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The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools is committed to serving as the first resource for all your legal questions.

Please use the links below to quickly and easily view the official law on issues facing charter schools in one of five categories: Governance, Facilities, Enrollment/Instruction, Discipline, Health/Safety.

If you have further questions about legal issues surrounding charter schools or education reform, please contact Kimberly Williams, LAPCS Legal Director: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

GOVERNANCE

• Louisiana Code of Ethics

• Louisiana Open Meetings Law

• Louisiana Public Records Act
  
  
  • Resource One

  • Resource Two
    

• Louisiana Secretary of State Certificate of Good Standing

• Tax Form 990

• Louisiana Public Bid Law (Applicable Provisions)

FACILITIES

• Fire Safety

  • Resource One

  • Resource Two (Section S)
    

• Asbestos Detection and Abatement

  • Resource One

  • Resource Two
    

• Lead Risk Assessment

• Building Maintenance

• Facility Accessibility (Section B)

• Pesticide Use and Safety

  • Resource One

  • Resource Two

ENROLLMENT/ INSTRUCTION

• School Entrance Age

• Louisiana Compulsory Attendance Laws

• Pupil Progression Plan
  
  
  • Resource One

  • Resource Two
    

• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• IDEA

• NCLB

• Teacher Certification

• School And District Accountability

• School Year

• Attendance Reporting

• Admission of Home Study Students

• Teaching Regarding the US Constitution

• Teaching Regarding the Federalist Papers and the Declaration of Independence

• Teaching Regarding Civics and Free Enterprise

• Teaching Regarding Sex

• Religious Liberty of Students

  • Resource One

  • Resource Two

  • Resource Three

  • Resource Four

  • Resource Five

  • Resource Six

  • Resource Seven

  • Resource Eight

  • Resource Nine

• Data Collection System

DISCIPLINE

• Response To Intervention (RTI) Process

• Corporal Punishment and Suspension of Students

• Expulsion of Students

• Unauthorized Use of electronic communication devices

• School Master Plan for Supporting Student Behavior and Discipline

  
  
  

HEALTH/SAFETY

• Sanitary Code

• Adolescent Health Initiatives

• Safe Haven Law (Section R)
  
  
• School Health Centers

• Hearing and Vision Screenings

• Immunizations and Health Records

• Communicable Disease Prevention

• Drug Use Prevention
  
  
  • Resource One

• Resource Two

• Missing Children Identification Procedure

• Smoking

• Electronic Communication by an Employee at a School to a Student Enrolled at the School
  
  
  • Resource One (Section Q)

• Dating Violence (Section T)

• School Bus Driver Reporting