​HB188 requires that candidates for school-board elections possess a high-school diploma or its equivalent in order to qualify.
The State House of Representatives passed HB188 on April 9, 2024 by a vote of 93 to 6.  We have assigned pluses to the nays because a person’s level of education — especially when defined as having a government-issued diploma — should not determine his or her eligibility for public office. Education is not the proper role of government, and Louisiana should end all government involvement in education.
