House Committee on Education
April 20, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 1

Adjourned		 
* Agenda Revised April 19, 2023, 3:40 pm *
Revision Notes: (Added HB 381)

 		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

BUSINESS
 HCR5ECHOLSHIGHER EDUCATION - Requests that the Board of Regents conduct a study relative to the state's articulation and transfer process with respect to career and technical education courses
 HCR17MINCEYTEACHERS - Continues the Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention Task Force
 HB6HUGHESHIGHER EDUCATION - Extends deadline for annual January meetings of certain public postsecondary education boards
 HB67FISHERHIGHER EDUCATION - Authorizes the University of Louisiana System to establish tuition and fees for a Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (EN +$576,000 SG RV See Note)
 HB69MARINOSTUDENTS - Provides for the screening and diagnosis of students with respect to dyslexia (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB72BRASSCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to the designation of military and veteran friendly campuses
 HB167KENNY COXSTUDENT/TUITION - Provides for a tuition waiver for certain disabled veterans (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB191JEFFERSONTEACHERS/CERTIFICATION - Provides relative to teacher certification
 HB316PHELPSVOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for Louisiana High School Seniors Voter Registration Day
 HB338FREIBERGEARLY CHILDHOOD - Provides relative to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission
 HB381LAFLEURTEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS - Creates the Affordable Digital Textbook and Learning Materials Subscription Pilot Program (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB472MINCEYTEACHERS - Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to grant five-year teaching certificates to applicants who hold out-of-state teaching certificates and who meet other criteria (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB485BRASSSTUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Creates the Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship Program to cover the cost of mandatory fees for members attending La. public postsecondary education institutions (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB561SCHEXNAYDERAGRICULTURE - Provides relative to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Adoption of minutes of the House Committee on Education from the 2022 Regular Session dated March 23, March 24, April 6, April 12, April 13, April 19, April 27, May 3, May 4, May 10, May 11, May 17, May 18, and May 24, 2022; and from the 2022-2023 Interim dated January 19, 2023.

Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:

A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.

B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.

NOTE: Statements emailed to h-educ@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.