Education

πŸ“… Next Meeting: TBD

🧾 Bills Pending: 42

Members

Laurie Schlegel πŸ₯‡ Laurie Schlegel (R)
Beryl Amedee πŸ₯ˆ Beryl Amedee (R)
πŸ‘€ Barbara Carpenter (D)
πŸ‘€ Barbara Freiberg (R)
πŸ‘€ Charles Owen (R)
πŸ‘€ Chasity Martinez (D)
πŸ‘€ Josh Carlson (R)
πŸ‘€ Kathy Edmonston (R)
πŸ‘€ Kim Carver (R)
πŸ›‘οΈ Mike Johnson (R)
πŸ›‘οΈ Phillip DeVillier (R)
πŸ‘€ Phillip Tarver (R)
πŸ‘€ Reese Broussard (R)
πŸ‘€ Sylvia Taylor (D)
πŸ‘€ Terry Landry Jr. (D)
πŸ‘€ Vincent St. Blanc (R)

Bills Pending in Education

SCR65: Creates the K-12 Student Success Pathways Task Force to study and make recommendations on a statewide plan for advising students on career and academic pathways in K-12 public schools.

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-05-25

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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HR264: Directs the Board of Regents and certain Boards of Supervisors of public postsecondary education institutions to conduct a fiscal review of all state and federal funds expended in furtherance of certain executive budget objectives and to transmit their findings to the legislative auditor for consolidation into a written report to the legislature (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-05-13

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Josh Carlson

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SB338: Provides for preventing bullying in schools. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-05-11

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Regina Barrow

Co-sponsors: Pat Moore Joy Walters

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SB507: Requires BESE to establish a uniform process to determine when a student is nonenrolled due to incarceration or unknown whereabouts in order to exclude the student from public school accountability calculations. (8/1/26)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-05-07

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Sidney Barthelemy

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HR251: Requests the state Department of Education to study the feasibility of incorporating recess into schedules for elementary school students in grades kindergarten through three

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-05-07

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kim Carver

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HB902: Provides relative to the creation of a trauma-informed training program (EG +$210,433 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-28

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Denise Marcelle

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HR175: Requests that the Board of Regents, in consultation with Louisiana Works, study potential changes to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) with respect to the TOPS-Tech award

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-21

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Ed Larvadain

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HCR48: Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a study relative to the funding structure for public postsecondary education institutions

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-08

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB1149: Requires each public school to incorporate instruction on artificial intelligence into an existing course of study for each student in grades six through twelve (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Adrian Fisher

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HB1110: Provides relative to learning pods in public school systems

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Daryl Adams

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HB1150: Requires the administration of trauma screenings to public school students (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Edmond Jordan

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HB1130: Provides for a hunting course for certain public school students

Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Paul Sawyer

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HB1128: Provides relative to TOPS-Tech

Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Ed Larvadain

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HCR43: Suspends certain laws relative to the licensure of nonpublic prekindergarten programs as early learning centers

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Emily Chenevert

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HB1021: Provides relative to repayment of certain TOPS award amounts under certain circumstances (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Peter Egan

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HB1046: Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Terry Landry Jr.

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HB1063: Provides requirements for public postsecondary education management boards relative to core curricula, hiring and employment, faculty deliberative bodies, and nonacademic disciplinary proceedings and prohibits institutions from expending certain funds under certain circumstances (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Owen

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HCR30: Requests the Board of Regents to study the potential establishment of a legislative scholarship program

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-23

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HCR29: Urges and requests public school governing authorities and employees to comply with and enforce the bullying laws of the state of Louisiana

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-23

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HCR20: Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2026-2027 (OR -$12,159,331 GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-18

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Laurie Schlegel

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HB973: Provides for the development, review, and revision of student high school graduation plans

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-17

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dennis Bamburg

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HB83: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Echols

Co-sponsors: Stewart Cathey

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HB104: Authorizes each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a voluntary phased retirement program for faculty and staff

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tony Bacala

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HB113: Provides for retroactive application of the uniform 10-point grading scale requirement to the grades of students who were enrolled in the ninth grade during the 2023-2024 school year (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tammy Phelps

Co-sponsors: Travis Johnson

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HB229: Prohibits the use of public funds for certain postsecondary degree programs (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB262: Prohibits requiring students to pass state-administered end-of-course (LEAP) tests in order to graduate from high school

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB269: Creates and provides for the Free School Breakfast Program to be administered by the state Department of Education (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kyle Green

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HB274: Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Barbara Freiberg

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HB303: Excludes certain local revenues for the purposes of computing per pupil funding amounts for certain charter schools (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Barbara Freiberg

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HB317: Prohibits the assignment of prekindergarten or kindergarten students to an alternative school unless suspended or expelled for certain infractions

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB365: Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB391: (Constitutional Amendment) Abolishes the Board of Regents

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dixon McMakin

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HB395: Requires the state Department of Education to create a program to recruit, hire, and retain mental health professionals (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Denise Marcelle

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HB558: Provides relative to public school teacher compensation (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Echols

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HB572: Creates the Resilient Youth and Trauma-Informed Schools Grant Pilot Program (OR +$201,705 GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Shaun Mena

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HB531: Provides relative to student disciplinary processes with respect to suspensions and expulsions

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB678: Authorizes students who qualify for a TOPS award but graduate from an out-of-state college to apply unused award amounts to medical or dental school in Louisiana and requires repayment unless certain conditions are met (OR +$367,110 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Christopher Turner

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HB737: Provides relative to the requirement that certain students present evidence of immunization against meningococcal disease as a condition of school entry

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beryl Amedee

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HB644: Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, any intrastate interscholastic extracurricular athletic association or organization that does not provide for certain student eligibility procedures

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB645: Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, an athletic association that does not provide for a gubernatorial appointee, a House member, and a Senate member to serve as voting members of its governing board or committee

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB787: Removes successful completion of a computer science course as a requirement for TOPS qualification (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dixon McMakin

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HB935: Provides for TOPS awards to students enrolled in graduate medical sciences at certain institutions (OR +$45,600 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Christopher Turner

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