House Bill No. by Representative Boudreaux amends the current law regarding charter school enrollment by allowing these schools to give preference to entering kindergarten students who have attended specific licensed early learning centers. The new provision, enacted as R.S. 17:3991(C)(1)(c)(vii), permits charter schools to prioritize students from their own early learning centers or from other licensed centers, provided the students attended for at least 75 days and there is an enrollment articulation agreement between the charter school and the center.

This bill retains existing laws that require charter schools to enroll eligible pupils based on residency and timely applications, and it continues to allow enrollment preference for students residing in the surrounding neighborhood and siblings of current or former students. The addition of this new enrollment preference aims to strengthen the connection between early childhood education and charter school enrollment, thereby potentially enhancing educational continuity for students.