Louisiana § RS 17:154.3 - School schedules; minimum work days; instructional days
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§ RS 17:154.3. School schedules; minimum work days; instructional days
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, all teachers shall work not less than one hundred eighty-two days per school year and except as provided in R.S. 17:154.1(A), no fewer than one hundred seventy-seven of such days shall be used to provide instruction to students.
B. Effective for the 2005-2006 school year, the provisions of Subsection A of this Section relative to the requirement that teachers work not less then one hundred eighty-two days per school year shall not be applicable. However, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may adopt rules effective for the 2005-2006 school year relative to the minimum number of teacher work days.
Acts 1997, No. 306, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 160, §2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 815, §1; Acts 2001, No. 905, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:154.3 ("School schedules; minimum work days; instructional days") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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