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LA HB201
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Vincent St. Blanc
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AI Summary
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Expands R.E.A.D. program eligibility to include all students enrolled in elementary schools that received a "D" or "F" performance letter grade in the most recent school year
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Requires the Louisiana Department of Education to provide quarterly shipment of books directly to qualifying low-performing schools
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Schools must distribute books and supplemental family literacy resources designed to support at-home reading engagement to each student in prekindergarten through fifth grade
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Department of Education must determine the specific content and format of the family literacy resources
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Estimated fiscal impact of $1,700,000 in General Fund expenditures
Legislative Description
Expands student eligibility for participation in the R.E.A.D. (Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables) program (EG +$1,700,000 GF EX See Note)
STUDENTS
Last Action
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
4/24/2025