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HB1062

Changes to the Special School District Board Rules

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:26 AM

In one sentence

This law updates how members of the Special School District board are chosen and lists their specific powers, duties, and responsibilities.

What it does

  • Requires at least one board member from each public health region in Louisiana, with no more than two members per region.
  • Sets a deadline for officials to send nominee lists to the governor by August 1 of every year.
  • Allows the board to buy land and equipment or make improvements needed for district facilities.
  • Permits the board to lease property if approved by the commissioner of administration.
  • Authorizes the sale of unused land only when specifically allowed by law and following state procedures.
  • Gives the superintendent authority to choose textbooks based on state Department of Education guidelines.

Who it affects

  • The board of directors for the Special School District
  • Officials who submit lists of nominees for the board
  • The district superintendent and their staff

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not explain how many total members sit on the board, only regional limits.
  • Specific details about textbook selection guidelines are set by the Department of Education and not included in this text.

Plain language

Terms to know

Special School District
A specific school system governed by a separate board of directors.
Public health region
An area defined by the Louisiana Department of Health for organizing public services.
Commissioner of administration
A state official who must approve certain property leases made by the board.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to the membership, powers, and duties of the board of directors of the Special School District

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Effective date: 08/01/2026.H
  2. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 911.H
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.S
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.H
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
  8. Called from the Calendar.S
  9. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.S
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
  12. Reported favorably.S
  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.S
  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.H
  17. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.H
  18. Reported favorably (11-0).H
  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.H
  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.H

Changes

Amendments

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House Floor Amendment #3944 Edmonston Adopted

This amendment fixes a small punctuation error by removing an unnecessary comma after a specific legal reference number.