part LXXIX - Bulletin 741 (Nonpublic)-Louisiana Handbook for Nonpublic School Administrators
Chapter 30 - Health and Safety Rules and Regulations for Approved Non-Public School Three-Year-Old Programs
Section LXXIX-3001 - General Requirements

A. The school administrator is charged with the responsibility of monitoring and ensuring the three-year-old prekindergarten classrooms adhere to these guidelines.

B. The school administrator shall maintain in force at all times current liability insurance for the operation of a school to ensure medical coverage for children in the event of accident or injury. The school shall have documentation of the accident or injury on file. Documentation shall consist of the insurance policy or current binder that includes the name of the school facility, physical address of the facility, name of the insurance company, policy number, period of coverage, and explanation of the coverage.

C. The school shall have documentation of yearly sanitation inspection and current approval from the Office of Public Health, Sanitarian Services. If food is catered or transported, approval is needed from the health department.

D. The school shall have documentation of yearly safety inspection and current approval from the Office of State Fire Marshal.

E. The school shall have documentation of yearly safety inspection and current approval from the city fire department (if applicable).

F. A daily attendance record for children, must be maintained by the school. Children who leave and return to the school during the day shall be signed in/out. A computerized sign in/out procedure is acceptable if the record accurately reflects the time of arrival and departure as well as the name of the person to whom the child was released.

G. Any visitor to the school shall sign in/out. Records shall be maintained to accurately reflect persons on the school premises at any given time.