Louisiana Education Bills

STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

EDUCATION: Provides relative to student literacy (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS: Provides relative to school-based health center services provided to students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

STUDENTS: Provides relative to behavioral health services for public school students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to the membership, powers, and duties of the board of directors of the Special School District

RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note)

CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program to enhance workforce training programs to meet employer demand in certain industry sectors (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Creates the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

EDUCATION: Provides relative to parent-driven learning microschools

VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools

SCHOOLS/CHARTER: Provides relative to charter school funding (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to emergency operations plans at public schools

SCHOOLS: Requires mandatory reporting of school threats and provides for physical security school assessments for K-12 schools. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides for the establishment of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (EN +$250,000 GF EX See Note)

HIGHWAYS: Provides that any Louisiana school board-owned vehicles be exempt from paying tolls on any bridges and highways in the state (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

TOPS: Provides relative to TOPS-Tech (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides relative to public meetings (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

EDUCATION: Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (EN NO IMPACT See Note)