Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3006 – School counselors; academic profiles; public high schools; required
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3006
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- School counselor: is a member of the school faculty who by training and background is qualified to engage in educational and vocational counseling and advisement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3002
A. Each school counselor, or the counselor’s qualified designee, employed in a public high school shall complete an academic profile for each student in the ninth grade using an appropriate web-based student counseling system.
B. The profile shall include but not be limited to the student’s academic and personal goals, planning for college, exploring careers, participation in extracurricular activities, and other skills and interests.
C. All information contained in the profile also shall be included in the student’s individual graduation plan developed pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 17:183.2 and 2925.
D.(1) The counselor or his qualified designee shall involve the student and the student’s parent or legal guardian in completing the student’s profile and shall meet with the student and his parent or legal guardian to review and revise the profile accordingly each year that the student is enrolled in the school.
(2) During the meeting, the counselor or his qualified designee shall demonstrate how to access the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s website information on high-demand, high-wage jobs, provide the link to the website, and provide the student a printed copy of the listing of the appropriate region’s top twenty high-demand, high-wage jobs.
Acts 2010, No. 704, §1; Acts 2020, No. 238, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.