La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLIII-101
Department the state Department of Education.
Eligible Nonpublic School- a non-public school that meets the following criteria:
1. is approved by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as either an accredited approved school, a non-accredited approved school, a Louisiana Montessori accredited approved school, or a Louisiana Montessori provisionally accredited approved school pursuant to R.S. 17:11; and
2. is approved according to Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al. 425 F. Supp. 528.
Eligible Public School - a public school with a letter grade of "A" or "B", or any variation thereof, for the most recent school year a letter grade is available, pursuant to the school and district accountability system.
Eligible Student - a student who resides in Louisiana, is a member of a family with a total income that does not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget, and who meets any one of the following criteria:
1. is entering kindergarten and has enrolled in the local school system in which the public school he/she would have otherwise attended is located or in a school under the jurisdiction of the Recovery School District; or
2. was enrolled in a public school in Louisiana on October first and on February first of the most recent school year pursuant to the definition of student membership established by the state board for purposes of the Minimum Foundation Program formula, and such school received a letter grade of "C", "D", or "F" or any variation thereof, for the most recent year a letter grade is available, pursuant to the school and district accountability system; or
3. received a scholarship pursuant to this Program in the previous school year.
Fees - standard educational fees that are charged to all students at a participating school.
Participating School - a school that meets program requirements and seeks to enroll scholarship recipients pursuant to this Chapter or a public school that meets program requirements and seeks to enroll scholarship recipients pursuant to this Chapter subject to any court-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the school system in which the public school is located.
Program - the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program.
Provisionally Accredited Approved School a school that is working toward meeting accreditation requirements and has met all other criteria for approval by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Scholarship Recipient - an eligible student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to this Program.
Transfer - a change in enrollment status resulting from the movement of an eligible student from one participating school to another participating school during the current school year.
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLIII-101