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B. Requirements for Trench and Treat

1. All trenches must be approximately 4 inches wide at the top angled toward the foundation and sufficiently deep (approximately 6 inches) to permit application of the required chemical. Apply the product mixture into the trench at the rate and manner prescribed on the label and labeling. Rodding will be acceptable only when trenching will damage flowers and/or shrubs.

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8. Ground Treatment

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b. All trenches must be approximately 4 inches wide at the top, angled toward the foundation and sufficiently deep (approximately 6 inches) to permit application of the required chemical. Apply the product mixture into the trench at a rate and manner prescribed on the label and labeling. Rodding will be acceptable where trenching will damage flowers and/or shrubs. Maximum distance between rod holes shall be 4 inches.

D. Treatment of Existing Slab-Type Construction

1. Ground Treatment

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E. Pre-Treatment of Slabs

1. The licensee shall report the completion of the application to the outside of the foundation to the department on the termite perimeter application form. Within 12 months after initial treatment, the outside perimeter of the foundation, will be treated as follows:

a. trench around the entire perimeter of the structure being treated, adjacent to the foundation wall. All trenches must be approximately 4 inches wide at the top, angled toward the foundation and sufficiently deep (approximately 6 inches) to permit application of the required chemical. Apply the product mixture into the trench at a rate and manner prescribed on the label and labeling. Rodding will be acceptable where trenching will damage flowers and/or shrubs. Maximum distance between rod holes shall be 4 inches;

b. rod under or drill through any slab(s) adjoining or abutting the initial pre-treated slab and treat all areas beneath adjoining or abutting slab(s) as per label and labeling instructions. When any slab(s) is drilled, the holes must be no more than 18 inches (unless label requires closer distance) apart along the above stated areas.

2. If, during the treatment of any area which will be beneath a slab foundation, the operator must leave the site for any reason prior to the completion of the application, the operator must prominently display a poster, furnished by the department, which states that the treatment of the area under the slab is not complete.

3. All pre-treatment of slabs must be called or faxed to the department’s district office in which the pretreat occurs, a minimum of 1 hour prior to beginning the application of termiticides. The information provided shall include treatment company name; treatment structure street address, city, parish; directions to the property being pre-treated; date and time of beginning the application of termiticides to the property; square or linear footage of each structure to be treated; and number of structures. All pest control operators must keep a log of all pretreats including the information noted. The following is a list of parishes in each of the department's seven district offices. Pre-treatments in a parish shall be called into the corresponding district office.

a. Shreveport District―Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River, and Desoto.

b Monroe District―Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Winn, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Concordia, and Catahoula.

c. Alexandria District―Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, LaSalle, Avoyelles, Rapides, and Vernon.

d. Crowley District―Beauregard, Allen, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Cameron, Calcasieu.

e. Opelousas District―Evangeline, St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Vermillion, and Lafayette.

f. Baton Rouge District―Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany, Livingston, St. James, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, Ascension, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and East Baton Rouge.

g. New Orleans District―St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.

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7. Ground monitoring and bait stations, used as monitors, shall be inspected bi-monthly, not to exceed
65 days, from the date of installation or last inspection. When there is no termite feeding on any bait or monitoring station for 90 days from the date of installation or last inspection; monitor as required in LAC 7:XXV.141.J.9.

8. When there is termite feeding on any bait and/or monitoring station(s) at the contracted structure; all above ground bait stations and ground monitoring and bait stations shall be inspected bi-monthly, not to exceed 65 days from the date of installation or last inspection and such inspections shall continue until there is no termite feeding on any bait and\or monitoring station, in any station, at the contracted structure for 90 days from the date of installation or last inspection; When there is no termite feeding on any bait or monitoring station for 90 days from the date of installation or last inspection; monitor as required in LAC 7:XXV.141.J.9.

