Legislative Successes

2026

  • Regained autonomy for Non-Public Prekindergarten from unnecessary regulation
  • Maintained 20 million Non-Public Assistance for Required Services, School Lunch Salary Supplement and Textbook funding
  • Defeated 11th hour attempts to require Non-Publics to provide confidential information on pre-kindergarten programs
  • Promoted GATOR program funding at all levels with Governor and Action Alerts

2025

  • Maintained 20 million Non-Public Assistance for Required Services, School Lunch Salary Supplement and Textbooks
  • Facilitated the passage of SB27 which will allow for stacking of the ESA onto a Tuition Donation Tax Credit from a School Tuition
  • Testified Defeated bill to require non-public-public schools to conform to public school curriculum and testing.
  • Filed HB 484 with Rep. Zeringue to assist families with disabilities to access Tuition Donation Tax Credit

2024

  • Strong Advocacy to pass Act 1 Parental School Choice with religious autonomy
  • Added over 700 new advocates during Parental School Choice Campaign
  • Maintained Required Services and School Lunch Salary Supplement

2023

  • Increased Required Services by $1,000,000 to be used for continuing education.
  • Increased the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program by $860,000
  • Stopped a bill that would have required non-publics to report all sources of income.
  • Amended the Bullying Policy to be in line with non-public schools.

2022

  • Defeated attempt to privatize school nutrition programs.
  • Defeated attempt to remove Governor’s appointee to BESE Board

2020

  • Lobbied federal officials for equitable funding to nonpublic schools in the CARES Act for COVID‐19 relief.
  • Provided consultation to nonpublic schools to access Paycheck Protection Program loans in the CARES Act

2019

  • Secured a $3 Million restoration to Required Services program.

2018

  • Countered attempts to defund School Lunch Salary Supplements.

2017

  • Retained prior year funding amounts against the stateʹs budget shortfall.
  • Defeated attempts to weaken the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

2016

  • Retained most funding amounts against the stateʹs $2 Billion budget shortfall.

2015

  • Increase in Scholarships for Students with Exceptionalities.

2014

  • $1 Million increase in Required Services funding.
  • Expansion of Tuition Donation Rebate Program.

CEC Representation on Governmental Bodies

  • Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
  • BESE Nonpublic School Council
  • BESE 8(g) Advisory Committee