Education

Requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance and cheer as sanctioned sports

Changes the name of the Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy

Requires the establishment and administration of a statewide application process for dual enrollment programs

Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Removes successful completion of a computer science course as a requirement for TOPS qualification

Provides relative to suicide prevention plans at colleges and universities

Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, any intrastate interscholastic extracurricular athletic association or organization that does not provide for certain student eligibility procedures

Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a licensed early learning center to operate a microcenter at a school

Provides relative to student assessments (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, an athletic association that does not provide for a gubernatorial appointee, a House member, and a Senate member to serve as voting members of its governing board or committee

Authorizes students who qualify for a TOPS award but graduate from an out-of-state college to apply unused award amounts to medical or dental school in Louisiana and requires repayment unless certain conditions are met

Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council

Provides relative to student disciplinary processes with respect to suspensions and expulsions

Revises the initial and continuing eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award and raises the award amount at Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) institutions

Requires each public secondary school to hang flyers about the Safe Haven Law in restrooms (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Requires the state Department of Education to create a program to recruit, hire, and retain mental health professionals

Requires the state Dept. of Education to conduct a study and issue a report relative to interscholastic high school athletics

Provides relative to charter school funding (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award

Authorizes Sowela Technical Community College to establish a pilot program in partnership with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board

Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement

Revises initial academic eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education

Provides relative to student literacy (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union to operate a branch at a high school

Creates the Louisiana Commission on Foundational Education and abolishes the Louisiana Literacy Advisory Commission (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services

Prohibits requiring students to pass state-administered end-of-course (LEAP) tests in order to graduate from high school

Provides for the administration of food insecurity screenings to public school students (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for a State Seal of Fine Arts to recognize high school graduates who meet certain academic eligibility criteria (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to personal leave days for teachers (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Authorizes each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a voluntary phased retirement program for faculty and staff

Re-creates the Department of Education

Provides with respect to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program. (gov sig) (EN -$2,224,183 GF EX See Note)

Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Transfers the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. (2/3 - CA8s5(D)(3)(b)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Establishes the School Employee Bill of Rights. (gov sig)

Creates and provides for the St. George Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act)

Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires schools to use a 10-point grading scale to assign grades used in the calculation of the minimum grade point average required for initial award eligibility (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT and allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test (EN +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note)

Constitutional amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted to parishes to operate a school system. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN +$2,457,390 GF EX See Note)

Creates the K-12 School Safety Task Force to study and make recommendations relative to school safety and security.

Requests BESE to make accessible to athletic directors and coaches a training program covering important safety information for the prevention and treatment of injuries in student athletes.

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study and report relative to the voting threshold required for parental approval for the conversion of a preexisting school to a charter school

Requests that the Southeastern Conference schedule LSU football games after 6:00 p.m. in September for health and safety reasons related to the heat during day games

Provides relative to computer science as a high school graduation requirement (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Provides relative to the effectiveness of laws requiring reports to be submitted annually to the legislature by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education and provides relative to certain commissions and advisory councils

Requires the Workforce Investment Council to perform an annual return on investment analysis relative to industry-based credentials earned in high school and provides for student data collection and sharing for this purpose (EN NO IMPACT FF EX See Note)

Provides for a privacy waiver relative to certain mental health information of postsecondary education students

Provides relative to the salary schedule for employees of the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) and for the funding of these salaries (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for the designation of a postsecondary education institution as a "Purple Star Campus" (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Encourages school principals to provide for the display of certain founding documents in conjunction with America250, the celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Creates a study group to study truancy, including potentially adjusting the student count methodology used in the public school funding formula in the effort to address truancy

Establishes job order contracting as an alternative project delivery method applicable to deferred maintenance of public facilities by postsecondary education institutions for certain work types (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task Force

Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (EG1 INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Requests that the state Department of Education study and report relative to the impact of the law banning student possession of telecommunications devices during the instructional day

Memorializes the United States Congress to support funding for the ability to focus on purchasing American agricultural products and the removal of ultra-processed food and beverages from K-12 public schools

Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Expands eligible programs for M.J. Foster Promise Program funding to include those associated with LED projects (EG +$1,257,762 SD EX See Note)

Requires certain information about pregnancy, adoption, and neonatal care to be posted and distributed at school health centers in public high schools and student health centers on public postsecondary education institution campuses (EG +$270,936 GF EX See Note)

Authorizes students who qualify for a TOPS award but graduate from an out-of-state college to apply unused award amounts to medical or dental school in Louisiana and requires repayment unless certain conditions are met (EG +$367,110 GF EX See Note)

Requests the state Department of Education to report relative to the administration of certain standardized tests

Requires students to attain a minimum ACT score set by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as a prerequisite to high school graduation and prohibits state-administered end-of-course assessments for high school students (OR -$4,300,000 GF EX See Note)

Authorizes public school personnel to conduct weapon screenings of students upon entry onto a school campus

Creates a uterine fibroids research center at Southern University (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (Item #2) (EN GF EX See Note)

Authorizes, with limitations, public postsecondary education management boards to establish and increase student tuition and mandatory fees (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to required high-dosage tutoring for certain students. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to behavioral health services for students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Requires the Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA) to include funds for French language educational programming in its annual budget request to the division of administration

Provides relative to student instruction requirements (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Authorizes school boards to provide for chaplains to serve in public schools as employees or on a volunteer basis (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides relative to discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools

Requires the display of the Ten Commandments in schools

Provides that no person shall be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or attendance at any public or nonpublic school

Confirms the protections of free speech and First Amendment protected activities on college and university campuses. (gov sig)

Exempts students who attain certain scores on the English and math sections of the ACT from end-of-course testing and allows career diploma students to take WorkKeys or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery in lieu of the ACT

Provides with respect to the Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE)

Expands the purpose of the Steve Carter Literacy Program to include educational services in math (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Allows the Health Education course to be offered virtually under certain circumstances. (gov sig)

Provides relative to parental consent for changes to an individualized education program. (gov sig)

Prohibits the use of imported seafood in food served at schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Directs the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to implement "Aliye's Law" and provide instruction to students on organ donation

Prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of vaccination status

Provides relative to the provision of cardiac health information to student athletes and their parents

Directs the state Department of Education to study reporting by school systems of incidents of school employees committing child abuse and sexual assault against students

Requires public school governing authorities to provide for a tracking system for parental complaints

Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to charter schools. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to the use of vapes at school. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Expands the Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools. (8/1/24)

Requires city, parish and other local public school boards to adopt and implement a program to facilitate behavior health intervention and referral for treatment. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides that Act No. 84 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be known and may be cited as "Armani's Law"

Provides relative to the employment or acceptance of volunteer chaplains in public schools. (gov sig)

Provides relative to the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force. (8/1/24)

Provides relative to responsibilities of parents and schools with respect to truant children

Provides relative to the administration of medication at school

Authorizes the state superintendent to provide for a chief operating officer to make recommendations relative to the financial practices of local school systems failing to comply with the MFP's minimum instructional expenditure requirement (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Provides relative to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission

Provides for the administration of medication to students by certain practitioners. (gov sig)

Requires local elected school board members to meet certain criteria prior to qualifying

Provides for the consideration of student achievement in literacy and math in the evaluation of local school superintendents

Prohibits the use of an appeals process for certain students who fail to pass state-administered tests required for high school graduation

Revises the membership and duties of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force

Requires CPR/AED training for coaches in Louisiana. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provide with respect to the Course Choice Program. (7/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Authorizes principals to notify the parents of any child assigned to the classroom of an uncertified teacher, teacher with a non-standard certificate, or teacher authorized to teach without certification

Provides relative to a disciplinarian or other school administrator to ride on a school bus transporting students to and from school. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Requests that the Board of Regents and public postsecondary education management boards scrutinize the practice of hiring faculty from certain foreign adversaries

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to prioritize mental health instruction and training in suicide prevention in its rulemaking process

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education consider the adoption of a policy allowing online public schools to administer state assessments remotely and in a virtual setting

