HB319 • 2026

BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Mike Bayham
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 427
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about changes in membership criteria or how meetings and activities will change with these new rules.

Louisiana Commission on Civic Education Changes

This act modifies the membership rules for the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, including who can appoint members and how many members are needed to make decisions.

What This Bill Does

Amends and reenacts sections of R.S. 24:972(A)(11) through (22), providing new rules for commission membership.
Enacts a new section, F, setting quorum requirements for the commission.
Repeals sections R.S. 24:972(A)(23) through (25).

Who It Names or Affects

The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education
People who are part of or work with civic education programs in Louisiana.

Terms To Know

Commission: A group of people chosen to make decisions about a specific topic, like civic education.
Quorum: The minimum number of members who need to be present for the commission to officially meet and make decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how long new members will serve on the commission.
Does not provide details about what happens if a member leaves before their term ends.
Does not explain changes in the commission's meetings or activities with these new rules.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 427.
2026-05-21 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-20 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-20 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-19 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-13 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-04-08 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-08 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-07 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-31 H
Reported favorably (10-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 4272026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 319
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAYHAM AND SENATOR BARROW
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 24:972(A)(11) through (22), to enact R.S. 24:972(F), and to
3 repeal R.S. 24:972(A)(23) through (25), relative to the Louisiana Commission on
4 Civic Education; to provide for the membership of the commission; to provide
5 relative to the appointment of certain members; to remove certain members; to
6 authorize certain persons to designate a member; to provide for quorum
7 requirements; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 24:972(A)(11) through (22) are hereby amended and reenacted and
10 R.S. 24:972(F) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §972. Membership; meetings; compensation; staff
12 A. The commission shall consist of the following members:
13 * * *
14 (11) One state coordinator of the Louisiana Legislators Back to School
15 Program, to represent the Senate program, appointed jointly by the president of the
16 Senate.
17 (12) One state coordinator of the Louisiana Legislators Back to School
18 Program, to represent the House of Representatives program, appointed by and the
19 speaker of the House of Representatives.
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1 (13) (12) The state coordinator of Project Citizen, or his designee.
2 (14) (13) The executive director of the Public Affairs Research Council, or
3 his designee.
4 (15) (14) The executive director of the Council Leaders for a Better
5 Louisiana, or his designee.
6 (16) (15) One member to represent Louisiana Public Broadcasting, appointed
7 by the executive director of the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Corporation.
8 (17) (16) One member to represent the League of Women Voters, appointed
9 by the League of Women Voters of Louisiana.
10 (18) (17) One member to represent the Louisiana Press Association and one
11 member to represent the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, appointed by the
12 president of each association.
13 (19) (18) One member to represent the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic
14 Education, appointed by the president of its board of directors.
15 (20) One member to represent the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit
16 Organizations, appointed by the chairman of the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit
17 Organizations.
18 (21) (19) One member to represent the Louisiana Chapter of the National
19 Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appointed by the president of
20 the Louisiana Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
21 People.
22 (22) (20) The chairman of the Volunteer Louisiana Commission, or his
23 designee.
24 (23) Any additional member who has expertise in civic education or civic
25 involvement, as may be designated by three-fourths of the commission members
26 present and voting. Such member shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
27 (24) (21) One member to represent the Louisiana District Judges
28 Association, appointed by the president of its board of directors.
29 (25) (22) The chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court or his designee.
30 * * *
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1 F. Ten members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the
2 transaction of business, and all official action of the commission shall require the
3 favorable vote of a majority of those members present and voting.
4 Section 2. 24:972(A)(23) through (25) are hereby repealed in their entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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