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Bill No. Position Status

HB 101 Oppose Pending House Education

Committee

This bill requires charter school teachers

teachers. It states that all charter schoo

background checks that currently apply


Committee

This bill provides relative to student elig

with exceptionalities and for continuatio

the requirements outlined in the presen

nonpublic school the child will attend, w

address the student's needs.


Committee

This bill provides relative to employmen

charter schools to only hire teachers wh

Education, but if no applicant meets this

bachelor's degree.


Committee

This constitutional amendment provides

beginning in 2015, and provides that the

following proposition would appear on t

amendment to provide that the state su

state? (Amends Article IV, Section 20 an


Committee

This bill makes the office of state superi

Provides for election of the superintend

Requires that the superintendent have t

HB 129 Support Pending House Education

Committee

This bill prohibits a charter school from

school.

HB 163 Oppose Pending House EducationCommittee

This bill prohibits administration of the P(PARCC) assessments and any other sim

Educational Assessment Program (LEAP

achievement levels nationally. It also p

the department instead of BESE and req

such assessments as necessary.

HB 170 Support Pending House Ways and

Means Committee

This bill authorizes an income tax rebate

that donations be used by the public sch

and expenses in establishing and mainta

maintaining in-school childcare program

any of the requirements prescribed in cu


Committee

This bill provides relative to employmen

position of higher salary.


Committee

This bill authorizes Montessori program


Committee

This bill relative to assets acquired or us

operate a school by an entity engaged fo

and subject to disposition in the manne

property from such an entity or any sub


Committee

This bill provides more power to the loc

requires the superintendent to delegate

that all school personnel employment d

qualification, among other things. Inste

various issues, it requires that the super

unworthy, or inefficient or to have failed

comply with school board policy.HB 192 Oppose Pending House Education

Committee

This bill would retain all of the current q

Program. However, it would stipulate th

would have attended received a letter g

present law that requires a kindergarten

attending school.


Committee

This bill requires the department to deve

nonpublic schools that is comparable to

the school and district accountability sys

high stakes testing, assignment of letter

results. Requires participating nonpublic


Committee

This constitutional amendment abolishe

transfers its functions to the state supersuperintendent and removes legislative

MFP formula by the superintendent and

the legislature and authorizes the legisl

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HB 277 Oppose Pending House

Governmental Affairs

Committee

This bill provides for additional ethical st

Elementary and Secondary Education, th

superintendent of education, and imme

entities.


Committee

This bill provides that teachers and adm

added portion of the evaluation program

receive a salary increase, as determined

year.


Committee

This bill provides for a temporary cessat

accountability system.


Committee

This bill requires public school governing

instruction in sex education each year to

developmentally and age appropriate.

HB 374 Oppose Pending House


This constitutional amendment removes

and provides instead for the statewide e


Committee

This bill lowers the requirement that 50%

achievement using a value-added assess

on such growth.


Committee

This bill provides for the La. Competency

implementation of statewide standards

(LEAP). Requires the state Dept. of Educa

and Secondary Education, statewide con

secondary schools. The bill adds to this

the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).


Committee

This bill requires the state Dept. of Educa

and Secondary Education (BESE), statew

and secondary schools. This bill retains

to legislative approval of the standards.

begin with the 2015-2016 school year.


Committee

This bill relative to student information c

Dept. of Education, and the State Board

sharing such information with any perso

the student's parent or legal guardian. R

disclosure and requires certain minimum


Committee

This bill provides for the La. Competency

implementation of statewide standards

(LEAP). Requires the state Dept. of Educaand Secondary Education, statewide con

secondary schools. In addition to the pr

required to implement the state standar

subjects that meet or exceed the rigor o


Committee

This bill creates the Students Standards

required subjects. Provides for commiss

Provides that the commission shall be su

Provides that in developing the standard

appropriate assessments to be used to e


Committee



sharing such information with any perso




Committee

This bill provides that any public elemen

matter designated as "sex education", p

an existing course of study such as biolo

authorizes the La. Dept. of Education to

health conditions, including those relate


Committee

This bill provides eligibility criteria for ad

board from denying admission or readm

prohibits school boards from denying ad

(1) Withdrew from school.

(2) Is pregnant.(3) Is a parent.

(4) Is married.

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Committee

This bill provides for a temporary cessat

accountability system.


Committee

This bill relative to employees of the Mo

school bus operators are eligible to earn

teacher. It With respect to such teacher

teacher upon written charges of willful n

member of an entity prohibited from op


Committee

This bill provides for phased-in impleme

the state Dept. of Education to develop

charter schools) and nonpublic schools p

Requires such nonpublic schools to comimplementation of CCSS for scholarship

public school that does not have the nec

implementation and administration of a


Committee

This constitutional amendment replaces

requirement that the legislature create l

requires voter approval of new school bo

in the minimum foundation program an


Committee

This constitutional amendment removes

specifically named in present constitutio

public school system established by the

of the minimum foundation program an

amendment to the voters at the statewi


Committee

This bill provides that the use of a schoo

terminates if the school is closed.


Committee

This bill prohibits the inclusion of the tes

unexcused occurrences in a semester if a

added assessment model used in the tea


Committee

This bill provides that the legislature ma

legislature fails to approve the initial sta

immediately prior to BESE's adoption of

legislature shall approve any subsequen


Committee


Dept. of Education, and the State Boardsharing such information with any perso




Committee

This bill eliminates the present law requ

arts and math be based on nationally re

standards-based assessments by the de


Committee

This bill prohibits implementation of the

Standards Task Force to study all aspect

meetings, voting, and compensation. Pro

Law and the Open Meetings Law. Provid

implementation of CCSS at

both the state and local levels. Provides

of implementing the CCSS as compared t

Requires the task force to report to the

Session. Provides that the task force will


Committee

This bill prohibits administration of the P

(PARCC) assessments and any other sim

Educational Assessment Program (LEAP)

achievement levels nationally. It provide

department instead of BESE and require

assessments as necessary.


Committee

This bill specifically prohibits the state D

Standards for any subject and requires t

on such standards as may be necessary

HB 560 Oppose Pending House Education This bill relative to student information c

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Committee

This bill requires that all school personn

and qualifications. Provides for effective

prohibits the use of seniority or tenure a

the following relative to reduction in

force policies:

(1) Policies for teachers and administrat

effectiveness. The least effective teache

dismissed first according to effectivenes

(2) Policies for noncertified school perso

determined by local board policy and ce

(3) No reduction in force policy shall inc


Committee

This bill provides relative to teachers and

requirements.


Committee

This bill provides that:

(1) A teacher who receives a performanc

shall be granted tenure.

(2) A teacher who is not awarded tenure

this rating requirement.

(3) Beginning with the 2015-2016 schoo

"ineffective" shall immediately lose tenu(4) A teacher who loses tenure for receiv

one of the following conditions applies:

(a) The "ineffective" rating is reversed pu

(b) The teacher receives a "highly effecti

(5) Provides that a teacher who has acqu

to proposed law.

(6) Consolidates the tenure provisions fo

supervisor shall not be eligible for tenur

after June 1 2014.


Committee

The present bill established a voucher p

Excellence Program. The proposed bill

a letter grade of "C" from eligibility for t


Committee

This bill provides that an entering kinder

school he would have attended received

recent year pursuant to the school and d


Committee

This bill prohibits the State Board of Elem

charter schools that the local school boa

HB 733 Rep. Katrina

Jackson

Pending House Education

Committee

This bill requires the governing authority

grade appropriate classroom instruction

Requires the integration of such instruct

health education, physical education, or

governing authority. Requires school gov

proposed law implementation. Propose


Committee

This bill amends petition procedures for

District (RSD) and expands application oparent with a student enrolled in the sch

has been enrolled in the school.

HB 774 Rep. Rob

Shadoin


Committee

This bill provides relative to the Course C

approval, course amounts, and funding.

in La., attends a public school, and has o

designated person to enroll in a course o

reimburse the governing authority of the

each course the student enrolls in pursu

otherwise made available for this purpo

guidelines whereby the governing autho

that reimbursement is made within 60 d


Committee

This bill provides relative to student disc

student codes of conduct including bull

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Committee

This bill requires that a local school syste

and transferred by BESE to the jurisdicti

by BESE and both of the following condi

(a) Parents or legal guardians representi

local school system sign a petition reque

that the school be transferred to the alte

(b) The school board is not in complianc

legislative auditor based upon an audit o

law, or a majority of the school board m

by the district attorney.

HB 836 Rep. Joe

Harrison


Committee

This bill requires that in order for a nonp

determined by the department to be eff

implemented by the department for non

that is comparable to and contains the s

school and district accountability system

high stakes testing, assignment of letter

results.


