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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 36
BY SENATOR BROWN
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:3983.1, relative to charter schools; to require a chartering group to notify2
certain legislators upon submission of an initial charter school proposal or3
application; to specify the information to be included in such notification; to require4
additional notification regarding the disposition of such submission; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:3983.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง3983.1. Initial charter school proposals and applications; notification to state9
legislators10
A.(1) At the time a chartering group submits its initial proposal or11
application to operate a charter school to the appropriate chartering authority12
pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the chartering authority shall notify13
each state senator and state representative in whose district the charter school14
is to be located that such proposal or application has been submitted. Such15
notification shall be limited to the date the proposal or application was16
submitted, the chartering authority to which the proposal or application was17
submitted, the type of charter school the chartering group seeks to operate, and18
the location of the proposed charter school.19
(2) The chartering authority shall also notify each state senator and state20
representative in whose district the charter school is to be located whether the21
proposal or application to operate a charter school was approved or denied.22
(3) The notifications required by this Section shall be sent by both postal23
mail and electronic mail to each legislator's district office.24
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to renewals of the25
charter of an existing charter school.26
ACT No. 729 SB NO. 36 ENROLLEENROLLEDENROLLED
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: