HLS 19RS-2671 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 166
BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 12-18, 2019, as Louisiana Charter
Schools Week at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize May 12-18, 2019, as Louisiana Charter Schools Week at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, charter schools are public schools that increase learning opportunities
4for students and that provide parents, students, and teachers expanded choice within the
5public school system; and
6 WHEREAS, in Louisiana, there are one hundred fifty-six charter schools in
7operation; and
8 WHEREAS, charter schools have a combined enrollment of more than 80,000
9students in schools operating throughout Louisiana; and
10 WHEREAS, in 1995, the Legislature of Louisiana passed the Charter School
11Demonstration Programs Law; and
12 WHEREAS, charter schools offer models of innovation in academics, operations,
13financial structure, and governance; and
14 WHEREAS, charter schools have made dramatic gains in helping students of
15underserved populations increase their graduation rates and prepare for college; and
16 WHEREAS, charter schools offer a variety of educational missions, including
17foreign language instruction; and
18 WHEREAS, charter schools play an integral role in Louisiana's education system,
19the communities in which they operate, the families that they serve, and the student's lives
20that they impact; and
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1 WHEREAS, by providing high-quality education to students, charter schools
2contribute to the statewide effort to improve the educational system in Louisiana; and
3 WHEREAS, charter schools encourage communal and parental involvement in the
4education of the state's youth; and
5 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana joins the Louisiana Association of Public Charter
6Schools in celebrating the manifold contributions of charter schools to the public education
7system in Louisiana.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
9Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize May 12-18, 2019, as Louisiana Charter
10Schools Week at the state capitol.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 166 Original 2019 Regular Session Nancy Landry
Recognizes May 12-18, 2019, as La. Charter Schools Week at the state capitol.
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