Senate Committee on Education
April 15, 2026
12:30 pm
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room

Scheduled		 
* Agenda Revised April 14, 2026, 4:50 pm *
Revision Notes: Removed SB 327; Added SB 290

 		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 April 8, 2026

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 SB83EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Provides for training to prevent human trafficking at public elementary and secondary schools and provides for victims' services. (gov sig) (OR +$1,781,043 GF EX See Note)
 SB157JENKINSSCHOOLS - Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB269EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Provides for the "Charlie Kirk Success Sequencing Act" relative to student success. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB290ABRAHAMEDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides for concurrence of a public school system prior to changing certain information assigned to a student in the data collection system. (gov sig)
 SB450EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Requires mandatory reporting of school threats and provides for physical security school assessments for K-12 schools. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB482REESESCHOOLS - Provides for career coaches to assist public middle and high school students and their parents in developing an individualized graduation plan for each student. (8/1/26)
 SB484ABRAHAMCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Transfers certain duties from the Board of Regents to the management boards of public colleges and universities and Louisiana Works. (8/1/26).
 SB501JACKSON-ANDREWSCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Requires public postsecondary education institutions to post information on campuses promoting STI prevention, screening, and treatment to be known as the Campus Awareness Initiative. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
 SB504GARY CARTERSTUDENTS - Provides relative to individual graduation plans. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

ADJOURNMENT

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