Louisiana § RS 17:81.5 - School employees; procedure for dismissal
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§ RS 17:81.5. School employees; procedure for dismissal
Not later than January 1, 1988, each city and parish school board shall develop and adopt rules and policies which it shall use in dismissing school employees who have not attained tenure in accordance with applicable provisions of law and whose dismissal is not a result of a reduction in force, as provided for in R.S. 17:81.4. The school board shall provide a procedure by which any employee, whose dismissal is governed by this Section, may participate in the development of the rules and policies. Such rules and policies shall be made available for public inspection within ten days after they are finally adopted.
Acts 1987, No. 631, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:81.5 ("School employees; procedure for dismissal") 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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