Legislature

2010 Regular Session

Bills tracked by LA School Boards Association

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HB 1Fannin

Provides for general appropriations for operation of state government

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Appropriations
 

HB 32Thierry

Changes the allowable purposes for expenditures from the St. Landry Parish Education Excellence Fund

    Priority 1  
4/19/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

HB 46Hutter

Requires instruction with respect to dating violence in public schools

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported favorably
 

HB 49Hutter

Provides funding to the St. Bernard Parish School Board to assist with the payment of Office of Group Benefits insurance premiums for certain retirees

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Appropriations
 

HB 50Chaney

Provides relative to procedures for the adoption of textbooks

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 151Carmody

Authorizes the Bossier and Caddo parish school boards, in accordance with specified guidelines and limitations, to transport to school any student who resides one mile or less from the school

    Priority 1  
5/12/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 177Pope

Requires the state to pay the transportation costs for students attending approved nonpublic elementary and secondary schools

    Priority 1  
4/22/2010 House Engrossed, recommitted to Appropriations
 

HB 186Hardy

Establishes minimum academic eligibility requirements for participation by certain students in interscholastic athletics and other extracurricular activities

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 210Leger

Establishes and provides for the La. Statewide Education Facilities Authority

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 216Foil

Provides for a school choice pilot program for certain students with exceptionalities

    Priority 1  
5/3/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 251Smith, P.

Requires the state superintendent of education to possess certain qualifications at the time of appointment by BESE

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported favorably
 

HB 257Harrison

Provides relative to academic tutoring for certain student athletes in public elementary and secondary schools

    Priority 1  
5/19/2010 House Returned to the calendar subject to call
 

HB 303Henry

Provides relative to eligibility of certain home study students to participate in interscholastic athletics at secondary schools that are members of the LHSAA

    Priority 1  
4/22/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 322Nowlin

Authorizes limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Appropriations
 

HB 388Smith, P.

Provides relative to teachers transferring to a charter school from a local school system

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported favorably
 

HB 399Pearson

Exempts, under specified fiscal conditions, a local school board from complying with the requirement that the board grant certain requests for sabbatical leave

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 400Pearson

Exempts, under specified fiscal conditions, a local school board from complying with the requirement that the board permit certain employees to take up to 90 days of extended sick leave

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 403Pearson

Requires BESE to broadcast on the Internet the audio and video of all board and committee meetings conducted in Baton Rouge and to archive the audio and video of such meetings

    Priority 1  
4/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 405Dixon

Requires BESE to adopt rules and regulations for the use of seclusion and physical restraint of students

    Priority 1  
5/12/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 409Harrison

Provides term limits for members of city, parish, and other local public school boards

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on House & Governmental Affairs
 

HB 410Carter

Requires local option elections in every school district on term limits for school board members

    Priority 1  
4/14/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Senate & Governmental Affairs
 

HB 420Leger

Provides relative to charter school funding

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 421Jackson, M.

Provides relative to the authority of a local school board to deny admission or readmission to school of certain students

    Priority 1  
5/13/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 422Downs

Provides relative to children exempted from the compulsory school attendance law

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 425Hoffmann

Provides relative to the certification of principals and authorizes certain fees related to certification of the teachers, principals, and other educators

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 433Hardy

Requires BESE to establish a uniform grading scale for use in public schools

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 468Hoffmann

Provides eligibility for sabbatical leave for certified school nurses employed by state special schools and by city, parish, and other local public school systems

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/25/2010
 

HB 486Harrison

Requires school guidance counselors to complete academic profiles for ninth grade students

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 488Harrison

Provides relative to continuing education requirements for school board members

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 489Harrison

Abolishes BESE, transfers board duties, functions, and responsibilities to the state superintendent and provides for the superintendent to be appointed by the governor

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 529Smith, P.

Requires instruction with respect to sex education in public schools

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 House Killed on final passage by vote of 23 to 67
 

HB 539Katz

Authorizes the Monroe school board to sell the Georgia Tucker school at public or private sale

    Priority 1  
5/4/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 561Baldone

Provides a salary supplement for certain public school educational diagnosticians

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 House Killed on final passage by vote of 31 to 54
 

HB 565Hardy

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

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 633Smith, P.

Increases the amount of paid sick leave received by school support workers under certain circumstances

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 648Jones, S.

Repeals provisions relative to permitting certain children to withdraw from school

    Priority 1  
5/13/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 681Hardy

Provides that the conduct of extracurricular interscholastic activities in public schools are subject to BESE regulation by rule adopted in accordance with the APA

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 682Hardy

Requires local public school boards to provide transportation to certain students in BESE-approved alternative education programs for suspended or expelled students

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 685Jones, S.

Raises minimum age at which certain children may attend BESE-approved adult education programs rather than attending school from 16 to 17

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 709Brossett

Provides relative to the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts

    Priority 1  
4/22/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 729Carmody

Provides with respect to the sale of surplus property by school boards

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 732Norton

Prohibits corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 735Waddell

Exempts citizens of certain ages from a driver's license fee increase

    Priority 1  
5/11/2010 House Recommitted to committee on Appropriations
 

HB 739Hoffmann

Provides relative to the employment as a full-time teacher of a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. who is retired

    Priority 1  
5/4/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 745White

Provides for transfer of certain 16th section land from EBR Parish School System to Central Community School System and makes related changes to geographic boundaries between the systems

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported with amendments
 

HB 788Nowlin

Provides that the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts shall admit sophomores in addition to juniors and seniors

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 845Nowlin

Provides relative to requirements for private contracts with agencies or firms for the collection of local sales and use tax.

    Priority 1  
5/19/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
 

HB 909Badon, A.

Requires the Orleans Parish School Board to pay a specified portion of the health insurance premium costs for certain retired employees and for such person's family members and dependents

    Priority 1  
4/7/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 916Badon, A.

Establishes the Early Childhood School Readiness Accountability Program

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Withdrawn prior to introduction
 

HB 920Carter

Provides relative to permanent teachers and procedures for termination

    Priority 1  
3/30/2010 House Withdrawn from the files of the House
 

HB 923Leger

Authorizes the Recovery School District to contract with outside legal counsel for certain purposes

    Priority 1  
5/19/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
 

HB 925Badon, A.

Provides relative to school and district accountability in elementary and secondary education

    Priority 1  
5/18/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 936Baldone

Provides relative to immunization against meningococcal disease

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 942Carter

Provides relative to the employment of the local public school superintendent and the authority of the superintendent and the school board for personnel matters

    Priority 1  
5/12/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 950Leger

Provides relative to the borrowing authority of the Recovery School District

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 962Carter

Provides relative to the review process for charter school applications

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 969Pearson

Provides relative to qualifications for election as a member on a school board

    Priority 1  
4/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 974Hoffmann

Provides relative to the employment experience necessary for certain principals to be exempt from certain testing requirements relative to certification

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported favorably
 

HB 982Hoffmann

Provides relative to Louisiana Educational Assessment Program testing schedule

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1003Smith, J.

Authorizes BESE to exempt a school board from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school board

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1006Harrison

Provides that the state superintendent of education shall be elected rather than appointed

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on House & Governmental Affairs
 

HB 1014Norton

Removes state funding restrictions relative to planning time for teachers

    Priority 1  
4/28/2010 House Returned to the calendar subject to call
 

HB 1016Williams

Requires proof of annual physical examination and a physician's authorization as a condition of a child's participation in physical activity

    Priority 1  
4/6/2010 House Withdrawn from the files of the House
 

HB 1025Landry

Requires school boards to provide written notification to parents one year prior to implementing new or changing existing school dress codes

    Priority 1  
5/12/2010 House Substitute bill adopted: HB 1481
 

HB 1029Hoffmann

Provides relative to instruction in Civics and Free Enterprise

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported favorably
 

HB 1033Hoffmann

Provides relative to evaluation and assessment programs for teachers and administrators

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Passed to 3rd reading
 

HB 1049Harrison

Provides relative to public/private partnerships between school boards and the private sector

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1055Richmond

Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education programs from BESE to LCTCS

    Priority 1  
5/19/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
 

HB 1093Fannin

Requires legislative approval of certain construction contracts and changes to construction contracts issued by the Recovery School District

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported with amendments
 

HB 1128Leger

Provides relative to charter schools

    Priority 1  
5/19/2010 House Substitute bill adopted: HB 1487
 

HB 1135Greene

Provides school start and end dates for public and approved nonpublic schools

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1141Landry

Requires certain public school governing authorities with a policy of denying nutrition to students to implement certain procedures

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1154Carter

Provides for the creation and establishment of the La. Charter Schools Commission and for the transfer of certain BESE powers, duties, and authority to the commission

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1170Landry

Disqualifies commercial driver's license holders from operating school buses after conviction of DWI offenses

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1180Smith, P.

Authorizes local public school boards to use state funds to purchase instructional technology and related hardware

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported favorably
 

HB 1188Hardy

Provides relative to the transportation of students on field trips in the Lafayette Parish school system

    Priority 1  
5/4/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1209Jones, R.

Creates the La. Educator Professional Practices Commission to investigate complaints and allegations of educator sexual misconduct in schools with authority to suspend or revoke teaching and principal's certificates subject to appeal to BESE

    Priority 1  
5/3/2010 House Engrossed, recommitted to Appropriations
 

HB 1225Dixon

Provides relative to BESE standards for approving alternative schools and alternative education programs for students suspended or expelled from public k-12 schools

    Priority 1  
5/4/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1230Johnson

Stipulates that no new facility providing a methadone maintenance program or other opioid treatment program may be located within sixty miles of another facility licensed for the same purpose

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Health & Welfare
 

HB 1239Dixon

Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt rules and regulations relative to the physical abuse of public school teachers and employees by students

    Priority 1  
5/3/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1250Carter

Provides relative to permanent teachers and procedures for termination

    Priority 1  
4/6/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1276Hardy

Requires a school bus operator to report his arrest for specified offenses involving operating a vehicle

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1313Dixon

Requires local school superintendents to provide certain information to teachers who acquire tenure

    Priority 1  
5/17/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1343Norton

Provides relative to corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools

    Priority 1  
5/10/2010 House Killed on final passage by vote of 30 to 54
 

HB 1344Badon, A.

Permits the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school to provide for the placement of advertisements on school buses

    Priority 1  
5/13/2010 House Killed on final passage by vote of 38 to 46
 

HB 1348Nowlin

Provides relative to required physical education for high school students

    Priority 1  
4/21/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1368Smith, J.

Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district

    Priority 1  
5/18/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1376Hines

Requires local school boards to provide free transportation for students attending BESE-approved schools within the local board's jurisdictional boundaries if the student resides more than 1,000 feet from school

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Received in the Senate
 

HB 1394Downs

Provides relative to the use of corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools

    Priority 1  
4/21/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1396Burrell

Requires first aid training for school employees who participate in in-service training

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/25/2010
 

HB 1437Norton

Requires school boards to provide for the noon dismissal of students transported by school bus on days when the expected high temperature is 100 degrees or higher

    Priority 1  
4/21/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1442Carmody

Provides relative to reporting by public school employees of irregularities or improprieties in the administration of standardized tests

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Received in the Senate
 

HB 1452Tucker

Provides relative to annual, mandatory random drug testing of students in public high schools

    Priority 1  
4/21/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

HB 1458LaBruzzo

Provides relative to cyberbullying and student codes of conduct adopted by local school boards

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Received in the Senate
 

HB 1481Landry

Provides relative to the notification given to parents regarding school dress code policies

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Received in the Senate
 

HB 1487Leger

Provides relative to charter schools

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/26/2010
 

HCR 30Hardy

Requests school governing authorities to encourage students to first take standardized college admissions tests in the ninth grade

    Priority 1  
3/30/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 6Crowe

Authorize limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances.

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 7Crowe

Authorizes limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances. (See Act)

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 66Morrell

Creates a charter school enrollment preference for neighborhood students

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Reported with amendments
 

SB 74Morrell

Provides for the creation of community advisory committees for schools in the Recovery School District

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 83Appel

Expands the test type options used in grades three, five, six, seven, and nine as part of LEAP

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 89Long

Removes unnecessary statutory provision that placed the La. School of Math, Science, and the Arts within the Dept. of Education

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 111Long

Allows the La. School for Math, Science, and the Arts to admit high school sophomores on the same basis as juniors and seniors

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 112Long

Prohibits inclusion of performance data related to students educated in secure facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of juvenile justice in the school or district performance scores of the public school system in which the secure facility is loc

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 157Murray

Requires binding arbitration for certain disputes between the Recovery School District and a charter school or a local school board

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 240Murray

Allows the Orleans Parish School Board to exclude certain costs from the amount of local funds that it would otherwise be required to transfer to the RSD

    Priority 1  
5/7/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 258Murray

Provides for eligibility of New Orleans School Board retirees to participate, as a group, in insurance sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits.

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 262Nevers

Regulates collection of student biometric information

    Priority 1  
4/19/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 285Donahue

Includes students educated in secure facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of juvenile justice in the MFP

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 298Donahue

Requires BESE to broadcast its meetings over the Internet and to archive such broadcasts

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 302Appel

Requires BESE to assign letter grades to public schools and school districts reflective of their performance

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Passed to third reading
 

SB 307Gautreaux, N.

Excludes pay to school bus drivers for certain school-related extracurricular activities performed under private contracts from the definition of earnable compensation

    Priority 1  
4/19/2010 House Referred to committee on Retirement
 

SB 309LaFleur

Provides relative to habitual absence or tardiness of students

    Priority 1  
5/5/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 340Marionneaux

Grants the St. Gabriel independent school system in Iberville Parish the same authority granted parishes

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 344Duplessis

Provide relative to submission and review of charter school proposals and charter renewals

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Passed to third reading
 

SB 353Nevers

Requires a vote of the people before any local revenues can be transferred or allocated to a charter school

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 391Chaisson

Authorizes limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Made Special Order of the Day #3 for Tuesday, June 01, 2010
 

SB 392Chaisson

Authorizes limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 Senate Made Special Order of the Day #4 for Tuesday, June 01, 2010
 

SB 420Marionneaux

Provides for the number of members on the Iberville Parish School Board

    Priority 1  
4/20/2010 House Referred to committee on House & Governmental Affairs
 

SB 422Nevers

Provides relative to the functions and duties of the state superintendent of education

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 444LaFleur

Repeals provisions relative to schools that are outdated or have been held unconstitutional

    Priority 1  
5/5/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 445LaFleur

Repeals outdated provisions relative to public school teachers

    Priority 1  
5/5/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 446LaFleur

Repeals outdated provisions relative to assignment, placement, and continuance of public school students

    Priority 1  
5/5/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 447LaFleur

Repeals requirement for establishment of certain high school student database

    Priority 1  
5/5/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 448LaFleur

Repeals requirement that BESE, regents, and postsecondary management boards develop an academic assistance program in public high schools for college bound students unprepared for college work

    Priority 1  
5/5/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 462Michot

Provides relative to the use of monies in the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 463Michot

Authorizes limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 485Morrell

Provides relative to the provision of special education and related services in charter schools

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 489Nevers

Requires the Department of Education to reimburse local school boards for salary supplements paid to certain nationally board certified school personnel

    Priority 1  
4/27/2010 Senate Engrossed, recommitted to Finance
 

SB 490Nevers

Provides that Career Diploma curriculum end-of-course exam questions reflect course content and method of instruction

    Priority 1  
4/15/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 491Nevers

Requires the state superintendent of education to secure funding to provide an annual increase of at least 2.75% in the MFP

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 492Nevers

Brings the governing boards of charter schools under the financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics Code

    Priority 1  
4/22/2010 House Referred to committee on House & Governmental Affairs
 

SB 495Nevers

Provides relative to the duties, functions, and responsibilities of BESE

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 509Long

Includes the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in the MFP

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 517Walsworth

Recognizes that a diploma issued to a student who has successfully completed an approved home study program carries the same privileges as one issued by a public school or a private school

    Priority 1  
5/18/2010 Senate Substitute bill adopted: SB 798
 

SB 518Walsworth

Recognizes that a diploma issued to a student who has successfully completed an approved home study program carries the same privileges as one issued by a public school or approved private school

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 522Michot

Requires BESE to increase the availability of electronic textbooks and instructional materials

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 527Broome

Requires local school districts to provide certain classroom management training to school personnel

    Priority 1  
5/20/2010 House Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/27/2010
 

SB 533LaFleur

Requires BESE to increase the availability of electronic textbooks and instructional materials

    Priority 1  
4/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 553LaFleur

Requires BESE to develop an early high school graduation policy

    Priority 1  
4/29/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 568Jackson

Authorizes school board members to obtain training or instruction at certain national and regional conferences in meeting the requirements for annual training of school board members upon verification of attendance

    Priority 1  
5/6/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 584Peterson

Creates the Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Authority

    Priority 1  
5/12/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 623Michot

Authorizes the limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 628Duplessis

Provides relative to student suspensions and expulsions

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 637Michot

Provides for the use of monies in the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Finance
 

SB 658Hebert

Requires the Dept. of Education to ensure that the amount it annually expends for certain salaries does not exceed the amount expended by the department for salaries in such category in effect on January 1, 2007

    Priority 1  
3/29/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 688Morrell

Provides for the creation of community advisory boards for schools in the Recovery School District in Orleans Parish

    Priority 1  
5/24/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 695Duplessis

Authorizes BESE to exempt a school board from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school board

    Priority 1  
4/13/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 728Broome

Reduces the number of years of teaching experience needed by an out-of-state teacher to qualify for a La. teaching certificate without taking the PRAXIS from 4 to 3

    Priority 1  
5/11/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 737Nevers

Provides for the restructuring and reorganization of the state Department of Education

    Priority 1  
4/20/2010 Senate Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 740Duplessis

Provides for teacher tenure after a five year probationary period

    Priority 1  
5/10/2010 Senate Withdrawn from the files of the Senate
 

SB 753Peterson

Provides relative to publication and parental notification of information relative to school system cohort graduation and dropout rates

    Priority 1  
5/11/2010 House Referred to committee on Education
 

SB 798Walsworth

Provides that a high school diploma awarded by an approved home study program shall receive the same recognition as one awarded by an approved nonpublic school

    Priority 1  
5/19/2010 Senate Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
 

SCR 20Nevers

Provides legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2010-2011 adopted by BESE on March 11, 2010

    Priority 1  
4/27/2010 Senate Recommitted to committee on Finance
 

SR 19Thompson

Requests BESE to require public school governing authorities to provide instruction on safe and appropriate Internet use and develop a model Acceptable Use Policy for use in the public schools.

    Priority 1  
4/15/2010 Senate Enrolled in the Senate
 

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