House Committee on Education
May 17, 2022
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB451
CARPENTER
SCHOOLS/CHARTER
- Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to consider the potential fiscal impact on the local school system when reviewing a Type 2 charter school proposal
HB747
GAROFALO
CURRICULA
- Requires instruction on the "I Have a Dream" speech and prohibits including certain concepts regarding sex, race, ethnicity, and national origin in content standards, curricula, textbooks, and staff professional development programs
HB787
GAROFALO
EDUCATION
- Provides relative to training and curriculum in public schools (OR INCREASE EX See Note)
HB798
DUPLESSIS
CURRICULA
- Prohibits state content standards and textbooks and other instructional materials that limit or restrict the teaching of African American history
HB892
GREEN
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE
- Provides relative to school master plans for improving student behavior and discipline (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB920
HUGHES
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE
- Provides relative to student discipline
HB1014
GAROFALO
EDUCATION
- Provides relative to equality and transparency in education and prohibits the inclusion of certain concepts related to race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin (OR INCREASE EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
1. A presentation by Louisiana Future Farmers of America Association on agricultural education programs
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 Monday, May 16, 2022, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.
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