HLS 18RS-980 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 587
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
TEACHERS: Provides relative to teacher tenure
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 17:442(A)(1) and (C), relative to teacher tenure; provides
3 relative to the performance rating that qualifies a teacher to be granted tenure or to
4 reacquire tenure; to provide relative to the performance rating on certain portions of
5 a performance evaluation that qualify certain teachers for a second observation; and
6 to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 17:442(A)(1) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
9follows:
10 ยง442. Tenure
11 A.(1)(a) A teacher who has acquired tenure before September 1, 2012,
12 retains tenure and is subject to the provisions of this Section.
13 (b) Effective beginning on July 1, 2012, A teacher rated "effective:
14 proficient" or "highly effective" for five years within a six-year period pursuant to
15 the performance evaluation program as provided in R.S. 17:3881 through 3905 shall
16 be granted tenure.
17 * * *
18 C.(1) A tenured teacher who receives a final performance rating of
19 "ineffective" pursuant to the performance evaluation program as provided in R.S.
20 17:3881 through 3905 shall lose his tenure and all rights related thereto immediately
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1 upon exhaustion of the grievance procedure established pursuant to R.S.
2 17:3883(A)(5), unless the "ineffective" performance rating is reversed, and such
3 rating shall constitute sufficient grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to R.S.
4 17:443(A). If a teacher is found "effective: proficient" or "highly effective" based
5 on the evidence of the growth portion of the evaluation but is found "ineffective"
6 according to the observation portion, within thirty days after such finding, the teacher
7 shall be entitled to a second observation by members of a team of three designees,
8 chosen by the local superintendent, which shall not include the principal.
9 (2) Such teacher shall reacquire tenure if the teacher receives a performance
10 rating of "effective: proficient" or "highly effective" for five years within a six-year
11 period subsequent to receiving an "ineffective" rating as provided in Subsection A
12 of this Section.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 587 Original 2018 Regular Session Hoffmann
Abstract: Lowers the minimum performance rating a teacher must receive in order to be
granted tenure or reacquire tenure.
Present law provides that a teacher rated "highly effective" for five years within a six-year
period shall be granted tenure. Proposed law grants tenure to a teacher who is rated either
"effective: proficient" or "highly effective" for five years within this time frame.
Present law provides that a tenured teacher shall lose tenure immediately upon receiving a
final performance rating of "ineffective". Provides that if he is found "highly effective" on
the growth portion of the evaluation but "ineffective" on the observation portion, he shall be
entitled to a second observation. Proposed law retains present law but also entitles him to
a second observation if he is found "effective: proficient" on the growth portion. Present law
provides that such a teacher shall reacquire tenure upon receiving a rating of "highly
effective" for five years within a six-year period. Proposed law provides that such a teacher
shall reacquire tenure upon receiving a rating of either "effective: proficient" or "highly
effective" within this time frame.
(Amends R.S. 17:442(A)(1) and (C))
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