House Committee on Education
May 14, 2013
9:00 am
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB673
B.ADAMS
HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS
- Provides relative to facilities maintenance and repair at public postsecondary education institutions
HB346
RICHARD
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Requires legislative approval of changes made to school performance score ranges
HB299
CARMODY
HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS
- Changes the reporting date for submitting the postsecondary education funding formula to the legislature
HB248
TALBOT
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Relative to the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence (voucher) Program, requires that scholarship recipients annually meet certain criteria for program participation (OR SEE FISC NOTE EX)
HB647
BARROW
SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS
- Provides conditions for the establishment of new school systems
HB648
PYLANT
BESE
- Requires the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to adopt rules requiring high school students to complete at least one course offered by a BESE-authorized online or virtual course provider as a prerequisite to graduation (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB127
SMITH
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Provides that a student with disabilities who is not pursuing a regular diploma shall not be administered the American College Test with certain exceptions. (gov sig)
SB204
ADLEY
BONDS
- Provides relative to the issuance of bonds to finance capital improvements for the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System. (2/3-CA7s6(F)(1))(gov sig) (EN +$20,000,000 GF EX See Note)
SB199
BODI WHITE
SCHOOLS
- Creates and provides for the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB73
BODI WHITE
SCHOOLS
- Constitutional amendment to grant the Southeast Baton Rouge community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes relative to MFP funding and raising revenue for schools. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG1 NO IMPACT EX See Note)
SB45
DORSEY-COLOMB
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Merges certain La. Technical College campuses with Baton Rouge Community College. (gov sig) (EN +$326,096 SG RV See Note)
SCR22
LONG
AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS
- Urges and requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to establish and sanction the competitive sport of tournament bass fishing.
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT