HLS 23RS-1168 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 43
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRASS
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Education to update
its early childhood care and education data management systems
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request the state Department of Education to update its early childhood care and
3 education data management systems.
4 WHEREAS, early experiences affect the development of brain architecture,
5providing the foundation of all future learning, health, and behavior; early years, from birth
6to age four, form the basis for cognition, literacy and learning, social and emotional
7development, physical development, and more; and
8 WHEREAS, because these early years are when the foundation of the brain is built,
9children who begin school behind tend to remain behind; every child deserves access to early
10childhood care and education to help ensure a strong foundation for future learning; and
11 WHEREAS, currently only forty percent of students in Louisiana arrive to their first
12day of kindergarten meeting crucial benchmarks; quality early care and education can lay
13a foundation for future educational success from elementary school through postsecondary
14and adult education; and
15 WHEREAS, breaking down potential barriers for parents and providers can help
16more children find themselves in the early childhood settings that are best suited for them;
17and
18 WHEREAS, the state Department of Education manages pre-kindergarten through
19grade 12 education; certain data systems currently maintained by the department are not
20sufficient to meet the needs of parents and early care providers of Louisiana in the 21st
21century; the systems can be difficult for parents and providers to navigate; and
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1 WHEREAS, the department is in the process of improving its data systems and it is
2urgent that this be completed as soon as possible; more user-friendly systems will help
3parents and providers access the quality services the state department offers with ease,
4ultimately helping more young children more easily access quality early childhood care and
5education throughout the state.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
7urge and request the state Department of Education to update its early childhood care and
8education data management systems.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state Department of Education shall submit
10a report relative to the status of the improvement of its early childhood care and education
11data systems to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education
12not later than March 31, 2024.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
14state superintendent of education and the members of the State Board of Elementary and
15Secondary Education.
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)]
HCR 43 Original 2023 Regular Session Brass
Requests the state Dept. of Education to update its early childhood care and education
management systems and to submit a report on its progress to the legislative education
committees prior to March 31, 2024.
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