{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-17-407.32","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 17:407.32","heading":"Legislative intent; declaration of purpose and policy","body":"It is the intent of the legislature to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the children of the state who are in out-of-home care on a regular or consistent basis. Toward that end, it is the purpose of this Part to establish statewide minimum standards for the safety and well-being of children in early learning centers, to ensure maintenance of these standards, and to regulate conditions in these centers through a program of licensing. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement a program of licensing for early learning centers and the state Department of Education shall administer the licensing program pursuant to such rules and regulations.","path":["3046.5 Terminated July 9, 1998. See Acts 1992, No. 938, §1, and Acts 1995, No. 1296, §1."],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=920011","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:03Z","sha256":"7c87f8141e70b6214fc31618075aac37360231a584d2a644fd39d5f3d4dbb3fe","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-17-407.31","next":"us-la/rs-17-407.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}