Senate Committee on Education
April 26, 2018
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised April 25, 2018, 9:59 am *
Revision Notes:
Remove HB 616
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR103
WALSWORTH
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Requests the Board of Regents to report on all students admitted to public postsecondary four-year institutions who did not meet admission requirements.
SR113
MORRISH
COMMUNITY TECH SYSTEM
- Requests the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to develop a pilot scholarship program for certain adults.
SR114
MORRISH
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Requests the Board of Regents to update the statewide comprehensive financial aid plan.
SR133
BOUDREAUX
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Requests the state Department of Education to consider the community school model as a school reform strategy.
SCR76
JOHNS
BESE
- Requests BESE to ascertain whether all public, approved nonpublic, and charter school teachers, school counselors, principals, and other school administrators for whom suicide awareness training is deemed beneficial are in compliance with the Jason Flatt Act.
HCR15
JORDAN
COLLEGES/SOUTHERN U
- Requests that the Southern University Board of Supervisors submit a proposal to the Board of Regents for establishing an associate of applied science degree program in process technology and that the Board of Regents approve it
HB193
COUSSAN
SCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP
- Provides relative to funding for university laboratory schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB199
P.SMITH
EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS
- Creates Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) Task Force to develop framework for assessing children who are deaf or hard of hearing to determine language skills and ensure kindergarten readiness (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB225
STAGNI
CURRICULA
- Requires instruction in public high schools on prevention of shaken baby syndrome
HB498
JORDAN
SCHOOLS/PARENTS
- Requires school crisis management and response plans to provide for parental notification in the event of a shooting or other violent incident or emergency situation
HB676
HILFERTY
EARLY CHILDHOOD
- Creates the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission and pilot programs for community early childhood care and education networks (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB716
LEGER
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to sharing of student information with certain postsecondary education institutions conducting academic research
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE