ENROLLED
ACT No. 392
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 320
BY REPRESENTATIVE WOODRUFF
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:221.4(A) and (C)(introductory paragraph) and 221.6(A),
3 (E)(introductory paragraph), and (I)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S.
4 17:221.6(I)(4), relative to high school dropout recovery programs; to provide with
5 respect to funding; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:221.4(A) and (C)(introductory paragraph) and 221.6(A),
8 (E)(introductory paragraph), and (I)(introductory paragraph) are hereby amended and
9 reenacted and R.S. 17:221.6(I)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §221.4. Louisiana School Dropout prevention and recovery program Prevention Act
11 A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana School
12 Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 2014".
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14 C. A student, who is under eighteen years of age, who withdraws from
15 school prior to graduating from high school, and who has not enrolled in a dropout
16 recovery program as provided in R.S. 17:221.6 shall exercise one of the following
17 options within one hundred twenty days of leaving school:
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19 §221.6. Louisiana School Dropout recovery programs; individual graduation plan;
20 requirements; definitions Recovery Program
21 A. Each school district and charter school that provides instruction to high
22 school students may offer a dropout recovery program for eligible students. School
23 districts and charter schools should maximize the use of federal Title 1 funds and at-
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1 risk funds provided through the minimum foundation program formula to establish
2 such programs.
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4 E. A Each student enrolled in a dropout recovery program pursuant to this
5 Section shall be recorded on a monthly basis as participating in the program and shall
6 be included in the student enrollment count for the school or school system offering
7 the program. Each participating school and school system shall report the following
8 information to the state Department of Education on a monthly basis record, each
9 month, all of the students who meet the following criteria for actively participating
10 in the dropout recovery program:
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12 I. For the purposes of this Section:
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14 (4) "School district" or "district" means a city, parish, or other local public
15 school system.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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