RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 247 (HB 8) 2024 Regular Session Melerine
Existing law requires the state Dept. of Education (DOE) to implement the La. Educational
Assessment Program (LEAP) with the approval of the State Bd. of Elementary and
Secondary Education (BESE). Requires that BESE implement standards-based assessments
and establish by rule the adequate test score to determine successful performance on each
test.
New law prohibits BESE and DOE from approving or implementing an appeals process
allowing a student who has not met the achievement level required to pass the LEAP end-of-
course assessments required for high school graduation to become eligible for graduation
through the submission of a portfolio.
New law further provides that new law does not affect students pursuing graduation
eligibility pursuant to existing law (Act No. 833 of the 2014 R.S., known as the "April Dunn
Act"), which provides alternative pathways for graduation for certain special education
students.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 17:24.4(F)(1)(g))