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urn: urn:us-la:rs:17:1941
citation: "R.S. 17:1941"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 17 › Chapter 8 › Part I"
acts_citations:
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  - { year: 1998, number: 109, section: 1, effective_date: 1998-05-05, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2008, number: 376, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Statement of policy

It is and shall be the duty of state and local educational agencies of the state of Louisiana to provide a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment to every student with an exceptionality, ages three through twenty-one, who is a resident therein.