TEACHERS/LEAVE: Provides relative to personal leave days for teachers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB 196 amends Louisiana law (R.S. 17:1208) to establish that public school teachers (excluding those with annual leave) may use up to eight personal leave days per school year without pay loss. Teachers must provide 24 hours' notice to their principal, and this leave is deducted from their current year's sick leave balance. The bill specifies that personal leave cannot be carried over to future years or paid out upon retirement or death. It directly affects Louisiana public school teachers by clarifying their personal leave entitlements and integration with existing sick leave policies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Signed Jun 1, 2026
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This bill updates the personnel rules for teachers in Louisiana by increasing the number of allowable personal leave days from two to four per school year. The change applies to all teachers who are not already receiving annual leave, allowing them to take more time off for personal emergencies or special circumstances without losing pay. This adjustment provides greater flexibility for educators to manage personal matters while maintaining their salary.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, applying to teachers employed by parish or city school boards, but the eligibility threshold for personal leave days has been increased.
REQUIREMENT
Increased the maximum number of personal leave days a teacher can take per school year from two days to four days.
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2026 · House Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 25, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. 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 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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