Creates a study group to study K-12 education and submit a report by December 1, 2024

Requests that the Southern University Bd. of Supervisors take steps necessary to establish a school of pharmacy and reestablish a school of architecture on the campus of Southern University at Baton Rouge

Requests the state Department of Education to report to the legislature relative to the pilot program required by R.S. 17:437.2

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

Terminates approval of home study programs by the State Board. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), provides for the enrollment of students in homeschools, and provides for one-time notification to BESE upon such enrollment (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2024-2025 (EG +$71,300,000 GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to qualifications for certified librarians

Provides for firearm accident prevention and safety education for elementary school students. (8/1/24) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for wellness programs in schools to address mental health and substance abuse disorders. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for school choice with respect to foreign language immersion (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides for the termination of the TOPS-Tech Award beginning with the 2029-2030 award year (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires the Southern University Board of Supervisors to establish a program for midwives and a program for doulas within the Southern University School of Nursing, subject to Board of Regents approval (EG +$2,243,400 GF EX See Note)

Creates and provides for the Free School Breakfast Program to be administered by the state Department of Education (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides for awarding high school diplomas in certain circumstances

Requires the inclusion of certain standards in the state content standards for the subject of social studies

Requires rather than authorizes public school boards to purchase metal detection devices (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Creates a task force to evaluate the use of LEAP tests in determinations relative to high school graduation

Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Award for home school students (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides for compulsory school attendance and the definition of a school

Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of certain students who have been victims of bullying and are not enrolled in public school (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to measure the compliance of public schools and school districts with state laws and BESE policies and to assign and publish letter grades indicative of such compliance (OR +$1,525,177 GF EX See Note)

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students with exceptionalities not enrolled in public school (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires that communication issued about immunization requirements include exemption information and applies exemptions not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school

Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to required accelerated instruction for certain students. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note)

Prohibits promotion to the fourth grade of certain students whose reading deficiencies have not been remedied by the end of the third grade (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Creates the Louisiana Foundational Integrated Research System for Transformation (LA FIRST). (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires public school governing authorities to post certain fiscal information on their websites (EN +$232,710 GF EX See Note)

Provides for safety protocols for elementary school students when being dropped off at and picked up from school

Requires free school breakfast and lunch for certain students (EN +$859,454 GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Award program. (gov sig)

Provides relative to administration of public schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Requires an automated external defibrillator on the premises of all educational institutions and at sponsored athletic events. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to student behavior, discipline, and behavioral and mental health (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Adds Financial Literacy as a required course for high school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Requires display of the national motto, "In God We Trust", in every public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education classroom

Creates the Louisiana Literacy Advisory Commission. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Establishes a state maritime academy within the University of Louisiana System (EN +$210,000 GF EX See Note)

Provides for a tuition waiver for certain disabled veterans (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Authorizes public high schools to offer a course of instruction in the history and literature of the Bible (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to school safety

Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a survey relative to recess at charter schools

Requests the state Department of Education, in consultation with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, to study pathways to the teaching profession

Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from entering into promotional agreements with gaming entities. (gov sig)

Provides for the transfer of funds in an ABLE account of a deceased designated beneficiary. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)

Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Program.

Provides relative to pupil appraisal and services for children transitioning from EarlySteps to services provided by the local public school system upon their third birthday (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission

Provides relative to school facilities preservation and systemwide needs programs in certain school districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Authorizes the University of Louisiana System to establish tuition and fees for a Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (EN +$576,000 SG RV See Note)

Continues the Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention Task Force

Urges and requests the board to prepare for implementation of an "education savings account" program.

(Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana State University and Southern University boards of supervisors

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students with exceptionalities not enrolled in public school (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires public schools to provide free menstrual products in easily accessible locations (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Requests that the Board of Regents conduct a study relative to the state's articulation and transfer process with respect to high school students who complete career and technical education courses and earn industry-based credentials

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school and expands the ability of parents to enroll children in the public school of their choice (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requests that the state Dept. of Education revise the proposed early learning and development standards and submit its version to the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education for consideration

Creates the Affordable Digital Textbook and Learning Materials Subscription Pilot Program (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Abolishes the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission

Requires high performing charter schools to report certain information to local school systems

Removes the Health Education course high school graduation requirement for certain student athletes

Requires all public and nonpublic schools to accept a student's documentation relative to exemption from immunization requirements and requires that communication issued to students or parents about such requirements include exemption information

Provides relative to criminal history review with respect to teacher certification (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to expressive activities at public postsecondary education institutions

Provides relative to the compensation of school bus operators. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to foreign interest in certain Louisiana research facilities. (7/1/23) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Provides that certain graduate students shall be exempt from mandatory student fees. (8/1/24) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides for TOPS exceptions due to Hurricane Ida. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to funding for university lab schools. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to sick leave granted to teachers, school employees, and school bus operators

Provides relative to power-based violence at public postsecondary institutions. (gov sig)

Creates the Lifestyle Choices pilot program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Requires the implementation of suicide prevention and student safety and violence and social isolation prevention training and the creation of clubs at certain public schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to eating disorder instruction in schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to screening of students for dyslexia and other impediments to learning (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Requires dyslexia education as a component of teacher education programs (EN INCREASE EX See Note)

Provides for public school choice in certain high school programs. (gov sig)

Authorizes the Concordia Parish School Board to name the new gymnasium at Monterey High School in honor of Jack Bairnsfather. (gov sig)

Provides relative to adverse childhood experiences and trauma-informed education (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Requires all public school governing authorities to adopt certain policies relative to cameras in certain classrooms by December 31, 2022. (gov sig)

Provides relative to the effectiveness of additional teacher training requirements

Provides relative to high school core curriculum requirements. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to early literacy (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Establishes the Athletic Trainer Professional Development Program in the Dept. of Education and provides for administration, qualification, and implementation of the various components of the program (EN -$1,500,000 GF RV See Note)

Changes school year for certain requirements relative to entering first grade. (gov sig)

Creates a fund for the purpose of funding tuition exemptions and reduction of textbook costs for persons who are age fifty-five or older (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Provides relative to disciplinary proceedings for students enrolled in public postsecondary education institutions and student-led organizations

Provides for a program and a fund for the purpose of providing scholarships for students in approved teacher preparation programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Creates a French immersion school in the community of Pointe-au-Chien in Terrebonne Parish (EN INCREASE See Note)

Provides relative to the compensation of school bus operators (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Adds Geometry as a required course for high school students in the career major program (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the compensation of intercollegiate athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness. (gov sig)

Amends the Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Requires the state Department of Education to review laws pertaining to teacher training and submit a related report to the legislature

Provides relative to the removal of school bus operators

Requires instruction relative to cardiac health in high school (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to public school calendar requirements

Requires the establishment of check-out procedures at public schools and school districts

Provides for technical corrections and revision of provisions of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes

Requests that the state Department of Education and public school governing authorities support and implement certain tutoring programs to combat COVID-19 learning loss

Requests the state Department of Education to identify and quantify all curriculum development costs

Requests the Louisiana School Boards Association and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools to study and report relative to the local cost of standardized testing associated with state assessments

Requests the state Department of Education to study and submit a report relative to the cost of standardized testing associated with state assessments

Expresses legislative intent regarding Act 457 of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session establishing the M.J. Foster Promise Program.

Provides relative to student enrollment at charter schools

Requires school boards to post certain fiscal information on their websites (RE +$232,710 GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the jurisdiction of the Central Community School System. (7/1/22) (EG1 DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to corporal punishment in elementary and secondary schools

Requires public schools to provide free menstrual products in easily accessible locations (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note) (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Requires certain assessments of a student prior to suspension from school. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Creates the Workforce Opportunity and Readiness Task Force to study and report relative to workforce readiness programs and activities in public schools

Directs the state Department of Education to publish certain student enrollment information

Suspends provisions of law authorizing the exclusion of unimmunized persons from in-person attendance at schools and day care centers under certain circumstances

Provides relative to literacy instruction and reading support services for certain students in grades six through 12 (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Requests the state Department of Education to review instructional requirements provided by state law

Provides relative to teacher certification requirements. (gov sig)

Authorizes the exchange of certain school land by the Union Parish School Board

Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to include information on certain curricula options as part of the secondary school advisement policy

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Creates a task force to study and make recommendations relative to tenure policies of public postsecondary education institutions.

