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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 407
BY REPRESENTATIVES CARTER, KATRINA JACKSON, AND SMITH AND
SENATOR THOMPSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:221(B), relative to school attendance; to provide relative to2
eligibility criteria for admission or readmission to a public school; to prohibit city,3
parish, and other local public school boards from denying admission or readmission4
based on certain characteristics; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 17:221(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง221. School attendance; compulsory ages; duty of parents; excessive absences;8
condition for driving privileges9
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B.(1) No A city, parish, or other local public school board shall deny grant11
admission or readmission to school of to any student of suitable age who resides12
within the geographic boundaries of the school system unless such student is legally13
excluded from attending school. person who meets all of the following criteria:14
(a) Resides within the geographic boundaries of the school system.15
(b) Meets the eligibility requirements for school entrance pursuant to R.S.16
17:222(A).17
(c) Is nineteen years of age or younger on September thirtieth of the calendar18
year in which the school year begins or is twenty years of age on September thirtieth19
of the calendar year in which the school year begins and has sufficient course credits20
that he will be able to graduate within one school year of admission or readmission.21
(d) Has not received a high school diploma or its equivalent.22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 407
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(e) Is otherwise eligible for enrollment in a public school pursuant to state1
law and the policies of the local school board and the State Board of Elementary and2
Secondary Education.3
(2) If a person meets all of the criteria in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection,4
no city, parish, or other local public school board may deny him admission or5
readmission based on any of the following characteristics:6
(a) The person voluntarily withdrew from school.7
(b) The person is pregnant.8
(c) The person is a parent.9
(d) The person is married.10
(3) The admission or readmission of a person who will be twenty years of11
age on September thirtieth of the calendar year in which the school year begins shall12
be limited to grade twelve.13
(4) The admission or readmission of any person who has been suspended or14
expelled from a Louisiana public school is subject to all laws and policies applicable15
to such disciplinary actions.16
(5) The admission or readmission of a person with an exceptionality is17
subject to federal and state law governing the age of eligibility for services for18
students with exceptionalities.19
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: