House Committee on Education
March 21, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
HCR17
SCHLEGEL
SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES
- Requests the state Department of Education, Department of Children and Family Services, and Louisiana Department of Health to collaborate to increase mental health counseling in public schools
HB8
MELERINE
SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL
- Prohibits the use of an appeals process for certain students who fail to pass state-administered tests required for high school graduation
HB78
CARVER
SCHOOLS/CHARTER
- Authorizes initial proposals for charter schools with corporate partners to be made to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as Type 2 charter school proposals (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB244
HUGHES
STUDENTS
- Expands the purpose of the Steve Carter Literacy Program to include educational services in math (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB267
CARVER
STUDENT/ASSESSMENT
- Provides relative to numeracy education to students in kindergarten through third grade (EG +$2,500,000 GF EX See Note)
HB320
CHARLES OWEN
EDUCATION
- Repeals certain student instruction and teacher training requirements and authorizes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt policies requiring the inclusion of certain topics in such instruction and training (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB420
BRYANT
SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES
- Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB594
GREEN
SCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS
- Creates and provides for the Free School Breakfast Program to be administered by the state Department of Education (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB708
FREIBERG
SCHOOLS/CHARTER
- Removes requirements that charter schools meet a certain threshold with respect to the number of students with exceptionalities and economically disadvantaged students relative to its total student enrollment
OTHER BUSINESS
Introductory remarks from Lance Harris, Vice President of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Introductory remarks from Cade Brumley, State Superintendent of Education
Consideration and adoption of committee rules
Adoption of minutes of the House Committee on Education from the 2023 Regular Session dated April 20, April 25, April 26, May 2, May 10, May 16, May 23, May 31, and June 4, 2023; and from the 2023-2024 Interim dated December 14, 2023
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pursuant to House Rule 14.33, 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.
NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Education via e-mail at h-educ@legis.la.gov.