House Committee on Education
April 27, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR44
EDMONDS
EDUCATION/REMEDIAL
- Encourages public school governing authorities to provide quality remedial education programs to students
HB152
EDMONDS
HIGHER EDUCATION
- (Constitutional Amendment) Relative to management of public postsecondary education, abolishes the Board of Regents and the management boards and transfers their powers, duties, and responsibilities to a newly created Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB169
CARMODY
HIGHER EDUCATION
- (Constitutional Amendment) Relative to management of public postsecondary education, abolishes the Board of Regents and the management boards and transfers their powers, duties, and responsibilities to a newly created Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB372
BOUIE
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE
- Provides relative to student discipline (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
HB432
FOIL
PURCHASING/PUB BID LAW
- Authorizes inclusion of installation with purchases made through a school district purchasing cooperatives
HB830
SEABAUGH
CHILDREN/CARE
- Provides relative to criminal background checks for owners, employees, volunteers, and inspectors of early learning centers (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note)
HB833
LEGER
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE
- Provides relative to student discipline including the creation of the Commission on Safe Supportive Discipline (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB887
STEVE CARTER
SCHOOLS
- Creates a residential school for certain at-risk students in grades six through twelve (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB964
P.SMITH
SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES
- Provides relative to the treatment and care of students with diabetes
HB991
FOIL
EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS
- Provides that the La. Tuition Trust Authority shall administer the ABLE account program, which supports persons with disabilities
HB1108
BOUIE
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to the return of schools from the RSD to the transferring local school system
HB1111
ABRAMSON
SCHOOLS
- Provides for the return of certain schools in the Recovery School District to the transferring school system
SB432
PETERSON
SCHOOLS
- Provides for return of certain RSD schools to the transferring school board. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE SG EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT