Senate Committee on Education
April 21, 2016
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB67
APPEL
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Constitutional amendment to abolish the Board of Regents and the postsecondary management boards and transfer their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities to a newly created Board of Trustees for Postsecondary Education. (2/3 - CA13sl(A)) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB170
MORRISH
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to BESE authorization of Type 2 charters. (gov sig)
SB260
MORRISH
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to local charter authorizers and Type 1B charter schools. (gov sig)
SB275
MIZELL
CURRICULA
- Requires cursive writing be taught in public schools. (7/1/17) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB293
CORTEZ
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to charter school funding. (7/1/16) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
HB97
P.SMITH
CHILDREN/ABUSE
- Requires that the state child protection toll-free hotline number be posted on the website of every public school (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB175
HILFERTY
CHILDREN/CARE
- Provides for requirements for training early learning center employees on recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB651
REYNOLDS
SUNSET LAW
- Provides for the re-creation of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
HB906
ARMES
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Provides relative to postsecondary education services for homeless and foster youth (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE