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ACT No. 757
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1481 (Substitute for House Bill No. 1025 by Representative Landry)
BY REPRESENTATIVE LANDRY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:416.7, relative to school boards; to require school boards to2
notify parents prior to implementing new school uniform policies or changing3
existing school uniform policies; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 17:416.7 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง416.7. Dress codes; authorization; notification requirement 8
A.(1) Each city, or parish, or other local public school board may adopt such9
rules and regulations as it deems necessary to require implement a school dress code,10
which may includes include the use of uniforms. Each school may select a uniform11
for its students and shall display such uniform for a reasonable period prior to the12
beginning of each school year. proposed effective date of the dress code.13
(2) If a city, or parish, or other local public school board chooses to require14
adopts a school dress code, as provided in this Section it shall notify, in writing, the15
parent or guardian of each school student of the dress code specifications and their16
effective date.17
(3) If a city, parish, or other local public school board adopts a new uniform18
policy or modifies an existing uniform policy, it shall notify, in writing, the parent19
or guardian of each student of the uniform policy adoption or uniform policy20
modification at least sixty days prior to the effective date of the policy or21
modification to the policy.22
B.(1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a city, parish, or other local public23
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existing dress code or uniform policy without providing the required notice in the1
event of what the school board deems an emergency. For the purposes of this2
Subsection, "emergency" means an actual or imminent threat to health or safety3
which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.4
(2) Nothing herein in this Section shall require the additional expenditure of5
school or school board funds.6
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: