Senate Committee on Education
May 28, 2020
11:30 a.m.
Room A-B
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 27, 2020, 6:39 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added HB 363
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INTRODUCTION OF DR. CADE BRUMLEY, SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR59
FIELDS
SENATE
- Directs the executive branch agencies and entities under the jurisdictional oversight of the Senate Committee on Education to continue to submit statutorily mandated reports until such time as the mandate is specifically amended or repealed.
SCR72
BARROW
BESE
- Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to review the necessity to suspend all statewide assessments for the 2020-21 school year.
HCR20
MALINDA WHITE
SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS
- Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education study the compensation schedule for school bus operators
HCR33
FREIBERG
EDUCATION
- Requests the Board of Regents, Department of Revenue, Louisiana Workforce Commission, and office of student financial assistance to collaborate to study the trajectory of Louisiana's postsecondary graduates
HCR81
MARCELLE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
- Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations relative to the cannabis industry projected workforce demands
HCR92
PIERRE
COLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL
- Urges and requests the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to pilot a regional approach for the delivery of commercial driver's license training and certification
HB37
MCMAHEN
TOPS
- Provides that the annual amount of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College shall match the annual award amount at other technical community colleges (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB363
DUPLESSIS
DENTISTRY/HYGIENISTS
- Creates and provides for a retired volunteer dental hygienist license (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
HB409
LACOMBE
SCHOOLS/BOARDS
- Provides with respect to purchasing by school boards
HB425
SCHEXNAYDER
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
- Revises membership and provides relative to powers and duties of the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission
HB474
FREEMAN
TEACHERS
- Provides relative to the training requirements of certain mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect
HB559
DUPLESSIS
EDUCATION
- Provides with respect to early childhood literacy (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB655
MINCEY
SCHOOLS/LOCAL SUPERINTDT
- Provides relative to the employment of superintendents of schools
HB676
EMERSON
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Prohibits a public postsecondary education institution from withholding certain student services for financial reasons (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
HB848
JAMES
EDUCATION/SPECIAL
- Provides that Act No. 833 of the 2014 Regular Session, which provides for alternative pathways for grade level promotion and graduation of certain special education students, shall be known and may be cited as the "April Dunn Act"
HB870
GAROFALO
TOPS
- Provides relative to qualifications for Taylor Opportunity Program for Students scholarships
HB871
MARINO
STUDENTS
- Revises the definition of dyslexia for purposes of testing and providing services to students (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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Rule 13.79. Filing of prepared statements
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