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District won local exemption and opposed a fees bill as it defended enrollment and local revenue interests
Summary
Staff described negotiations that led to an exemption for NOLA Public Schools from a charter-preference enrollment provision and recounted the district's engagement and Resolution 826 opposing a fee-limiting bill that was never heard in committee.
Juliana Lund described work with legislators to secure an exemption for the district from House Bill 1079, which authorizes charter schools to give preferential enrollment to children who attended certain licensed early-learning centers. She said the district worked with Representative Boudreaux to "work on an amendment to exempt us due to the uniqueness of our system." Lund also told the committee that House Bill 795 — which would have limited fees charged by tax-collection agreements in Orleans Parish — was removed from committee agendas and never heard despite sustained district advocacy and Resolution 826 opposing the measure.
Lund emphasized the district’s proactive coordination across finance, enrollment and legal teams during the session and thanked partner organizations for their assistance in seeking clarifying language and local protections.
