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urn: urn:us-la:rs:17:413
citation: "R.S. 17:413"
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breadcrumb: "Title 17 › Chapter 2 › Part I"
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# Prerequisites for employment

No person shall be appointed to teach without a written contract for the scholastic year in which the teaching is to be done. Every teacher shall hold a certificate of a grade sufficiently high to meet the requirements of his position. Parish superintendents of schools shall ascertain definitely, before contracting with a teacher, that the teacher holds a certificate issued by the state board of education.

This Section shall not be construed as requiring a written contract to be made for any scholastic year with regular and permanent teachers enjoying tenure.