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LA SR92
Resolution
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Bouie
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AI Summary
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Directs the Louisiana Department of Education to submit a written report to the Senate committees on education and finance by December 31, 2025, evaluating the Charter School Demonstration Programs Law (originally enacted as Act 192 of 1995)
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Requires the report to detail evidence-based approaches used by charter schools, mechanisms for analyzing experimental results, and identification of positive results replicated and negative results eliminated
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Mandates reporting on the number of charter schools that have participated since 2003, how many have closed, and total state tax dollars spent on charter schools between 2005 and 2025
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Requires the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to review the Department's report and submit findings on resources used for evidence-based experimentation to the Senate committees by April 1, 2026
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References the program's original intent as a pilot in eight school districts, expanded statewide in 1997 and broadened in 2003 to allow state takeover and conversion of schools to charters
Legislative Description
Directs the state Department of Education to provide specific information in a report to the Senate committees on finance and education relative to the original Charter School Demonstration Programs Law.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Last Action
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
5/8/2025