Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4002.5

  • Course provider: means an entity that offers individual courses in person or online, including but not limited to online or virtual education providers, postsecondary education institutions, including any postsecondary institution under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and corporations that offer vocational or technical course work in their field, and have been authorized to provide such courses by the state board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4002.3
  • Eligible funded student: means any student who resides in Louisiana and meets the following criteria:

                (a) Is attending a public elementary or secondary school. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4002.3

  • State board: means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:4002.3
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

A.  The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall establish policies and procedures whereby an eligible funded student may be granted approval to enroll in a course pursuant to this Part, which shall also provide for the following:

(1)  Determination of whether a requested course is academically appropriate for the student.

(2)  Credits earned through the course provider shall appear on each student’s official transcript and count fully towards the requirements of any approved Louisiana diploma.

(3)  State assessments as required by the school and district accountability system shall be administered to each student.

(4)  All services to which each student would be entitled if attending the school in which he is enrolled full time for all courses, including but not limited to special education services pursuant to the student’s Individual Education Plan shall be provided.

B.  Each local public school system shall make available to all students the course catalogue as provided by the state board during the annual course enrollment process for that local school system.

C.  Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 482, §2, eff. June 5, 2014.

D.  The aggregate test scores of students who are enrolled in a course pursuant to this Part and in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall be counted in the school performance score for the school in which the student is enrolled full time.  The test scores shall be reported to and published by the state Department of Education for each course provider in an easy to understand format and on the department’s website.

E.  Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 482, §2, eff. June 5, 2014.

F.  The state board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2012, No. 2, §1; Acts 2014, No. 482, §§1, 2, eff. June 5, 2014.