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LA SB81

Bill

Status

Passed

6/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rick Edmonds

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Local school boards must adopt rules requiring schools to provide parents access to instructional materials upon request, including online access, with specified reasonable hours for in-person review

  • Parents cannot be charged fees for in-person viewing of their child's instructional materials or for accessing materials online; fees may only be collected for paper copies made using school equipment

  • Parents must be permitted to make their own copies of materials on school premises using personal mobile devices or other equipment

  • Local school boards have discretion to allow parents in-person viewing of nonsecure academic tests, assessments, and answer keys

  • Each local school board must submit their parental access policies and fee schedules to the Louisiana Department of Education, which must report on compliance to legislative education committees by March 9, 2026

Legislative Description

Provides for academic transparency and parental access to digital instructional materials and other educational materials in a manner that is free-of-charge. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY

Last Action

Effective date 8/1/2025.

6/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Education5/14/2025
Education4/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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