SLS 15RS-498 REENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 129
BY SENATOR NEVERS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SCHOOLS. Authorizes a local public school district to enter into an agreement with a
higher-performing district to manage and operate one or more of its low-performing schools.
(gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:105.2, relative to local public school boards; to provide for agreements
3 between school boards for the management and operation of low-performing
4 schools; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:105.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง105.2. Local public school boards; agreements for the management and
8 operation of low-performing schools
9 A. The school board of a city, parish, or other local public system with
10 one or more low-performing schools may enter into an agreement with the
11 school board of a higher-performing public school system for the management
12 and day-to-day operation of any or all of such schools, provided the
13 higher-performing school system received a letter grade of "C" or higher for
14 the previous two years.
15 B. The school board of each respective school system shall mutually
16 develop the terms and scope of the management agreement, which shall be
17 subject to the approval of a majority of the members of each school board.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 129
SLS 15RS-498 REENGROSSED
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument was prepared by Jeanne Johnston. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SB 129 Reengrossed 2015 Regular Session Nevers
Proposed law authorizes the school board of a city, parish, or other local public system with
one or more low-performing schools to enter into an agreement with the school board of a
higher-performing public school system for the management and day-to-day operation of
any or all of such schools, provided the higher-performing school system received a letter
grade of "C" or higher for the previous two years.
Proposed law provides that the school board of each respective school system shall mutually
develop the terms and scope of the management agreement, which shall be subject to the
approval of a majority of the members of each school board.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:105.2)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Requires a higher-performing public school system to have received a letter
grade of "C" or higher for the two previous years in order to enter into a
management agreement with a low-performing school.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.