HB682 • 2026

VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Kellee Dickerson
Last action: 2026-06-08
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 823
Effective date: Not listed

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VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools

What This Bill Does

VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB682

Filed

Plain English: SSHB682 3391 6214 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 682 2026 Regular Session Dickerson VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB682 3391 6214 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 682 2026 Regular Session Dickerson VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Provides that the provisions of present law (C.Cr.P.
Art.
214) relative to a private person making an arrest apply to actions taken by a school guardian.

House Floor Amendment #5181 Dickerson Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB682 3391 5181 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Dickerson to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB682 3391 5181 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Dickerson to Engrossed House Bill No.
682 by Representative Dickerson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, delete lines 2 through 4 and insert the following: 3 "To enact R.S.
17:416.19.1 and 3996(B)(24), relative to the employment of veterans 4 at schools; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to veterans; to provide 5 relative to charter schools; and to provide for related matters." 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #3022 EDUC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB682 3391 3022 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB682 3391 3022 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
682 by Representative Dickerson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "17:416.19(B)(1)" and before the comma "," insert "and to enact R.S.
3 17:3996(B)(24)" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #1908 EDUC Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB682 3391 1908 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB682 3391 1908 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
682 by Representative Dickerson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the beginning of line 9, delete "B.(1)" and insert "B.(1)(a)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, at the end of line 10, delete "13:5364." and insert "13:5364, who meets all of the 5 following criteria: 6 (i) He was successfully discharged from the Armed Forces.

House Vote on HB 682 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1734)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1734 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 682 BY DICKERSON CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 1:38:15 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1734 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 682 BY DICKERSON CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 1:38:15 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.
Carter, W.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.

Bill History

2026-06-08 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-08 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 823.
2026-06-01 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-29 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-28 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-27 S
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-27 S
Reconsidered.
2026-05-27 S
Rules suspended.
2026-05-27 S
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-26 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-25 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-13 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-05-12 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-11 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-11 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-07 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-07 H
Notice given.
2026-04-09 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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 (11-0).
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.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

VETERANS: Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 8232026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 682
BY REPRESENTATIVES DICKERSON AND CHASSION AND SENATORS
EDMONDS, HODGES, MIGUEZ, AND MIZELL
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:416.19.1 and 3996(B)(24), relative to the employment of veterans at
3 schools; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to veterans; to provide relative
4 to charter schools; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:416.19.1 and 3996(B)(24) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §416.19.1. School guardians
8 A. "School guardian" means a veteran as defined in R.S. 13:5364, who meets
9 all of the following criteria:
10 (1) He was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United
11 States as evidenced by a Department of Defense form DD 214.
12 (2) He successfully completed the requisite background check as provided
13 by applicable law.
14 (3) He completed school incident training with law enforcement and school
15 officials including but not limited to annual training in firearms safety, self-defense,
16 de-escalation tactics, mental health incidents, disability awareness, and training in
17 active threats at school, basic trauma, and first aid.
18 (4) He is employed or contracted by a city, parish, or other local public
19 school system, a nonpublic school, or a law enforcement agency.
20 (5) He operates under policies adopted by the public school governing
21 authority or nonpublic school regarding scope of duties, authority, and use of force.
22 (6) He is physically and mentally capable of performing assigned duties.
23 B. (1) A school guardian as provided in this Section shall not be considered
24 a peace officer, and shall not have arrest powers, unless separately commissioned in
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1 accordance with applicable law, and shall have only such authority as is expressly
2 granted by the employing authority and applicable law.
3 (2) A school guardian may take actions necessary to prevent an active threat
4 and temporarily detain an individual when the guardian has reasonable cause to
5 believe the individual has committed or is about to commit a felony.
6 (3) The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 214 shall apply to
7 actions taken by a guardian pursuant to this Subsection.
8 * * *
9 §3996. Charter schools; exemptions; requirements
10 * * *
11 B. Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and
12 except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in an approved charter, a
13 charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this
14 Chapter and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees shall be
15 exempt from all statutory mandates or other statutory requirements that are
16 applicable to public schools and to public school officers and employees except for
17 the following laws otherwise applicable to public schools with the same grades:
18 * * *
19 (24) School guardians, R.S. 17:416.19.1.
20 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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