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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana regulates behavioral health services for public school students on campus
Last action · June 23, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Shane Mack and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana establishes statewide rules governing the delivery of medically necessary behavioral health services for public school students during school hours, requiring schools to provide access and schedule review meetings. The law takes effect on August 1, 2026.
Parents, public school administrators, and private behavioral health providers must now follow formal coordination timelines, mandatory review meetings, and dispute resolution processes when delivering clinical care on school grounds.
- HB 352 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and enacted into law as Act 944 without the Governor's signature. 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.
public school students
Students can receive medically necessary behavioral health evaluations, assessments, and authorized treatment plans directly on school property and during instructional time.
public school governing authorities
Governing authorities must adopt and publish implementation policies, provide provider access, participate in review meetings, and comply with state dispute resolution guidelines.
behavioral health providers
Providers must comply with student educational plans, coordinate schedules with administrators, avoid supervising school staff, and use reasonable efforts to minimize classroom disruption.
parents and legal guardians
Parents can submit behavioral health treatment plans, request campus services, participate in review meetings, and file dispute resolution claims.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can outside behavioral health providers enter a public school classroom during instructional time?
When must the school-based service delivery review meeting take place?
Who is allowed to file a dispute resolution claim regarding these services?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
30 actions- Jun 23, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 944 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 23, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 31, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 29, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 27, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 25, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. The amended bill was 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, 2026SenateFloorCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18, 2026SenateReported with amendments.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseReported with amendments (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 24, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Version history
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Discoveries
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Codification of Campus Behavioral Health Integration
The law standardizes the process by which outside clinical health providers deliver medically necessary treatment directly inside public school classrooms during instructional hours.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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