HB 201

ENROLLED
 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 137
 HOUSE BILL NO. 201
 BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAKIN AND CHASSION
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:273.5, relative to high school diplomas; to create a State Seal of Fine Arts;
3to provide for academic eligibility criteria; to provide for requirements of the state
4superintendent of education, participating school governing authorities, and the State
5Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7Section 1. R.S. 17:273.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8§273.5. State Seal of Fine Arts
9A. The State Seal of Fine Arts, referred to in this Section as the "seal",
10certifies that a student meets all of the following criteria:
11(1) Completion of four credits in the same arts discipline, such as music,
12dance, visual arts, theater, media arts, or culinary arts.
13(2) A minimum grade point average of 3.00 for the arts credits completed.
14(3) Completion of an arts-related capstone performance or portfolio.
15B. The state superintendent of education shall do the following:
16(1) Prepare and deliver to participating school governing authorities an
17appropriate insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of a student who has
18earned the seal.
19(2) Provide other information he deems necessary for school governing
20authorities to successfully participate in the seal program.
21C.    A participating public school governing authority shall maintain
22appropriate records in order to identify students who have earned the seal and affix
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HB NO. 201  ENROLLED
1the appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of each student who earns the
2seal.
3D.   The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall
4promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement
5the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to requirements for a
6capstone performance or portfolio as provided for in Paragraph (A)(3) of this
7Section.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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