Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SR156: STUDENTS: Requests the Department of Education to study implementation and accountability implications of student nonenrollment determinations.
Status: Passed both chambers, May 26, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To urge and request the state Department of Education to study implementation and accountability implications of student nonenrollment determinations.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To urge and request the state Department of Education to study implementation and accountability implications of student nonenrollment determinations. WHEREAS, R.S. 17:10.1 provides for a school accountability system for public schools and school systems and requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to develop and implement a uniform system to measure and report school and school district performance; and WHEREAS, current law requires that public school systems be assigned performance scores based on multiple indicators, including student achievement, academic growth, and graduation rates, and uses those scores to classify schools with a letter grade; that schools are annually evaluated, and those identified as low-performing are subject to interventions and improvement requirements; and WHEREAS, according to the state Department of Education, beginning in the 20252026 school year, schools and districts will be measured using a simple, easy-to-understand scorecard built around three expectations for every student: Grow: students should make meaningful academic progress every year; Achieve: students should reach proficiency in key subjects; and Thrive: students should graduate on time and be prepared for college, career, or service; this system replaces an outdated model that had become too complex, difficult Page 1 of SLS 26RS-4304 ORIGINAL SR NO. to explain, and disconnected from Louisiana's long-term goals for student readiness; and WHEREAS, today there is no uniform and …
Sponsors
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Read by title and adopted.
- : Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Common questions
- What is SR156?
- SR156 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): STUDENTS: Requests the Department of Education to study implementation and accountability implications of student nonenrollment determinations.
- What does SR156 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the state Department of Education to study implementation and accountability implications of student nonenrollment determinations.
- What is the status of SR156?
- Passed both chambers as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate. (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR156?
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3).
- Where is the official record for SR156?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SR156
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