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HB1058 • 2026

TOPS: Requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data administration system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial assistance (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

TOPS: Requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data administration system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial assistance (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dennis Bamburg Jr.
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not specify details about how the collected data will be used or shared, leaving this aspect open-ended.

TOPS Data System Act

This act requires the Board of Regents to create and maintain a data system for collecting uniform information on all state financial aid programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Board of Regents to set up a data system for collecting information about state financial aid.
  • Specifies that this data collection must cover all state financial assistance programs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Board of Regents
  • Postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana

Terms To Know

Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS)
A state-funded scholarship program that provides financial aid to Louisiana college students.
Data administration system
A system used by the Board of Regents to collect and manage data on all state financial assistance programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the collected data will be used or shared.
  • It is unclear what specific information must be included in the uniform data set.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-28 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-28 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-28 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. 2026-05-27 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. 2026-05-26 S

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

  7. 2026-05-25 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-05-21 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-28 S

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

  10. 2026-04-27 S

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

  11. 2026-04-27 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-27 H

    Called from the calendar.

  13. 2026-04-23 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.

  14. 2026-04-23 H

    Notice given.

  15. 2026-04-21 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  16. 2026-04-20 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

  17. 2026-04-15 H

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

  18. 2026-04-14 H

    Reported favorably (11-0).

  19. 2026-03-31 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  20. 2026-03-30 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

TOPS: Requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data administration system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial assistance (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1058
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAMBURG
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:5067.1, relative to financial aid; to provide relative to the Taylor
3 Opportunity Program for Students; to provide relative to student data; to require the
4 establishment of a data administration system; to require certain postsecondary
5 education institutions to report certain data; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:5067.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §5067.1. Data administration system
9 The administering agency shall establish and maintain a data administration
10 system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial aid programs to
11 conduct and report on statewide financial aid trends, effectiveness, outcomes
12 assessment, and other factors. The administering agency shall determine the uniform
13 data set necessary for such reports. Any postsecondary education institution that
14 admits students who are recipients of Taylor Opportunity Program for Students
15 awards shall submit to the administering agency the uniform data set as established
16 pursuant to this Section.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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