Senate Committee on Education
May 8, 2025
9:30 am
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 SB81EDMONDSEDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides for academic transparency and parental access to digital instructional materials and other educational materials in a manner that is free-of-charge. (8/1/25) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 SB105ABRAHAMEDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Requires that schools utilize a nationally normed assessment instead of the LEAP test for purposes of school and district accountability. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB178JENKINSSCHOOLS - Establishes the School Employee Bill of Rights. (gov sig)
 SB202HARRISPOSTSECONDARY ED - Transfers the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. (2/3 - CA8s5(D)(3)(b)) (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB207GARY CARTERSECONDARY EDUCATION - Requires all public high school students to have access to available vocational and technical courses. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB51YOUNGSCHOOLS/CHARTER - Provides relative to the assets of certain charter schools (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB71BRASSBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task Force
 HB109THOMPSONSTUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Provides relative to scholarships awarded through the Geaux Teach Program (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)
 HB142MENABOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
 HB321WYBLETEACHERS - Provides for teacher certification and professional development with respect to numeracy (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB372HUGHESCURRICULA - Provides relative to computer science as a high school graduation requirement (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB373HUGHESSCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL - Requires the Workforce Investment Council to perform an annual return on investment analysis relative to industry-based credentials earned in high school and provides for student data collection and sharing for this purpose (EG1 NO IMPACT FF EX See Note)
 HB395BRASSHIGHER EDUCATION - Expands eligible programs for M.J. Foster Promise Program funding to include those associated with LED projects (EG +$1,257,762 SD EX See Note)
 HB566TURNERPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Establishes job order contracting as an alternative project delivery method applicable to deferred maintenance of public facilities by postsecondary education institutions for certain work types (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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