LAC 28:CXIII.1905. Transportation of Student in Foster Care

A. Each LEA shall establish a policy to ensure that a student who is in foster care pursuant to placement through the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) shall be allowed to remain enrolled in the public school in which the student was enrolled at the time he or she entered foster care for the duration of the child’s stay in the custody of the state or until he completes the highest grade offered at the school, if DCFS determines that remaining in the school is in the best interest of the student. B. If the foster care placement is outside the jurisdictional boundaries of the public school in which the student is enrolled, the governing authority of the school shall be responsible for providing free transportation for the student to and from a designated location which is within that school district and is located nearest to the student's residence. 1. The location must be determined to be appropriate by such governing authority and DCFS. 2. DCFS shall be responsible for providing the child's transportation between that location and the child's residence.