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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana requires all school and charter employees to complete mandatory reporter training starting August 2026
Last action · June 2, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Aimee Adatto Freeman and 15 others
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What This Bill Does
School employees who qualify as s are now explicitly required to follow state mandatory reporting laws and complete designated training from the Department of Children and Family Services, effective August 1, 2026.
Brings traditional and charter school personnel under direct statutory oversight regarding child abuse reporting obligations and training timelines.
- Mandatory reporters in Louisiana include teachers, school administrators, and child care providers who are legally obligated to report suspected child abuse or neglect. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School employees
Must comply with mandatory reporter statutes and complete designated training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services.
Charter school employees
Lose previous statutory exemptions regarding mandatory reporting rules.
Department of Children and Family Services
Provides the training required for school-based mandatory reporters.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Jun 2, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 631.
- Jun 2, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 27, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 26, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 26, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 26, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
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- May 25, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 20, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 19, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 24, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (14-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 23, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
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Closing Charter School Reporting Exemptions
The bill amends charter school exemption statutes to ensure mandatory reporter rules apply uniformly regardless of charter status.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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