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HB 372 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

CURRICULA: Provides relative to computer science as a high school graduation requirement (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 372 requires Louisiana public high schools to provide computer science courses starting in the 2026-2027 school year, with students entering ninth grade in 2027-2028 or later needing to complete a one-credit computer science course to graduate. The bill also allows computer science to count as a math or science credit for career majors and aligns it with TOPS-Tech scholarship requirements. It repeals prior legislation that did not mandate computer science as a graduation requirement. This change directly affects all Louisiana public high schools and students graduating between 2028 and 2030.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates computer science as a graduation requirement, expands curriculum options, and aligns with TOPS-Tech scholarships to enhance student preparation in tech fields.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates computer science as graduation requirement, promotes tech education, aligns with TOPS-Tech scholarships, and repeals non-mandatory prior law.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB372 Original → HB372 Act 268 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill enrolls HB 372, making it official law by removing the original pre-file status and digest. The substantive policy content regarding computer science graduation requirements remains unchanged, but the effective dates for these requirements were adjusted in the original bill to apply to students entering ninth grade in the 2027-2028 school year.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on amending R.S. 17 to require computer science for high school graduation and specific awards, but the digest indicating the original 2027-2028 implementation timeline was removed.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Prefiled pursuant to Article III' notice, indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is now enrolled.

Deleted the Legislative Services digest, which previously summarized the original 2027-2028 implementation dates for computer science requirements.

Updated page counts from 4 to 3 and changed the header from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' to reflect the bill's final status.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
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 Jason Hughes
Jason Hughes
DDemocratic
LA
100