House Committee on Education
April 6, 2022
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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RED
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB4
PHILLIP TARVER
BESE
- (Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates the gubernatorial appointment of three members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, providing for an all-elected membership and reducing the membership to eight
HB33
DEVILLIER
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB84
PHILLIP TARVER
BESE
- Eliminates, subject to adoption of a constitutional amendment, the gubernatorial appointment of three members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, providing for an all-elected membership and reducing the membership to eight
HB194
BUTLER
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students with exceptionalities not enrolled in public school (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB231
BRASS
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Provides for the transfer of academic credit from public postsecondary education institutions that grant bachelor's degrees to institutions that grant associate's degrees
HB349
BRYANT
SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS
- Provides relative to the removal of school bus operators
HB363
BRYANT
TEACHERS/EVALUATION
- Provides relative to the student growth component in the evaluation of teachers and administrators
HB391
BRYANT
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Provides relative to tuition for certain nonresident postsecondary students (RE DECREASE SG RV See Note)
HB452
FREIBERG
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of certain students who have been victims of bullying and are not enrolled in public school (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB495
SCHLEGEL
STUDENTS
- Requires the implementation of suicide prevention and student safety and violence and social isolation prevention training and the creation of clubs at certain public schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB567
BOYD
SCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS
- Creates the Lifestyle Choices pilot program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB618
NELSON
SCHOOLS
- Allows certain patriotic organizations to access school facilities and grants their representatives the opportunity to speak to and recruit students
HB736
BEAULLIEU
EDUCATION/PERSONNEL
- Establishes the Athletic Trainer Professional Development Program in the Dept. of Education and provides for administration, qualification, and implementation of the various components of the program (EN -$1,500,000 GF RV See Note)
HB824
SCHLEGEL
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in a public school (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB838
GAROFALO
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in a public school (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Adoption of minutes from the 2021 Regular Session dated April 22, 2021, April 27, 2021, April 28, 2021, May 4, 2021, May 5, 2021, May 12, 2021, May 18, 2021, May 25, 2021, May 26, 2021, May 27, 2021, and June 2, 2021.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.
NOTE: Statements emailed to h-educ@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.