Professional Conduct Form
1. Have you ever had any professional license/certificate denied, suspended, revoked,
or voluntarily surrendered?
If YES, in which state?____________________________
2. Are you currently being reviewed or investigated for purposes of such action as stated
in #1 or is such action pending?
If YES, in which state?_____________________________
3. Have you ever been convicted of any felony offense, been found guilty or entered a
plea of nolo contendere (no contest), even if adjudication was withheld?
If yes, please provide the following information:
Date of Conviction: ____________________
State of Conviction: ________ Court Jurisdiction of Conviction: ______________________
4. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor offense that involves any of the
following:
a. Sexual or physical abuse of a minor child or other illegal conduct with a minor child.
b. The possession, use, or distribution of any illegal drug as defined by Louisiana or federal
5. Have you ever been granted a pardon or expungement* for any offense as stated in #3 or #4?
NOTICE---EXPUNGEMENTS, FIRST OFFENDER PARDONS, PRE-TRIAL DIVERSIONS: Criminal
Background Checks (CBCs) conducted for purposes of employment will be conducted in accordance
with La. R.S. 17:15 and La. R.S. 15:587.1. Pursuant to Louisiana law R.S. 15:587.1., background
checks shall disclose ALL ARRESTS, COURT ACTION and CONVICTIONS, (Including but not limited to
expungements, first offender pardons and pre-trial diversion), and a copy of the report shall be provided
to the Louisiana Department of Education (LDE), in addition to the potential employer or LA Education
Agency (LEAs)s.
*Per BESE policy set forth in Bulletin 746, Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, Section 903.C,
“failure to disclose actions such as first offender pardons, pre-trial diversion, expungements, etc. is grounds for
certification denial and/or revocation.”
If you answered “YES” to any questions, #1 through #5, you must provide court certified copies of all documents and
proceedings, civil records of Federal, State and/or District School Board actions, or other relevant documents that provide
full disclosure of the nature and circumstances of EACH separate incident in your application packet.
I aff
irm and declare that all information given by me in the responses to items #1 through #5 above is true,
correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation of facts, by
omission or addition, may result in criminal prosecution and/or the denial or revocation of my teacher certificate.
I agree that my electronic, typed signature as entered below is the legal equivalent of my manual signature on
this document.
Rev. August 1, 2021
APPLICANT’S
LEGAL NAME:
SSN:
ADDRESS:
(Street Address, Including City, State, Zip)
BIRTH:
MM/DD/YYYY
(No
Dashes)