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LouisianaHB 12492026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS: Provides relative to school-based health center services provided to students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Steven Jackson (Democratic)

Became Law

Education

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Schools must support provider-led student care

Health providers must have the required professional credentials and work within their authorized scope; unlicensed school staff cannot decide care needs. Schools cannot ban on-campus evaluations to establish medical need or authorized treatment plans to provide needed care. Schools and health centers must coordinate visits around medical needs, provider ethics, school operations, class time, and testing. Governing authorities must publish policies wherever services are available, without burdensome hurdles that delay care; missing policies cannot block services. Schools cannot demand another background check from properly credentialed providers in good standing who document passing a Louisiana State Police check.

Students gain school health access protections

Louisiana schools, including charter schools, cannot block available, medically necessary primary or behavioral health services when the required consent is given. A parent or guardian must consent for a minor; an adult student can consent for themself. Parents and guardians can withdraw consent at any time. Services can come through school clinics, mobile units, or other provider arrangements. The law does not require schools to create or provide these services, and it adds no funding or insurance coverage.

Students gain school health privacy protections

School health centers can share only nonclinical information needed to coordinate care, protect students, or meet legal requirements. A separate release form is not required for this coordination, but health and student-record privacy laws still apply. Centers do not have to sign agreements that require sharing protected health information.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Steven Jackson

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 217 • No: 31

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 6, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 90 • No: 6

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 3

House vote • 5/5/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 82 • No: 18

House vote • 4/27/2026

Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 1022 reported by the Committee on Education

Yes: 10 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 962 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/23/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 6, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

  8. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/26/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/20/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

    5/7/2026Senate

  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    5/6/2026Senate

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/5/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

    4/29/2026House

  17. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/28/2026House

  18. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 1022 reported by the Committee on Education (10-4).

    4/27/2026House

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