House Bill No. by Representative Broussard amends the core curriculum requirements for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) and TOPS-Tech awards, specifically in the area of mathematics. The bill allows students to substitute Integrated Mathematics I, II, and III for the traditional Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II courses, but now permits these substitutions to be made individually rather than requiring the completion of the entire three-course sequence. This change applies to students graduating from high school during or after the 2025-2026 school year.

The proposed law retains the requirement of four units of math for eligibility in both TOPS and TOPS-Tech awards. It specifies that for students graduating during the 2021-2022 through 2024-2025 school years, the core curriculum must include Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, or their Integrated Math equivalents. For students graduating in the 2025-2026 school year and beyond, the bill allows for more flexibility by enabling the use of Integrated Mathematics courses as alternatives to the traditional math courses, thereby broadening the options available to students in meeting their graduation requirements.

Statutes affected:
HB1059 Original: 17:5025(2), 17:5(2), 17:6(2), 17:7(2), 17:5026(A)(2)