HB 238 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

ETHICS/CODE: Provides relative to exceptions for the employment of a former school board member

HB 238 repeals a rule that previously barred former school board members from being hired as certified classroom teachers or school psychologists by their former school district. It removes both the employment restriction and a population limit that capped how many such exceptions could apply. This change directly affects former school board members seeking these specific education roles and the school boards that would employ them. The bill simplifies the hiring process by eliminating these barriers in the ethics code.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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MINOR

This bill repeals a specific population restriction in the Louisiana Code of Ethics, allowing former school board members to be hired by their former boards regardless of the district's size. Previously, this exception only applied to districts with populations of 36,000 or fewer; now, it applies to all districts. This change expands the ability of former board members to return to teaching or school psychology roles in larger school systems.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the ethics exception from only applying to school districts with a population of 36,000 or fewer to applying to all school districts in the state.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the 36,000 population cap that previously limited former school board members from being hired by their former boards in larger districts.

Added the ability for former school board members in all districts, regardless of size, to be employed as classroom teachers or certified school psychologists by their former boards.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 40

May 12, 2026

D Democratic12

7 Yea 5

58% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors