Senate Committee on Education
April 24, 2014
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised April 23, 2014, 9:29 am *
Revision Notes:
Removed SB 458
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 16, 2014
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR83
NEVERS
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Requests the management boards of Louisiana's public colleges and universities consider including in certain schools disciplines and degree programs, suicide assessment, and prevention training that meet the Suicide Prevention Resource Center best practices standards.
SB175
PETERSON
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Repeals the Louisiana Science Education Act. (gov sig)
SB179
MORRISH
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Provides with respect to the Course Choice Program. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB191
MORRISH
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Provides for equal recognition of International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and dual enrollment courses. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB219
MURRAY
SCHOOLS
- Provides for the Recovery School District to return certain unused facilities and programs to the original school board under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
SB225
MURRAY
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to assets or property acquired or used by charter schools under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
SB358
DONAHUE
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides relative to the Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act to provide that certain high level autonomies relative to procurement apply to certain institutions under a shared service model. (8/1/14)
HB144
THIBAUT
PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS
- Authorizes the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board to exchange immovable property including sixteenth section lands
HB180
DOVE
SCHOOLS
- Authorizes Montessori programs to extend through high school (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB600
ABRAMSON
SCHOOLS/TRANSPORTATION
- Requires public school governing authorities and charter schools to adopt policies or provide in bus transportation service agreements relative to the location of the loading or unloading of students
HB728
JACKSON-ANDREWS
PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS
- Provides for the transfer of certain sixteenth section land in Ouachita Parish
HB763
ORTEGO
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to foreign language immersion programs in public schools (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
HB795
BARRAS
MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL
- Provides relative to the model age and use of school buses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB975
W.BISHOP
SCHOOLS
- Provides relative to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
Presentation by the East Baton Rouge Parish School System
ADJOURNMENT