Senate Committee on Education
April 14, 2022
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 7, 2022
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR6
CATHEY
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Creates a task force to study and make recommendations relative to tenure policies of public postsecondary education institutions.
SB47
FIELDS
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED
- Requires public schools to work to develop a mixed provider delivery model of prekindergarten instruction. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB50
HEWITT
SCHOOLS
- Provides for public school choice in certain high school programs. (gov sig)
SB81
BODI WHITE
TOPS
- Provides relative to requirement for certain student demographic information to be included from the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Information System. (gov sig)
SB131
MIZELL
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Requires public postsecondary education boards and institutions to adopt policies to acceptable use of computers and internet services. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB145
TALBOT
SCHOOLS
- Authorizes certain charter school proposals to be made directly to BESE. (gov sig)
SB190
HEWITT
TEACHERS
- Establishes the Computer Science Education Act. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB191
HEWITT
TOPS
- Provides relative to high school core curriculum requirements. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB203
HEWITT
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates an education savings account for certain students reading below grade level. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB356
JACKSON-ANDREWS
TEACHERS
- Provides for mental health awareness training and care for public school teachers. (gov sig)
SB358
JACKSON-ANDREWS
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to acts of bullying. (gov sig)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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