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HLS 26RS-1062 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
342 BY REPRESENTATIVES KNOX, ADAMS, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BOYD, BROUSSARD, CARPENTER, WILFORD CARTER, CARVER, CHASSION, CHENEVERT, EDMONSTON, EGAN, FISHER, FREIBERG, GREEN, JACKSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, JORDAN, LACOMBE, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN,LYONS,MARCELLE,MARTINEZ,MENA,MOORE,NEWELL, OWEN,PHELPS,SCHAMERHORN,SPELL,STAGNI,TAYLOR,VENTRELLA, WALTERS, WILEY, WYBLE, YOUNG, AND ZERINGUE EDUCATION/SPECIAL:
342 BY REPRESENTATIVES KNOX, ADAMS, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BOYD, BROUSSARD, CARPENTER, WILFORD CARTER, CARVER, CHASSION, CHENEVERT, EDMONSTON, EGAN, FISHER, FREIBERG, GREEN, JACKSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, JORDAN, LACOMBE, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN,LYONS,MARCELLE,MARTINEZ,MENA,MOORE,NEWELL, OWEN,PHELPS,SCHAMERHORN,SPELL,STAGNI,TAYLOR,VENTRELLA, WALTERS, WILEY, WYBLE, YOUNG, AND ZERINGUE AN ACT To enact R.S.
Provides that a local education agencyshall have the burden of proof in anyspecial education due process hearingrelative to the appropriatenessof a student's current or proposed program or placement AN ACT To enact R.S.
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ThisActshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"ErinCarpenter, Corinth Corley, LandryCravins, ZachryEdmonston, Carter Hart, Cameron Hogan, Vinaya Martin, and Henry Lee Wray Act".
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Vinaya Alexander, Landry Bell, Noah Cannino, Erin Carpenter, Corinth Corley, Zachry Edmonston, Carter Hart, Cameron Hogan, Eden Emily Robinson, Sammy Rollins, and Henry Lee Wray Act".
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* * * (3) In anyspecial education due process hearing, the local educationagency shall have the burden of proof, including the burden of persuasion and production, relative to the appropriateness of a student's program or placement or the Page 1 of 2 CODING:
HLS 26RS-1062 REENGROSSED HB NO.
HB NO.
342 (3) In anyspecialeducationdue process hearing, the local education agency shall have the burden of proof, including the burden of persuasion and production, relative to the appropriateness of a student's program or placement or the appropriateness of the program or placement proposed bythe agency.
342 ENROLLED appropriateness of the program or placement proposed by the agency.
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* * * SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 342 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Knox Abstract:
Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement and that the burden of proof shall be met by a preponderance of the evidence.
Present law requires the state Dept.
of Education, the Special School District, and the local educationagenciesto establishandmaintainregulations andproceduresin accordancewith presentlawandthefederallaw(IDEA)toensurethatstudentswithexceptionalitiesandtheir parents are provided procedural safeguards for the provision of free appropriate public educationbysuchagencies,includingprovisionsforspecialeducationdueprocesshearings.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that in all such hearings, the local education agency shall have the burden of proof, including the burden of persuasion and production, relativeto theappropriatenessofastudent's programorplacementortheappropriatenessof the program or placement proposed by the agency.
Provides that this burden shall be met by a preponderance of the evidence.
Proposed law provides that proposed law shall be known and may be cited as the "Erin Carpenter, Corinth Corley, Landry Cravins, Zachry Edmonston, Carter Hart, Cameron Hogan, Vinaya Martin, and Henry Lee Wray Act".
(Adds R.S.
17:1946(B)(3)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
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Add that proposed law shall be known and may be cited as the "Erin Carpenter, Corinth Corley, Landry Cravins, Zachry Edmonston, Carter Hart, Cameron Hogan, Vinaya Martin, and Henry Lee Wray Act".
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