Requests the state superintendent of education to create the Teachers' Advisory Council.

Provides for civil remedies for a student who is denied entry into school because of immunization requirements (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to the membership of the board of directors of the Special School District

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopt a policy prohibiting teachers from discussing their sexual orientation or gender identity with students

Lowers the minimum age for initial qualification for an M.J. Foster Promise Award from 21 to 18 (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to withholding of student transcripts for financial reasons (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to training and curriculum in public schools (OR INCREASE EX See Note)

Requires teachers or other school employees placed on administrative leave during a law enforcement investigation to remain on leave at least until the completion of the investigation by the law enforcement agency

Provides relative to tuition for certain nonresident postsecondary students (RE DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to sabbatical leave for teachers

Provides relative to school nutrition programs

Creates and provides for a program to provide funding for dual enrollment expenses for public high school students (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to inspections of family child care providers and in-home providers

(Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates the gubernatorial appointment of three members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, providing for an all-elected membership and reducing the membership to eight

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure certain information is emphasized in science curricula

Prohibits the administration of vaccines on school property and at school-sponsored events

Provides relative to types of payment accepted at public events at public postsecondary education institutions

Provides relative to the Louisiana State University and University of Louisiana systems

Expands the information required to be provided in health instruction for high school students (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides the state content standards in social studies for grades K-12

Provides relative to school master plans for improving student behavior and discipline (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in a public school (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Expands the Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools

Requires instruction relative to certain historical figures to be incorporated into history courses at public secondary schools

Provides relative to the appointment of school principals

Provides relative to the compensation of intercollegiate athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness

Requires each public school governing authority to post on its website information relative to instructional materials and activities for each school under its jurisdiction (OR INCREASE EX See Note)

Provides with respect to occupant restraint systems on school buses (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Requires communication issued to students or parents about a COVID-19 vaccine requirement or certain other vaccine requirements to include information about the authorized exemption from these requirements

Provides relative to the certification and evaluation of teachers

Requires each public school governing authority to post on its website information relative to instructional materials and activities for each school under its jurisdiction

Requires instruction regarding World War II and the Holocaust for high school students and training for teachers relative to such instruction (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides the state content standards in social studies for grades K-12

Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the compensation of intercollegiate athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Provides relative to campus safety and accountability (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requires the governing authority of each public school to develop and adopt policies for the installation and operation of video cameras in certain classrooms. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Establishes the M.J. Foster Promise Program. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires postsecondary education institutions to post reports relative to campus security policies and campus crime statistics on their websites (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to early literacy. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to public school choice (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Provides relative to financial aid (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to teacher planning time and lunch periods and to provide an exemption from tolls on La. Hwy. 1 bridge for school personnel. (See Act) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides for mandatory kindergarten attendance and requires compulsory school attendance beginning at age five. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides for the sharing of limited student information for the purpose of administering certain federal food assistance programs and for certain postsecondary education purposes

Provides for changing the job title of school guidance counselor to school counselor

Provides with respect to the Caddo Educational Excellence Fund. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)

Requests the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to create commercial driver training programs to advance training standards and safety

Creates a task force to study how to develop a more diverse group of candidates for head coach and athletic director positions at public postsecondary education institutions

Provides for remote public school registration and enrollment of children of military personnel transferring to the state. (gov sig)

Provides for coordinating data in order to evaluate the early childhood care and education network, prioritizing the provision of related services and funds, and creating a program to provide instructional materials for home use (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Removes the termination of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requests the state Department of Education to identify providers of violence and suicide prevention training that is available at no or low cost.

Requests that the Bd. of Regents and the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education study the possibility of allowing a course in African American Studies to satisfy certain curriculum requirements

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to require public school governing authorities to post certain fiscal information online

Provides relative to required instruction in American history and civics in public schools (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the compensation of school bus operators (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires early literacy professional development for certain teachers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE EX See Note)

Provides relative to TOPS eligibility. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study and submit a report relative to the provision of mental health services in schools and the possibility of providing mental health education to certain students

Requests the state Department of Education to study the feasibility of banning the use of corporal punishment in public schools.

Requests that the governor appoint additional women to public postsecondary education boards so that women will comprise at least fifty percent of each board's membership by July 1, 2023

Provides relative to suspensions and expulsions of public school students

Directs elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions that require a COVID-19 vaccination to inform students or parents of their right to choose not to receive the vaccination

Prohibits corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools

Provides relative to public school choice (OR SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis

Provides relative to the appointment of school principals

Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school

Provides relative to the use of student assessment results for the 2020-2021 school year with respect to school and district accountability, teacher evaluation, and student promotion (Item #42)

Provides relative to sharing of student information for the purpose of administering the pandemic electronic benefits transfer (P-EBT) program (Item #28)

Provides regarding purchase of telecommunications and video equipment by certain educational entities. (1/1/21) (Item #42) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Requires first-day health insurance coverage for employees of public elementary and secondary school systems under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (Item #42) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Requires school boards to accept certification of illness from a nurse practitioner or physician assistant when employees use leave due to personal illness. (gov sig) (Item #42)

Requires that student identification cards issued by certain postsecondary education institutions meet certain requirements (Item #42)

Requests that the Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Dept. of Education, study issues relative to micro schools

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to discuss possible adjustments to the Minimum Foundation Program formula in order to ensure adequate funding for school systems affected by Hurricane Laura or Hurricane Delta

Requests that the State Civil Service Commission establish the same or substantially similar sick leave benefits for classified employees serving as teaching staff within the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice, as those provided for public school teachers injured or disabled while acting in their official capacity

Provides relative to limitations of liability for public and non-public schools and postsecondary education during public health emergencies (Items #1, 2, 3, 28, and 42)

Requests BESE to adopt adjustments to the MFP formula to ensure that school districts impacted by Hurricane Laura do not lose funding during the 2020-2021 fiscal year due to decreases in student enrollment.

Requests the Board of Regents to study allowing TOPS and GO Grant awards to be used for summer semester immediately following high school graduation.

Provides for legislative approval of BESE adopted adjustments to the MFP formula by ballot when the legislature is not in session. (See CA3s19) (Item #4)

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) study the feasibility and advisability of providing state funding in support of students in BESE-approved home study programs

Provides for the duties of the local school superintendent when certain schools in the Recovery School District are returned to the transferring school board. (gov sig)

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to take all necessary measures to ensure that the Calcasieu and Cameron parish school systems are not penalized in terms of funding due to Hurricane Laura

Provides relative to the requirements for school instructional time (Item #42)

Requires that any communication issued to students or parents relative to immunization requirements include information on exemptions from compliance with such requirements (Item #42) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Directs the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council to study and submit a report to the legislature relative to funding and programs for workforce development

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study the history of racism, racism's effects on public education, and anti-racism education and creates a task force to develop recommendations for implementing such education

Prohibits a public postsecondary education institution from withholding certain student services for financial reasons (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Prohibits public postsecondary education boards and institutions from disclosing certain student information

Provides relative to postsecondary education management board sick leave policies. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requires that information be provided to students about high-demand, high-wage jobs during the development and revision of their individual graduation plans. (gov sig)

Provides relative to access to dual enrollment (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Revises membership and provides relative to powers and duties of the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission

Recreates the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission

Provides relative to legislative approval of Education Excellence Fund expenditure plans. (gov sig)

Requests that the governing authority of each public high school provide for an annual student voter registration drive

Provides that Act No. 833 of the 2014 Regular Session, which provides for alternative pathways for grade level promotion and graduation of certain special education students, shall be known and may be cited as the "April Dunn Act"

Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education study the compensation schedule for school bus operators

Requests that the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and Board of Regents study and report relative to changes needed for community and technical colleges in response to COVID-19

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a task force to develop and oversee continuous learning outside of normal practices.

