Agenda - Education

Senate Committee on Education
May 8, 2014 Upon Adjournment John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 7, 2014, 5:50 pm * Revision Notes: ADDED SB 672

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 1, 2014
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SCR89	MORRELL	EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Creates the Local Schools Commission of Orleans to study the feasibility of returning control of all Recovery Schools District schools located in Orleans Parish back to the Orleans Parish School Board.
		SB340	DONAHUE	TOPS - Provides relative to TOPS award amounts. (gov sig) (EG -$24,600,000 GF EX See Note)
		SB343	DONAHUE	TUITION - Constitutional amendment to authorize the postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and management. (2/3-CA13sl(A)) (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)
		SB437	MORRELL	SCHOOLS - Requires BESE to create a performance review commission in any public school district in which the Recovery School District has initiated a takeover of schools for more than 5 years. (8/1/14)
		SB458	THOMPSON	SCHOOLS - Provides for the threshold allowed for small purchase procurements under food and nutrition programs. (8/1/14)
		SB669	CROWE	EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides for the Educational Excellence for Louisiana Commission to develop content and performance standards, curriculum, and assessments for elementary and secondary education. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB672	BODI WHITE	SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the membership and election of members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. (8/1/14)
		HCR61	LEGER	EDUCATION/FINANCE - Urges and requests BESE to develop a statewide funding model for early childhood care and educational services
		HCR112	FANNIN	EDUCATION/FINANCE - Authorizes and requests the legislative auditor to conduct an audit of MFP student count methodology and processes to determine if they ensure accurate and consistent student counts
		HB171	PEARSON	SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Requires school boards and charter school governing authorities to offer to their employees the opportunity to participate in the La. Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
		HB242	ARMES	SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to compensation for school support personnel for substitute teaching (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
		HB244	BROADWATER	COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides with respect to the lease of property at public postsecondary education institutions to nonprofit corporations or associations to hold fundraisers that include the auctioning and sale of firearms
		HB415	HOFFMANN	TEACHERS/EVALUATION - Requires the convening of a subcommittee of the Accountability Commission to make recommendations relative to the evaluation of teachers and administrators (EN +$67,144 GF EX See Note)
		HB542	WILLMOTT	CURRICULA - Requires instruction relative to CPR and automated external defibrillators to be integrated into the curriculum of an existing required course of study in public high schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB690	BROADWATER	PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Permits public school districts and schools to participate in group purchasing for materials, equipment, and supplies (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
		HB954	LEGER	EDUCATION/PRE-K - Provides relative to the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
		HB1228	FOIL	SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Provides relative to a program for educating students with exceptionalities
		HB1271	LEGER	SCHOOLS/FINANCE - Provides for allocations of certain local tax revenue to building renovation and replacement purposes in certain school districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT