SLS 15RS-331 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 186
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SCHOOLS. Provide relative to the enrollment cap for certain nonpublic schools
participating in the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:4021(A)(3), relative to the Student Scholarships For
3 Educational Excellence Program; to provide relative to eligibility requirements for
4 nonpublic participating schools; to provide relative to the percentage of scholarship
5 recipients certain participating schools can enroll; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:4021(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง4021. School eligibility
9 A. To be eligible to participate in the program, a nonpublic school shall meet
10 all of the following criteria:
11 * * *
12 (3) Enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating school that has
13 been approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved and in operation
14 in the state for less than two years shall not exceed twenty percent of such school's
15 total student enrollment.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
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1 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
2 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
3 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
4 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
SB 186 Original 2015 Regular Session Walsworth
Relative to the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program:
Present law provides that enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating nonpublic
school that has been approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved for less
than two years shall not exceed twenty percent of the school's total student enrollment.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally provides that enrollment of scholarship
recipients in an approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved participating
nonpublic school that has been in operation in the state for less than two years shall not
exceed 20% of total school enrollment.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:4021(A)(3))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.