House Committee on Education
May 17, 2017
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HR94
BROADWATER
CURRICULA
- Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a process for approval of online courses offered to students
HCR7
N.LANDRY
SCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP
- Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2017-18 (EN +$80,832,311 GF EX See Note)
HB34
PUGH
HIGHER EDUCATION
- (Constitutional Amendment) Relative to management of public postsecondary education, abolishes the Board of Regents and the management boards and transfers their powers, duties, and responsibilities to a newly created Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB122
PIERRE
COLLEGES/ADMISSIONS
- Prohibits questions regarding criminal history on an initial application for admission to a public postsecondary education institution (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB194
REYNOLDS
TOPS
- Raises the minimum GPA required for initial eligibility for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Opportunity Award and provides for exceptions granted with respect to enrollment requirements for initial and continuing eligibility (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
HB243
HALL
SCHOOLS/BUS DRIVERS
- Changes "school bus driver" to "school bus operator" in Title 17
HB568
N.LANDRY
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to the collection and sharing of certain student information
SB102
JOHNS
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates and provides for Louisiana Educational Workforce Training Fund to provide opportunities for educational training in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT