RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 204 (HB 188) 2024 Regular Session Wyble
Existing law provides for the election of school board members in accordance with the
existing law provisions of the La. Election Code. Provides that a person is eligible for
membership on a school board if he, at the time of qualification as a candidate, is at least 18,
has resided in the state for the preceding two years, and has been actually domiciled for the
preceding year in the parish, ward, or district from which he seeks election. Provides that
in addition to these qualifications, each school board member shall be able to read and write.
New law provides that to be eligible for membership on a school board a person must
possess a high school diploma or its equivalent and must never have been convicted of or
pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in existing law (R.S. 15:587.1(C)).
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 17:52(E)(1); Adds R.S. 17:52(F))


Statutes affected:
HB188 Original: 17:52(E)(1)
HB188 Engrossed: 17:52(E)(1)
HB188 Enrolled: 17:52(E)(1)
HB188 Act : 17:52(E)(1)