The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Proposed law prohibits a local public school board from closing, changing the grade
configuration of, or changing the instructional program of any school under its jurisdiction that
has been designated as a failing school without first obtaining approval from the State Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Further provides that proposed law shall apply
only to a local public school board in a parish having a population in excess of 440,000
according to the most recent federal decennial census.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Adds R.S. 17:10.5(G))