Senate Committee on Education
June 3, 2021
Upon Adjournment
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised June 2, 2021, 3:28 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added HB 554 Removed SCR 65
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR133
HEWITT
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED
- Requests the state Department of Education to recreate the Louisiana Early Literacy Commission to study and make recommendations relative to improving reading proficiency for certain students.
HCR19
BRASS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Creates a task force to study how to develop a more diverse group of candidates for head coach and athletic director positions at public postsecondary education institutions
HCR39
MINCEY
TEACHERS
- Creates a task force to study issues related to teacher shortages in Louisiana
HCR56
FREEMAN
HEALTH/CHILDREN
- Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study health and safety best practices for use of school-issued digital devices
HCR62
BRASS
MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL
- Requests the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to create commercial driver training programs to advance training standards and safety
HCR107
GARY CARTER
TEACHERS/EVALUATION
- Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education take all necessary actions to provide that no measure of student growth be used in the evaluation of teachers for the 2020-2021 school year
HB352
HODGES
CURRICULA
- Provides relative to required instruction in American history and civics in public schools (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB416
HODGES
CURRICULA
- Requires instruction regarding World War II and the Holocaust for high school students and training for teachers relative to such instruction (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note)
HB554
SELDERS
HOLIDAYS
- Designates Juneteenth as a state holiday
HB556
DEVILLIER
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB711
GAROFALO
STUDENTS
- Provides relative to the sharing of certain student data (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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