Agenda - Education

Senate Committee on Education
May 21, 2026 10:30 am John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 20, 2026, 5:58 pm * Revision Notes: Changed time to 10:30 am added HB 944

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 14, 2026
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		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
		HCR81	FREIBERG	SCHOOLS/ENROLLMENT - Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a study of options for public school systems facing declining enrollment
		HCR97	SAWYER	CURRICULA - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve
		HB342	KNOX	EDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
		HB350	DOMANGUE	EDUCATION - Provides for students at École Pointe-au-Chien (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB407	LARVADAIN	HIGHER EDUCATION - Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (RE -$1,100,000 SD EX See Note)
		HB513	YOUNG	ATHLETICS - Provides relative to the name, image, and likeness of intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes (RE NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
		HB682	DICKERSON	VETERANS - Provides for certain veterans to work as school guardians at public schools
		HB690	AMEDEE	EDUCATION - Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB944	HILFERTY	HEALTH SERVICES - Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB1003	FREEMAN	SCHOOLS - Provides relative to overcapacity of schools within certain school districts (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
		HB1058	BAMBURG	TOPS - Requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data administration system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial assistance (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB1062	EDMONSTON	SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the membership, powers, and duties of the board of directors of the Special School District
		HB1079	BOUDREAUX	SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Authorizes certain charter schools to give enrollment preference to certain students
		HB1084	TURNER	STUDENT/TUITION - Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions
		HB1203	EDMONSTON	EDUCATION - Provides relative to parent-driven learning cooperatives
		HB1215	BAYHAM	CULTURE/REC/TOUR DEPT - Provides relative to the disposition of certain historical statues and monuments
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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