Committee

This bill retains present law and addition

statewide curriculum guides for required

2015 school year. Requires that the curr

competencies, suggested activities, sugg


Committee

This bill authorizes a school board to ed

winter and to allow students and district

including Merry Christmas, Happy Hanu

property scenes or symbols associated w

Christmas image such as a nativity scene

than one religion or one religion and at l

traditional celebration form including a m


Committee

This bill deletes the requirement about p

following to the House and Senate educ

beginning of each regular legislative sess

(1) Any proposed changes to measures o

prior to any BESE vote on the proposed

(2) A report of the number of adjustmen

corresponding reasons.


Committee

This bill relative to student information

or sharing such information with any pe

by a local public school be limited to info

is contained in a student's

cumulative record and prohibits the coll

"personally identifiable information" for

student's cumulative record. Prohibits a

being granted access to a public school c

authorized by the student's parent or leg


Committee

This bill lowers the requirement that 50%

student achievement using a value-addebe based on such growth. Further provid

results.


Committee

This bill removes provisions that except

removed from the jurisdiction of the Rec

management of the school system from

conditions that the school has received

Accountability System, for three consecu

District


Committee

This bill requires BESE, working with the

by BESE, to assess Louisiana's teacher an

district accountability system and take a

rules and identification of statutory chan

school, district, administrator, and educ

identification of necessary statutory cha

method of evaluating teachers, regardle

on student achievement and to provide

comparable levels are equally accountab

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Committee

This bill deletes present law and instead

programs for four-year-olds to eligible e

the purpose of providing early childhood

following, beginning with LA 4 program a

(1) Requires DOE to annually determine

(2) Requires BESE to consider such dema

such programs, and the eligibility of ear

programs and to annually determine the

(a) The cost of funding all eligible LA 4 pr

(b) The method for equitably distributin

operated as part of public elementary sc

HB 968 Rep. Walt

Leger, III


Committee

This bill provides that each school distric

may offer a dropout recovery program f

Elementary and Secondary Education (B

requirements for dropout recovery prog

public school education goals and requir


Committee

This bill provides that a teacher in the em

proper certificate and who has served sa

the city, parish, or other locality is decla

provides that a permanent teacher shall

the superintendent's written and signed

dishonesty, immorality, or being a mem

corporation prohibited from operating i

board. Requires that such recommendat

teacher at least seven days prior to the s

discipline are considered


Committee

This bill provides relative teacher tenure


Committee

This bill retains present law but permits

content and methodology for required s

content and methodology recommende

HB 993 Rep. John

M. Schroder


Committee

The present law relative to Individual Gr

develop a plan to help explore education

part of an overall career plan. Permits st

graduation requirements that best meet

include the recommended sequence of c

and shall be reviewed annually and upda

student and his parent or other legal gu

students with exceptionalities as defined

relative to pupil progression and gradua

Education Program (IEP) team. Provides

an Individual Graduation Plan. Provides

IEP requirements shall be issued a high s


Committee

This bill provides for the Teacher Effectiv

effectiveness of teachers and administra

bill deletes the requirement for use of a

beginning with 2015-2016 school year, t

indicators of student growth and achiev

Effectiveness and Measurement (TEAM)

(1) No teacher or administrator shall be

(2) The TEAM system shall require each

collaboration, fostering parent-teacher rbehavior.

(3) Every teacher and administrator sha

support and facilitate the evaluation pro

(4) The TEAM system shall provide for p

key professional areas, including but not

skills, and effective student assessment.


Committee

This bill retains present law except delet

in English language arts and math be ba

implementation of the Partnership for A

Smarter Balanced assessments and any

apply to a college entrance examination

certification examination. Relative to thedisabilities, proposed law provides that

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Committee

This bill prohibits a school board from ta

or coerce any personnel decision by the

promotion, discipline, demotion, transfe

Provides that the following actions and t

such effect:

(1) Modification of budgets including ca

(2) Shifting of funds or any other resour

(3) Modification of tables of organizatio

(4) Modification of or failure to approve

(5) Modification of salaries or sa lary schHCR 2 Support Pending House Education

Committee

This bill repeals the portion of the prese

in either the student growth or the qual

rating of ineffective.

SB 36 Oppose Pending Senate Education

Committee

This bill requires notification to certain e

school applications.

SB 50 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Pending Senate Education

Committee

This bill deletes provisions in present Pr

in universal access over time, subject to

2014-2015 school year, LA 4 (Prek for 4

applicable lunch cost, to every eligible c

SB 61 Sen. Ben

Nevers


Committee

This bill provides for public school choic

(1) Beginning with the 2014-2015 schoo

their child in the public school of their c

boundaries, or attendance zones, provid

of the following apply:

(a) The public school in which the stude

school performance letter grade of "D"

the most recent school year.

(b) The school in which the student seek

"C" for the most recent school year, and

SB 70 Sen Dan

Claitor


Committee

This bill repeals the Balanced Treatment

SB 78 Sen. Bob

Kostelka

Pending Senate


Committee

This bill adds to the list of those require

Ethics. The persons are each member o

present law, each member of the gover

of the board of any entity serving as an

SB 83 Sen. Ben

Nevers


Committee

This bill requires the State Board of Elem

standard high school diploma, but also drecognize each diploma pathway. The b

and earn multiple endorsements in acco

contained in his individual graduation p

Career Options Program.

SB 94 Sen. Rick

Gallot


Committee

This bill provides relative to acquisition a

SB 162 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray


Committee

This bill retains the present law relative

additionally provides that if a charter sc

operate the school, all assets used in the

assets acquired by the charter school an

also prohibits a charter school from leas

management or operation of the schoo

the same for Type 4 charter schools.)

SB 171 Sen. Conrad

Appel


Committee

This bill provides with regard to implem

standards shall represent the knowledg

postsecondary education and the workp

assessments by the Dept. of Education i

SB 172 Sen. Patrick

Page Cortez


Committee

This bill provides relative to sick leave fo

SB 175 Sen. Karen

Carter

Peterson


Committee

This bill repeals the Louisiana Science Ed

SB 219 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray


Committee

This bill requires the superintendent of t

status of all school facilities that were tr

school board that originally transferred

education no later than August 1, 2014,

for what is to be in the content of the re

SB 225 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray


Committee

This bill retains the present law relative

and additionally provides that if a charte

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SB 308 Oppose Pending Senate Judiciary

Committee


parents to direct the upbringing of their

decisions regarding where and with who

training of the child, the medical, psychi

discipline of the child. As stipulated in t

returned to a parent if the child has bee

or neglect committed by the parent.


Committee

This bill establishes the "Parents' Bill of R

have in regard to their child's schooling.


Committee


Zachary community school system in Eas

Rouge Parish, Monroe in Ouachita Parish

system established by the legislature sha

granted parishes.


Committee

This bill eliminates the requirement for u

Elementary and Secondary Education's s

instead that, beginning with 2015-2016

upon multiple indicators of student grow

Teacher Effectiveness and Measuremen


Committee

This bill provides that on or after August

secondary school in any public city or pa

SB 385 Sen. Eric

LaFleur


Committee

This bill provides for the "Empowered C

2015 fiscal year, any public elementary o

pursuant to the performance evaluationSecondary Education (BESE), may declar

school year, beginning with the 2015-20

to meet the unique needs of the school

shall confer upon the school principal th

decisions as provided for in proposed law


Committee

This bill retains the present law which re

of a Louisiana Educational Assessment P

BESE to ensure that any new assessmen

and have been reviewed by education st

principals, and superintendents.


Committee

This bill requires the State Board of Elem

review the performance of the schools u

city, parish, or other local public school d

the jurisdiction of the RSD for five or mo

report of its findings and recommendati

education, and BESE and that each com

SB 449 Sen. Conrad

Appel


Committee

This bill provides for the "Student Data P

management board to develop and over

administrative, technical, and physical s

further requires BESE and the postsecon

available policies and procedures to com

(FERPA) and any other applicable state a

SB 455 Sen. Gary L.

Smith, Jr.


Committee



sharing such information with any persothe student's parent or legal guardian. R



Committee

This bill requires the East Baton Rouge P

East Baton Rouge Parish School System i

"Mid-City Subdistrict", the "Southeast Su

provide for an equitable allocation of sch

that each subdistrict shall have at least o

school level.

SB 533 Sen. Eric

LaFleur


Committee

This bill which establishes Louisiana Earl

authorize local early learning enrollment

early childhood care and education prog

a common application process, determinEducation (DOE). The bill further requir

to DOE an independent financial audit co

by the legislative auditor along with the

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SB 1 Sen. Dan

Claitor

Assigned to

Senate

Government

al Affairs

1/06/14

This bill

enacts the

"Legislative

Scholarship

Fairness

Act"

regarding

scholarships

to Tulane

University.

It would set

the

following

caveats to

the

awarding of

the

scholarship:

-eliminate

the

scholarship

for relatives

and donors

of any

legislator,-give special

See bill for

more

details.
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SB 17 Sen. Gerald

Long

Assigned to

Senate

Retirement

1/22/14

This bill

provides for

a

supplement

al benefit

increase for

retirees,

survivors,

and

beneficiaries

eligible for a

permanent

benefit

increase

pursuant to

present

experience

account law.

Provides

that this

increase

shall be an

additional

amount to

bedetermined

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 20 Sen. Elbert

L. Guillory

Assigned to

Senate

Retirement

1/22/14

This bill

amends

present law

to keep the

provisions

governing

the

Teachers'

Retirement

System of

Louisiana in

conformity

with the

provisions of

present

federal law

requirement

s for tax-

qualified

defined

benefit

plans.

See bill for

more

details.

SB 29 Sen. Mike

Walsworth

Assigned to

Senate

Retirement1/24/14

This bill

allows

retirededucational

diagnosticia

ns and

reading

specialists to

avoid

benefit

suspension

during re-

employment.

See bill for

more

details.
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SB 31 Sen. Troy E.

Brown

Assigned to

Senate

Education

1/24/14

This bill

requires the

Department

of Education

to report to

state

legislators

annually on

the Student

Scholarships

for

Educational

Excellence

Program

(vouchers).

The DOE

must report

to each

state

senator and

representati

ve about the

schools in

his/her

respectivedistrict

See bill for

more

details.

SB 36 Sen. Troy E.

Brown

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/4/14

This bill

requires

notification

to certain

elected

officials

regarding

submission

and statusof certain

charter

school

applications.

See bill for

more details.
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SB 43 Sen. Sharon

Weston

Broome

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/10/14

This bill

provides

that the

Legislative

Youth

Advisory

Council

(LYAC) shall

consist of 21

youth

members

appointed

by the La.

Commission

on Civic

Education as

follows: Two

youth

members

shall be

appointed

from each

congression

al district

and theremaining

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 50 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/11/14

This bill

deletes

provisions in

present PreK

law relative

to income

requirement

s and that

provide for

phased-in

universal

access over

time,

subject to

availability

of funding,

and instead

provides

that

beginning

with the

2014-2015

school year,

LA 4 (Prek

for 4 year-olds) classes

See bill for

more

details.

SB 54 Sen Sharon

Weston

Broome

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/12/14

This bill

provides for

an early

intervention

program in

East Baton

Rouge

Parish.

See bill for

more details.

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SB 56 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/12/14

This bill

requires the

Board of

Regents, the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education,

and the

postseconda

ry education

managemen

t boards to

establish a

process by

which

representati

ves of each

respective

board shall

meet at

least once

monthly,upon the

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 61 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/14/14

This bill

provides for

public

school

choice as

follows:

(1)

Beginning

with the

2014-2015

school year,

the parent

or other

legal

guardian of

any student

may enroll

their child in

the public

school of

their choice,

without

regard to

residence,

schoolsystem

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 62 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/17/14

This bill

provides for

a Louisiana

common

application

for public

colleges and

universities.

The bill

provides for

the

developmen

t and

implementat

ion of the

common

application

for resident

and non-

residents to

use when

applying to

public

colleges and

universitiesin the state.

See bill for

more

details.

SB 70 Sen Dan

Claitor

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/17/14

This bill

repeals the

Balanced

Treatment

for Creation-

Science and

Evolution-

Science Act.

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

18/66

SB 78 Sen. Bob

Kostelka

Assigned to

Senate

Government

al Affairs

2/19/14

This bill adds

to the list of

those

required to

file a

financial

disclosure

statement

annually

with the

Board of

Ethics. The

persons are

each

member of

the board of

any entity

awarded a

charter in

accordance

with present

law, each

member of

the

governing ormanagemen

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

19/66

SB 81 Sen. Sherri

Smith

Buffington

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/19/14

This bill

requires the

boards of

supervisors

for the

Louisiana

State

University,

Southern

University,

University of

Louisiana

and

Louisiana

Community

and

Technical

College

systems to

broadcast

the live

audio and

video of all

board and

committeemeetings

See bill for

more details.
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20/66

SB 83 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/19/14

This bill

requires the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

(BESE) to

create and

issue a

single,

standard

high school

diploma, but

also

different

endorsemen

ts to be put

on the face

of the

diploma to

recognize

each

diplomapathway.

See bill for

more

details.

SB 94 Sen. Rick

Gallot

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/21/14

This bill

provides

relative to

acquisition

and loss of

teacher

tenure.

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

21/66

SB 98 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/21/14

This bill

provides

that,

beginning

with

students

graduating

in the 2017-

18 school

year, TOPS

GPA

calculation

shall utilize a

five-point

scale for

grades

earned in

certain

Advanced

Placement

(AP),

Internationa

l

Baccalaureat

e (IB), giftedcourses, and

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

22/66

SB 108 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Government

al Affairs

2/21/14

This bill

provides

that the

Board of

Regents

shall appoint

a

commission

er of higher

education to

administer

and

implement

board

programs

and policies.

Further

provides

that the

commission

er shall

possess such

qualification

s and have

such otherpowers,

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

23/66

SB 124 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This

constitution

al

amendment

provides

that , the

constitution

ally created

postseconda

ry education

managemen

t boards

have the

authority to

establish the

tuition and

fee amounts

charged by

the

institutions

under their

supervision

and

managemen

t, withoutlegislative

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

24/66

SB 125 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

establishes

the

Agricultural

Education

Commission

in the

Department

of Education

for the

purpose of

providing

guidance

and advice

to the state

superintend

ent of

education

and the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Educationregarding

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

25/66

SB 126 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

expands the

use of the

TOPS-Tech

Early Start

Award so

that it may

be used to

fund any

technical or

applied

course

leading to

an Industry

Based

Certification,

a Certificate

of Applied

Sciences,

and a

Certificate

of Technical

Sciences at a

Louisiana

publicpostseconda

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

26/66

SB 144 Sen. A.G.

Crowe

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

allows the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education to

establish a

transparent,

digital

process by

which the

Department

of Education

shall review

textbooks

and other

instructional

materials to

be

presented to

the board

for adoption

for use inpublic

See bill for

more

details.

SB 149 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

repeals the

current law

which

provides for

the

Louisiana

Systematic

InitiativesProgram.

See bill for

more

details.
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8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

27/66

SB 150 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

requires the

Board of

Regents to

consider

whether the

merger of

two or more

existing

postseconda

ry

institutions

within a

region

would

increase the

efficiency

and

effectivenes

s of the

delivery of

public

postseconda

ry

educationalservices and

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

28/66

SB 162 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

retains the

present law

relative to

assets of

charter

schools

(Type 1, 1B,

2, 3, 3B, and

5), and

additionally

provides

that if a

charter

school

contracts

with or

otherwise

engages a

legal entity

to manage

or operate

the school,

all assets

used in themanagemen

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

29/66

SB 163 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

changes

provisions

regarding

expiration of

exclusions as

related to

Orleans

Parish

School

Board

Special

Community

Disaster

Loans.

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

30/66

SB 171 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

provides

with regard

to

implementat

ion of LEAP

tests and

further

specifies

that state

content

standards

shall

represent

the

knowledge

and skills

needed for

students to

successfully

transition to

postseconda

ry education

and the

workplace.The bill

See bill for

more

details.

SB 172 Sen. Patrick

Page Cortez

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

provides

relative to

sick leave

for teachers

and other

school

employees.

See bill for

more details.

SB 175 Sen. KarenCarter

Peterson

Assigned toSenate

Education

2/25/14

This billrepeals the

Louisiana

Science

Education

Act.

See bill formore

details.
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8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

31/66

SB 177 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

retains the

present law

which allows

for certain

powers in

regard to

spending

and

allocating

money for

postseconda

ry education

managemen

t boards.

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

32/66

SB 179 Sen. Dan W.

Morrish

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

provides for

the Course

Choice

Program and

requires the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

(BESE) to

create a

process for

authorizing

course

providers,

including

online or

virtual

providers,

postseconda

ry education

institutions,and

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

33/66

SB 190 Sen. Dan W.

Morrish

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

provides

that,

beginning

with the

2014-2015

award year:

(1) The

amount

awarded by

the state to

a student

who is the

recipient of

any TOPS

award shall

not exceed

an amount

equal to the

award

amount paid

for the 2013-

2014 award

year, plus an

amountequal to ten

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

34/66

SB 191 Sen. Dan W.

Morrish

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

provides

that the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

give equal

status and

recognition

to

Internationa

l

Baccalaureat

e, Advanced

Placement,

and dual

enrollment

courses for

purposes of

determining

school

performance scores and

See bill for

more

details.

SB 195 Sen. Fred H.

Mills, Jr.

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

provides for

the

administrati

on of

medication

at schools by

a school

nurse.

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

35/66

SB 219 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

requires the

superintend

ent of the

Recovery

School

District

(RSD) to

submit a

report on

the current

status of all

school

facilities that

were

transferred

to the RSD's

jurisdiction

to BESE, the

parish, city,

or local

school board

that

originally

transferredthe facility

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

36/66

SB 225 Sen. Edwin

R. Murray

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/25/14

This bill

retains the

present law

relative to

assets of

charter

schools and

applies it to

Type 4

charter

schools, and

additionally

provides

that if a

charter

school

contracts

with or

otherwise

engages a

legal entity

to manage

or operate

the school,

all assetsused in the

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

37/66

SB 308 Sen. A.G.

Crowe

Assigned to

Senate

Judiciary A

2/27/14

This

constitution

al

amendment

provides

that the

people of

Louisiana

recognize

the

fundamental

rights of

parents to

direct the

upbringing

of their

children and

that parents

have the

right to

direct and to

make

decisions

regarding

where andwith whom

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

38/66

SB 312 Sen. A.G.

Crowe

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/27/14

This bill

establishes

the

"Parents' Bill

of Rights for

Public

Schools".

The bill

outlines

what rights

parents shall

have in

regard to

their child's

schooling.

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

39/66

SB 336 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/27/14

This bill

significantly

revises the

procedures

established

in present

law for the

adoption,

procuremen

t, and

distribution

of textbooks

and other

instructional

materials for

use in

elementary

and

secondary

schools. The

bill alters,

among other

things, the

roles of the

State Boardof

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

40/66

SB 337 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/27/14

This bill

provides for

the creation

and

implementat

ion of an

outcomes-

based

funding

formula for

postseconda

ry

education.

Among

other things,

the bill

establishes

roles for the

commission

er of higher

education

and the

presidents

of each

postsecondary education

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

41/66

SB 340 Sen. Jack

Donahue

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/27/14

This bill

provides

that,

beginning

with the

2015-2016

award year:

(1) The

amount

awarded by

the state to

a student

who is the

recipient of

any TOPS

award shall

not exceed

the award

amount

established

for each

respective

award for

the 2014-

2015 awardyear.

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

42/66

SB 343 Sen. Jack

Donahue

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/27/14

This

constitution

al

amendment

gives each

constitution

ally created

postseconda

ry education

managemen

t board the

authority to

establish the

tuition and

fee amounts

charged by

institutions

under their

supervision

and

managemen

t without

legislative

approval.

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

43/66

SB 354 Sen. Mack

Bodi White,

Jr.

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/27/14

This

constitution

al

amendment

provides

that in

addition to

the Central

community

school

system and

the Zachary

community

school

system in

East Baton

Rouge

Parish, and

the

municipalitie

s of Baker in

East Baton

Rouge

Parish,

Monroe inOuachita

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

44/66

SB 358 Sen. Jack

Donahue

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

retains the

present law

allowing for

the Board of

Regents and

postseconda

ry

institutions

to enter into

performanc

e

agreements

in order to

be granted

limited

autonomy.

The bill also

retains the

present law

which

describe the

levels of

autonomy.

The billprovides

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

45/66

SB 364 Sen. Ben

Nevers

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

eliminates

the

requirement

for use of a

value-added

assessment

model in the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education's

statewide

school and

district

accountabilit

y system,

and provides

instead that,

beginning

with 2015-

2016 school

year, theschool and

See bill for

more

details.

SB 365 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

updates and

clarifies Act

1 (Teacher

Tenure) of

the 2012

legislative

session.

See bill for

more details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

46/66

SB 366 Sen. A.G.

Crowe

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

authorizes

the State

Board of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

(BESE) to

formulate

and make

timely

revisions of

a master

plan for

elementary

and

secondary

education.

Among

other things,

it also

provides

that, at a

minimum,the plan

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

47/66

SB 367 Sen. A.G.

Crowe

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

establishes

in addition

to the

current

TOPS merit

scholarships,

an

additional

award, the

TOPS-Tech

Plus Award,

for TOPS-

Tech Award

recipients

who have

been

awarded an

associate

degree with

a minimum

GPA of 2.50

on a 4.00

scale and

who enrollin an eligible

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

48/66

SB 370 Sen. J.P.

Morrell

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

requires the

governing

authority of

each public

elementary

and

secondary

school to

collect, if

applicable,

information

about

reported

incidents of

bullying and

requires

such

information

to be

recorded by

the school

personnel

submitting

writtenreports of

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

49/66

SB 379 Sen. Eric

LaFleur

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

provides

that on or

after August

1, 2014, the

number of

students in

any core

curriculum

class in a

secondary

school in

any public

city or parish

school

system or in

a charter

school shall

not exceed

25.

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

50/66

SB 385 Sen. Eric

LaFleur

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

provides for

the

"Empowere

d

Community

Schools

Act". It

provides

that

beginning

with the

2014-2015

fiscal year,

any public

elementary

or secondary

school

principal

who is rated

"highly

effective"

pursuant to

the

performance evaluation

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

51/66

SB 405 Sen. Mike

Walsworth

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

retains the

present law

which

requires the

Department

of Education

(DOE) to

begin

implementat

ion of a

Louisiana

Educational

Assessment

Program

(LEAP) with

the approval

of BESE,

and further

requires

BESE to

ensure that

any new

assessments

used in LEAPare aligned

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

52/66

SB 420 Sen. Dan

Claitor

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

provides

that Tulane

University

shall not

grant free

tuition

pursuant to

present law

for all or

part of the

2015-2016

academic

year or

thereafter

for any

student

nominated

for such free

tuition by a

legislator.

Provides for

granting free

tuition to

studentswho receive

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

53/66

SB 431 Sen. Sherri

Smith

Buffington

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

extends

board

authority to

colleges and

universities,

branches,

centers of

learning, or

extensions

which are

transferred

into the

system;

otherwise

retains

present law.

The bill for

the most

part, only

makes

technical

changes to

the present

lawsregarding

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

54/66

SB 437 Sen. J.P.

Morrell

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

requires the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

(BESE) to

create a

commission

to review

the

performanc

e of the

schools

under the

jurisdiction

of the

Recovery

School

District

(RSD) in any

city, parish,

or otherlocal public

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

55/66

SB 438 Sen. Rick

Gallot

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

requires

each

postseconda

ry education

managemen

t board to

establish

criteria for

waiving any

nonresident

tuition or

mandatory

fee increase

in cases of

financial

hardship.

Further

requires

information

relative to

such

waivers, and

the criteria

andprocedures

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

56/66

SB 449 Sen. Conrad

Appel

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

provides for

the "Student

Data Privacy

and

Protection

Act".

requires

BESE and

each

postseconda

ry

managemen

t board to

develop and

oversee

implementat

ion of a

comprehens

ive policy

which

provides

administrati

ve,

technical,and physical

See bill for

more

details.

8/12/2019 La Lege 2014 v.2

57/66

SB 455 Sen. Gary L.

Smith, Jr.

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

relative to

student

information

collected,

prohibits

local public

school

boards and

schools, the

state Dept.

of

Education,

and the

State Board

of

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

(BESE) from

transmitting

or sharing

such

informationwith any

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 458 Sen. Francis

C.

Thompson

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

authorizes

the state

Department

of Education

and any

governing

authority of

a nutrition

program

provider to

use the

simplified

acquisition

procedures

for small

purchases

up to the

Federal

Small

Purchase

Threshold

set by

federal law,

in order tosupport

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 460 Sen. Robert

Adley

Assigned to

Senate

Government

al Affairs

2/28/14

This bill

retains the

present law

which

provides

that schools

participating

in the

Student

Scholarships

for

Educational

Excellence

Program

must submit

to the

Department

of Education

an

independent

financial

audit of the

school, but

additionally

requiresthat schools

See bill for

more

details.

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SB 463 Sen. Robert

Adley

Assigned to

Senate

Education

2/28/14

This bill

requires the

secretary of

the

Department

of Revenue

and the

Louisiana

Legislative

Auditor to

agree on a

reasonable

estimate of

the amount

of the total

state sales

tax proceeds

collected

each fiscal

year which

are remitted

by vendors

located out-

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