The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SB 365 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Cloud
Present law provides that, beginning in eighth grade and each year thereafter, students must have
individual graduation plans.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally requires that students be provided information
from the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) about high demand, high wage jobs that are
available statewide and in the student's region when the student is developing and revising their
individual graduation plans. Further requires each middle and high school's website to include a
prominently displayed link to the website of the LWC's data on demand jobs.
Present law requires the LWC to post a final report on its website relative to forecasting future
growth and demand jobs, statewide and by region, and the skills necessary to fill such jobs.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally requires a list of the top ten demand jobs with the
highest typical annual wage, statewide and by region, to be available on the LWC website and to be
provided to each public school guidance counselor to be used in the development and revision of
student's individual graduation plans.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:221.6(D)(intro para), 2926(B), and 3006, and R.S. 23:76(C)(8); adds R.S.
17:2925(C), 2926(A)(3), and 2930(D))