SB28 • 2026

TEACHERS: Provides relative to associate teachers. (gov sig)

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Patrick McMath
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 233
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about other updates to rules and requirements beyond age requirements, nor does it explicitly state additional training or certification requirements for participants.

Teacher Program for Associate Educators

This act changes the minimum age requirement for participants in the associate educator program to twenty-one years old.

What This Bill Does

Changes the minimum age requirement for participants in the associate educator program from twenty-five to twenty-one years old.

Who It Names or Affects

Teachers participating in the associate educator program
School districts implementing the associate educator program

Terms To Know

Associate Educator Program: A program that allows individuals to serve as teachers with certain requirements.
Participant: An individual who serves as a teacher through the associate educator program.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify additional details about other aspects of the associate educator program beyond age requirements.
It is unclear if there are any specific training or certification requirements for participants besides their age.

Bill History

2026-05-15 S
Effective date 5/15/2026.
2026-05-15 S
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 233.
2026-05-13 S
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-12 H
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-12 S
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-11 S
Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-07 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06 H
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-29 H
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-03-25 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-24 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-23 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-09 S
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-03 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Official Summary Text

TEACHERS: Provides relative to associate teachers. (gov sig)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 28
BY SENATOR MCMATH AND REPRESENTATIVES ADAMS, AMEDEE, BACALA,
BERAULT, BOURRIAQUE, BROUSSARD, CARVER, CHENEVERT,
COX, DICKERSON, EGAN, FISHER, HORTON, ILLG, JACKSON,
LAFLEUR, LYONS, MARTINEZ, MENA, TAYLOR, WYBLE AND
YOUNG
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:7.8(B)(3), relative to the associate educator program; to
3 provide for participant requirements; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:7.8(B)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 §7.8. Associate educator program; authority; rules; participant requirements
8 * * *
9 B. An individual who serves as a teacher through the program authorized by
10 this Section, referred to in this Section as a "participant", shall:
11 * * *
12 (3) Be at least twenty-five twenty-one years of age.
13 * * *
ACT No. 233
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SB NO. 28 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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