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Education committee advances slate of bills on workforce training, campus privacy, suicide hotline postings and safe-haven flyers

House Education Committee · April 1, 2026

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Summary

On April 1 the House Education Committee reported a batch of bills favorably including HB 380 (CDL pilot), HB 608 (confidentiality for athlete revenue‑sharing payouts, as amended), HB 392 (988 postings and signage), HB 476 (safe‑haven flyers with placement flexibility), HB 987 (agency realignment), and HB 905 (maritime academy name change).

The House Education Committee on Wednesday moved several bills and resolutions out of committee in a single hearing that ranged from workforce and campus governance to student well‑being.

Key outcomes:

- HB 380 (Rep. Johnson): A pilot program to expand CDL training and create workforce pipelines was amended to broaden eligible community‑college partners and was reported favorably. Stakeholders including the Louisiana Motor Transport Association and Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges supported the effort.

- HB 608 (Rep. Chasson): Sponsor offered and the committee adopted an amendment that protects individually identifying payout amounts to athletes under an intercollegiate revenue‑sharing program while preserving public disclosure of aggregate institutional totals; members sought narrower drafting to avoid overbroad confidentiality.

- HB 392 (Rep. Boyd): Legislation requiring schools to post Louisiana 988 hotline information on websites and student IDs, and encouraging visible signage in school facilities, was amended for placement clarity and reported favorably.

- HB 476 (Rep. Dickerson): A bill to require safe‑haven law notices in secondary‑school restrooms and other locations was amended to allow placement flexibility where younger children could otherwise be exposed; the bill was reported favorably.

- HB 987 (Representative McFarland) and HB 905 (Representative Wright) were both reported favorably; HB 987 realigns the Louisiana Geological Survey under the LSU Energy Institute, while HB 905 clarifies the naming for the state maritime academy.

Most measures were reported by voice with no roll‑call objections; one amendment (to HCR 26) failed on a roll call.