House Committee on Education
May 12, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
HCR97
SAWYER
CURRICULA
- Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve
HR168
YOUNG
ATHLETICS
- Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of collegiate athletic program funding
SCR33
MYERS
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Creates the Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force.
SB112
HODGES
SCHOOLS
- 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) (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
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Amendments
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Authors
SB112 Reengrossed
SB112 Engrossed
SB112 Original
Senate Floor Amendment #2846 Hodges Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2589 EDUC Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2466 EDUC Draft
Digest of SB112 Reengrossed
Digest of SB112 Engrossed
Digest of SB112 Original
Fiscal Note - SB112 ReEngrossed
Fiscal Note - SB112 Engrossed
Fiscal Note - SB112 Original
Senate Vote on SB 112 FINAL PASSAGE (#544)
Committee Vote S-EDUC 4/22/2026
Valarie Hodges (primary)
Blake Miguez
SB346
BARROW
SCHOOLS
- Prohibits the use of deepfake material against students enrolled in K-12. (8/1/26)
SB347
BARROW
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- 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)
SB353
SELDERS
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Authorizes each postsecondary system management board to digitize student IDs for use in LA Wallet. (8/1/26) (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
SB488
EDMONDS
SCHOOLS
- Creates the School Safety Drone Response Pilot Program to supplement school crisis management and response plans. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
SB504
GARY CARTER
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to individual graduation plans. (8/1/26) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
SB507
BARTHELEMY
STUDENTS
- 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)
SB518
FOIL
PUBLIC LANDS
- Allows Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to buy and sell certain real estate. (8/1/26)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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