HB 246: HEALTH: Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board - Louisiana

HB246 Original → HB246 Act 537 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill significantly restructures the membership of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. It replaces a long list of specific government officials and advocacy groups with a smaller, more focused set of representatives, including new additions for family support organizations and childcare agencies. The changes aim to streamline the advisory bodies by removing numerous statutory appointees and replacing them with representatives from specific community organizations.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability has narrowed regarding the composition of the advisory boards. The number of specific statutory members required to serve on these boards has been reduced, shifting the focus from a broad array of government and advocacy representatives to a more curated list of specific organizational representatives.

REQUIREMENT

The membership requirements for the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board were drastically reduced by removing multiple specific government officials (such as the Director of Bureau of Health Services Financing and various Assistant Secretaries) and replacing them with representatives from specific organizations like the Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge and the Louisiana Association of Childcare Agencies.

The membership requirements for the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren were altered by removing several government appointees (including representatives from the Department of Children and Family Services and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and replacing them with representatives from specific family and childcare organizations.

The repeal of R.S. 46:2605(34) and (37) was removed from the bill's operative text, indicating these sections are no longer being targeted for repeal in this version.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to reflect the new statutory sections being amended (adding subsections (37) and (31)) and the page count of the enrolled document was updated from 5 pages to 2 pages.

HB246 Enrolled → HB246 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill significantly restructures the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board by removing specific private organization representatives and replacing them with a broader list of state agency officials, including multiple representatives from the Department of Health and Department of Education. It also repeals two existing sections of the law regarding the board's composition. The changes aim to shift the board's makeup from a mix of advocacy groups and private entities to one dominated by direct state department representatives and parents.

Scope change

The scope of the board's membership has expanded from a smaller list of specific external organizations to a larger, more government-centric list including numerous state agency designees and parents.

REQUIREMENT

Removed specific representatives from the Louisiana Maternal and Child Health Coalition, Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge, and the Louisiana Association of Childcare Agencies.

Added numerous new members representing various state departments, including multiple representatives from the Department of Health, Department of Education, and Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Repealed R.S. 46:2605(34) and (37), which previously defined specific members of the advisory board.

Added new members representing the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Louisiana Early Steps, and the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.

HB246 Reengrossed → HB246 Enrolled · 3 edits · May 27, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, removing the 'Reengrossed' status and associated House/Senate approval signatures. The substantive policy text regarding the composition of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren remains consistent between the two versions.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'REENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature.

The signatures and titles of the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor were removed from the text, as these are no longer part of the statutory language once the bill is enrolled.

Page counts were adjusted from 'Page 1 of 5' to 'Page 1 of 2' to reflect the removal of the signature pages and digest sections.

HB246 Engrossed → HB246 Reengrossed · 1 edit · May 18, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to correct a formatting error in the repeal section, ensuring the statute reference for the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board includes the necessary letter designation (B). This technical correction aligns the repeal language with the bill's original intent to remove specific subsections from the existing law.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the statute reference in the repeal section from 'R.S. 46:2605(34)' to 'R.S. 46:2605(B)(34)' to match the bill's title and ensure the correct law is repealed.

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