HB 373 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL: Requires the Workforce Investment Council to perform an annual return on investment analysis relative to industry-based credentials earned in high school and provides for student data collection and sharing for this purpose (EN NO IMPACT FF EX See Note)

HB 373 requires the Workforce Investment Council to annually analyze the return on investment for industry-based credentials earned by high school students. It mandates collecting and sharing student data - including social security numbers - with the Council to evaluate these credentials' effectiveness in preparing students for careers. The bill directly affects high school students pursuing industry certifications and the Workforce Investment Council, which must use the data to assess program value. Key provisions include standardized data collection, annual reporting, and specific sharing protocols for student information. The bill aims to inform policy decisions about high school career pathways without specifying fiscal impacts.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB373 Original → HB373 Act · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the agency responsible for analyzing the return on investment of high school industry credentials from the Workforce Investment Council to the Workforce Commission. It also expands the list of sponsors and clarifies data sharing protocols to include student names and unique IDs alongside social security numbers for the analysis.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's primary operational requirement shifted from the Workforce Investment Council to the Workforce Commission, while the data collection and sharing requirements were broadened to include additional student identifiers.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the agency required to perform the annual return on investment analysis from the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

Updated the recipient of the annual analysis report from the council to the commission.

Expanded the data sharing requirement to include student names and unique student identification numbers in addition to social security numbers.

SCOPE

Added multiple representatives to the list of bill sponsors.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

May 28, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 12, 2025

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (11-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

lower

1 primary · 23 co-sponsors