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ACT No. 405
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 327
BY REPRESENTATIVES SEABAUGH AND KNOX
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:5023(B)(5), relative to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students; to
3 provide relative to residency requirements with respect to initial eligibility for a
4 program award; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:5023(B)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง5023. Residency requirements
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9 B. Except as provided by Subsection D of this Section, to be eligible for an
10 award pursuant to this Chapter, a dependent student, as defined by the administering
11 agency, shall meet one of the following requirements:
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13 (5) His parent or court-ordered custodian meets all of the following criteria:
14 (a) He is living outside the United States or its territories.
15 (b) He is not on active duty with the United States armed forces.
16 (c) He was a resident of Louisiana who actually lived in Louisiana for at
17 least the twenty-four months preceding the date he started living outside the United
18 States or its territories.
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1 (d) He has remained a resident of Louisiana through the date of the student's
2 graduation from high school or completion of a home study program approved by
3 the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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