HB 992 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Requires assignment of early childhood education identification numbers to children in certain early childhood education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

This bill requires that children enrolled in certain early childhood education programs receive unique identification numbers assigned by the state Department of Education. The key provision mandates that local public school boards link these early childhood education identification numbers to students' regular student identification numbers by December 31, 2027, specifically for research and analysis purposes. The legislation applies to prekindergarten programs at public schools and aims to improve data tracking across early childhood education systems.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 23, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB992 Original → HB992 Act 576 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was enrolled into law as Act 576, expanding the scope of student identification requirements to include early childhood education programs in addition to public schools. The text was updated to reflect the addition of multiple sponsors and to clarify that unique identification numbers must be assigned to children in both publicly funded and non-publicly funded early childhood settings.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from applying only to public elementary and secondary schools to also covering children enrolled in early childhood education programs, including those that do not receive public funds.

SCOPE

Added multiple representatives to the list of bill sponsors, changing the authorship from a single representative to a group of representatives.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the title and description to require 'early childhood education identification numbers' for children in specific early childhood programs, rather than just generic student identification numbers.

Updated the statutory language to mandate that the Department of Education assign unique identification numbers to children in both publicly funded and non-publicly funded early childhood programs.

Revised the requirement for local school boards to link early childhood education identification numbers to student identification numbers for research and analysis purposes.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted page numbering and header formatting to reflect the bill's status as an enrolled Act No. 576.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 27, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 20, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 12, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0).

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (13-0).

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors