La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXI-101
BESE-the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Bulletin 1706: Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act- Louisiana 's Law for Children with Exceptionalities.
Child Advocate- an individual or group established to promote the interests and rights of children, especially children with exceptionalities.
Child with an Exceptionality-a child evaluated in accordance with state regulations who is determined to be gifted, talented, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, hard of hearing, deaf, deaf-blind, speech impaired, severe language disordered, autistic, visually impaired, multi-disabled, orthopedically disabled, traumatic brain injured, or other health impaired.
Complainant-the individual(s) or organization that files a complaint with the State Department of Education on behalf of a child with an exceptionality. This complainant may be a parent, guardian, student, surrogate parent, child advocate or other individual or an organization.
Complaint-an allegation that an educational agency has violated a requirement of federal or state laws and regulations, policies, rights, procedural safeguards or program standards adopted by the BESE.
DSP-Division of Special Populations.
Local Educational Agency (LEA)-a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a state for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state, or for such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a state as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools including an educational service agency or other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school, including a public charter school that is established as an LEA under the state law.
State Department of Education (SDE)-the State Department of Education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the state supervision of public elementary and secondary schools; or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by state law [Referred to in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (ACT) as State Educational Agency (SEA)].
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXI-101