La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-1503

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXV-1503 - Facility Accessibility

A. Facilities used by LEAs, directly or through contractual arrangement, shall be accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. Architectural barriers shall not prevent a student with a disability from being educated in the least restrictive educational environment.

B. New facilities or new parts of facilities shall be approved, designed, and constructed under prescribed conditions.

1. They shall not be approved for construction unless and until the DOE and BESE give expressed written approval on the basis of a satisfactory showing by the LEA that adequate provision has been made for the necessary access of the students with disabilities.

2. They shall be designed and constructed in a manner that results in their being readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.

3. They shall be constructed to at least meet the current level of accessibility provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Building and Facilities.

C. Facilities that are altered for the use of school districts shall be altered to the maximum extent feasible in a manner that results in the altered portion of the facility being readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.

D. Facilities identifiable as being for students with disabilities and the services and activities provided therein shall meet the same standards and level of quality as do facilities, services, and activities provided to other students.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-1503

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1285 (June 2005).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1731; 20 USCS 1404; 42 USCS 12101 et seq.; 12131et seq.; 12203.