La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLIII-901

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

Section CLIII-901 - Continued Eligibility

A. For continued eligibility in the scholarship program, participating schools must:

1. use an open admissions process in enrolling scholarship recipients in the program;

2. within ten business days of the first day of school as determined by the participating school, notify the department of scholarship recipients enrolled;

3. comply with all testing requirements listed in Chapter 7;

4. accept the scholarship amount as full payment of all educational costs, including all fees;

5. prior to enrollment, inform the parent or legal guardian of a scholarship recipient of any and all rules, policies, and procedures of the school, including but not limited to academic policies, disciplinary rules, and procedures of the school;

6. submit an annual independent financial audit as described in Chapter 5;

7. notify the department of any expulsion within two days; and

8. meet 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.

B. If a school elects to withdraw from the scholarship program or to no longer accept new students, it shall notify the department on a timeline established by the department.

1. If a school notifies the department that it will no longer participate in the program after the established deadline for continuing school participation in the program, the department may disallow the school from participating in the program for up to five academic years.

2. Schools electing to no longer accept new students from the scholarship program may continue to receive scholarship payments for all continuing students.

C. If a school withdraws from or becomes ineligible to participate in the scholarship program in the middle of a school year, it shall allow all enrolled scholarship recipients to remain at the school for the remainder of the school year and shall pay for the educational services for those students.

D. The department shall assist any scholarship recipient attending a school that is ineligible to participate in the program in transferring to another participating school, provided such school has sufficient capacity at the appropriate grade level.

E. If enrolled in a participating school that fails to meet eligibility criteria established in this Bulletin, then scholarship recipients may transfer to another participating school for the succeeding school year without loss of eligibility, and such recipients shall be given preference for enrollment at other participating schools.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLIII-901

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 38:3132 (December 2012).

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