Senate Committee on Education
May 13, 2010
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 22, 2010 and April 29, 2010
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB66
MORRELL
SCHOOLS
- Authorizes establishment of an enrollment preference for neighborhood students for certain charter schools. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
SB329
HEBERT
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Requires the Board of Regents and each postsecondary education management board to reduce the amount expended for salaries of certain non-instructional employees to the salary allocated to such employee's position on Jan. 1, 2008. (7/1/10)
SB345
DONAHUE
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Constitutional amendment to exempt public postsecondary education tuition amounts and mandatory fees from requirements for imposing a new or increasing an existing tax or fee. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
SB505
L.JACKSON
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Statutorily creates the Louisiana Go Grant Program. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB517
WALSWORTH
SCHOOLS
- Recognizes that a diploma issued to a student who has successfully completed an approved home study program carries the same privileges as one issued by a public school or a private school. (8/15/10)
SB627
ERIC LAFLEUR
MUSEUMS
- Transfers museums from the secretary of state to the lieutenant governor. (1/1/11)
SB658
HEBERT
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Requires the Dept. of Education to ensure that the amount it annually expends for certain salaries does not exceed the amount expended by the department for salaries in such category in effect on January 1, 2007. (7/1/10)
SB688
MORRELL
SCHOOLS
- Provides for the creation of community advisory boards for certain schools in the Recovery School District in New Orleans. (gov sig)
SB701
MARIONNEAUX
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to options available to certain high school dropouts pursuant to court order. (8/15/10)
SB743
BROOME
CIVIC EDUCATION
- Provides for the selection process for certain members, terms, and vacancies on the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, and for the submission of an annual report. (gov sig)
SB744
MARIONNEAUX
SEIZURES/SALES
- Exempts certain funds in existing qualified tuition programs from attachment, levy, garnishment or legal process. (8/15/10)
SB746
L.JACKSON
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Requires the Board of Regents to submit a report to certain legislative committees regarding the formula adopted to fund institutions of post secondary education. (8/15/10)
SB779
ERIC LAFLEUR
STATE AGENCIES
- Creates the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. (8/15/10) (OR SEE FISC NOTE)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT