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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Ciresi and 14 co-sponsors

Summary — H.R. 297 (2025) — School-Based Health Centers: Joint Study on Continuity After Changes in School Governance Main purpose and intentH.R. 297 is a non‑binding legislative r

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Main purpose and intent

H.R. 297 is a non‑binding legislative resolution that urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to jointly study and produce recommendations to ensure continuity and preservation of school‑based health center (SBHC) services when a public school undergoes a change in operational control or governance (for example, conversion to a charter, a change of district/operator, or other governance transfer). The resolution’s intent is to identify risks to students’ access to health care during governance transitions and to develop practical recommendations to avoid service disruptions.

Key provisions

Formally urges and requests LDOE and LDH to:

Conduct a joint study examining how changes in a school’s operational control or governance affect SBHC operations, contracts, staffing, funding, and service continuity.
Develop and submit recommendations aimed at preserving SBHC services during and after such governance changes.

The resolution is advisory and does not create new regulatory authority, funding, or mandatory requirements.

Note: The text provided does not include a specific deadline or required report recipient; the resolution’s language is an official request rather than a statutory mandate.

Who/what is affected

Primary affected entities:

School‑based health centers and their operating partners (community clinics, hospitals, FQHCs, nonprofit providers).
Public schools experiencing a change in operational control or governance (e.g., district‑run to charter conversions, district reorganizations).
Students and families who rely on SBHCs for primary care, mental health, reproductive health, preventive services, and referrals.
LDOE and LDH (charged with performing the study and producing recommendations).
Local education agencies, charter management organizations, and funders/contractors of SBHCs.

Secondary stakeholders: insurers, Medicaid/Medicare administrators, local public health departments, community health partners.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Classification: House resolution (advisory/non‑binding).

Sponsor(s): Nicole Malliotakis (primary), Dar’shun Kendrick (primary), Steven Jackson (primary).

Key legislative actions (selected):

Introduced: January 9, 2025; referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Rules suspended / Adopted / Reported enrolled: February–June 2025.
Read by title, roll called and adopted (yeas 85, nays 3): June 10, 2025.
Taken by Clerk and presented to the Secretary of State: June 11, 2025.

Related bill: H.R. 233 (companion).

Notes and caveats

The submitted document contains multiple unrelated text fragments from other resolutions and jurisdictions. This summary focuses only on the Louisiana‑focused resolution described in the bill title and legislative actions above.

Because this is a resolution urging a study rather than statutory language, implementation depends on LDOE and LDH responding to the request and on any subsequent legislative or administrative actions to adopt the study’s recommendations.