Louisiana § RS 17:534 - Promotions; probationary periods and tenure
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§ RS 17:534. Promotions; probationary periods and tenure
A. An employee, as defined in R.S. 17:531, who has acquired regular and permanent status in the employ of the Iberville Parish School Board, as set forth in R.S. 17:532, and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, shall serve a probationary period of three years in the higher position before acquiring permanent status therein, but shall retain the permanent status previously acquired in the lower position from which he was promoted. During the probationary period in the position to which promoted:
(1) An employee may be returned to his former position only if there has been compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:532.
(2) An employee may not be discharged or demoted to any position paying a salary less than that paid by the highest permanent position previously held unless there has been compliance with the provisions of R.S. 17:533.
B. An employee who has not completed the probationary period for employees, as set forth in R.S. 17:532 and is promoted to a position paying a higher salary, may add service in the higher paid position to the time served in the lower paid position in order to complete the required probationary period in the lower paid position.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 194, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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