HB380 • 2026

COLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL: Authorizes any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: C. Travis Johnson
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 547
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source material does not provide specific details about the number of schools or students involved in the pilot program.

Community and Technical College Pilot Program Act

This act allows community and technical colleges to create a pilot program with local schools to increase awareness of and access to commercial driver's license training, entry-level driving courses, and transportation and distribution jobs.

What This Bill Does

Allows community and technical colleges to start a pilot program with local public school systems.
The goal of the program is to teach more people about commercial driver's license (CDL) training, entry-level driving courses, and transportation and distribution jobs.
Requires that any partnership between a college and a school system must be approved by both the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and the local public school board.

Who It Names or Affects

Community and technical colleges in Louisiana
Local public schools in Louisiana

Terms To Know

Commercial Driver's License (CDL): A special license needed to drive large trucks or buses for work.
Board of Supervisors: The group that manages and oversees community and technical colleges in Louisiana.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only allows for a pilot program, which means it is a test run before deciding if the program should continue.
It does not specify how many schools or students will be involved in the pilot program.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #2959 EDUC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB380 224 2959 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB380 224 2959 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
380 by Representative Travis Johnson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 2, delete "Sowela" and at the beginning of line 3, delete 3 "Technical Community College" and insert "any institution under the supervision and 4 management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges" 5 AMENDMENT NO.
2 6 On page 1, line 5, after "of the" delete the remainder of the line and at the beginning of line 7 6, delete "Colleges" and insert "board of supervisors" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #2803 EDUC Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB380 224 2803 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB380 224 2803 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
380 by Representative Travis Johnson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 2, delete "Sowela" and at the beginning of line 3, delete 3 "Technical Community College" and insert "any institution under the supervision and 4 management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges" 5 AMENDMENT NO.
2 6 On page 1, line 5, after "of the" delete the remainder of the line and at the beginning of line 7 6, delete "Colleges" and insert "board of supervisors" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 547.
2026-05-26 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-25 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-21 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 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.
2026-04-14 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-04-13 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-09 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-08 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-01 H
Reported with amendments (9-0).
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.
2026-02-25 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-25 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

COLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL: Authorizes any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 5472026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 380
BY REPRESENTATIVES TRAVIS JOHNSON, AMEDEE, BROUSSARD, CARLSON,
CARPENTER, CARVER, EDMONSTON, FREIBERG, MARTINEZ, ST. BLANC,
AND TAYLOR AND SENATORS BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER,
CATHEY, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, PRICE, AND
WOMACK
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:3217.6, relative to community and technical education; to authorize any
3 institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of
4 Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program in partnership with
5 a local public school system; to provide for the purpose of the program; to subject
6 the partnership to the approval of the board of supervisors and the applicable city,
7 parish, or other local public school board; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 17:3217.6 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §3217.6. Louisiana Community and Technical College System institutions;
11 partnership with local school systems; pilot program
12 Any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of
13 Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges may establish a pilot program
14 in partnership with a city, parish, or other local public school system for the purpose
15 of increasing awareness of and access to commercial driver's license training
16 programs, entry level driver training programs, and transportation, distribution, and
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HB NO. 380 ENROLLED
1 logistics programs. Such partnership shall be subject to the approval of the board of
2 supervisors and the city, parish, or other local public school board.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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