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HLS 26RS-189 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHASSION
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE: Urges and requests public school governing authorities and
employees to comply with and enforce the bullying laws of the state of Louisiana
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request public school governing authorities and employees to comply with and
3 enforce, as applicable, the bullying laws of the state of Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, as stated in the Constitution of Louisiana, it is the goal of the public
5 education system to provide learning environments and experiences at all stages of human
6 development that are humane, just, and designed to promote excellence in order that every
7 individual may be afforded an equal opportunity to develop to his full potential; and
8 WHEREAS, current law, R.S. 17:416.13, requires the governing authority of each
9 public elementary and secondary school to adopt and incorporate into the student code of
10 conduct a policy prohibiting the bullying of a student by another student and requires that
11 this policy be implemented in a manner that is ongoing throughout the school year and
12 integrated with a school's curriculum, a school's discipline policies, and other violence
13 prevention efforts; and
14 WHEREAS, current law, R.S. 17:416.14, further requires the governing authority of
15 each public elementary and secondary school to institute a program to prohibit and prevent
16 bullying; and
17 WHEREAS, this law provides that such a program shall ensure that each student,
18 each student's parent or legal guardian, and each school administrator, teacher, counselor,
19 bus operator, school employee, and volunteer is aware of his duties and responsibilities
20 relative to preventing and stopping bullying; provide for a process for reporting and
21 investigating alleged incidents of bullying; provide for appropriate discipline of a student
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HLS 26RS-189 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 29
1 found guilty of bullying; provide for appropriate remedies for a student found to have been
2 bullied; and provide for procedures for investigating and reporting each school administrator,
3 teacher, counselor, bus operator, and school employee for failure to act as provided by law;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, this law further requires each governing authority to conduct a review
6 of the student code of conduct and amend the code as may be necessary to assure that the
7 policy prohibiting the bullying of a student by another student specifically addresses the
8 behavior constituting bullying, the effect the behavior has on others, including bystanders,
9 and the disciplinary and criminal consequences and includes the definition of bullying as
10 provided by law; and
11 WHEREAS, student safety should be the utmost priority at both the state and local
12 levels, and in spite of current law, there are students who are bullied by other students; and
13 WHEREAS, in order for the public education system to meet its constitutional goal
14 of providing learning environments and experiences at all stages of human development that
15 are humane, just, and designed to promote excellence, it is imperative that all public school
16 governing authorities and employees comply with and enforce, as applicable, the laws of the
17 state relative to bullying.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
19 urge and request public school governing authorities and employees to comply with and
20 enforce, as applicable, the bullying laws of the state of Louisiana.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
22 state superintendent of education, who shall disseminate a copy to the superintendent of each
23 city, parish, or other local public school system and to the governing authority of each
24 charter school.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 29 Original 2026 Regular Session Chassion
Urges and requests public school governing authorities and employees to comply with and
enforce, as applicable, the bullying laws of the state.
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