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STUDENT/STANDARDS: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education incorporate the science of human growth and development into content standards and to provide curriculum and instructional materials on its website

STUDENT/STANDARDS: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education incorporate the science of human growth and development into content standards and to provide curriculum and instructional materials on its website

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Emily Chenevert
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Sent to the Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify which grades will receive this information.

Request for Science of Human Growth in School Standards

This resolution asks the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to include information about human growth and development, including prenatal development, in school science or health standards.

What This Bill Does

  • Asks the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to add the science of human growth and development into state content standards for science or health education.
  • Requests BESE to put age-appropriate materials on its website that can be used in teaching these new standards, including videos and animations about prenatal development.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
  • Schools that follow state education guidelines
  • Students learning science or health in school

Terms To Know

State content standards
Statements that define what students should know or be able to do at the end of a specific time period, grade level, or course.
Prenatal development
The growth and changes in an embryo or fetus from conception until birth.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This is a resolution, not a law. It requests actions but does not require them.
  • It relies on BESE to decide how and when to implement these changes.

Amendments

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

Plain English: The amendment requests that the state Department of Education provide scientifically accurate materials on its website for use in teaching about human growth and development, specifically mentioning high-definition ultrasound videos and animations.

  • Adds a request for the state Department of Education to post approved materials on its website.
  • Specifies that these materials should include high definition ultrasound video or computer-generated animation showing prenatal growth.
  • The amendment does not specify how the surgeon general's approval process works, leaving some details unclear.

Plain English: The amendment returns HCR26 to the House for a vote after it was amended in the Senate.

  • Returns HCR26 to the House with amendments made by the Senate.
  • The official text does not provide details about the specific changes made by the Senate, only that they are returning the bill with those amendments.

Plain English: SCAHCR26 428 3440 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution No.

  • SCAHCR26 428 3440 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution No.
  • 26 by Representative Chenevert 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 2, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: 3 "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urges and requests the 4 state Department of Education to provide scientifically accurate and age-and-grade- 5 appropriate materials and information on its website that have been approved by the 6 surgeon general and may be used in curriculum and instruction related to the 7 standards, including high definition ultrasound video or computer-generated 8 animation that depicts prenatal growth and development." Page 1 of 1

Plain English: SCAHCR26 428 3411 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution No.

  • SCAHCR26 428 3411 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution No.
  • 26 by Representative Chenevert 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 2, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: 3 "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urges and requests the 4 state Department of Education to provide scientifically accurate and age-and-grade- 5 appropriate materials and information on it’s website that have been approved by the 6 surgeon general and may be used in curriculum and instruction related to the 7 standards, including high definition ultrasound video or computer-generated 8 animation that depicts prenatal growth and development." Page 1 of 1

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 H

    Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

  2. 2026-05-25 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-20 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 85, nays 5, Senate amendments concurred in.

  5. 2026-05-19 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  6. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  7. 2026-05-13 S

    Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 27 yeas and 10 nays. Ordered returned to the House.

  8. 2026-05-13 S

    Rules suspended.

  9. 2026-05-11 S

    Reported with amendments.

  10. 2026-04-15 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

  11. 2026-04-14 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  12. 2026-04-13 H

    Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 75, nays 18. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.

  13. 2026-04-07 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

  14. 2026-04-07 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  15. 2026-04-01 H

    Reported favorably (11-0).

  16. 2026-03-23 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  17. 2026-03-18 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

STUDENT/STANDARDS: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education incorporate the science of human growth and development into content standards and to provide curriculum and instructional materials on its website

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26
BY REPRESENTATIVES CHENEVERT, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BILLINGS,
BROUSSARD, CARLSON, CARVER, CREWS, DICKERSON, EDMONSTON,
GLORIOSO, HORTON, JACOB LANDRY, MARTINEZ, MCMAKIN,
MELERINE, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SPELL,
VENTRELLA, AND WYBLE
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to incorporate
the science of human growth and development into the state content standards for the
subjects of science or health education, to provide resources on its website for
materials and information that may be used in curriculum and instruction related to
the standards, and to submit a written report to the House Committee on Education
and the Senate Committee on Education not later than March 1, 2027.
WHEREAS, current law, R.S. 17:24.4, requires the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education (BESE) to develop state content standards for required subjects; state
content standards are statements that define what a student should know or be able to
accomplish at the end of a specific time period or grade level or at the completion of a
course; and
WHEREAS, there are content standards for the subjects of science and health
education, both of which are subjects in which it would be appropriate to incorporate
standards on the science of human growth and development; and
WHEREAS, current law, R.S. 17:6(A)(15), authorizes BESE to promulgate rules that
require the inclusion of certain topics in student instruction; and
WHEREAS, current middle and high school science and health standards provide for
topics related to genetic traits, embryo development, sexual reproduction, living things made
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HCR NO. 26 ENROLLED
of cells and distinction between living and non-living things, and cellular contribution to the
whole of an organism, but there is no requirement for instruction on human development
from conception to birth; and
WHEREAS, the use of high definition ultrasound video and computer-generated
animation showing the development of vital organs in the early stages of human fetal
development is being incorporated into instruction across the country in courses concerning
human biology.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to incorporate the
science of human growth and development, including instruction on prenatal growth and in
utero development of all vital organs and significant markers and cell growth, into the state
content standards for the subjects of science or health education at an age- and grade-
appropriate level.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urges and requests the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide age- and grade-appropriate
materials and information on its website that may be used in curriculum and instruction
related to the standards, including high definition ultrasound video or computer-generated
animation that depicts prenatal growth and development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urges and requests the state
Department of Education to provide scientifically accurate and age-and-grade-appropriate
materials and information on its website that have been approved by the surgeon general and
may be used in curriculum and instruction related to the standards, including high definition
ultrasound video or computer-generated animation that depicts prenatal growth and
development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urges and requests the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit a written report to the House
Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than
March 1, 2027, relative to any action taken with respect to the content standards and the
clearinghouse as requested in this Resolution.
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HCR NO. 26 ENROLLED
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
superintendent of education.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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