Senate Committee on Education
May 6, 2021
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 5, 2021, 3:50 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added HB 253
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 29, 2021
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR15
MILLIGAN
BESE
- Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a Purple Star School Award Program.
SB86
FOIL
SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Requires the governing authority of each public school to develop and adopt policies for the installation and operation of video cameras in certain classrooms. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
SB117
GREGORY TARVER
TEACHERS
- Prohibits measures of student growth from being used to evaluate teacher performance or effectiveness for the 2020-2021 school year. (gov sig)
SB128
JACKSON-ANDREWS
TEACHERS
- Provides relative to teacher planning time and lunch periods and to provide an exemption from tolls on La. Hwy. 1 bridge for school personnel. (See Act) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
SB238
MILLIGAN
SCHOOLS
- Provides with respect to the Caddo Educational Excellence Fund. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB253
MCKNIGHT
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to the governance and funding of the Special School District, which provides special education services through its schools and programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB394
RISER
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Requires postsecondary education institutions to post reports relative to campus security policies and campus crime statistics on their websites (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
DISCUSSION
1. Presentation of the Education Excellence Fund by the Louisiana Department of Education
2. Motion regarding the proposed Minimum Foundation Program formula FY 2021-2022
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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