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ACT No. 701
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 433
BY REPRESENTATIVES HARDY AND HINES
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:7(29), relative to the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the State2
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to require the State Board of3
Elementary and Secondary Education to develop, adopt, and provide for the4
implementation of a uniform grading scale for use in public schools; to provide for5
enforcement and exceptions; to provide for a task force to provide recommendations;6
to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for7
related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 17:7(29) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 10
ยง7. Duties, functions, and responsibilities of board11
In addition to the authorities granted by R.S. 17:6 and any powers, duties, and12
responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board shall:13
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(29)(a) Develop, adopt, and provide for the implementation of a uniform15
grading scale for use in public elementary and secondary schools and other public16
schools and programs under its jurisdiction, which shall be enforced by the17
governing authorities of public schools and by city, parish, and other local public18
school superintendents except as otherwise provided by this Paragraph.19
(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not apply to20
any school operated by the United States Department of Defense that is located on21
a federal military installation.22
Section 2. During the 2010-2011 school year, the State Board of Elementary and23
Secondary Education shall appoint a task force to provide input, recommendations, and24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 433
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advice on developing the uniform grading scale. The task force shall include but not be1
limited to representatives of the following:2
(1)Louisiana School Boards Association.3
(2)Louisiana Association of Educators.4
(3)Louisiana Federation of Teachers. 5
(4)Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana.6
(5)State Department of Education.7
(6)Office of the governor.8
(7)Louisiana Parent Teacher Association.9
(8)Louisiana Association of Principals.10
(9)Louisiana Association of School Executives.11
(10)Louisiana Association of School Superintendents.12
(11)Louisiana Association of Special Education Administrators.13
(12)Public school classroom teachers.14
(13)Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools.15
(14)Southern Poverty Law Center.16
(15)Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission.17
(16)Louisiana High School Athletic Association.18
(17)BESE Nonpublic School Commission.19
Section 3. By not later than the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, the State20
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations in21
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the implementation of the22
provisions of this Act.23
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: