LAC 28:XLIII.1101. Free Appropriate Public Education

A. The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (the state board) shall be responsible for the assurance of a free appropriate public education to all gifted and talented students ages three through twenty-one years unless the student exits with a high school diploma; and shall exercise supervision and control of public elementary and secondary education. B. The state board will be directly responsible for the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to gifted and talented students, ages 3 through 21 years, who are within the jurisdiction of either the Special School District or in a Louisiana special school (Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired or Louisiana School for the Deaf) unless the student exits with a high school diploma. C. The state ensures the use of whatever state, local, federal, and private sources of support are available in the state to meet the requirements of these regulations.