Agenda - Education

House Committee on Education
March 24, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 1
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
	HB256	FREEMAN	SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services
	HB272	CARVER	STUDENTS - Expands student eligibility for participation in the R.E.A.D. (Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables) program (EG +$2,600,000 GF EX See Note)
	HB350	DOMANGUE	EDUCATION - Provides for students at École Pointe-au-Chien (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB363	JACOB LANDRY	STUDENTS - Authorizes students enrolled in virtual schools to participate in public school activities
	HB386	CHENEVERT	SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Provides relative to charter school funding (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB434	WILDER	SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS - Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board
	HB445	FREIBERG	EDUCATION - Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
	HB690	AMEDEE	EDUCATION - Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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