HB 680 — WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 313.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 22, 2026.
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Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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31 sponsors
1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (26 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill streamlines waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
This legislation addresses the process for obtaining waivers related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It aims to make it easier for certain entities to access these waivers.
What this means for you
- Workers: This means you may have access to more tailored workforce training programs and opportunities.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
257 added · 433 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill HB 680 has removed a reference to "ACT No. 313." This change simplifies the text by eliminating unnecessary legal references, making it clearer for everyone who reads it. By focusing on what is essential, it helps ensure that the purpose of the bill is more easily understood.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-909 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
680 BY REPRESENTATIVES WYBLE, BAMBURG, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BILLINGS, BRAUD, BRYANT, BUTLER, CARVER, CHENEVERT, COATES, CREWS, DEWITT, DOMANGUE, ECHOLS, FREIBERG, GLORIOSO, HEBERT, KERNER,KNOX,LAFLEUR,LYONS,MCMAKIN,MELERINE,OWEN,RISER, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, WALTERS, WRIGHT, AND ZERINGUE WORKFORCEAN DEVELOPMENT:ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
23:2062(5) and (6),(6) and to repeal R.S.
23:2065.1, and to repeal R.S.
to provideprovideaworkforcesystemplanningprocess;toprovideforadministrationfunding; a workforcesystemplanningprocess;toprovideforadministrationfunding;toprovide for executive organization;
to provide for executive organization;
to providerequire foran theannual transferparish-level ofworkforce stateoutcomes advisorycouncilreport responsibilities;toprovideforworkforcedevelopmentboards;toprovidedefinitions;to the legislature;
to provide for athe Transitiontransfer Advisoryof Team;state advisory council responsibilities;
to provide for effectiveness;workforce development boards;
to provide definitions;
to provideforaTransitionAdvisoryTeam;to provideforeffectiveness;
23:2062(5) and (6) and 2065.1 are herebyenacted to read as follows:
The secretary shall design and implement a state and local planning process for workforce training and services, including the certification of business/career solution centers and the chartering of local workforce development boards, provided through the programs under the jurisdiction of the office of workforce development workforce system planning process consistent with the Page 1 of 1512 CODING:
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3101 et seq., and to theextentallowedthe byfederallawextent orallowed byfederallawor approvedfederalwaiver.
B.(1) Thereis herebycreateda Transition AdvisoryTeamAdvisoryTeamhereinreferredto hereinasthe"team",whichshalladviseLouisianaWorksthroughout referredtotheplanningprocess. asthe"team", whichshall adviseLouisianaWorksthroughouttheplanningprocess.
(f) An appointee from the Louisiana AFL-CIO.
(g) Workforce Stakeholder appointed by the secretaryof Louisiana Works.
Unlesssupersededbyfederallaw,thecommissionmayuseanamountnot to exceed twenty percent of the amount of funds available to the commission for workforce training and services to implement state-level responsibilities, including administration,researchandplanning,systemadministration,researchandplanning,systemdesignanddevelopment,andtraining designanddevelopment,andtraining and technical assistance.
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It is the intent of the legislature that anymodernization of the workforce developmentsystem preservesmeaningfullocalinput, regionalresponsiveness,and the engagement of local workforce development partners and employers, chief elected officials, and communitystakeholderscommunity stakeholders in decisionmaking processes.
Too many problems persist among our human resources that suggest a growing gap between the skills employers need and the skills both new and experiencedworkersbringto thethelabor labor market.
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(1) That this state is experiencingsustained economic growth andandincreased increased demand for skilled workers across multiple industries, and, as such, requires a workforce development system that is capable of operating at scale and responding quickly to labor market needs.
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Executive organization For the purposes of executive branch organization, the council is placed within the executive office of the secretaryofficeof management and financefinanceunder under the purview of the secretaryof Louisiana Works pursuant to R.S.
* * * §2061.
* * * (2)(a) "Board" means a local the entity designated by the governor to carry out workforce development board as described in functions pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and OpportunityOpportunityAct Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C.
(b) Any alternative entity designed by the governor shall include representation from local workforce development partners and employers, or their successors.However,successors. such representation shall not eliminate required local stakeholder participation.
However, such representation shall not eliminate required local stakeholder participation.
