Senate Committee on Finance
May 2, 2024
9:30 A.M.
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB288
MCMATH
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to required high-dosage tutoring for certain students. (8/1/24) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB313
EDMONDS
SCHOOLS
- Creates the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program to provide educational savings accounts for parental choice in K-12 education. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB494
MIZELL
ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT
- Provides for the Department of Economic Development. (gov sig) (RR SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
HB39
MCCORMICK
RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS
- Provides relative to the reemployment of retired bus drivers of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System (RE1 INCREASE APV)
HB318
MCFARLAND
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Provides for the reporting of federal funds and grants or programs to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB780
HUGHES
PROCUREMENT
- Provides relative to the extension of existing fiscal intermediary services contracts (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB788
ZERINGUE
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Relative to the Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund (EG SD EX See Note)
HB846
KNOX
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Provides relative to reporting on federal and state funding of mental health services (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB884
HUGHES
PROCUREMENT
- Provides relative to procurement of certain services by public postsecondary education management boards (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB963
DEWITT
RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL
- Provides relative to reemployment of retirees in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (RE INCREASE APV)
HB967
RISER
RETIREMENT/TEACHERS
- Provides for the reemployment of retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana in critical shortage positions (RE INCREASE APV)
DISCUSSION
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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