Senate Committee on Education
May 28, 2015
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 21, 2015
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR80
PETERSON
CONGRESS
- Memorialize Congress to support the America's College Promise proposal.
SR130
BROOME
BESE
- Requests the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education to study the implementation and effectiveness of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program in public schools.
SB65
BUFFINGTON
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides relative to postsecondary education management boards. (8/1/15)
HCR161
BADON
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Requests public universities to offer all bachelor's degree programs online
HB152
BROADWATER
STUDENT/TUITION
- Provides relative to mandatory fees charged to students at public postsecondary education institutions (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB171
JEFFERSON
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides relative to performance agreements between the Board of Regents and certain public historically black colleges and universities
HB287
REYNOLDS
TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS
- Provides relative to textbooks and other instructional materials (EN DECREASE SG EX See Note)
HB320
WOODRUFF
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to dropout prevention and recovery
HB333
W.BISHOP
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides exceptions in the GRAD Act relative to remedial education course offerings by certain public universities
HB334
W.BISHOP
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to membership of the board of directors for the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts
HB342
GISCLAIR
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to vaccinations required prior to enrolling in an educational institution
HB446
MIGUEZ
CURRICULA
- Authorizes firearm accident prevention and safety instruction for elementary school students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB608
JACKSON
BONDS
- Authorizes certain school districts to increase, with voter approval, their level of indebtedness (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB648
SCHRODER
EDUCATION
- Provides relative to access by parents and teachers to assessments administered to students
HB653
M.JOHNSON(DISTRICT 8)
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to exemptions from the requirements for school instructional time under certain circumstances
HB718
SCHRODER
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to the collection and sharing of certain student information (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
HB734
SEABAUGH
CHILD DAY CARE
- Provides with respect to registration and regulation of certain child day care providers (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
HB766
B.ADAMS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides relative to the operations of public colleges and universities and exemptions from specified regulations
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE