La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXI-709

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CLXI-709 - Validity of Licenses

A. A license shall apply only to the location stated on the license and shall not transfer from one location to another or from one owner to another.

B. If the location or owner of an early learning center changes, the license becomes null and void.

C. When a business is sold, discontinued, the operation has moved to a new location, or the license has been revoked, the existing license immediately becomes null and void and the licensee shall surrender the existing license to the department.

D. A new application shall not be processed if an application or license is currently on file with the department for the same location, with the exception of a change of ownership application or, at the discretion of the LDOE, a second application for an early learning center at the same address as an existing Head Start located on LEA property.

E. Two licenses shall not be issued simultaneously for the same physical address except for the license of an early learning center at the same address as a Head Start that is located on LEA property.

F. All early learning care and education provided at a physical address shall be included under one license address except for the license of an early learning center at the same physical address as a licensed Head Start program or a licensed non-Head Start LEA program that is located on LEA property.

G. If an early learning center operates summer and/or holiday camps at the location, such care shall be included under a single license for the location address except for the license of an early learning center at the same address as a Head Start that is located on LEA property.

H. All new construction or renovation of a center requires approval from the Office of State Fire Marshal, the Louisiana Department of Health and the LDE prior to occupying the new or renovated space.

I. A single license may be issued for a center with multiple buildings at the same location at the sole discretion of the LDE.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXI-709

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41624 (April 2015). effective 7/1/2015, Amended LR 42554 (4/1/2016), Amended LR 441861 (10/1/2018), Amended LR 471275 (9/1/2021), Amended LR 491710 (10/1/2023), Amended LR 50967 (7/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:407.39(C), and 17:407.40.