Senate Committee on Education
April 3, 2024
1:00 pm
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised April 2, 2024, 2:53 pm *
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 27, 2024
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB22
WHEAT
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Creates scholarships for spouses of police officers killed or disabled in performance of duty and police officers injured in performance of duty. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
SB26
FIELDS
SCHOOLS
- Requires heating and air conditioning on school buses. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE LF EX See Note)
SB47
TALBOT
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to charter schools, the chartering process by types and corporate partnerships. (gov sig) (EGF SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
SB54
WHEAT
HEALTH SERVICES
- Requires CPR/AED training for coaches in Louisiana. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
SB59
FIELDS
COUNSELING/GUIDANCE
- Requires student athletes access to mental health counseling at educational institutions. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB66
MIZELL
SCHOOLS
- Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
SB253
FOIL
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to parental consent for changes to an individualized education program. (gov sig)
SB262
HODGES
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Expands the Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools. (8/1/24)
SB272
EDMONDS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Award Program. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
SB346
BARROW
SCHOOLS
- Provides for wellness programs in schools to address mental health and substance abuse disorders. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
SB349
BARROW
SCHOOLS
- Provides for mental health evaluations of high school student athletes who are injured while participating in a sporting event. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB358
MIZELL
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to mandatory expulsion. (8/1/24)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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