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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 74
BY SENATOR MORRELL
SCHOOLS. Provides for the creation of community advisory committees for schools in the
Recovery School District. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:1990(I) and (J), relative to the Recovery School District; to provide for the2
creation of community advisory boards for schools within the district; to provide3
relative to the membership, duties, and functions of such boards; to prohibit the State4
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from approving a charter school5
within the district for which there is not more than one applicant; and to provide for6
related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 17:1990(I) and (J) are hereby enacted to read as follows:9
ยง1990. Recovery School District; creation; governance; operation10
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I. (1) A community advisory board shall be established for each school12
within the Recovery School District, composed of seven members as follows:13
(a) One member appointed by the state senator in whose district the14
school is located.15
(b) One member appointed by the state representative in whose district16
the school is located.17 SB NO. 74
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(c) One member appointed by the elected head of the governing1
authority of the parish in which the school is located.2
(d) One member appointed by the elected member of the parish3
governing authority in whose district the school is located.4
(e) One member appointed by the member of the city, parish, or other5
local public school board in whose district the school is located.6
(f) One member appointed by the member of the State Board of7
Elementary and Secondary Education in whose district the school is located.8
(g) One member appointed by the president of the State Board of9
Elementary and Secondary Education, in the case of a school directly operated10
by the Recovery School District, or, in the case of a charter school, the school's11
chartering authority.12
(2) A community advisory board shall be established for each school13
directly operated by the Recovery School District, not later than August 15,14
2010.15
(3) A community advisory board shall be established for each new16
charter school created within the Recovery School District at the time such17
school is created, and provision for a community advisory board as provided in18
this Subsection shall be made a part of the charter agreement.19
(4) A community advisory board shall be established for each existing20
charter school within the Recovery School District at the time such school's21
charter is up for renewal, and provision for a community advisory board as22
provided in this Subsection shall be made a part of the school's charter upon23
renewal.24
(5) Prior to taking action to convert a school directly operated by the25
Recovery School District to a charter school, or to authorize the creation of a26
new charter school within the Recovery School District, the State Board of27
Elementary and Secondary Education shall consult with such school's28
community advisory board when selecting a charter operator for the school.29 SB NO. 74
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J. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not1
approve the conversion of an existing school directly operated by the Recovery2
School District to a charter school, or the creation of a new charter school3
within the Recovery School District, for which there is not more than one4
applicant to operate such school.5
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Proposed law provides for the establishment of a community advisory board for each school
within the Recovery School District (RSD), composed of seven members as follows:
1. One member appointed by the state senator in whose district the school is located.
2. One member appointed by the state representative in whose district the school is
located.
3. One member appointed by the elected head of the governing authority of the parish
in which the school is located.
4. One member appointed by the elected member of the parish governing authority in
whose district the school is located.
5. One member appointed by the member of the city, parish, or other local public
school board in whose district the school is located.
6. One member appointed by the member of the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education (BESE) in whose district the school is located.
7. One member appointed by the president of BESE, in the case of a school directly
operated by the RSD, or, in the case of a charter school, the school's chartering
authority.
Proposed law :
1. Requires that a community advisory board be established for each school directly
operated by the RSD not later than August 15, 2010.
2. Requires that a community advisory board be established for each new charter school
created within the RSD at the time such school is created and that such advisory
board be made a part of the charter agreement. SB NO. 74
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3. Requires that a community advisory board be established for each existing charter
school within the RSD at the time such school's charter is up for renewal and that
such advisory board be made a part of the school's charter upon renewal.
4. Requires BESE, prior to taking action to convert a school directly operated by the
RSD to a charter school, or to authorize the creation of a new charter school within
the RSD, to consult with such school's community advisory board when selecting a
charter operator for the school.
Proposed law prohibits BESE from approving the conversion of an existing school directly
operated by the RSD to a charter school, or the creation of a new charter school within the
RSD, for which there is not more than one applicant to operate such school.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:1990(I) and (J))