Agenda - Education

Senate Committee on Education
May 30, 2013 8:30 am John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 29, 2013, 5:44 pm * Revision Notes: Time Changed to 8:30 am Added HCR 161 & HCR 166

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 15, 2013
	May 21, 2013
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		HCR69	NORTON	BESE - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education reconsider proposed policy changes relative to school libraries
		HCR90	P.SMITH	SEX EDUCATION - Creates a task force to study and evaluate the effectiveness of sexual health education programs used throughout the state and other states
		HCR91	P.SMITH	STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Creates the Task Force on Bullying Prevention in Public Schools to study the procedures and processes by which incidents of bullying are reported and investigated
		HCR153	JEFFERSON	SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education study issues relative to the implementation of the Course Choice Program and submit a report to the House and Senate education committees by Sept. 30, 2013
		HCR156	PYLANT	SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education and others study potential funding sources for online courses offered through the Course Choice Program and opportunities for increasing broadband access for students
		HCR161	BARROW	EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education study the feasibility of implementing a 100-point scale for performance score ranges used to assign school and district letter grades
		HCR166	FANNIN	STUDENT/ASSESSMENT - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study certain testing requirement options for students pursuing a career diploma
		HB115	JAMES	SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS - Provides for parent petitions relative to the transfer of certain schools from the Recovery School District back to the local school system (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
		HB116	HOFFMANN	TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS - Provides relative to textbooks and other instructional materials for elementary and secondary schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		HB160	REYNOLDS	TEACHERS/EVALUATION - Delays implementation of certain teacher evaluation program requirements relative to termination proceedings and restricts use of evaluation results
		HB214	JEFFERSON	SCHOOLS/PARENTS - Provides relative to parental involvement in public schools
		HB299	CARMODY	HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS - Changes the reporting date for submitting the postsecondary education funding formula to the legislature
		HB368	NORTON	SCHOOLS - Provides relative to school crisis management and response plans and school resource officers (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
		HB466	HAVARD	EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides relative to the assignment of performance-based letter grades to public schools and school districts (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX)
		HB618	LEOPOLD	SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to salary supplements for public school educational diagnosticians (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note)
		HB650	STEVE CARTER	GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION - Provides relative to the organization of the state Department of Education (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		HB659	J.THOMPSON	EDUCATION - Provides relative to reporting, instructional, and other requirements for school employees, school governing authorities, and schools (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
		HB661	W.BISHOP	SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Creates and provides for Type 3B charter schools and provides for charter school funding (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
		HB724	JACKSON-ANDREWS	STUDENTS - Provides relative to student-initiated prayer gatherings at public schools
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
	Receive information from the state superintendent of education in response to the May 8, 2013, committee discussion regarding the methodology utilized to calculate School Performance Scores.