LouisianaEducation agencies would prove special education programs are appropriate
During a special education due process hearing, a local education agency would have to show that a student's current or proposed program or placement is appropriate.
What it does
In special education due process hearings, the local education agency would have to show that a student's current or proposed program or placement is appropriate.
Argument forFamilies may receive a clearer case from the agency about why a student's current or proposed special education program or placement is appropriate.
Argument againstAgencies may need more staff time and evidence to defend program or placement decisions during special education due process hearings.
More detail
A local education agency would have to prove that a student's program or placement is appropriate. This applies to special education due process hearings involving a student's current program or placement, or one the agency proposes. The agency must carry both the burden of producing evidence and the burden of persuading the hearing decision-maker. The agency must meet the burden by a preponderance of the evidence, meaning the evidence must show that the claim is more likely true than not.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 943 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1731). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- May 28Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 27The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1438). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 25Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 21Reported with amendments.Minor
- Apr 20Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.Minor
- Apr 15Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 14Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#481). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 13Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 8Reported favorably (11-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 24Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.Introduced
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