Senate Committee on Education
May 29, 2025
10:00 am
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 28, 2025, 5:56 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added: HCR 13, HCR 31 and HB 279 Added: SR 92, HB 77
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 21, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR92
BOUIE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Directs the state Department of Education to provide specific information in a report to the Senate committees on finance and education relative to the original Charter School Demonstration Programs Law.
SR119
MIZELL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Requests the Louisiana Department of Education to develop and implement a system for collecting and reporting aggregated, non-identifiable data on suicide risk assessments conducted in public schools.
HCR13
ILLG
ATHLETICS
- Requests that the Southeastern Conference schedule LSU football games after 6:00 p.m. in September for health and safety reasons related to the heat during day games
HCR31
DESHOTEL
ATHLETICS
- Requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to refrain from hosting games during Easter weekend
HB77
TURNER
TOPS
- Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT, allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test, revises eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech, and allows application of unused award amounts to medical or dental school (RR2 +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note)
HB279
BOYD
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Requires certain postsecondary education students to complete an anti-hazing course (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB344
BERAULT
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE
- Provides for the transfer of school disciplinary records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB384
BRYANT
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE
- Provides relative to disciplinary penalties for certain public school students found to be in possession of certain substances on school property
HB558
DAVIS
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (EG1 INCREASE SD EX See Note)
HB684
MACK
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to the use of seclusion and physical restraint to address the behavior of students with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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