2026
Louisiana Department of Education guidance for K-12 schools that sets guiding principles for AI use, an AI literacy framework with Louisiana AI competencies for students, teachers, and leaders, and advice on classroom integration, career pathways, and prompting. It includes an AI technology evaluation rubric for vetting tools, a summary of relevant state privacy laws including data-sharing agreement requirements, and a sample family letter.
Provisions
- Evaluating AI Technology; AI Technology Evaluation Rubric (pp. 21-27)Provides an AI technology evaluation rubric for school systems to assess tools on data privacy, cybersecurity, and instructional criteria, and says data-sharing agreements with AI vendors must comply with R.S. 17:3913.
- Louisiana Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competencies for K-12 Education (p. 9)Sets out Louisiana Artificial Intelligence Competencies for K-12 Education for students, teachers, and school and system leaders.
- Record ID
- us-la-ldoe-ai-guidance
- Issuer
- Louisiana Department of Education
- Updated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- academic-integrity, ai-literacy, data-governance, educator-training, instructional-use, local-policy-requirement, procurement, student-privacy, workforce
Expands crimes involving AI-generated sexual images, including a new crime of possessing such images of persons under seventeen, and defines 'student' for these offenses. Requires public school principals to give students in grade six and above and their parents information each year about these crimes, using materials developed by the Department of Education.
Provisions
- Sec. 2, new R.S. 17:416.20.1(A)Public school principals must inform students in grades six and above, and their parents, about crimes involving AI-created images during the first five days of each school year.
Latest action: 9 Jun 2026 — Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Record ID
- us-la-2026-hb-119
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 13 Feb 2026
- Enacted
- 9 Jun 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- safety-wellbeing, synthetic-media
Prohibits students, faculty, administrative staff, and other employees at elementary and secondary schools from using deepfake material against K-12 students to coerce, harass, intimidate, or maliciously disseminate or sell it. Directs the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Education to adopt implementing rules.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, new R.S. 17:416.14.1(A)Bars school students and staff from using deepfakes against K-12 students with intent to coerce, harass, intimidate, or maliciously disseminate or sell.
Latest action: 29 May 2026 — Effective date 8/1/2026.
- Record ID
- us-la-2026-sb-346
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 27 Feb 2026
- Enacted
- 29 May 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- synthetic-media
Adds conduct involving AI-generated or deepfake sexual imagery to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. Updates the deadline for institutions to distribute safety education to students on power-based violence and online threats.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, R.S. 17:3399.12(5)(b)Defines power-based violence at postsecondary institutions to include crimes involving AI-generated or deepfake sexual imagery.
Latest action: 29 May 2026 — Effective date 5/29/2026.
- Record ID
- us-la-2026-sb-347
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 27 Feb 2026
- Enacted
- 29 May 2026
- Level
- Higher ed
- Topics
- safety-wellbeing, synthetic-media
Urges and requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to incorporate artificial intelligence into content standards.
Provisions
- Resolving clauseRequests the state board to add AI to K-12 content standards.
Latest action: 28 May 2026 — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
- Record ID
- us-la-2026-hr-249
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 6 May 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Bars public entities, including those purchasing K-12 instructional materials and higher education systems, from entering into or extending contracts for AI technology on or after July 1, 2027, unless the contractor attests it is not owned or controlled by a foreign country of concern.
Provisions
- New R.S. 17:1421(B)Higher education boards and their institutions may not procure AI technology from vendors tied to foreign countries of concern after July 1, 2027.
- Digest, [Page 7]Entities purchasing K-12 textbooks and instructional materials must obtain a foreign-ownership affidavit before contracting for AI products.
Latest action: 1 Apr 2026 — Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Record ID
- us-la-2026-hb-1184
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 31 Mar 2026
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- procurement
Requires each public school to incorporate instruction on artificial intelligence into an existing course of study for students in grades six through twelve. Directs the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt implementing rules.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, new R.S. 17:280.4(A)Public schools must incorporate AI instruction into an existing course for grades 6-12.
Latest action: 1 Apr 2026 — Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
- Record ID
- us-la-2026-hb-1149
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 31 Mar 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
2025
A nonbinding Louisiana House resolution urging the state Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and postsecondary management boards to promote AI education for students and encourage AI professional development for faculty and staff. It also encourages schools and districts to evaluate and adopt flexible AI learning resources.
Latest action: 13 Jun 2025 — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
- Record ID
- us-la-2025-hr-320
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 8 Jun 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- ai-literacy, educator-training, workforce
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| Record | Requires AI literacy instruction | Adds AI to content standards or frameworks | Creates an AI course or graduation requirement | Requires districts or institutions to adopt an AI policy | Directs an agency to issue guidance or a model policy | Requires or funds educator AI professional development | Adds AI to educator preparation or licensure | Restricts AI vendors' use of student data | Prohibits AI from replacing licensed educators | Limits or bans AI tools in instruction | Sets academic integrity rules for AI use | Regulates AI in grading, testing, or proctoring | Sets procurement or vetting standards for AI tools | Addresses deepfakes involving students or staff | Protections for minors using AI chatbots | Creates a task force, council, or study | Appropriates funding, creates a grant program, or sets grant priorities | Creates an AI workforce, pathway, or credential program | Regulates AI in admissions decisions | Requires disclosure of AI use to students or families | Requires bias review or equitable access | Count |
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| LDOE Artificial Intelligence in Louisiana Schools: Guidance for K-12 Schools | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 119 Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 346 Prohibits the use of deepfake material against students enrolled in K-12. (8/1/26) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 347 Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HR 249 Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to incorporate artificial intelligence into content standards | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1184 Prohibits public contracts with entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries for the provision of artificial intelligence technology (OR NO IMPACT See Note) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1149 Requires each public school to incorporate instruction on artificial intelligence into an existing course of study for each student in grades six through twelve (OR NO IMPACT See Note) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782. |
| 9 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Effective date: 08/01/2026. |
| 4 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Sent to the Governor for executive approval. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | HB 119 | Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026. |
| 31 May 2026 | HB 119 | Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules. |
| 31 May 2026 | HB 119 | Conference committee report received. |
| 31 May 2026 | HB 119 | Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026. |
| 29 May 2026 | SB 346 | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 496. |
| 29 May 2026 | SB 346 | Effective date 8/1/2026. |
| 29 May 2026 | SB 347 | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 497. |
| 29 May 2026 | SB 347 | Effective date 5/29/2026. |
| 28 May 2026 | HR 249 | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. |
| 27 May 2026 | HB 119 | House conferees appointed: Fontenot, Villio, and Boyer. |
| 27 May 2026 | HB 119 | Notice House Conference Committee members appointed. |
| 27 May 2026 | HR 249 | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 26 May 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. |
| 26 May 2026 | HB 119 | Notice House rejected the Senate amendments. |
| 26 May 2026 | HB 119 | Senate conference committee members appointed: Hodges, Morris, and Kleinpeter. |
| 26 May 2026 | HB 119 | Notice of Senate conferees appointed. |
| 26 May 2026 | HR 249 | Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The resolution was adopted. |
| 25 May 2026 | HB 119 | Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026. |
| 25 May 2026 | SB 346 | Signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 25 May 2026 | SB 347 | Signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 25 May 2026 | HR 249 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026. |
| 21 May 2026 | SB 346 | Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. |
| 21 May 2026 | SB 347 | Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| 21 May 2026 | SB 347 | Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. |
| 20 May 2026 | HB 119 | Received from the Senate with amendments. |
| 20 May 2026 | SB 346 | Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| 20 May 2026 | SB 347 | Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. |
| 20 May 2026 | SB 347 | Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar. |
| 20 May 2026 | SB 347 | Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays. |
| 20 May 2026 | HR 249 | Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 19 May 2026 | HB 119 | Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar. |
| 19 May 2026 | HB 119 | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| 19 May 2026 | SB 346 | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. |
| 19 May 2026 | SB 346 | Received from the House without amendments. |
| 19 May 2026 | SB 347 | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. |
| 19 May 2026 | SB 347 | Received from the House with amendments. |
| 19 May 2026 | HR 249 | Reported favorably (11-0). |
| 18 May 2026 | SB 346 | Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 18 May 2026 | SB 346 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026. |
| 18 May 2026 | SB 347 | Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 18 May 2026 | SB 347 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026. |
| 13 May 2026 | SB 346 | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. |
| 13 May 2026 | SB 347 | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. |
| 12 May 2026 | SB 346 | Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 12 May 2026 | SB 347 | Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 7 May 2026 | SB 346 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 7 May 2026 | HR 249 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 6 May 2026 | SB 346 | Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. |
| 6 May 2026 | HR 249 | Read by title. Lies over under the rules. |
| 5 May 2026 | SB 346 | Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| 5 May 2026 | SB 347 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 29 Apr 2026 | SB 347 | Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. |
| 28 Apr 2026 | SB 347 | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| 27 Apr 2026 | HB 119 | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. |
| 27 Apr 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. |
| 27 Apr 2026 | SB 346 | Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 27 Apr 2026 | SB 347 | Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 22 Apr 2026 | SB 346 | Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. |
| 22 Apr 2026 | SB 347 | Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. |
| 20 Apr 2026 | HB 119 | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 15 Apr 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 14 Apr 2026 | HB 119 | Reported favorably. |
| 1 Apr 2026 | HB 119 | Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
| 1 Apr 2026 | HB 1184 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. |
| 1 Apr 2026 | HB 1149 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 31 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. |
| 31 Mar 2026 | HB 1184 | Read by title. Lies over under the rules. |
| 31 Mar 2026 | HB 1149 | Read by title. Lies over under the rules. |
| 30 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Called from the calendar. |
| 30 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar. |
| 30 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Called from the calendar. |
| 30 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. |
| 24 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title, returned to the calendar. |
| 24 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Notice given. |
| 24 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026. |
| 23 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 23 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026. |
| 18 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Reported with amendments (12-0). |
| 9 Mar 2026 | HB 119 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| 9 Mar 2026 | SB 346 | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 9 Mar 2026 | SB 347 | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 27 Feb 2026 | SB 346 | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 27 Feb 2026 | SB 347 | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. |
| 13 Feb 2026 | HB 119 | Prefiled. |
| 13 Feb 2026 | HB 119 | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| 13 Feb 2026 | HB 119 | First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026. |
| 13 Jun 2025 | HR 320 | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. |
| 11 Jun 2025 | HR 320 | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 10 Jun 2025 | HR 320 | Read by title, roll called, yeas 88, nays 0. The resolution was adopted. |
| 8 Jun 2025 | HR 320 | Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading. |
| Body | Type | ID | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State Legislature | Legislature | us-la-legislature | 7 |
| Louisiana Department of Education | K-12 agency | us-la-k12-agency | 1 |
| Louisiana Board of Regents | Higher-ed agency | us-la-higher-ed-agency | 0 |
| Louisiana Community and Technical College System | University system | us-la-lctcs | 0 |
| Louisiana State University System | University system | us-la-lsu | 0 |
| Office of the Governor of Louisiana | Governor's office | us-la-governor | 0 |
| Southern University System | University system | us-la-sus | 0 |
| University of Louisiana System | University system | us-la-ul | 0 |