Legislation '99

Current Legislation of Interest to Home Educators in Louisiana '99

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Senate Bill no. 252 was modified to exclude language that included homeschoolers. This bill was passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. It is listed as Act No. 408 of the 1999 Legislative Session.

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SENATE BILL NO. 252 Now includes language that affects all private schools.

SENATE BILL NO. 252
BY SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL AND BARHAM AND
REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER AND MCMAINS

STUDENTS. Requires every approved private school, nonapproved private school, and
publicly funded adult education program, to provide written notice within 10
days of the enrollment of a student in grades K-12 who was enrolled in a
public school to the public school where the student last attended. Specifies,
in each case, the notice shall be a written notice which contains the student's
name, date of birth, gender and race. Requires every public school which
receives a notice to notify appropriate school board entities.

HOUSE BILL NO. 96 (also Senate Bill 274, HOUSE BILL NO. 361 and HOUSE BILL NO. 399)

BY REPRESENTATIVE FRUGE  (also SENATOR SCHEDLER and REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON and REPRESENTATIVE PRATT)
STUDENT/SCH ATTENDANCE: Requires, with certain exceptions, persons
having control of a child to send such child to school from the child's
7th birthday until his 18th birthday. Changes age for withdrawal from 16 to 17.

Update on 4-27-99: SB 274
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
(Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the original bill.)
1. Reinstates present law provisions regarding the mandatory school age. (7 -17)
2. Permits a student to withdraw from school with parental consent only 
when the student reaches the age of 17.

HOUSE BILL NO. 136

HOUSE BILL NO. 136
BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE
STUDENTS: Prohibits any city or parish school board from requiring and
from using students' social security numbers for identification purposes

So Naturally we have SB 1004: Summary: Encourages a student entering a school 
system for the first time to furnish his social security number to the school 
principal within 30 days of enrollment. (gov sig)

SENATE BILL NO. 218 Mentions home-study programs.

Regular Session, 1999 
SENATE BILL NO. 218
BY SENATOR CAIN

MOTOR VEHICLES. Prohibits issuance of a driver's license or an instruction
permit to a minor who is not enrolled in or has not completed high school or
a general education development program.

HOUSE BILL NO. 379 Deals with TOPS requirements for non-approved private schools.

HOUSE BILL NO. 379
BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE
Proposed law, relative to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), 
makes certain students graduating from Louisiana nonpublic high schools that are 
not approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) 
eligible for Opportunity, Performance, Honors, and TOPS-Tech awards.

SENATE BILL NO. 191

HOUSE BILL NO. 191
BY SENATOR W. FIELDS

EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY. Prohibits requiring passage of a
graduation exit exam to be able to graduate from a public high school.

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