This bill enacts new provisions in Louisiana law regarding the inclusion of food insecurity questions on residency questionnaires for students. Specifically, it mandates that the state Department of Education, in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Health, incorporate questions about food insecurity into the residency questionnaire required under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act. Public schools are required to distribute this questionnaire annually to students in grades K-12 during enrollment, address changes, or when there is reasonable suspicion of food insecurity. If a student's responses indicate a risk of food insecurity, schools must provide information on available resources and services to the student's parents or guardians, or directly to the student if they are emancipated or of legal age.

Additionally, the bill ensures that responses to the questionnaire remain confidential, with disclosure limited to parents, guardians, or authorized school personnel. It prohibits school employees from using the questionnaire responses to influence decisions related to student instruction or discipline. Furthermore, it includes a limitation of liability for school boards and employees concerning any civil actions arising from the implementation of these provisions, unless there is willful misconduct involved. The bill also adds a new requirement for charter schools to comply with these food insecurity questionnaire provisions.