HB 690 — EDUCATION: Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1068 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

690 BY REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE, EDMONSTON, ANDHORTONAND SENATOR HODGES EDUCATION:AN ACT To enact Part XIV of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprisedofR.S.

Providesrelativeto educationserviceprovidersandvendorsofeducational products AN ACT To enact Part XIV of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprisedofR.S.

to provide with respecttorespecttothedutiesofeducationagencies;toprovidefordueprocess;to thedutiesofeducationagencies;toprovidefordueprocess;toprovideforprovidefor the suspension of payments;

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PROTECTING SCHOOL TAX DOLLARS FROM FUNDING FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS §410.17.

Legislative findings The legislature finds and declares that the people of Louisiana deserve the highest assurance that no taxpayer dollars that are collected or spent for education Page 1 of 6 CODING:

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690 willENROLLED bePART usedXIV. to support entities with ties to foreign adversaries or foreign terrorist organizations or their agents.

PROTECTING SCHOOL TAX DOLLARS FROM FUNDING FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS §410.17.

Legislative findings The legislature finds and declares that the people of Louisiana deserve the highest assurance that no taxpayer dollars that are collected or spent for education will be used to support entities with ties to foreign adversaries or foreign terrorist organizations or their agents.

Definitions Unlessotherwiseindicated,thefollowingdefinitionsshallapplytoUnlessotherwiseindicated,thefollowingdefinitions thisshallapplytothisPart, Part, as follows:

1189, ororasuccessorlaw,orbythe aUnited successorlaw,orbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofStates Departmentof the Treasury as a "specially designated national" in accordance with 31 CFR 500.306, or a successor regulation.

(7)Page "Vendor2 of educational5 products"CODING: means an individual or a for-profit or nonprofit organization or entity that contracts with or sells goods, services, or technology directly to an education agency.

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690 §410.19.ENROLLED (7) "Vendor of educational products" means an individual or a for-profit or nonprofit organization or entity that contracts with or sells goods, services, or technology directly to an education agency.

§410.19.

No education agencyshall knowinglycontract with an education service provider or a vendor of educational products who is a foreign adversary, an agent of a foreign adversary, aaforeignterroristorganization,or foreignterroristorganization,oranagentofan agent of a foreign terrorist organization.

No education service provider or a vendor of educational productsshallproducts shall knowingly subcontract with a foreign adversary, an agent of a foreign adversary, a foreign terrorist organization, or an agent of a foreign terrorist organization.

Knowinglyactingasanagent,proxy,orKnowinglyactingasan contractorofaforeignadversaryagent,proxy,orcontractorofaforeignadversary orforeignterroristorganizationisprohibitedconductwhichrenderstheagent,proxy, or contractorineligiblecontractor ineligible to contractwith an education agencyor a primarycontractor of an education agency.

IfaneducationagencybecomesawarethataneducationIfan serviceprovidereducationagencybecomesawarethataneducationserviceprovider or a vendor of educational products is a foreign adversary, an agent of a foreign adversary, a foreign terrorist organization, or an agent of a foreign terrorist organization,theeducationagencyshallimmediatelynotifytheattorneygeneraland suspendpaymentstotheproviderorvendorpendingdueprocessreviewasprovided in R.S.

17:410.21, if it is determined that an education service provider or a vendor of education products is not qualified to contract with an education agency pursuant to this PartPart, then the providerPage or3 vendor shall return any payments received on or after the provider or vendor became ineligible due to a violation of this5 Part.CODING:

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690 §410.21.ENROLLED provider or vendor shall return any payments received on or after the provider or vendor became ineligible due to a violation of this Part.

§410.21.

39:1551 et seq,seq., or the Public Bid Law, R.S.

38:2181 et seq,seq., whichever is applicable.

The contract provision must also require the provider or vendor to agree not to engage in conduct that would violate anyprovisions of this Part during the term of the contract and that suchprohibitedsuch prohibited conduct will result in an immediate suspension of payments and be subject to debt collection as provided in this Part.

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This Act shall become effectiveupon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature Page 4 of 6 CODING:

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690 byENROLLED the governor, as provided byArticle III, Section 182. of the Constitution of Louisiana.

This Act shall become effectiveupon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

ItPage constitutes5 nopart of the5 legislativeCODING: instrument.

The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 690 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Amedee Abstract: