HLS 22RS-622 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 207
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES
CURRICULA: Adds Geometry as a required course for high school students in the career
major program
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 17:183.3(B)(2)(b), relative to curricula; to revise the courses
3 required in the high school career major program; to add Geometry as a required
4 course; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:183.3(B)(2)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7follows:
8 ยง183.3. Career major; description; curriculum and graduation requirements
9 * * *
10 B.
11 * * *
12 (2) The course requirements for the career major shall consist of the
13 following:
14 * * *
15 (b) At least four mathematics credits, including Algebra I, Algebra I Part
16 One and Algebra I Part Two, or an applied or hybrid Algebra course, course;
17 Geometry or an applied Geometry course; and three two additional mathematics
18 courses from among the following: Geometry, Math Essentials, Financial Literacy,
19 Business Math, Algebra II, Algebra III, Advanced Math - Functions and Statistics,
20 Advanced Math - Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus, or comparable Louisiana Technical
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HB NO. 207
1 College courses offered by Jump Start regional teams as approved by the State Board
2 of Elementary and Secondary Education. Integrated Mathematics I, II, and III may
3 be substituted for Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, and shall equal three
4 mathematics credits.
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6 Section 2. R.S. 17:183.3(B)(2)(b) as amended by this Act shall be applicable to
7students entering high school during or after the 2023-2024 school year.
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 207 Original 2022 Regular Session Hughes
Abstract: Requires Geometry for high school students in the career major program.
Present law provides for the career major program, through which high school students
complete an academic core of courses and a career and technical sequence of courses or
approved training programs that lead to an approved industry-based credential.
Present law provides a specific curriculum for the career major, including at least four units
of math, one of which must be Algebra I or some variation thereof. Provides a list of courses
from which students can choose to fulfill the remaining three math credits, one of which is
Geometry. Proposed law requires Geometry (or an applied course in Geometry) rather than
including it in the list of course options and otherwise retains present law. Proposed law is
applicable to students entering high school during or after the 2023-2024 school year.
(Amends R.S. 17:183.3(B)(2)(b))
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