SLS 17RS-1209 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 68
BY SENATOR BISHOP
SCHOOLS. Requests each charter school governing or management board to include at
least one parent or guardian of a student in its membership.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the governing or management board of each charter school to include
3 in its membership at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the
4 school who shall be elected by the parents or legal guardians representing at least a
5 majority of the students attending the school.
6 WHEREAS, greater parental involvement has been routinely shown to increase both
7 student performance and parental satisfaction; and
8 WHEREAS, parental choice is seen as one of the cornerstones of the development
9 of charter schools; and
10 WHEREAS, the Every Student Succeeds Act provides for parent and family
11 engagement; and
12 WHEREAS, R.S. 17:3991 requires that each school's charter address policies,
13 programs, and practices to ensure parental involvement; and
14 WHEREAS, a school's governing or management board establishes policies that
15 govern the school's operations and determines the school's instructional environment.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
17 does hereby urge and request the governing or management board of each charter school to
18 include in its membership at least one parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school.
Page 1 of 2 SR NO. 68
SLS 17RS-1209 ORIGINAL
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the parent representative on the board shall be
2 elected by the parents or legal guardians representing at least a majority of the students
3 attending the school.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
5 president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state
6 superintendent of education, and the executive director of the Louisiana Association of
7 Public Charter Schools.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SR 68 Original 2017 Regular Session Bishop
Requests the governing or management board of each charter school to include in its
membership at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the school who
shall be elected by the parents or legal guardians representing at least a majority of the
students attending the school.
Page 2 of 2