La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-1107
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section CXV-1107 - Entrance RequirementsA.1. All students, upon entering school for the first time, shall present:a. an official birth certificate (Children born in Louisiana will be given a 15-day grace period to secure a copy of their birth record. Children born out of this state will be given 30-days' grace in which to produce a copy of their birth record.);b. a record of immunization; andc. an official Social Security card. If no Social Security number is available, the student shall be assigned a state identification number.2. In cases where birth certificates and/or birth verification forms cannot be obtained, the school principal may accept other positive proof of age, race, and parentage available. It shall be left to the discretion of the local superintendent of schools, subject to the authority of the school board, as to whether or not a child shall continue in school upon failure to comply herewith.B. Every child, as a prerequisite to enrollment in any first grade of a public school, shall meet one of the following criteria:1. have attended a full-day public or private kindergarten for a full academic year; or2. have satisfactorily passed academic readiness screening administered by the LEA at the time of enrollment for first grade.La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-1107
Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1274 (June 2005), amended LR 33:2353 (November 2007), LR 39:2206 (August 2013).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:151.3, 17:170, and 17:222.