Suspends certain laws relative to school closures due to COVID-19.

Provides relative to the operations of public colleges and universities (RE INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Requests BESE to suspend statewide standardized assessments for the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19.

Provides relative to qualifications for Taylor Opportunity Program for Students scholarships

Extends authority of public postsecondary education institutions to exercise certain operational autonomies

Provides relative to criteria for a student's receipt of a State Seal of Biliteracy on his high school diploma or transcript

Provides that certain graduate students shall be exempt from mandatory student fees

Authorizes each public school board to provide for an annual student voter registration drive and to create a task force to organize such registration drives

Provides relative to extended sick leave for school bus operators and school employees

Requires the availability of a mechanical chest compression device at athletic events at certain public postsecondary education institutions

Creates and provides for the Northwest Louisiana Promise Program, a scholarship program for students at Bossier Parish Community College

Requires early learning centers to provide for the installation and operation of cameras as a condition of state licensure

Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force

Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for the 2020-2021 school year (OR +$148,964,427 GF EX See Note)

Requires that any communication issued to students or parents relative to immunization requirements include information on exemptions from compliance with such requirements

Requires daily recess for public school students in grades kindergarten through eight

Provides relative to financial aid

Provides relative to reporting requirements for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students

Provides relative to student discipline

Creates the Dyslexia Commission

Provides relative to administration of medication in public schools

Provides relative to the gender of members of school athletic teams

Provides relative to compensation of student athletes for use of their name, image, and likeness

Requires school principals to provide an opportunity on the first Tuesday in May for high school seniors to register to vote

Requires that data relative to college and career opportunities be compiled and distributed to high school students

Provides relative to the use of student test scores and diploma types in calculations of performance scores for the school and district accountability system

Provides relative to occupant restraint systems on school buses

Revises procedures relative to students investigated for making threats of violence or terrorism

Provides relative to authorized payroll withholdings for professional organization dues and certain contracts with school boards

Requires that student identification cards issued by certain postsecondary education institutions meet certain requirements

Requires classroom instruction regarding the Holocaust for high school students

Provides relative to first aid training for public school employees

Requires Board of Regents to include recommended funding distributions for each public postsecondary education system and institution in annual funding formula report it submits to legislature and revises deadline

Requires rather than authorizes that students be given the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag in public schools

Provides for an excused absence to allow students to vote

Provides relative to intensive assistance plans for ineffective teachers and administrators

Prohibits certain schools from being members of or participating in competitions sponsored by organizations that delay a student's eligibility to participate in sports under certain circumstances

Provides relative to the sale or transfer of charter school facilities financed through tax exempt bonds

Provides relative to the school facilities preservation and systemwide needs programs in certain school districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Authorizes school boards and chartering authorities to adopt policies relative to virtual school attendance

Provides relative to remediation programs and requirements for pupil progression (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the maximum and minimum size of school boards

Renames the Northwest La. Technical College as the Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College and provides for an expansion of its mission and educational program (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Provides relative to the development and presentation of school academic improvement plans

Provides that the identity of a person making a complaint relative to an early learning center or certain providers or fraud pertaining to the Child Care Assistance Program shall be confidential and shall not be public record

Provides relative to fees charged to students in elementary and secondary schools

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study school calendar options for public schools

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study the feasibility of restructuring the MFP formula

Creates the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides for anonymous sexual assault climate surveys at public postsecondary educational institutions

Provides for the collection and reporting of certain information relative to school safety and discipline

Requests that the state Department of Education establish the Louisiana Early Literacy Commission

Provides for access to applied behavior analysis providers in schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Request the Board of Regents to create the Work-Based Learning Task Force

