2.2 State Laws & Regulations

Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes contains the Education of Students with Exceptionalities Act, which is the state counterpart to the IDEA.1  The bulk of the special education rights and procedures specific to Louisiana, however, are found in various policy bulletins promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (“BESE”).2  Among the most important are:

• Bulletin 1706 – Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act, which contains general special education regulations.3
• Bulletin 1508 – Pupil Appraisal Handbook, which contains regulations specific to eligibility and evaluation for special education.4
• Bulletin 1530 – Louisiana’s IEP Handbook for Students with Exceptionalities, which contains regulations regarding the development and implementation of IEPs and related services.5

• 1La. R.S. 17:1941, et seq.
• 2For the current set of all BESE Bulletins, see Policies/Bulletins, La. Bd. of Elementary & Secondary Educ.
• 3This bulletin is available here.
• 4This bulletin is available here.
• 5This bulletin is available here.