Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XLI - Bulletin 1929-Louisiana Accounting and Uniform Governmental Handbook
Chapter 13 - Personnel Requirements
Section XLI-1301 - Minimum Requirements for Lead School Business Administrator/Chief Financial Officer/Business Manager (Local School Districts and Charter Schools)

A. Minimum qualifications, must meet one of the following:

B. Work Experience. An applicant for a lead school business official shall have not less than three years of work experience in a field relevant to the duties and responsibilities of a lead school business administrator. Relevant areas shall include accounting, finance, or other areas of fiscal management.

C. Continuing Education. All lead school business administrators must acquire Certified Louisiana School Business Administrator (CLSBA) certification by the Louisiana Association of School Business Officials (LASBO) within seven years of the date of hire as an administrator/chief financial officer/business manager and maintain certification while employed as a lead school business administrator/chief financial officer/business manager. A Louisiana CPA license may be substituted for the CLSBA certification. The CPA license must remain in active status while employed as a lead school business administrator/chief financial officer/business manager.

D. Grandfather Clause. A lead school business administrator/chief financial officer/business manager employed prior to the final adoption of the law shall be exempt from meeting the minimum degree and work experience requirements. The lead school business administrator/chief financial officer/business manager shall be allowed seven years from the date of final adoption into law to complete the CLSBA certification or become a licensed CPA in the state of Louisiana.

E. Shared Services Provision. Statute allows city, parish, or other local public school boards to enter into an agreement to share business services, including the employment of a single business manager or chief financial officer. The shared business manager or chief financial officer must meet the minimum qualifications established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.