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HCR 24

In memoriam: Hendrik Pieter "Henk" Pander.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ben Bowman

Creates a special legislative committee to study the LHSAA's governance and policies, and report findings and recommendations to the Legislature.

Filed with Secretary of State.
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Bill Summary · HCR 24

Summary — HCR 24

Title: SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL — Creates a special committee of the legislature to study the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA)
Bill type: Concurrent resolution
Introduced: November 14, 2024
Status (per provided metadata): Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State (note: legislative actions in the provided record appear to include material from other, unrelated measures — see “Notes & caveats” below).

Purpose / Intent

The stated title indicates the resolution’s primary purpose is to create a special legislative committee to study the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA). The intent of such a study typically is to review LHSAA governance, policies, procedures, and impacts on student-athletes and member schools and to produce findings and recommendations for the Legislature.

Key provisions likely included (based on standard practice for study resolutions)

The actual text for HCR 24 was not contained in the materials provided. However, concurrent resolutions that create special study committees commonly include these elements:

  • Establishment of a special (ad hoc) legislative committee or task force to examine LHSAA operations and policies.
  • Committee membership (usually a specified number of legislators from both chambers, often with named chair(s) and/or provisions allowing additional non‑legislative members or advisors such as representatives of school boards, superintendents, athletic directors, coaches, parents, or student-athletes).
  • Scope of study — examples: eligibility rules, classification and enrollment formulas, transfer and recruitment policies, safety and concussion protocols, disciplinary and appeals processes, transparency, finances and budgets, and interactions between public policy and LHSAA rules.
  • Powers and duties — hold hearings, request documents and testimony, consult stakeholders, and produce interim and final reports.
  • Deadline for submission of findings and recommendations to the Legislature (commonly specified as a number of days before the next regular session).
  • Statement that the resolution is non‑binding (concurrent resolutions typically do not change law directly but recommend legislative action).

Who would be affected

  • LHSAA as an organization (policies, governance structures).
  • Public and private high schools that participate in LHSAA.
  • Student‑athletes, coaches, athletic directors, and school administrators.
  • Parents and community stakeholders.
  • Potentially state oversight or education agencies if legislative changes are later recommended.

Procedural / timeline considerations

  • Because HCR 24 is a concurrent resolution, it does not by itself change statute; it directs study and reporting.
  • Any legislative proposals arising from the committee’s recommendations would need to be introduced as bills and go through the regular legislative process.
  • Typical timelines: committee organized shortly after adoption, hearings over several months, final report submitted to the Legislature before the next regular session.

Notes & caveats (important)

  • The document content you provided contains multiple disparate texts (references to an “Autism Acceptance and Inclusion Month” resolution, Hawaii “Condominium Association Managers” sunrise review resolutions, and extensive legislative action logs and sponsor lists that appear to come from multiple states). Those texts do not match the HCR 24 title about studying the LHSAA.
  • Because the actual text of HCR 24 (the committee‑creation language) was not included or was overwritten by unrelated materials, the summary above is based on the bill’s title and standard practice for similar study resolutions. It identifies likely provisions and impacts but should not be treated as a substitute for the official bill text.
  • Recommendation: obtain the official enrolled or introduced text of HCR 24 from the Louisiana legislative website or the legislative clerk to confirm exact committee composition, scope, deadlines, and reporting requirements before relying on this summary for decision‑making.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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