HLS 21RS-2524 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE STUDY REQUEST NO. 3
BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT
EDUCATION: Requests the House Committee on Education, or a subcommittee thereof,
to study the use of critical race theory in education
1 A STUDY REQUEST
2To the House Committee on Education, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the use of
3 critical race theory in education, and to report findings to the House of
4 Representatives prior to the convening of the 2022 Regular Session of the
5 Legislature of Louisiana.
6 WHEREAS, the Constitution of Louisiana provides that it is the goal of the state's
7public educational system to afford every individual an equal opportunity to develop to his
8full potential; and
9 WHEREAS, concerns have been raised about the use of critical race theory in
10elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary education institutions; and
11 WHEREAS, in order to fulfill the state's constitutional duty of affording every
12student an equal opportunity to develop to his full potential, it is appropriate that the use of
13critical race theory in education receive a thorough evaluation.
14 THEREFORE, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana requests
15the House Committee on Education, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the use of critical
16race theory in education and to report findings to the House of Representatives prior to the
17convening of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee or subcommittee is requested to
19study the use of critical race theory not only in the classroom but in training programs for
20faculty, staff, and students.
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1 THEREFORE, the House of Representatives further requests that such study include
2consideration of input from the Board of Regents, each public postsecondary education
3management board, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the state
4Department of Education and any other persons or organizations the committee or
5subcommittee deems appropriate.
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)]
HSR 3 Original 2021 Regular Session Wright
Requests the House Committee on Education, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the use
of critical race theory in education and report findings to the House of Representatives prior
to the 2022 R.S.
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