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M. Requirements for Borates Pre-construction Treatments

1. Treat according to the borate label.

2. A perimeter soil treatment shall be applied within 12 months after initial treatment, the outside perimeter of the foundation, shall be treated as follows:

a. trench around the entire perimeter of the structure being treated, adjacent to the foundation wall. All trenches must be approximately 4 inches wide at the top, angled toward the foundation and sufficiently deep (approximately 6 inches) to permit application of the required chemical. Apply the product mixture into the trench at a rate and manner prescribed on the label and labeling. Rodding will be acceptable where trenching will damage flowers and/or shrubs. Maximum distance between rod holes shall be 4 inches;

b. rod under or drill through any slab(s) adjoining or abutting the slab and treat all areas beneath adjoining or abutting slab(s) as per label and labeling instructions. When any slab(s) is drilled, the holes must be no more than 18 inches (unless label requires closer distance) apart along the above stated areas;

3. treat bath traps as per termiticide label and labeling or as follows:

a. if the soil in a trap does not reach the bottom of the slab, the trap must be filled to within 2 inches of the top of the slab with soil prior to treatment. Treat bath trap(s) as required by label and labeling;

b. a tar filled bath trap must also be drilled and treated as required by label and labeling;

c. if bath trap is solid concrete pour, it must be drilled and treated as close as practical to the bathtub plumbing;

4. if, during the treatment of any area, the operator must leave the site for any reason prior to the completion of the application, the operator must prominently display a poster at the treatment site, which states that the treatment of the area is not complete;

5. the treatments of structures required in this section shall be called or faxed to the department's district office in which the treatment occurs, a minimum of one hour prior to beginning the application of termiticides. The information provided shall include: treatment company name; treatment structure street address, city, parish; directions to the property being pre-treated; date and time of beginning the application of termiticides to the property; square or linear footage of the each structure to be treated; and number of structures. Permitees or licensees shall keep a log of all pretreats including the information noted. The following is a list of parishes in each of the department's seven district offices. Treatments in a parish shall be called into the corresponding district office:

a. Shreveport District―Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River, and Desoto;

b Monroe District―Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Winn, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Concordia, and Catahoula;

c. Alexandria District―Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, LaSalle, Avoyelles, Rapides, and Vernon;

d. Crowley District―Beauregard, Allen, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Cameron, Calcasieu;

e. Opelousas District―Evangeline, St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Vermillion, and Lafayette;

f. Baton Rouge District―Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany, Livingston, St. James, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, Ascension, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and East Baton Rouge;

g. New Orleans District―St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines;

6. all borate treatments shall be contracted and reported as provided by R.S. 3:3370 and §119.E of this Part and the fee for each such contract shall be paid in accordance with §119(F) of this Part;

7. records of contracts, graphs, monitoring (if required), and applications shall be kept as required by §117.I;

8. all retreatments shall be as required by §141.L of this Part;

9. the permittee or licensee shall report the completion of the application to the outside of the foundation to the department on the termite perimeter application form.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3366.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 11:330 (April 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 15:958 (November 1989), LR 20:644 (June 1994), LR 21:931 (September 1995), LR 23:1285 (October 1997), LR 25:235 (February 1999), LR 25:1620 (September 1999), LR 26:2437 (November 2000), LR 27:1180 (August 2001), LR 29:1063 (July 2003), LR 30:1145 (June 2004), repromulgated LR 30:1614 (August 2004), amended LR 35:207 (February 2009), LR 35:1469 (August 2009), repromulgated LR 35:1872 (September 2009).
Mike Strain, DVM

Commissioner

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Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

BESE Organization (LAC 28:I.501, 503, and 703)

In accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted revisions to the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 28, Part I: §501.Standing and Executive Committees, §503.Advisory Councils, and §703.Regular and Special Meeting Schedules. BESE is clarifying language and modifying council structure to assist the board in the exercise of its powers and responsibilities as defined in the constitution and by law.

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 28, Part I, Section 501.C.2 contains examples of issues to be considered by the Legal/Due Process Committee. BESE is changing the examples of issues to be considered by the Legal/Due Process Committee.

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 28, Part I, Section 503.C.5 contains the name and membership of the Parish Superintendents Advisory Council. The council will become the Superintendents Advisory Council and the membership may include city, parish and other local public school superintendents as council members.

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 28, Part I, Section 703.A.-F describes regular and special meetings of BESE. Language is being amended to clarify BESE policy regarding regular and special meetings. BESE will hold six regularly scheduled meetings and two general session informational meetings annually. The board will also continue to meet in special meetings called as necessary. The new meeting schedule will not result in any foreseeable savings or expenditure increases.

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Part I. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Chapter 5. Organization

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2. Legal/Due Process Committee. The following are examples of issues that will be considered by the Legal/Due Process Committee:

a. adjudication of teaching certificates; and

b. charter revocation hearings.

