La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-1904

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

Section CXXXI-1904 - Criminal History Review for Certification

A. Effective beginning January 1, 2025, an applicant for an initial educator credential shall undergo a criminal history record check in accordance with this Section. For an applicant or recipient of an educator credential, the LDOE shall:

1. Request information from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, referred to in this Section as the "state bureau," and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, referred to in this Section as the "federal bureau," concerning whether the person has been arrested for, convicted of, or pled nolo contendere to any criminal offense.

2. Require and provide the procedure for the submission of a person's fingerprints to the state bureau, and from the state bureau to the federal bureau, in a form acceptable to the state bureau.

3. Review rap backs in accordance with R.S. 15:587.1 and this Section for any person with an educator credential when the person applies to have a credential renewed, advanced, or otherwise modified.

B. An applicant for an educator credential shall submit required forms to obtain a state and federal criminal history check.

C. Beginning January 1, 2025, an application for certification renewal, advancement, or modification shall require state and federal criminal history checks for individuals for whom LDOE records do not include a state and federal criminal history check for certification purposes within the past five years.

D. The LDOE may require state and federal criminal history checks as otherwise requested.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-1904

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 501449 (10/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, R.S. 17:8.7, R.S. 17:8.9, R.S. 17:15, R.S. 15:587.1.