Senate Committee on Education
May 15, 2013
1:00 pm
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR23
APPEL
BESE
- Provides legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2013-2014 as adopted by BESE on March 8, 2013. (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SCR64
NEVERS
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Requests the Department of Education to establish a group to study the current state of agriculture education in elementary and secondary schools. (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
SCR76
WALSWORTH
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED
- Requests the Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Children and Family Services to determine the feasibility of developing an operational plan to transfer the Child Care Development Fund to the Department of Education.
SB176
BODI WHITE
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Requires certain local public school boards to obtain BESE approval before making certain changes in the status of a failing school. (8/1/13)
HB224
HOLLIS
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
- Provides for the removal of a school bus driver for violations of certain offenses relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, under specified circumstances
HB243
STEVE CARTER
STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP
- Provides relative to the eligibility of certain students who graduate from certain out-of-state or out-of-country high schools to receive a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB612
GREENE
STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP
- Permits use of TOPS awards at eligible La. institutions by otherwise qualified students who graduated from out-of-state colleges or universities (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE