RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 238 (SB 365) 2020 Regular Session Cloud
Prior law required that students develop individual graduation plans beginning in the eighth
grade. New law additionally requires that students be provided information from the
Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) about high-demand, high-wage jobs when
developing and reviewing their plans. Further requires that students be shown how to access
the LWC's website relative to information on such jobs.
Prior law required the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a
guidance policy for middle and high school grades that local school districts can use to equip
guidance personnel with skills and information needed to help students with individual
graduation plans and ensure that they receive the assistance they need. New law additionally
provides for ensuring that students know about high-demand, high-wage jobs and that
students be given a demonstration on how to access the LWC website.
Prior law required LWC to post a report on its website relative to forecasting future growth
and demand jobs, statewide and by region, and the skills necessary to fill such jobs. New law
additionally requires LWC to update its website, at least annually, to include information on
high-demand, high-wage jobs and to provide a link to this information to the state Dept. of
Education (DOE). Requires DOE to display the link on its website and to disseminate the
link to school boards and requires each public middle school and high school to display the
LWC link on its website. Additionally specifies the information LWC must provide relative
to these jobs.
Prior law required each school guidance counselor to complete an academic profile for each
student in the ninth grade and to meet with the student and his parent or legal guardian to
review and revise the profile each year. New law additionally requires the guidance counselor
to demonstrate how to access LWC's website and to provide the student with a printed copy
of the region's top 20 high-demand, high-wage jobs. Authorizes the guidance counselor's
qualified designee to perform the responsibilities of the guidance counselor as provided in
prior law and new law.
Prior law required LWC to produce a final report of the top future growth and demand jobs,
statewide and by region, and the skills necessary to fill such jobs. Further required that the
report be posted on the internet.
Effective upon signature of the governor (June 11, 2020).
(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))