Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB807: 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)
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact R.S. 17:1877, relative to the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program; to provide for establishment and administration of and reporting on the program; to establish a special fund in the state treasury and provide for deposit, use, and investment of monies in the fund; to prohibit program funds from supplanting certain higher education funding; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; to require reporting; to provide legislative findings; to provide for an effective date…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:1877, relative to the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program; to provide for establishment and administration of and reporting on the program; to establish a special fund in the state treasury and provide for deposit, use, and investment of monies in the fund; to prohibit program funds from supplanting certain higher education funding; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; to require reporting; to provide legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. The legislature finds that Louisiana's economic competitiveness depends upon a skilled workforce aligned with high-wage, high-demand industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and logistics, and information technology. It further finds that shortages of qualified instructional personnel limit the ability of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to scale workforce training programs to meet employer demand. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to establish a flexible investment program to expand instructor capacity and provide rapid-response capability for major economic development projects. Section 2. R.S. 17:1877 is hereby enacted to read as follows: Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-1321 ORIGINAL …