Senate Committee on Education
October 1, 2020
9:00 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised September 30, 2020, 3:34 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added SCR 3 and SCR 6
BLUE
= already considered.
RED
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BLACK
= not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
June 25, 2020 and June 26, 2020
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR3
CATHEY
TOPS
- Requests the Board of Regents to study allowing TOPS and GO Grant awards to be used for summer semester immediately following high school graduation.
SCR6
ABRAHAM
BESE
- Requests BESE to adopt adjustments to the MFP formula to ensure that school districts impacted by Hurricane Laura do not lose funding during the 2020-2021 fiscal year due to decreases in student enrollment.
SB11
CATHEY
SCHOOLS
- Prohibits certain schools from being members of any interscholastic extracurricular athletic association or organization that does not have certain persons as members of its executive committee. (gov sig) (Item #42)
SB15
MILLIGAN
SCHOOLS
- Requires first-day health insurance coverage for employees of public elementary and secondary school systems under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (Item #42) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
SB32
FIELDS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Grants certain operational autonomies to certain public postsecondary education institutions. (gov sig) (Item #42) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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