Legislature

2011 Regular Session

Bills tracked by LA School Boards Association

6/2/2011

HB 31, Hardy
Provides relative to minimum academic eligibility requirements for participation by certain students in interscholastic athletics

HB 78, Edwards
Provides relative to the auditing of school systems which are academically in crisis

HB 79, Ritchie
Changes the name of the High School Redesign Commission

HB 84, Smith, P.
(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the appointing authority and qualifications of appointed board members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 95, Chaney
Exempts certain students who are at least 17 years old from the compulsory school attendance law and other related provisions

HB 96, Dixon
(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for a nine-member State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 100, Carter
Provides relative to school readiness assessment

HB 101, Hardy
Limits applicability of laws relative to a school bus operator becoming a regular and permanent employee of the employing school board and provides relative to removal of certain operators

HB 103, Armes
Permits local school boards to employ certain family members who are "special education related services professionals"

HB 112, Badon, A.
Provides relative to public school policies prohibiting the harassment, intimidation, and bullying of a student by another student

HB 125, Foil
Dedicates a portion of state revenues from gaming activities conducted on riverboats in East Baton Rouge Parish to specific entities

HB 149, Pope
Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), excludes from membership employees of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association employed on or after July 1, 2011

HB 151, Hoffmann
Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of La

HB 203, Geymann
Requires legislative approval for a state executive branch official or employee to receive compensation that exceeds the salary authorized by law for the governor by more than 20% with certain exceptions

HB 204, Ligi
Creates the Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act

HB 298, Talbot
Authorizes a tax credit for individuals and corporations which donate to certain school tuition organizations

HB 311, LaBruzzo
Requires a public school employee to report his arrest for certain sexual offenses involving minors

HB 357, Norton
Provides for early dismissal from public elementary and secondary schools under certain conditions

HB 360, Stiaes
Provides relative to the definition of a charter school

HB 364, Roy
Creates a comprehensive sports injury management program for student athletics

HB 369, Smith, G
Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), allows certain reemployed retirees to receive retirement benefits upon reemployment

HB 373, Guinn
Provides relative to prekindergarten instruction and age requirements at public and nonpublic elementary schools

HB 403, Burns, T.
Requires school board members to substitute teach

HB 406, Norton
Provides relative to requirements for the assessment of students

HB 417, Cortez
Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), allows retirees rehired as substitute teachers to collect retirement benefits during reemployment under certain circumstances

HB 419, Smith, P.
Creates the Remedial Education Commission

HB 421, Carter
Provides relative to charter schools and corporate entities that make major donations to such schools

HB 449, Abramson
Specifies that discussions regarding the award of a public contract must be held in an open meeting

HB 454, Harrison
Exempts, under specified fiscal conditions, a local school board from complying with requirements that the board grant requests for certain kinds of leave

HB 495, Pearson
Relative to funding of state retirement systems, provides for changes in the remitting of payments on the Unfunded Accrued Liability (UAL)

HB 499, Smith, P.
Prohibits the transfer of certain schools to the Recovery School District and provides for memorandums of understanding

HB 507, Landry
Provides relative to school bus driver qualifications and related matters

HB 511, Landry
Provides relative to the election districts for the election of members to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 516, Leger
Provides relative to the casino support services contract

HB 519, Danahay
Provides relative to the election districts for the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 534, Carter
Consolidates driver education programs under the auspices of the Department of Corrections and Public Safety, Public Safety Services

HB 559, Jones, R.
Requires public school governing authorities to publish certain information on their websites

HB 563, Cortez
Provides for surface and subsurface restoration

HB 564, Seabaugh
Provides relative to surface and subsurface restoration under a mineral lease or servitude

HB 580, Hoffmann
Provides relative to textbooks and other instructional materials

HB 589, Chaney
Provides relative to the high school curriculum required for certain TOPS awards

HB 621, Talbot
Authorizes a tax credit for individuals and corporations which donate to certain school tuition organizations

HCR 1, Stiaes
Amends and repeals rules of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to compliance monitoring

HCR 23, Smith, P.
Requests that the Board of Regents and State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education jointly study issues relative to the funding and impact of dual enrollment programs

HCR 25, Hoffmann
Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study issues related to the assessment of foreign exchange students

HCR 31, Stiaes
Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education make certain revisions to guidelines for the use of seclusion rooms and restraint of students with exceptionalities

HCR 32, Badon, A.
Requests that BESE and the Recovery School District study jointly the feasibility of building a high school at the site of the former Alfred Lawless High School in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans

HCR 125, Hoffmann
Requests BESE to revise the LEAP testing schedule to provide for the administration of the tests at the end of the school year

HCR 130, Badon, A.
Provides legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 11-12 adopted by BESE on Feb. 17, 2011

SB 6, Gautreaux
Provides for continued payment of the unfunded accrued liability portion of employer contributions after participation ceases

SB 8, Nevers
Allows certain retirees to return to work without benefit suspension subject to an earnings limitation

SB 13, Marionneaux
Removes the 50% cap on the deduction from taxable income of tuition and fees paid by a taxpayer for a dependent child to a nonpublic elementary or secondary school or to a public elementary or secondary lab school which is operated by a public college or university, making the deduction equal to the full amount paid up to $5,000 per child

SB 33, LaFleur
Requires BESE to adopt an approved list of textbooks and instructional materials for use in foreign language immersion programs

SB 35, Broome
Delays implementation of a system to assign performance-based letter grades to public schools and school districts

SB 43, Donahue
Allows chartering authorities to extend start-up time period for charter schools

SB 46, Shaw
Provides for the Louisiana Virtual School

SB 59, Donahue
Provides relative to the use of seclusion and physical restraint to address student behavior

SB 67, Broome
Provides relative to school discipline policies

SB 70, Peterson
Repeals the Louisiana Science Education Act

SB 80, Nevers
Provides for the reorganization of the Department of Education

SB 104, LaFleur
Requires BESE to establish a program to recognize excellence in foreign language immersion education

SB 108, Riser
Provides that local tax elections can be held only at the same time as statewide or congressional elections

SB 111, Nevers
Provides relative to an annual report regarding the condition of public elementary and secondary education

SB 142, Quinn
Allows charter groups to withdraw, revise, and resubmit, a charter proposal prior to consideration by the chartering authority

SB 164, Erdey
Requires private third-party testers administering driver's license tests to be licensed; requires licensed private third-party testers to administer the on-road driving skills test; and requires driver education courses or "prelicensing training courses" before issuance of most first-time driver's licenses (8/15/11)

SB 200, Claitor
Provides relative to the election districts for the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

SB 201, Perry
Delays implementation of a system to assign performance-based letter grades to public schools and school districts

SB 216, Morrell
Provides for the creation of community advisory boards for schools in the Recovery School District

SB 230, Kostelka
Provides for the redistricting of the election districts of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

SB 236, Willard-Lewis
Requires BESE to adopt rules providing for the establishment of bus routes to RSD schools that enhance student safety and reduce student travel time on a school bus to and from school

SB 248, Willard-Lewis
Clarifies the process for returning back to the school system those schools that have been transferred to the RSD that are no longer academically unacceptable

SCR 4, Nevers
Requests BESE to establish uniform regulations regarding the purchase of used school buses for all school bus owners/operators.
 


   

 

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