SB402

Louisiana SB402 preserves parental rights to religious education and exempts religious prekindergarten programs from daycare licensing requirements.

Louisiana SB402, the Preservation of Religious Education Act, aims to protect parental rights to religious education and exempt religious prekindergarten programs from daycare licensing requirements. The bill clarifies that state and local government agencies cannot discriminate against religious institutions by imposing restrictions greater than those on secular businesses. It exempts religious and nonpublic elementary schools from daycare licensing regulations, fees, and other requirements.