Agenda - Education

Senate Committee on Education
April 3, 2024 1:00 pm John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised April 2, 2024, 2:53 pm * Revision Notes: to include date in Approval of Minutes section

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	March 27, 2024
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SB22	WHEAT	COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Creates scholarships for spouses of police officers killed or disabled in performance of duty and police officers injured in performance of duty. (gov sig) (EG1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)
		SB26	FIELDS	SCHOOLS - Requires heating and air conditioning on school buses. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE LF EX See Note)
		SB47	TALBOT	SCHOOLS - Provides relative to charter schools, the chartering process by types and corporate partnerships. (gov sig) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
		SB54	WHEAT	HEALTH SERVICES - Requires CPR/AED training for coaches in Louisiana. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
		SB59	FIELDS	COUNSELING/GUIDANCE - Requires student athletes access to mental health counseling at educational institutions. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB66	MIZELL	SCHOOLS - Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		SB253	FOIL	SCHOOLS - Provides relative to parental consent for changes to an individualized education program. (gov sig)
		SB262	HODGES	EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Expands the Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools. (8/1/24)
		SB272	EDMONDS	COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Award Program. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		SB346	BARROW	SCHOOLS - Provides for wellness programs in schools to address mental health and substance abuse disorders. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		SB349	BARROW	SCHOOLS - Provides for mental health evaluations of high school student athletes who are injured while participating in a sporting event. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
		SB358	MIZELL	STUDENTS - Provides relative to mandatory expulsion. (8/1/24)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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