HB 109 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP: Provides relative to scholarships awarded through the Geaux Teach Program (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

HB 109 modifies Louisiana's Geaux Teach Program scholarships to specify they cover only tuition, required fees, and textbooks after other financial aid is applied. It requires scholarship funds to address any remaining balance for these costs, not full expenses. The bill directly affects students receiving Geaux Teach scholarships by limiting how and when they can use the funds. This change ensures scholarships supplement, rather than replace, other available aid. The policy alters the program's financial structure without expanding eligibility or benefits.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jun 4, 2025

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HB109 Original → HB109 Act 59 · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill updates the Louisiana Geaux Teach Program to change the order in which scholarship funds are applied. Previously, scholarships were distributed only after all other financial aid was exhausted; now, Geaux Teach scholarships must be applied before other state or institutional aid. This change ensures that students receive their scholarship funds earlier in the financial aid process, potentially increasing the total amount of aid they can access.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Geaux Teach Program, but the applicability of the funding rules has shifted from a 'last resort' status to a priority funding source relative to other aid.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the disbursement order for Geaux Teach scholarships from being applied after all other financial aid to being applied before other state or institutional financial aid and awards.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

May 28, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 12, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors