HB 992 — EARLY CHILDHOOD: Requires assignment of early childhood education identification numbers to children in certain early childhood education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1381 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

992 BYBYREPRESENTATIVESFREIBERG,ADAMS,BAYHAM,BERAULT,BOUDREAUX, REPRESENTATIVECARVER, FREIBERGCHASSION, EARLYCHILDHOOD:COX, FISHER, FREEMAN, GREEN, DANA HENRY, JACKSON,TERRYLANDRY,MARTINEZ,MOORE,MURRAY,ANDTAYLOR AN ACT Toamend and reenactR.S.

Requiresassignmentofstudentidentificationnumbersto children in certain early childhood education programs AN ACT Toamend and reenactR.S.

to require the state Department of Education to assign early childhood education identification numbers to children enrolled in certaincertainprograms; programs;

17:3914(C)(3) is herebyamended and reenactedreenactedto to read as follows:

By not later than August 1, 2015, each Page(a)(i) 1The state Department of 3Education CODING:shall assign an early childhood education identification number to every child participating in a publicly funded program at a prekindergarten program at a school or an early learning center as defined in R.S.

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HLS 26RS-1381 ENGROSSED HB NO.

992 (a)(i) The state Department of Education shall assign an early childhood education identification number to every child participating in a publicly funded program at a prekindergarten program at a school or an early learning center as defined in R.S.

(ii)Page The1 state Department of Education2 mayCODING: assign a early childhood education identification number to every child participating in a program that does notreceivepublicfundsataprekindergartenprogramataschooloranearlylearning center as defined in R.S.

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HB NO.

992 ENROLLED (ii) The state Department of Education may assign a early childhood education identification number to every child participating in a program that does notreceivepublicfundsataprekindergartenprogramataschooloranearlylearning center as defined in R.S.

(b) Each local public school board shall assign such a student identification number to everystudent enrolled in a public elementaryor secondaryschool,unlesssecondaryschool, unless the student already has a number assigned to him from his enrollment in an early childhood program.

Student identification numbers shall not include or be based on social securitynumbers,andastudentsecuritynumbers, shalland retaina hisstudent shallretainhis student identification number for his tenure in Louisiana public elementary and secondary schools.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 992 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Freiberg Abstract:

Requires the assignment of earlychildhood education identification numbers to children in certain earlylearning programs.

Present law provides for the collection and use of certain student data and information for specified purposes.

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HLS 26RS-1381 ENGROSSED HB NO.

992 Presentlawrequireseachlocalpublicschoolboardtoassignastudentidentificationnumber to every student enrolled in a public elementaryor secondary school.

Proposed law retains present law.

Proposed law requires the state Dept.

of Education (DOE) to assign an early childhood education number to every child participating in a publicly funded program at one of the following:

(1) A prekindergarten program at a school.

(2) An early learning center as defined bypresent law (R.S.

17:407.33).

Proposed law authorizes DOE to assign such a number to a child in a program that is not publicly funded at one of the above earlychildcare settings with parental consent.

ProposedlawrequiresDOEto assignonlyonenumberto eachchild,and suchnumbershall be linked to a student and his student identification number upon his entering kindergarten at a public elementary school.

Requires proposed law to be initially implemented no later than August 1, 2027.

(Amends R.S.

17:3914(C)(3)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the original bill:

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Distinguish between early childhood education numbers and student identification numbers.

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