Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4020 – School participation; application
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4020
- Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4013
- Program: means the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4013
- Scholarship: means the funds awarded to a parent or other legal guardian on behalf of an eligible student to attend a participating public or nonpublic school. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4013
A. Participation in this program by a school is voluntary, and nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize any additional regulation of participating schools beyond that specifically authorized by this Part.
B. Any school that wishes to participate in the program and enroll scholarship recipients annually shall notify the department of its intent to participate in the program by February first of the previous school year. The notice shall specify the number of seats the school will have available for scholarship recipients at each grade level and the maximum amount of tuition attributable to each available seat, as applicable.
Acts 2008, No. 509, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8; Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2019, No. 21, §1.