Timeline
R.S. 17:416.16, requires school crisis management and response plans, including requirements relative to their preparation, content, review, revision, and rehearsal.
R.S. 17:416.19, requires a public school system that has entered into an agreement with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers to annually report to the state Department of Education the total number of school resource officers provided to the system.
LA HB 895 Act 641 (2018): We Must Save Our Children Act - To enact Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:409, and R.S. 17:3399.16, relative to instruction in school safety in public schools and public postsecondary education institutions; to require school officials and campus security officers to provide information to students regarding potential threats to school safety exhibited through online content; to provide for elements to be included in such information; to provide a process for students to report online content deemed potentially dangerous; to provide for confidentiality of personal information about students who report such matters; and to provide for related matters. (Anonymous Reporting)
LA HB 602: Act 629 (2018) - To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.2(C)(4) and to enact R.S. 14:95.2(C)(9), relative to concealed handgun permits; to provide relative to the carrying of a concealed handgun within one thousand feet of school property; to provide an exception to the crime which prohibits the carrying of a firearm on school property by certain concealed handgun permit holders; and to provide for related matters.
LA HB 766: Act 696 (2018) Behavioral Health Services for Students; A public school governing authority shall not prohibit a behavioral health provider from providing behavioral health services to a student at school during school hours if the student's parent or legal guardian requests such services from the provider.
LA HB 898: Act 716 (2018) Louisiana School and Student Safety Act - To enact Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:409.1 through 409.6, and R.S. 17:3996(B)(45), relative to school safety; to provide for resources and reporting procedures; to provide for definitions; to require the reporting of any threats of violence to appropriate law enforcement; to provide for mandatory mental health evaluations; to provide for safety measures; and to provide for related matters. (Anonymous Reporting)
LA SCR 8 (2018): To urge and request the state Department of Education to investigate the feasibility and cost of installing silent alarms in all elementary and secondary school classrooms in Louisiana. “WHEREAS, relying solely on personal notification for emergencies can limit a school's ability to reach law enforcement; and WHEREAS, a silent alarm greatly reduces the time gap between someone recognizing a threat and receiving help and would allow school personnel to push a button, thereby alerting authorities of an emergency situation and aiding law enforcement to respond more quickly;” (RAVE Panic Button)
LA HB 498: Act 168 (2018) - To amend and reenact R.S. 17:416.16(A), relative to school crisis management and response plans; to require plans to provide for parental notification in the event of a shooting or other violent incident or emergency situation; and to provide for related matters. (Faculty & Staff Notification? Louisiana Panic Button)
LA HB 53: ACT 93 (2019) - To amend and reenact R.S. 17:282.4(C)(introductory paragraph) and 437.1 and to enact R.S. 17:282.4(F) and 3996(B)(54), relative to suicide prevention in schools; to provide for training for school employees, to provide relative to services provided to students; to provide relative to student identification cards; to provide for programs and policies; and to provide for related matters. 9-8-8, Vialink Teen Textline, Anonymous Reporting, etc.
LA HB 160: ACT 148 (2019) - To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3911(B)(1)(i) and (l) and 3912(A) and (B) and to enact R.S. 17:416.19(D) and 3911(B)(1)(m), relative to information on school safety and discipline; to require the collection and reporting of certain information relative to school safety and discipline; and to provide for related matters.
LA SB 43: ACT 44 (2019) - To amend and reenact R.S. 17:416.16(B), relative to school crisis management and response plans; to provide for student input in the annual review of such plans for high schools; and to provide for related matters. (Threat Assessment Teams?)
LA SB 80: Act 211 (2020) - To amend and reenact R.S. 44:3.1 and 4(40) and to enact R.S. 17:410.1 and R.S. 44:1(A)(2)(c), relative to public school buildings and facilities; to exempt from public records for interior blueprints and floor plans of public school buildings and facilities from certain provisions of the public records law; and to provide for related matters.
LA SCR 62 (2020): To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, through the state Department of Education, to develop and implement a traumatic injury response program to ensure that each city, parish, or other local public school in the state is prepared to respond to a traumatic injury emergency. “Stop the Bleed” Revision of EOP templates for Medical Emergency Annex
LA HB 411: ACT 473 (2021) - To amend and reenact R.S. 17:416 and 3996(B)(40), relative to student discipline; to provide for a comprehensive revision of student discipline laws; to provide relative to student codes of conduct, the use of and procedures for expulsion, damages to property, possession of weapons and drugs, and conferences with parents; to require certain reporting by the state Department of Education.
LA HB 495: ACT 643 (2022) - To amend and reenact R.S. 17:282.4(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (c) and 286(A) and to enact R.S. 17:282.4(G) and (H), relative to suicide prevention and violence in schools; to require training on related topics for certain students; to provide for requirements of the state Department of Education; to require formation of student organizations; LYAC recommendations?
LA HB 981: ACT 650 (2022) - To enact R.S. 17:271.1 and 3996(B)(67), relative to curricula; to require the provision of mental health instruction to public school students; to provide relative to content of the instruction; to provide for incorporation of the instruction into an existing required course; to provide relative to the mental health component of the state content standards for health education.
LA HR 208 (2022) - To urge and request each public school principal to conduct a safety drill quarterly that specifically addresses the scenario of an active shooter on campus. Accomplished easily through Louisiana Panic Button
LA HR 218 (2022) - To urge and request the state Department of Education to study school safety issues and submit a written report of findings and conclusions, including any recommendations for related legislation, to the House Committee on Education not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature. Click here to see the 218 Report for additional details.
2023
Act 55: HB 78 (Hughes): School facilities preservation, Capital Improvement Fund, and System-wide needs program (Effective 8.1.23).
Act 56: HB 86 (Hodges): Protect Teachers Act (Effective 8.1.23).
Act 13: HB 112 (Muscarello): Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations to the access and use of certain criminal history record information; to provide for the standards and procedures for certain criminal history records. (Effective 8.1.23).
Act 362: HB 169 (Owen): Safety policy for K-5 carpool and bus lines. Students remain a safe distance from the pick up area and wait for vehicles to come to a complete stop. b. A student being dropped off remain in a passenger restraint until the vehicle in which he is a passenger comes to a complete stop. c. School administrators post signage regarding the policy. d. A student in grades kindergarten through five be accompanied by a school employee. (Effective 8.1.23)
Act 301: HB 213 (Brass): Exemption from public records request for school security footage, attached amendment concurred by House so bill has passed and will be sent to the gov. (Effective 6.13.23)
Act 268: HB 242 (Hilferty): Corporal punishment prohibited without parental consent. (Effective 8.1.23)
Act 180: HB 289 (Ivey): Organ donor curriculum (Effective 8.1.23).
Act 164: HB 348 (Jenkins): School safety reporting for threats of violence (Effective 8.1.23)
Act 318: HB 353 (Marcelle/Knox): Student behavior & mental health; attendance exemptions; suicide and substance abuse prevention; school-based health center’s lists amendment; mental health screening pilot from just using ACEs screen to trauma-informed. (Effective 8.1.23)
Act 234: SB12 (Fields): AEDs on all K-12 campuses; at athletic events; training requirement; cardiac emergency response plan; Jumpstart Your Heart Fund (Effective “the first school year that starts at least twelve months after the effective date of this Act”)
Act 394: SB 205 (Cortez): Creates the Louisiana Foundational Integrated Research System for Transformation (LA FIRST); LA FIRST shall be developed and maintained by the Board of Regents at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette within the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center
Act 334: SB 207 (Milligan) : to provide relative to school crisis management and response plans; to provide for additional safety drills; (Effective 6.13.23)