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680 ENROLLED (4) To ensure the equitable distribution of quality education, training, and employment services statewide, especially to distressed and rural areas and areas serving the economically disadvantaged citizens of this state To allocate and administerworkforcefundsinordertoprioritizemeasurableemploymentoutcomes, employment engagement, and efficient use of state and federal resources while preserving meaningful regional input.
Strategic plan A.(1) The council shall develop, prepare,adopt,prepare, adopt, and submit to the governor acomprehensivestatecombinedplanthatestablishesstrategicgoals,objectives,and measures that provide direction for the provision of services and coordination of resources by the state's workforce development delivery system.
The state plan, which shall also serve as theregionalplan,shall bedevelopedandbedeveloped and updated in accordancewith theWorkforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C.
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680 ENROLLED (4) Recommend to the governor the geographic designation, redesignation, consolidation,orrestructuringofworkforcedevelopmentareas,planningregions,or other governance or service delivery structures for the delivery administration of workforce development services funded through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C.
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680 ENROLLED (8) Perform all duties required by the federal Workforce Innovation and OpportunityActof2014,OpportunityActof2014,29U.S.C. 29U.S.C.
3101etseq.,andapplicablefederalregulations, for the state workforce development board, and,and,when when authorized by federal law or approvedwaiverauthority,performthedutiesotherwiseassignedtolocalworkforce development boards or related governance entities.
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Annual workforce outcomes report;
disaggregation by parish A.
No later than February fifteenth of each year, Louisiana Works, in coordination with the Workforce Investment Council, shall prepare and submit a comprehensive Annual Workforce Outcomes Report to the governor, the president oftheSenate,thespeakeroftheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateCommitteeon Labor and Industrial Relations, the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations,theJointLegislativeCommitteeontheBudget,andthelegislativeauditor.
ThefirstreportrequiredbythisSectionshallbesubmittednolaterthanFebruary15, 2027, and shall cover fiscal year 2025-2026.
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Thereportshallinclude,ataminimum,allofthefollowingdata,reported both statewide and disaggregated byparish of the participant's residence at the time of program entry:
(1) Thenumberofindividualswhoreceivedworkforcedevelopmentservices funded in whole or in part with state or federal workforce funds, reportedseparately for adults, dislocated workers, and youth.
(2) The number and percentage of program participants in unsubsidized employment during the second and fourth quarters after program exit.
(3) Median earnings of program participants duringthe second quarterafter program exit.
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(5) Measurable skill gains achieved byparticipants in education or training programs leading to a recognized credential or employment.
(6) The effectiveness of services to employers, including employer penetration rate, repeat employer engagement rate, and the number of work-based learning opportunities created, including apprenticeships, on-the-job training, internships, and incumbent worker training.
(7) Total state and federal workforce development funds expended, categorized by direct training, direct participant services, employer-focused activities, supportive services, and administration.
(8) Cost per participant and cost per credential attained.
(9) Outcomes for participants residing in rural parishes, economically distressed parishes, and parishes with unemployment rates exceeding the state average, identified separately.
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The report shall also include year-over-year comparisons for the preceding five fiscal years where data are available, a narrative assessment of any significant disparities in outcomes between parishes or regions, and a description of corrective actions undertaken or recommended to address identified disparities.
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Louisiana Works shall publish the annual report onits officialwebsitein both a machine-readable, open data format suitable for secondary analysis and a summaryformatsuitableforgeneralpublicreview.Theunderlyingparish-leveldata shall be published concurrentlywith the report and shall remain publicly accessible for no less than ten years.
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Not later than March fifteenth of each year following submission of the report, the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the House Committee on Laborand Industrial Relations shall eachconveneapublichearingto review the report and receive testimony from Louisiana Works, local workforce development partners and employers, chief elected officials, and the public.
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Parish-level data required by this Section shall be de-identified and aggregated as necessary to protect the confidentiality of individual participants, consistent with applicable state and federal privacy laws.
Where small cell sizes would risk re-identification,data maybe suppressed or combined, provided that the report clearly identifies each instance of suppression and the reason therefor.
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Nothing in this Section shall be construed to duplicate or replace reporting required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C.
3101 et seq., or applicable federal regulations.
Louisiana Works may incorporate data elements from federal reporting to satisfy the requirements of this Section, provided that the parish-level disaggregation required under Subsection B of this Section is fulfilled.
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Louisiana Works shall bear sole responsibility for compiling, analyzing, and publishing the data required by this Section.
Louisiana Works shall use data already collected through the statewide workforce information system, participant case management system, unemployment insurance wage records, and federal reportingrequiredundertheWorkforceInnovationandOpportunityActof2014,29 U.S.C.3101etseq.NothinginthisSectionshallbeconstruedtoimposeonanylocal workforce development board, local workforce development partner, chief elected official, parish, or municipality any new data collection, compilation, or reporting obligation beyond that already required under applicable federal or state law.
Louisiana Works shall not condition thereceiptofworkforcedevelopmentfunds on the submission of data or reports that duplicate information otherwise available to Louisiana Works through existing systems.
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DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 680 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Wyble Abstract:
Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Present law requires the secretary of La.
Works to design and implement a state and local planning process for workforce training and services, including the certification of business/career solution centers and the charteringof local workforce development boards, provided through the programs under the jurisdiction of the office of workforce development.
Proposed law instead requires the secretary of La.
Works to design and implement a workforce system planning process consistent with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and to the extent allowed by federal law or approved federal waiver.
Proposed law provides that the planning process may include statewide, regional, or other governance or service delivery structures as designated by the governor, including the certification of one-stop centers and, when applicable, the establishment, oversight, consolidation, or restructuring of local workforce development boards or successor governance entities.
Proposed law also provides that the planning process shall require meaningful consultation with and participation from local workforce development partners and employers, chief elected officials, and regional stakeholders in the development, implementation, and modification of such plans.
Proposed law provides for the creation of a Transition Advisory team (team), which shall advise La.
Works throughout the planning process.
Proposed law requires the team to be comprised of the following members:
(1) The secretaryof La.
Works.
(2) Two local elected officials appointed bythe Police Jury Association of La.
(3) Two employers appointed by the secretaryof La.
Works.
(4) An appointee of the La.
Community and Technical College System.
(5) An appointee of La.
Economic Development.
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Proposed law instead provides that, unless otherwise provided by federal law, La.
Works may reserve and expend funds for state-level administration, planning, research, system design and development, performance management, oversight, technical assistance, and other statewide workforce system responsibilities in amounts consistent with federal requirements and approved waivers.
Proposed law allows the governorto designate La.
Works to act as the fiscal agent for grant funds associated with WIOA, and to the extent allowed by federal law or approved federal waiver.
Proposedlawprovidesthat,intheallocationandexpenditureofworkforcefunds,La.Works shall establish a formal process for meaningful consultation with local workforce partners and employers to ensure that funding decisions reflect regional labor market conditions, employer needs, and workforce priorities.
Proposed law provides for legislative intent.
Presentlawprovidesforthepurposesofexecutivebranchorganization,thecouncilisplaced within the executive office of the secretarypursuant to present law (R.S.
36:301(C)(1)).
Proposed law instead provides that the council shall be placed within the office of management and finance under the purview of the secretaryof La.
Works.
PresentlawprovidesthegoalsoftheWorkforceInvestmentCouncil(council).
Twoofthose goals included the following:
(1) To advocate for the development of an integrated workforce development delivery systemthatprovidescompetitivequalityservicesaddressingtheneedsofbusinesses and workers in La.
(2) To ensure the equitable distribution of quality education, training, and employment services statewide, especially to distressed and rural areas and areas serving the economically disadvantaged citizens of this state.
Proposed law revises these goals to instead provide the following:
(1) To establish a unified statewide planning, performance, and accountability framework to ensure consistent service deliveryand standards across regions.
(2) To allocate and administer workforce funds in order to prioritize measurable employment outcomes, employment engagement, and efficient use of state and federal resources while preservingmeaningful regional input.
Proposed law also adds two of the following goals of the council:
(1) To establish a unified and statewide planning, performance, and accountability frameworkthatincorporatesformalinputfromlocalworkforcedevelopmentpartners and employers and regional stakeholders.
(2) To allocate and administer workforce funds while ensuring ongoing meaningful consultation with local workforce development partners and employers and preserving meaningful regional input and decisionmaking authority.
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Proposed law instead requires the council to develop, prepare, adopt, and submit to the governor a comprehensive state plan that establishes strategic goals, objectives, and measures that provide direction for the provision of services and coordination of resources by the state's workforce development deliverysystem.
Present law instead requires the plan to establish benchmarks for each measure and to provide recommended strategies for implementation by state agencies and private entities.
Proposed law requires the plan to establish benchmarks for each measure and to provide recommendedstrategiesforimplementation bystateagencies and private entities, and shall include documented meaningful input from local workforce development partners and employers, including regional plans, priorities, and performance data.
Present law requires the combined plan to be updated on a biennial basis.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Proposed law provides that the state plan, which shall also serve as the regional plan, shall bedevelopedandupdatedinaccordancewiththeWIOA,andapplicablefederalregulations.
Present law provides for the duties and functions ofthecouncil,whichincludessomeofthe following:
(1) Recommending to the governor the geographic designation of workforce development areas for the delivery of workforce development services funded through the WIOA.
(2) Assisting the department in requesting waivers allowed under WIOA.
(3) Performing all duties required by the WIOA for the state workforce development board, including carrying out the federally and state-mandated duties and responsibilitiesforalladvisorycouncilsunderapplicablefederalandstateworkforce development programs.
Proposed law revises the aforementioned duties and functions to instead provide the following:
(1) Recommend to the governor the designation, redesignation, consolidation, or restructuringofworkforcedevelopmentareas,planningregions,orothergovernance or service delivery structures for the administration of workforce development services funded through the WIOA.
(2) Assist the department in developing and submitting requests for federal waivers authorizedpursuanttotheWIOA,andapplicablefederalregulations,forthepurpose of modernizing and improving the administration of the state's workforce development system, including but not limited to waivers that would fulfill certain responsibilities required by proposed law.
(3) Perform all duties requiredbythe WIOA, and applicable federalregulations, for the state workforce development board, and, when authorized by federal law or approvedwaiverauthority,performthedutiesotherwiseassignedtolocalworkforce development boards or related governance entities.
The council shall also carryout federally and state-mandated responsibilities for advisory councils, committees, or successorbodiesestablishedbyapplicablefederalandstateworkforcedevelopment programs.
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680 Proposed law repeals present law (R.S.
23:2065(A)(9)), which provides for the dutyof the council to develop recommendations for a marketing and communications plan, including the design of a logo.
Presentlawrequiresthecounciltoperformtheresponsibilitiesassignedtothestateadvisory council pursuant to certain federal laws.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law requires the council to assume the responsibilities formerly exercised by the following state advisory councils:
(1) The Louisiana Employment and Training Council.
(2) The State Council on Vocational Education.
(3) The State Occupational Information Coordinating Council.
(4) The Adult Education Advisory Council.
(5) The State Apprenticeship Council.
(6) The Governor's School-to-Work Council.
(7) The Louisiana Employment Security Advisory Council.
(8) Such other state advisory commissions or councils as the council recommends and the governor approves.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Presentlawprovidesthat,uponapprovalofthegovernor,thecouncilmay,byadministrative rule,assumetheresponsibilitiesofotherstateadvisorycouncilsorcommissionsandperform all duties and responsibilities related to them.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that there shall be a local workforce development board for every workforce development area.
Proposed law removes that requirement and instead allows the governor to designate workforce development areas, planning regions, or other governance or service delivery structures in accordance with the WIOA and other applicable federal laws.
Proposed law further allows the governor to designate one or more local workforce development boards, authorize the state to operate as a single statewide local workforce development area, or assign such duties to the council or another entity as permitted by federal law or approved waivers.
Proposed law allows the governor to, pursuant to federal law, approved federal waiver authority, or an approved state plan modification, designate the council to perform any or all duties otherwise assigned to local workforce development boards.
Present law requires the governor to designate local areas within the state after consulting with the council, chief elected officials, and local boards, and after an opportunity for comments from businesses, labor organizations, institutions of higher education, other primary stakeholders, and the general public.
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680 Proposed law instead requires the governor, when making designations, redesignations, consolidations, or structural modifications, to consult with the council and provide an opportunityforpubliccommentsfrombusinesses,labororganizations,institutionsofhigher education, local officials, including meaningful formal input from local workforce development partners and employers, which shall be documented and considered prior to final designation decisions, and other stakeholders.
Present law provides that federal funding for the operation of the federal advisory councils shall be allocated to the council according to federal requirements.
Present law requires the council to develop a budget to carry out its duties and responsibilities and submit its budget to the House and Senate committees on labor and industrial relations and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Present law requires the budget to identifyfunds appropriated for planning, evaluation, and implementation of a workforce development program under the jurisdiction of the council.
Presentlawallowsthecounciltoapplyfor,contractfor,receive,andexpendforitspurposes anyappropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law requires each agency, on approval of the plan by the governor, to submit an annual actionplanto thecouncilonhowit intends to implementits workforcedevelopment programs in accordance with the strategic plan.
Present law requireseachagencyto report to the council at least once a yearon its activities toward meeting the benchmarks established in the plan.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that for the first two operating years of the WIOA, the governor shall approve a request for initial designation as a local area from any area that was designated as a local area for purposes of federal law, if the local area performed successfully and sustained fiscal integrity.
Present law provides that after the period for which a local area is initially designated, the governormayredesignateworkforcedevelopmentareasnotmorethanonceeverytwoyears, unlessthegovernordeterminesthattheareafailedto,asdeterminedbythecouncil,perform successfully, sustain fiscalintegrity,and,ifrequired,failedto prepareandsubmit aregional plan.
Presentlawprovidesthataredesignationshallbemadenotlaterthanfourmonthsbeforethe beginning of a program year.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law requires the governor, after receiving recommendations from the council, to publish a proposed designation of local workforce development areas for theplanning and delivery of workforce development.
Present law provides that a local workforce development area maybe:
(1) Composedofoneormorecontiguousunitsofgenerallocalgovernmentthatincludes at least one parish.
(2) Consistent with either a local labor market area or a metropolitan statistical area.
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Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that the units of general local government, business and labor organizations, andother affectedpersonsandorganizations shall begivenanopportunityto comment on and request revisions to the proposed designation of a workforcedevelopment area.
Present law provides that after considering all comments and requests for changes, the governor shall make the final designation of workforce development areas.
Proposed law repeals present law.
ProposedlawrequirestheTransitionAdvisoryTeamtosunset18monthsafterproposedlaw becomes effective.
(AmendsR.S.23:20,33,2041,2056,2061(2),2062(2)and(4),2063(A)(1),2065(A)(4),(7), and(8),2091, and2191;
Adds;
R.S.
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RepealsR.S.
23:2054, 2063(A)(2) and (3), 2065(A)(9), and 2192 - 2195) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations to the original bill:
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Create the Transition Advisory Team and provide for the functions and membership of the team.
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Provideadditionalrequirementsfortheworkforceplanningprocessdesignedand implemented by the secretaryof La.
Works.
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Require La.
Works to establish a formal process for consulting with local workforce development partners concerning the allocation and expenditure of workforce funds.
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Amend the definition of "board".
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Add additional goals of the La.
Workforce Investment Council.
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Authorize the La.
Workforce Investment Council to carry out a coordinated, statewide workforce system.
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Provide for whom the governor shall allow an opportunityfor public comments with concerns to the designation of workforce development boards.
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Provide for a sunset provision for the Transition AdvisoryTeam.
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Make title and technical changes.
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 313.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported with amendments.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Sponsors
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- Mark Wright · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Paul Sawyer · Cosponsor
- Neil Riser · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Dixon Wallace McMakin · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Michael Charles Echols · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Raymond J. Crews · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Jacob Braud · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- John E. Wyble Republican
Co-sponsors (30)
- Jerome Zeringue Republican
- Mark Wright Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican
- Paul Sawyer Republican
- Neil Riser Republican
- Charles Owen Republican
- Michael Melerine Republican
- Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Michael Charles Echols Republican
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- Raymond J. Crews Republican
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
- Emily Chenevert Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Jacob Braud Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican
Not signed on (116)
116 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 116 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 680?
- HB 680 is sponsored by Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Paul Sawyer (Republican), Neil Riser (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Michael Melerine (Republican), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Michael Charles Echols (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Jacob Braud (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), and John E. Wyble (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 680?
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