Senate Committee on Education
April 22, 2010
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised April 21, 2010, 1:27 pm *
Revision Notes:
ADD SB 240
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR20
NEVERS
SCHOOLS
- Provides legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2010-2011 adopted by BESE on March 11, 2010.
SB86
GAUTREAUX
TOPS
- Establishes a cap on TOPS award amounts. (8/15/10) (OR -$13,667,285 GF EX See Note)
SB89
LONG
SCHOOLS
- Removes unnecessary statutory provision that placed the La. School of Math, Science, and the Arts within the Dept. of Education. (8/15/10)
SB111
LONG
SCHOOLS
- Allows the La. School for Math, Science, and the Arts to admit high school sophomores on the same basis as juniors and seniors. (gov sig)
SB112
LONG
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Prohibits inclusion of performance data related to students educated in office of juvenile residential centers, justice detention centers, or office of juvenile justice facilities in the school or district performance scores of the public school system where such centers or facilities are located. (8/15/10)
SB182
N.GAUTREAUX
TOPS
- Provides for certain awards and payments from the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students for Louisiana National Guardsmen. (gov sig) (EN +$17,100 GF EX See Note)
SB240
MURRAY
SCHOOLS
- Allows the Orleans Parish School Board to exclude certain costs from the amount of local funds that it would otherwise be required to transfer to the RSD. (8/15/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB285
DONAHUE
SCHOOLS
- Includes students educated in secure facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of juvenile justice in the MFP. (8/15/10)
SB302
APPEL
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Requires BESE to assign letter grades to public schools and school districts reflective of their performance. (8/15/10)
SB344
A.DUPLESSIS
SCHOOLS
- Provide relative to submission and review of charter school proposals and charter renewals. (8/15/10)
SB353
NEVERS
SCHOOLS
- Requires a vote of the people before any local revenues can be transferred or allocated to a charter school. (gov sig)
SB489
NEVERS
TEACHERS
- Requires the Department of Education to reimburse local school boards for salary supplements paid to certain nationally board certified school personnel. (gov sig) (OR +$16,250,000 GF EX See Note)
SB509
LONG
SCHOOLS
- Includes the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts and the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts in the MFP.(gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB533
ERIC LAFLEUR
TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS
- Requires BESE to increase the availability of electronic textbooks and instructional materials. (8/15/10)
SB553
ERIC LAFLEUR
SCHOOLS
- Requires BESE to develop an early high school graduation policy. (gov sig)
SB627
ERIC LAFLEUR
MUSEUMS
- Transfers museums from the secretary of state to the lieutenant governor. (1/1/11)
SB628
A.DUPLESSIS
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to student suspensions and expulsions. (8/15/10)
SB713
NEVERS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides limitation of liability for LAICU and member institutions if confidential student information they submit to the Board of Regents is breached as the result of board actions. (8/15/10)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT