Chapter

Teachers and Employees

La. R.S. 17:411— TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES
La. R.S. 17:412— Sexual orientation, gender identity; prohibited instruction, discussion
La. R.S. 17:413— Prerequisites for employment
La. R.S. 17:414— Qualification of teacher as prerequisite to payment
La. R.S. 17:414.1— Public elementary and secondary school principals; duties
La. R.S. 17:414.2— Influence by superintendent, principals, and others on student grades; board's duty; limitations on grade changes
La. R.S. 17:414.3— School fund; management, expenditure, and accounting; duties of school principal; accounts for certain closed schools; committees; creation and authority; policies
La. R.S. 17:415— School records; duty to keep reports by school principal
La. R.S. 17:415.1— Repealed
La. R.S. 17:416— Discipline of students; suspension; expulsion
La. R.S. 17:416.1— Discipline of students; additional disciplinary authority
La. R.S. 17:416.2— Supervision of suspended or expelled students; alternative education programs
La. R.S. 17:416.3— Search of students' persons, desks, lockers, other areas; defense of suits against school personnel; indemnification; reporting of implements seized
La. R.S. 17:416.4— Civil liability; legal defense and indemnification of all public school employees
La. R.S. 17:416.5— Same; attorney fees
La. R.S. 17:416.6— Search of persons entering public school buildings or grounds
La. R.S. 17:416.7— Dress codes; authorization; notification requirement
La. R.S. 17:416.8— Discipline policy review committees; school option
La. R.S. 17:416.9— Schools' duty as to safety; imminent danger to teachers; inspection; restraining order; other relief
La. R.S. 17:416.10— Visitor authorization; public elementary or secondary school grounds, buildings, and other facilities
La. R.S. 17:416.11— Discipline of pupils; limitation of liability
La. R.S. 17:416.12— Students; appropriate conduct; compliance
La. R.S. 17:416.13— Student code of conduct; requirement
La. R.S. 17:416.14— Bullying; definition; prohibition; notice; reporting; accountability
La. R.S. 17:416.15— Zero tolerance policies; authorization; conflict resolution classes; fees; compliance
La. R.S. 17:416.16— School crisis management and response plans
La. R.S. 17:416.16.1— School mapping data
La. R.S. 17:416.17— Youth development and assistance programs; legislative findings and purpose; school authority for programs for elementary students
La. R.S. 17:416.18— Teacher Bill of Rights
La. R.S. 17:416.18.1— School Employee Bill of Rights
La. R.S. 17:416.19— School resource officers
La. R.S. 17:416.20— Student conduct standards; awareness and understanding by students; required orientation; guidelines
La. R.S. 17:416.21— Behavior of students with exceptionalities; use of seclusion and physical restraint
La. R.S. 17:416.22— Discipline of students; nonpublic schools; disciplinary authority
La. R.S. 17:416.23— Behavioral or emotional challenges; referral for assessment and treatment; reporting
La. R.S. 17:416.24— Mental health screenings
La. R.S. 17:417— Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers
La. R.S. 17:418— Salaries; teachers and other school employees
La. R.S. 17:419— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:419.1— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:419.2— Extra compensation for school support personnel
La. R.S. 17:419.3— Compensation for school support employees serving as substitute teachers
La. R.S. 17:419.4— Required teacher training; effectiveness
La. R.S. 17:420— Required teacher training
La. R.S. 17:420.1— Inclusion of employers' contributions for budget purposes
La. R.S. 17:421— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:421.1— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:421.2— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:421.3— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:421.4— Salary increases for noninstructional school personnel
La. R.S. 17:421.5— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:421.6— Adjustments in salaries of teachers having certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
La. R.S. 17:421.7— Support Education in Louisiana First Fund
La. R.S. 17:421.8— Supplements to salaries of school counselors having certain certificates issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors
La. R.S. 17:421.9— Supplements to salaries of school psychologists having certain credentials issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board
La. R.S. 17:421.10— Supplements to salaries of school social workers having certain certificates issued by the National Association of Social Workers
La. R.S. 17:421.11— Supplements to salaries of school speech-language pathologists and audiologists having certain certificates issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association
La. R.S. 17:421.12— Supplements to salaries of school educational diagnosticians having certain credentials issued by the National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians Board
La. R.S. 17:422— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012
La. R.S. 17:422.1— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:422.2— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:422.3— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:422.4— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:422.5— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:422.6— Hourly wages and salaries for school employees; reduction limitations; definition
La. R.S. 17:423— Persons entering military service; right to prior service credit
La. R.S. 17:423.1— Teacher employment interrupted by military service; salary schedule
La. R.S. 17:424— Credit for years of service to teachers transferring
La. R.S. 17:424.1— Credit for teaching service in the United States armed forces institute school system
La. R.S. 17:424.2— Credit for teaching in state-approved private elementary and secondary school under state minimum salary schedule
La. R.S. 17:424.3— Credit for teaching in out-of-state public elementary and secondary schools under state minimum salary schedule
La. R.S. 17:425— Payment of accrued sick leave upon retirement or death
La. R.S. 17:425.1— Payment of severance pay; DROP participants
La. R.S. 17:425.2— Payment for unused sick and annual leave; certain unclassified employees
La. R.S. 17:426— Free and unhampered passage on the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge; teachers, school bus operators, and other school employees
La. R.S. 17:427— Teachers of exceptional children; compensation
La. R.S. 17:427.1— Legislative findings; intent
La. R.S. 17:427.2— Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program; creation; purpose; definitions; contracts; administration; implementation; reporting; funding
La. R.S. 17:427.3— Teach Louisiana First Program; purpose; eligibility criteria; incentive payments; reports; administration; funding
La. R.S. 17:427.4— Intent; purpose; teachers' homebuyer program; authorization
La. R.S. 17:427.5— Qualified teachers' incentive program; authorization
La. R.S. 17:428— Supervisors, principals, teachers and other employees prohibited from serving on employing school board; service on neighboring or other school board
La. R.S. 17:429— Educational leadership certification; qualifications
La. R.S. 17:430— Applicants for public school employment; disclosure requirements; penalties; definitions
La. R.S. 17:431— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:432— Outstanding teachers; superintendents' awards; other merit awards
La. R.S. 17:432.1— Outstanding school support employee award; definition; selection; recognition
La. R.S. 17:433— Outstanding state teacher award
La. R.S. 17:433.1— Outstanding state principal awards
La. R.S. 17:434— Planning time and lunch periods for teachers; required
La. R.S. 17:435— Administering catheters; conditions; restrictions
La. R.S. 17:436— Performing noncomplex health procedures; definitions; conditions; restrictions; safety equipment, materials, and supplies
La. R.S. 17:436.1— Administration of medication; definition; conditions; restrictions; exceptions
La. R.S. 17:436.2— Psychotropic drugs; school board and charter school policies; prohibition; teacher recommendations; definitions
La. R.S. 17:436.3— Students with diabetes; management and treatment plans; provision of care; unlicensed diabetes care assistants; student self-monitoring and treatment
La. R.S. 17:436.3.1— Type 1 diabetes information; distribution to school boards
La. R.S. 17:436.4— Seizure treatment and training
La. R.S. 17:436.5— Sickle cell disease; training for school nurses
La. R.S. 17:436.6— Sickle cell disease
La. R.S. 17:437— Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. R.S. 17:437.1— Suicide prevention; in-service training; materials and supplies; limitation on liability
La. R.S. 17:437.2— Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. R.S. 17:438— Permitted withholdings; exceptions
La. R.S. 17:439— Limitation of liability; statements or actions; exceptions
La. R.S. 17:439.1— Immunity from claims or causes of action related to the COVID-19 public health emergency
La. R.S. 17:440— School employees; prohibition on use of social security numbers as personal identifiers
La. R.S. 17:440.1— Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. R.S. 17:440.2— Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. R.S. 17:440.3— School coaches; required certifications
La. R.S. 17:440.4— Cardiac health; student athletes, parents; communication
La. R.S. 17:441— Definitions
La. R.S. 17:442— Tenure
La. R.S. 17:443— Discipline of teachers; procedure; right of review
La. R.S. 17:444— Promotions to and employment into positions of higher salary and tenure
La. R.S. 17:445— Rules and regulations impairing provisions prohibited
La. R.S. 17:446— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:461— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:462— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:463— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. 17:464— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.