SCR 38 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

POSTSECONDARY ED: Creates the Task Force on Career Alignment to study ways to implement education-to-career counseling to assist public college and university students to obtain employment in Louisiana after graduation.

SCR 38 creates a task force to study how Louisiana's public colleges and universities can better connect students with career opportunities after graduation. The task force will examine education-to-career counseling programs and must submit an interim report by January 2026 and a final report by January 2027 to the governor, the Board of Regents, and education committee chairs. This resolution directly affects public college and university students in Louisiana by focusing on improving post-graduation employment outcomes. The task force will terminate upon submission of its final report or by January 21, 2027, whichever comes first.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced May 13, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

SCR38 Original → SCR38 Engrossed · 4 edits · Jun 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was restructured to replace a single paragraph listing reporting deadlines with a detailed, numbered list of eight specific tasks for the new Task Force. These tasks expand the scope to include employer feedback mechanisms, work-based learning strategies, and a new accountability framework. The changes shift the focus from a simple reporting requirement to a comprehensive mandate for analyzing graduate retention and implementing specific career alignment strategies.

Scope change

The scope expanded from a general directive to study career alignment to a specific mandate requiring the task force to address eight distinct areas, including employer partnerships, work-based learning, and graduate out-migration analysis.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced a single reporting deadline with a detailed list of eight specific tasks the task force must complete, including creating an accountability framework and assessing work-based learning opportunities.

Added a requirement to integrate formal mechanisms for employer feedback regarding internship and job placement coordination.

Added a requirement to analyze the role of career counseling at public institutions to address why graduates are leaving the state.

Added a requirement to create a report card and accountability framework to assess student engagement and institutional progress.

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

May 27, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, concurred in by vote of 96 yeas, 0 nays.

lower

Jun 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Discharged from the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Committee

Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (11-0) To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

May 29, 2025

Committee

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

lower

May 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered engrossed and sent to the House.

upper

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

upper

May 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor