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2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 17 - Education
§1996. Racial segregation prohibited; personnel
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 17:1996 (2021)
RS 1996 - Racial segregation prohibited; personnel
A. Vocational-technical facilities shall be operated on a racially nonsegregated policy.
B. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall establish nonracial objective criteria for the employment, promotion, dismissals, and demotions of all personnel.
C. Whenever the ratio of members of the minority to majority race employed at all levels in the schools is substantially out of keeping with the minority to majority race ratio of persons in the region, affirmative action shall be taken to overcome this disparity with respect to filling new positions, vacancies and making promotions.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 208, §3; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
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