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SB 290 Original 2026 Regular Session Abraham

Present law provides for a standardized data collection system to provide for the regular collection and reporting of certain student data.

Present law requires the La. Dept. of Education to obtain concurrence from the local public school system prior to changing the exit code assigned to a student by the school system.

Proposed law retains present law but changes the requirement that La. Dept. of Education and the local public school system concur from prior to changing the exit code assigned to a student by the school system to prior to assigning an exit code to a student that differs from the exit code assigned to a student by the school system.

Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

(Amends R.S. 17:3911(C)(5))

Legislative History

Apr 22, 2026House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

Apr 21, 2026Senate

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Apr 21, 2026House

Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

Apr 20, 2026Senate

Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

Apr 15, 2026Senate

Reported favorably.

Mar 9, 2026Senate

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Feb 27, 2026Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

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