Education

πŸ“… Next Meeting: TBD

🧾 Bills Pending: 41

Members

Rick Edmonds πŸ₯‡ Rick Edmonds (R)
Valarie Hodges πŸ₯ˆ Valarie Hodges (R)
πŸ‘€ Beth Mizell (R)
πŸ‘€ Blake Miguez (R)
πŸ‘€ Robert Owen (R)
πŸ‘€ Sidney Barthelemy (D)

Bills Pending in Education

HB218: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-07

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Vanessa Caston Lafleur

Co-sponsors: Barbara Carpenter Kim Carver Kathy Edmonston Barbara Freiberg Chasity Martinez Sylvia Taylor

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HB738: Provides relative to student disciplinary proceedings (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-07

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dixon McMakin

Co-sponsors: Mike Bayham Delisha Boyd Tehmi Chassion Daryl Deshotel Jason DeWitt Barbara Freiberg Mike Johnson Ed Larvadain Rodney Lyons Chasity Martinez Tammy Phelps Paul Sawyer Joseph Stagni Joy Walters

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HB201: Provides for a State Seal of Fine Arts to recognize high school graduates who meet certain academic eligibility criteria (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dixon McMakin

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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HB626: Provides relative to suicide prevention plans at colleges and universities

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Edmond Jordan

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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HB636: Provides relative to hazing at public postsecondary education institutions (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Vanessa Caston Lafleur

Co-sponsors: Delisha Boyd Reese Broussard Josh Carlson Barbara Carpenter Kim Carver Kathy Edmonston Barbara Freiberg Terry Landry Jr. Chasity Martinez Charles Owen Vincent St. Blanc Joseph Stagni Sylvia Taylor Gerald Boudreaux Edward Price Daryl Adams Lawrence Bagley Dennis Bamburg Mike Bayham Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Ryan Bourriaque Ken Brass Dewith Carrier Wilford Carter Tehmi Chassion Emily Chenevert Vincent Cox Phillip DeVillier Jason DeWitt Jessica Domangue Adrian Fisher Aimee Freeman Brian Glorioso Kyle Green Troy Hebert Dana Henry Stephanie Hilferty Dodie Horton John Illg Travis Johnson Edmond Jordan Alonzo Knox Mandie Landry Ed Larvadain Rodney Lyons Denise Marcelle Jack McFarland Wayne McMahen Dixon McMakin Michael Melerine Shaun Mena Dustin Miller Pat Moore Ed Murray Tammy Phelps Paul Sawyer Laurie Schlegel Francis Thompson Lauren Ventrella Debbie Villio Joy Walters Jeff Wiley John Wyble

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SB478: Provides relative to the Board of Regents powers and duties. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Gerald Boudreaux

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SB504: Provides relative to individual graduation plans. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Gary Carter

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SB520: Provides for the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mike Reese

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SB484: Transfers certain duties from the Board of Regents to the management boards of public colleges and universities and Louisiana Works. (8/1/26).

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Abraham

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SB482: Provides for career coaches to assist public middle and high school students and their parents in developing an individualized graduation plan for each student. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mike Reese

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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: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Sidney Barthelemy

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SB488: Creates the School Safety Drone Response Pilot Program to supplement school crisis management and response plans. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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SB501: Requires public postsecondary education institutions to post information on campuses promoting STI prevention, screening, and treatment to be known as the Campus Awareness Initiative. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Katrina Jackson-Andrews

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HB256: Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Aimee Freeman

Co-sponsors: Kathy Edmonston Chasity Martinez Pat Moore Laurie Schlegel Sylvia Taylor Joy Walters Kim Carver Tehmi Chassion Barbara Freiberg Alonzo Knox Vanessa Caston Lafleur Rodney Lyons Ed Murray Francis Thompson Mike Bayham

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HB268: Provides relative to career-related activities for public school students (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kim Carver

Co-sponsors: Dennis Bamburg Mike Bayham Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Ryan Bourriaque Delisha Boyd Chad Boyer Ken Brass Jacob Braud Marcus Bryant Vincent Cox Jason DeWitt Peter Egan Aimee Freeman Brian Glorioso Travis Johnson Alonzo Knox Vanessa Caston Lafleur Mandie Landry Terry Landry Jr. Rodney Lyons Shane Mack Denise Marcelle Chasity Martinez Candace Newell Paul Sawyer Francis Thompson John Wyble

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HB271: Creates the Louisiana Commission on Foundational Education and abolishes the Louisiana Literacy Advisory Commission (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB363: Authorizes students enrolled in virtual schools to participate in public school activities

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Jacob Landry

Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Kathy Edmonston Barbara Freiberg Chasity Martinez Laurie Schlegel Sylvia Taylor Dewith Carrier Tehmi Chassion Daryl Deshotel Mike Johnson Terry Landry Jr.

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HB386: Provides relative to charter school funding (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Emily Chenevert

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HB434: 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 second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Roger Wilder

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SB450: Requires mandatory reporting of school threats and provides for physical security school assessments for K-12 schools. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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HB285: Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union or bank to operate a branch at a high school

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-30

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tony Bacala

Co-sponsors: Reese Broussard Josh Carlson Barbara Carpenter Kim Carver Kathy Edmonston Barbara Freiberg Terry Landry Jr. Chasity Martinez Sylvia Taylor Daryl Adams Mike Bayham Ryan Bourriaque Delisha Boyd Tehmi Chassion Jason DeWitt Peter Egan Kyle Green Edmond Jordan Alonzo Knox Vanessa Caston Lafleur Rodney Lyons Denise Marcelle Dustin Miller Pat Moore Paul Sawyer Joy Walters John Wyble

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HB649: Requires the establishment and administration of a statewide application process for dual enrollment programs

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-30

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Ken Brass

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HB28: Provides relative to the appeals process for teacher certification applicants

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-25

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Owen

Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Reese Broussard Kathy Edmonston Chasity Martinez Sylvia Taylor

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HB50: Re-creates the Department of Education

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-25

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Laurie Schlegel

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HB196: Provides relative to personal leave days for teachers (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-25

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beau Beaullieu

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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SB307: Authorizes the educational display of the Ten Commandments as a historical document and monument. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-10

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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SB402: Provides for parental choice in education and the Preservation of Religious Education Act. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-10

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beth Mizell

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SB83: Provides for training to prevent human trafficking at public elementary and secondary schools and provides for victims' services. (gov sig) (OR +$1,781,043 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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SB120: Provides relative to intercollegiate athletes at a postsecondary education institution. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kirk Talbot

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SB112: Provides that public school boards may adopt a policy to authorize released time for K-12 public school students, subject to parental approval. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Valarie Hodges

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SB157: Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Samuel Jenkins

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SB178: Provides relative to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Robert Allain

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SB240: Provides relative to early learning centers. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Regina Barrow

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SB269: Provides for the "Charlie Kirk Success Sequencing Act" relative to student success. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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SB284: Authorizes the Central Community School System to contract with a vendor for management of the nutrition program and for the training and scheduling of the school system's cafeteria employees. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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SB290: Provides for concurrence of a public school system prior to changing certain information assigned to a student in the data collection system. (gov sig)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Abraham

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SB346: Prohibits the use of deepfake material against students enrolled in K-12. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Regina Barrow

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SB394: Allows parents to voluntarily sign a limited waiver of student privacy rights in order to streamline and expedite tuition payments for LA Gator students who are enrolled full time in BESE approved nonpublic schools. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

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SB347: Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Regina Barrow

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SB327: Provides with respect to French immersion education programs at K-12 schools and designates a historical French Bible at the Louisiana State Museum as the official state book. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Jeremy Stine

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

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Regina Barrow

Co-sponsors: Pat Moore Joy Walters

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