CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Adds certain school employees to the definition of "educator" relative to prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student. (8/1/26)

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Caleb Kleinpeter
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 207
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Expanding the Definition of Educator for Sexual Conduct Laws

This act changes Louisiana's laws to include more school employees under the definition of 'educator' when it comes to rules about having sexual relationships with students.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law to add new types of school workers to the list of people who are considered educators for the purpose of preventing sexual contact with students.
Includes roles like paraprofessionals, student aides, and security guards in the definition of 'educator'.
Makes sure that anyone working at a public or private school can be covered by these rules if they interact with students.

Who It Names or Affects

School employees who now fall under the new definition of 'educator', such as paraprofessionals, student aides, and security guards.
Students enrolled in both public and private schools.

Terms To Know

Educator: Any person working at a school who is now included under the law to prevent sexual relationships with students. This includes teachers, administrators, coaches, paraprofessionals, student aides, and security guards.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only affects Louisiana's laws.
It does not change rules for other types of employees or workers outside of schools.

Bill History

2026-05-14 S
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 207.
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.
2026-05-11 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-07 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
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.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-03-18 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-17 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-11 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-10 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 Judiciary C.
2026-02-20 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Official Summary Text

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Adds certain school employees to the definition of "educator" relative to prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student. (8/1/26)

Current Bill Text

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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 98
BY SENATOR KLEINPETER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:81.4(B)(1), relative to offenses affecting the public morals;
3 to provide relative to prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student; to
4 provide relative to the definition of "educator"; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:81.4(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 §81.4. Prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student
8 * * *
9 B. As used in this Section:
10 (1) "Educator" means any administrator, coach, instructor, paraprofessional,
11 student aide, teacher, or teacher aide, school resource officer, or security guard at
12 any public or private school, assigned, employed, or working at the school or school
13 system where the victim is enrolled as a student on a full-time, part-time, or
14 temporary basis.
15 * * *
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 207
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.