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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14
BY REPRESENTATIVES CARVER, AMEDEE, BILLINGS, CARLSON, CHENEVERT,
COX, CREWS, EDMONSTON, EGAN, FIRMENT, GALLE, GLORIOSO,
CHANCE HENRY, HORTON, MIKE JOHNSON, MCCORMICK, MELERINE,
OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SPELL, VILLIO, AND
WYBLE AND SENATOR EDMONDS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of
Education and to memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are
necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.
WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides
as follows: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people"; and
WHEREAS, for nearly half a century, the United States Department of Education has
provided significant federal overreach in education through burdensome regulations and
one-size-fits-all mandates; and
WHEREAS, despite a department budget of billions of dollars and hundreds of
billions more allocated for COVID-19 recovery efforts, fourth and eighth grade reading
scores remain roughly unchanged since national measurements first began; and
WHEREAS, states and local communities possess unique knowledge of their
students' educational needs and are best positioned to develop the curriculum and policies
that reflect their values and priorities; and
WHEREAS, President Trump has publicly expressed a desire to eliminate the United
States Department of Education and put the states back in charge of education; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of the United States Department of Education is not only
consistent with the spirit of the Tenth Amendment but will also result in taxpayer dollars
being spent more efficiently and lead to better student outcomes.
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HCR NO. 14 ENROLLED
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education
and does hereby memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are
necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States
Congress and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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