Agenda - Education

House Committee on Education
April 28, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 1
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
	HR171	TURNER	STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Requests the Board of Regents, in coordination with Louisiana Works, the state Department of Education, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, and the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center, to study the effectiveness, use, and workforce outcomes of the M.J. Foster Promise Program and the TOPS-Tech award
	HCR49	FISHER	HIGHER EDUCATION - Memorializes congress to include physical therapy as a professional degree program for purposes of borrowing limits for students seeking federal aid for postsecondary education
	HB632	SPELL	STUDENTS - Provides relative to information sharing for the purposes of Louisiana's Foundational Integrated Research System for Transformation (LA FIRST)
	HB1084	TURNER	STUDENT/TUITION - Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions
	SB310	CLOUD	SCHOOLS - Requires the posting of signs in student health centers at public schools, colleges, and universities to provide information on available pregnancy resources. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB351	JACKSON-ANDREWS	EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to children and family assistance programs. (8/1/26)
	SB399	BASS	COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Creates the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council. (1/1/27) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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