HB992 • 2026

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Requires assignment of early childhood education identification numbers to children in certain early childhood education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Barbara Reich Freiberg
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 576
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about the effective date and implementation timeline that were not explicitly stated in the provided official bill text.

Early Childhood Education Identification Numbers

This act requires the Louisiana Department of Education to assign unique identification numbers to children enrolled in certain early childhood education programs by August 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Requires the state Department of Education to assign an early childhood education identification number to every child participating in a publicly funded prekindergarten or early learning program by August 1, 2026.
Allows the state Department of Education to assign an early childhood education identification number to children in non-publicly funded programs if their parents or legal guardians agree to provide necessary information.
Requires local public school boards to link these early childhood education identification numbers with student identification numbers by December 31, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

Children enrolled in publicly funded prekindergarten or early learning programs
Parents and legal guardians of children participating in non-publicly funded early childhood programs
Local public school boards

Terms To Know

Early Childhood Education Identification Numbers: Unique numbers assigned to children enrolled in certain early childhood education programs.
Publicly Funded Programs: Programs that receive financial support from the government for providing prekindergarten or early learning services.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens if parents of children in non-publicly funded programs do not agree to provide necessary information.
It is unclear how these identification numbers will be used beyond research and analysis purposes.

Amendments

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

House Committee Amendment #2911 EDUC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB992 3391 2911 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB992 3391 2911 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
992 by Representative Freiberg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "assign" and before "identification" delete "student" and insert "early 3 childhood education" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 1, line 14, after "unique" and before "student" insert "early childhood education 6 identification numbers and" 7 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #2730 EDUC Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB992 3391 2730 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB992 3391 2730 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
992 by Representative Freiberg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "assign" and before "identification" delete "student" and insert "early 3 childhood education" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 1, line 14, after "unique" and before "student" insert "early childhood education 6 identification numbers and" 7 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 576.
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.
2026-05-20 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 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.
2026-04-28 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-04-27 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-27 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-22 H
Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-21 H
Reported favorably (14-0).
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-31 H
Reported with amendments (13-0).
2026-03-24 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Requires assignment of early childhood education identification numbers to children in certain early childhood education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 5762026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 992
BY REPRESENTATIVES FREIBERG, ADAMS, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BOUDREAUX,
CARVER, CHASSION, COX, FISHER, FREEMAN, GREEN, DANA HENRY,
JACKSON, TERRY LANDRY, MARTINEZ, MOORE, MURRAY, AND TAYLOR
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3914(C)(3), relative to early childhood education; to provide
3 relative to student identification; to require the state Department of Education to
4 assign early childhood education identification numbers to children enrolled in
5 certain programs; to provide for implementation; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:3914(C)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §3914. Student information; privacy; legislative intent; definitions; prohibitions;
9 parental access; penalties
10 * * *
11 C.
12 * * *
13 (3) By not later than May 1, 2015, the The state Department of Education
14 shall develop a system of unique early childhood education identification numbers
15 and student identification numbers. An identification number shall not include or be
16 based on a social security number. A student shall retain his identification numbers
17 for his tenure in early childhood programs and public elementary and secondary
18 schools in Louisiana. Identification numbers shall be assigned as follows: By not
19 later than August 1, 2015, each
20 (a)(i) The state Department of Education shall assign an early childhood
21 education identification number to every child participating in a publicly funded
22 program at a prekindergarten program at a school or an early learning center as
23 defined in R.S. 17:407.33.
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1 (ii) The state Department of Education may assign a early childhood
2 education identification number to every child participating in a program that does
3 not receive public funds at a prekindergarten program at a school or an early learning
4 center as defined in R.S. 17:407.33 whose parent or legal guardian has agreed to
5 provide the necessary information for assignment of a number.
6 (b) Each local public school board shall assign such a student identification
7 number to every student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school, unless
8 the student already has a number assigned to him from his enrollment in an early
9 childhood program. By no later than December 31, 2027, each local public school
10 board shall link each early childhood education identification number assigned by
11 the state Department of Education to the corresponding student's student
12 identification number for the purposes of research and analysis of early childhood
13 programs. Student identification numbers shall not include or be based on social
14 security numbers, and a student shall retain his student identification number for his
15 tenure in Louisiana public elementary and secondary schools.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be initially implemented no later than
18 August 1, 2027.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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