Louisiana § RS 17:1989.3 - Governor's Program for Gifted Children; legislative establishment; location; governance; relationship with educational boards and state superintendent
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§ RS 17:1989.3. Governor's Program for Gifted Children; legislative establishment; location; governance; relationship with educational boards and state superintendent
A. There is hereby established the Governor's Program for Gifted Children, hereinafter referred to as "the program", as a residential summer enrichment program for gifted children in grades six through ten, with the exception of certain musically gifted students in grades eleven and twelve. The program shall be located on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, or at such other facility as shall be determined by the program's director.
B. The program shall be a continuation of the existing program which has operated heretofore without benefit of an explicit statutory mandate.
C. The program is hereby placed within the Department of Education as provided in R.S. 36:801.1, and shall be independent of the control of the state superintendent of education and of all local and state education boards.
Acts 1999, No. 595, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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