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LA HB661

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Fontenot

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Local school boards may hire immediate family members of board members or superintendents as paraprofessionals or custodians, provided the family member meets the required criteria for the position

  • School board members or superintendents whose immediate family member is employed must recuse themselves from any decisions involving that employee's promotion or assignment

  • Amends Louisiana's nepotism law (R.S. 42:1119) by adding two new exceptions to the general prohibition against hiring family members of governing authority members or chief executives

  • Current law prohibits immediate family members of school board members or superintendents from being employed by the school district, with some existing exceptions already in place

Legislative Description

Provides an exception for hiring the immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent for certain positions

ETHICS/NEPOTISM

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

House and Governmental Affairs2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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