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LA HR167

Resolution

Status

Passed

6/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Bayham

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Public postsecondary institutions urged to develop or enhance anti-discrimination policies to combat antisemitism by January 1, 2026, using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition as guidance

  • Institutions requested to submit written reports on antisemitism complaints alleging Title VI discrimination since Fall 2023 to their management boards by December 31, 2025, with data made publicly available on institutional websites

  • Management boards requested to compile statewide summaries of antisemitism complaint data and submit to the House Committee on Education and attorney general by January 15, 2026

  • Each semester, campuses should notify students, staff, and faculty of anti-discrimination policies, complaint procedures, and disciplinary consequences for violations

  • Resolution explicitly states it shall not restrict constitutionally protected speech, freedom of association, or the right to peacefully assemble

Legislative Description

Requests public postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana to adopt policies and procedures to combat antisemitism on campus

HIGHER EDUCATION

Last Action

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

6/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Education5/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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