HB 352 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Provides relative to background checks for certain early childhood workers (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

HB 352 modifies background check requirements for early childhood workers by specifying that individuals holding an "early childhood ancillary certificate" (instead of teaching credentials) must undergo these checks. The bill directly affects early childhood workers in certified roles at childcare facilities or programs. Key changes include replacing references to "teaching authorization" with "early childhood ancillary certificate" to clarify which workers require background checks. This policy adjustment ensures background checks apply specifically to non-teaching early childhood staff with the relevant certification.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Vetoed Jun 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB352 Original HB352 Engrossed · 3 edits · May 29, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to narrow its scope by removing references to general educator credentials and teaching authorizations, focusing the criminal history check exemption solely on early childhood ancillary certificates. This change clarifies that the exception applies specifically to early childhood workers rather than all educators, while maintaining the requirement for criminal background checks for other teaching roles.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to all educator credentials and teaching authorizations to applying only to early childhood ancillary certificates.
SCOPE

Removed language requiring criminal history checks for general educator credentials and teaching authorizations.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the exception to apply only to applicants for early childhood ancillary certificates, excluding other types of teaching credentials.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the bill text to specify that early childhood ancillary certificates do not require a criminal history record check, while other credentials remain subject to the check.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

340
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 12, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ed Larvadain
Ed Larvadain
DDemocratic
LA
26