La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLIII-301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CLIII-301 - School Registration Process

A. In administering the school registration process for the program, the department shall:

1. receive an annual notice of intent from eligible public and eligible nonpublic schools seeking to participate in the program;

2. establish and publish a timeline for the submission of notices of intent from eligible schools seeking to participate in the program; and

3. establish an internal review process for determining initial and continuing school eligibility, including assessment of whether a school meets the criteria for participation as determined by the department and, as needed, additional site visits, audits, and assessments of compliance with applicable health and safety regulations. Guidance on the criteria for participation shall be published annually by the department.

B. Participating schools shall:

1. submit an annual notice of intent with the following information:

a. the number of available seats per grade. Enrollment of scholarship recipients in a participating school that has been approved for less than two years shall not exceed 20 percent of the schools total student enrollment.

b. whether the school elects to offer an enrollment preference to a student based on the parish in which the student resides;

c. any other information requested by the department;

d. for eligible nonpublic schools:

i. if a nonpublic school elects to provide special education services, the school must provide information regarding special education services it is able to and shall provide, the services the local school system is able to and shall provide, and the services the local school system currently provides to children with special needs as defined in R.S. 17:1942;

ii. schools charging tuition must include the maximum amount of tuition, including all allowable fees;

iii. tuition and fees may not be higher than those charged to non-scholarship students;

e. for eligible public schools, the notice of intent must be submitted by the principal of the school with the approval of the local superintendent. The local school board shall delegate the authority to participate in the program to the local superintendent.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLIII-301

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 38:3129 (December 2012), Amended LR 40:2521 (12/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.17:6 and R.S. 17:4025.