Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3632 – Appeal to the state committee
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3632
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Teacher: means any public school classroom teacher, librarian, school counselor, secondary vocational instructor, principal, assistant principal, or other personnel for whom a valid Louisiana teaching certificate is required for employment; any teacher in an institution which offers thirteenth and fourteenth grade instruction; any speech therapist who possesses a valid Louisiana ancillary certificate issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; and any instructor seeking to continue in the program who has been transferred from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to vocational-technical schools under the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3602
If a teacher who has appealed the decision of the local committee is aggrieved by such decision, he or she may serve written notification to the state and local committees of intent to seek a hearing before the state committee or its successor. The application shall be made to the state committee or its successor within ninety days after the decision provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 17:3631 is rendered, and a hearing before the state committee or its successor shall be held within thirty days thereafter. At this hearing both the teacher and the local committee may appear, be represented by counsel, produce witnesses, and submit written evidence. The state committee or its successor shall notify both the local committee and the teacher in writing of its decision, which shall be final, within five days after such hearing.
Acts 1990, No. 650, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.