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ACT No. 591
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 705
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:81(Q)(2)(c), to provide relative to the reporting of certain2
electronic communication between an employee at a public elementary or secondary3
school and a student enrolled at that school; to provide relative to the manner and4
frequency of reporting certain communication that is made or received by an5
employee using a means other than one provided by or made available by the school6
system; to provide guidelines; to provide applicability; to provide an effective date;7
and to provide for related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 17:81(Q)(2)(c) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:10
ยง81. General powers of city, parish, and other local public school boards11
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Q.13
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(2) The policies, procedures, and practices required by Paragraph (1) of this15
Subsection, at a minimum, shall:16
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(c)(i) Specify that the occurrence of any electronic communication made by18
an employee at a school to a student enrolled at that school or that is received by an19
employee at a school from a student enrolled at that school using a means other than20
one provided by or made available by the school system shall be reported by the21
employee in a manner deemed appropriate by the school board. Records of any such22
reported communication shall be maintained by the school board for a period of at23
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(ii) In providing for the manner and frequency of reporting required by this1
Subparagraph, the board may authorize a school principal, or his designee, to permit2
an employee at the school to contact one or more specifically identified students3
enrolled at the school and be contacted by such student or students using a means4
other than one provided by or made available by the school, provided the employee5
has requested and received permission from the principal, or his designee, to do so6
and has provided documentation in writing to the principal, or his designee, stating7
the purpose or purposes for such contact. Such purposes may include but need not8
be limited to necessary communications relative to extracurricular activities, student9
athletic activities, community-based youth activities such as scouting, and faith-10
based activities such as a youth group sponsored by a religious organization.11
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not13
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature14
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If15
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become16
effective on the day following such approval.17
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: