Bills affecting Student / education borrower in Louisiana — 2026 session

Provides relative to tuition and fees for certain distance education courses

Creates the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council. (1/1/27) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Changes the name of the Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy

Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (RE -$1,100,000 SD EX See Note)

Realigns energy-related programs by moving the Louisiana Geological Survey under the Louisiana State University Energy Institute (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides requirements for public postsecondary education management boards relative to core curricula, hiring and employment, faculty deliberative bodies, and nonacademic disciplinary proceedings and prohibits institutions from expending certain funds under certain circumstances

Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

Requires the establishment and administration of a statewide application process for dual enrollment programs

Authorizes each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a voluntary phased retirement program for faculty and staff

Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Allows parents to voluntarily sign a limited waiver of student privacy rights in order to streamline and expedite tuition payments for LA Gator students who are enrolled full time in BESE approved nonpublic schools. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for the administration of certain savings accounts (ABLE, START, and START K12 programs) and the investment of account funds (RE +$4,000,000 GF EX See Note)