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AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:415 (March 2008), amended LR 35:223 (February 2009), LR 35:1874 (September 2009).

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5. Superintendents' Advisory Council

a. Authority: per BESE policy.

b. Membership: 22 members as follows:

i. 22 members, two city, parish, or other local public school superintendents recommended by each of the eight elected board members, within his/her district, if possible. The three at-large members should each appoint two city, parish, or other local public school superintendents from BESE Districts 3-8, with no more than one appointment per BESE district. It is recommended that the composition reflect all sizes of systems and be equitable in the regions represented, to the extent possible;

ii. the president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (LASS) shall serve as chair of the council. In the event the president of LASS is not an appointed member of the council, the membership shall expand to 23 members during the term of service of that individual;

iii. attendance. Members who cannot attend a meeting may appoint another superintendent from his/her BESE district to represent him/her, and the proxy shall have the same voting privileges;

iv. expenses. Members shall not receive reimbursement for travel expenses from the board.

c. Referrals/Responsibilities

i. Consider all matters referred by the board.

ii. Recommendations from the Superintendents' Advisory Council shall go to the appropriate board committee. The department shall provide responses to the various recommendations.

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AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), R.S. 17:6(A)(15), R.S. 17:24.4, R.S. 17:11, 34 CFR 300.650-652, and R.S. 17:1954.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:416 (March 2008); amended LR 35:1874 (September 2009).

§703. Regular and Special Meeting Schedules

A. The board meets in regular session six times annually. The board and committee meeting schedules for the upcoming calendar year are approved in October of each year.

B. Regular Board Meetings. The president of the board shall call regular board meetings at least four times a year to fall within calendar quarters. Generally, regular meetings of the board shall convene on the third Thursday of the month. A simple majority of board members may agree to meet on another day.

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E. Regular Committee Meetings. The chair of each standing or executive committee of the board shall conduct regular committee meetings at such times as scheduled for consideration of items referred by the board to the committee.

F. Special Committee Meetings. Special meetings of a standing or executive committee may be held upon call of the committee chair, and the chair shall call a special meeting whenever requested to do so by a majority of the total named members of the committee.

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AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3(E), R.S. 17:6(A)(10), and Article VIII, Section 5(D).

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:420 (March 2008); amended LR 35:1874 (September 2009).
Jeanette B. Vosburg

Acting Executive Director

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Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Bulletin 741—Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators—Curriculum and Instruction

In accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education amended Bulletin 741—Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators: §2373.Agricultural Education, §2381. Health Occupations, and §2382.Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security. LAC 28:CXV.2373 is amended to clarify verbiage in reference to Agriscience III and IV Laboratory not being offered and to clarify prerequisites for taking Cooperative Agriscience Education I. LAC 28:CXV.2381 is amended and §2382 is adopted to develop additional course offerings to address the needs of the local school systems. This action has been taken to increase curriculum offerings to students. This will enable students to exit high school with an industry based certification and qualified to join the workforce.

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Cooperative Agriscience Education II is offered to students who have completed Cooperative Agriscience Education I.

C. Semester courses are designed to be offered in the place of, or in addition to, Agriscience III.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7; R.S. 17:24.4.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1298 (June 2005), amended LR 33:277 (February 2007), LR 33:2050 (October 2007), LR 34:2386 (November 2008), LR 35:1875 (September 2009).

§2381. Health Occupations

A. Health Occupations course offerings shall be as follows.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7; R.S. 17:24.4.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1300 (June 2005), amended LR 33:279 (February 2007), LR 33:1615 (August 2007), LR 33:2051 (October 2007), LR 35:1875 (September 2009).

§2382. Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

A. The Law and Public Safety Education course offerings shall be as follows.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S 17:7 and R.S. 17:24.4.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 35:1875 (September 2009).
Jeanette B. Vosburg

Acting Executive Director

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Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Bulletin 741—Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators—General Powers of Local Educational Governing Authorities (LAC 28:CXV.303)

In accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education amended Bulletin 741—Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators: §303, General Powers of Local Educational Governing Authorities. This revision in policy is a direct result of the passage of Senate Bill No. 548, Act 466, which took place in the Louisiana Legislative Session of 2008. This change in Bulletin 741 will require local school systems to conduct exit interviews for all teachers leaving their employ. The current bulletin does not address personnel exit interviews.

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