House Bill No. [insert number] aims to enhance transparency and accessibility regarding student assessments in Louisiana by enacting new provisions under R.S. 17:24.4 and 406.9. Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, the Department of Education will be required to post a statewide mandated assessments schedule on its website by August 1 each year. This schedule will include only assessments mandated by federal or state law and will be accessible without login requirements. Additionally, public school governing authorities must maintain and update their own assessment schedules on their websites, ensuring that they provide direct links to the statewide schedule and a portable document format copy of it.

The bill also mandates that public school governing authorities submit information about their locally adopted assessments to the Department of Education by November 1 each year. This information will be compiled and shared with the House and Senate Committees on Education, and a consolidated inventory of assessments will be published annually by the Department. Furthermore, each governing authority must prepare an annual local assessment review report, detailing the purpose, administration time, and results of each assessment, which will also be posted on their websites. The legislation emphasizes that all posted information must exclude personally identifiable student data.

Statutes affected:
HB818 Original: 17:4(F)(6)