Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB316: EDUCATION: Provides relative to student literacy (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Status: Chaptered, June 25, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(K), to enact R.S. 17:7.2(A)(11) through (13), 24.14, 100.13(N), and 3996(B)(24), and to repeal R.S. 17:24.9(C), relative to literacy; to require that certain teacher education programs provide for certain components relative to adolescent literacy; to provide requirements for the state Department of Education, public school governing authorities, and public schools with respect to adolescent literacy; to provide with respect to high-dosage tutoring; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and implementation…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(K), to enact R.S. 17:7.2(A)(11) through (13), 24.14, 100.13(N), and 3996(B)(24), and to repeal R.S. 17:24.9(C), relative to literacy; to require that certain teacher education programs provide for certain components relative to adolescent literacy; to provide requirements for the state Department of Education, public school governing authorities, and public schools with respect to adolescent literacy; to provide with respect to high-dosage tutoring; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and implementation; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 17:24.10(K) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 17:7.2(A)(11) through (13), 24.14, 100.13(N), and 3996(B)(24) are hereby enacted to read as follows: §7.2. Approved teacher education programs A. In carrying out its responsibility to prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers under authority of R.S. 17:7(6), the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, subject to the constitutional power and authority of the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-802 ORIGINAL HB NO. University and …