Requests the state Dept. of Education, the La. Dept. of Health, and the Dept. of Children and Family Services to work collaboratively to coordinate opportunities and access to early childhood programs

Requests that Bd. of Regents study how to meet education, economic, and workforce needs of the Shreveport-Bossier region, including through establishment of Southern Univ. Law Center campus in Shreveport

Provides relative to suicide prevention in schools

Provides for student input in the annual review of high school crisis management and response plans. (gov sig)

Provides relative to behavioral health services provided to students. (8/1/19)

Requests that the Bd. of Regents provide for an updated study and report relative to the issues addressed in the 2012 report by Eva Klein and Associates pertaining to postsecondary education in the Shreveport-Bossier region

Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of Title 17 of the La. Revised Statutes

Provides relative to teacher and administrator evaluations and related grievance procedures

Revises requirements for certification, hiring, and dismissal of teachers and other school employees with respect to criminal history

Provides for the merger of Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana State University at Shreveport (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to bullying and school safety policies of public school governing authorities

Requires certain disclosures by vendors and public school governing authorities relative to the giving and receiving of things of economic value prior to the adoption of textbooks and other instructional materials

Requires public postsecondary education management boards to establish policies for forgiveness of unpaid student tuition and fees of certain students who have resigned and seek reenrollment (OR DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Changes certain TOPS initial eligibility requirements and provides relative to the sharing of certain student data. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the composition of charter school boards in certain parishes. (gov sig)

Provides relative to the collection and reporting of certain data regarding students with exceptionalities. (gov sig) (EG1 NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)

Creates the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission and pilot programs for community early childhood care and education networks (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requires public school boards to notify certain school bus operators of route vacancies by certified mail

Provides relative to the certification and employment in schools of certain persons convicted of felony offenses and the assessment of civil fines against public school boards who hire certain persons

Provides relative to sharing of student information with certain postsecondary education institutions conducting academic research

Provides relative to maternity and adoptive leave for teachers (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to foreign language immersion programs in public schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Requires presentations at public meetings relative to plans for schools in need of academic improvement (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to virtual schools. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Requires the state Department of Education to provide student assessment results for certain assessments for dispersal to teachers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Allows students to wear bulletproof backpacks. (gov sig)

Creates a commission to study the feasibility of consolidating the Washington Parish and Bogalusa City school systems. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF See Note)

Provides relative to school choice

Creates the Children's Savings Accounts Task Force to study and make recommendations relative to establishing a children's savings account program in La.

Creates the Technology Strategy Task Force. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requests the state Department of Education to report to the legislature regarding implementation of the recommendations made in the Alternative Education Study Group Report.

Requests BESE to ascertain whether all public, approved nonpublic, and charter school teachers, school counselors, principals, and other school administrators for whom suicide awareness training is deemed beneficial are in compliance with the Jason Flatt Act.

Requests the Dept. of Education to investigate the feasibility and cost of installing silent alarms in all elementary and secondary school classrooms.

Requests public school governing authorities to review student screening results to determine if students should be evaluated for giftedness and dyslexia and to implement universal screening for students for dyslexia and giftedness

Requires public school governing authorities to share certain student data with the Board of Regents. (gov sig)

Requires instruction in personal financial management in public elementary and secondary schools. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Repeals requirement that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meet quarterly in New Orleans relative to the Recovery School District

Requires that all softball and baseball dugouts used for high school interscholastic athletics be enclosed. (8/1/18) (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Creates a commission to study the feasibility of consolidating the Washington Parish and Bogalusa school systems (EN NO IMPACT LF See Note)

Changes references to "at-risk" students to students who are "economically disadvantaged" throughout Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides with respect to group purchasing of materials, equipment, and supplies (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Requires students who are entering eleventh grade or who are 16 and entering any grade to provide satisfactory evidence of current immunization against meningococcal disease as a condition of school entry (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates a task force to study the assessment of fees to students at public and certain nonpublic elementary and secondary schools

Requires daily recess for public school students in grades kindergarten through eight

Provides relative to the State Seal of Biliteracy recognizing high school graduates who meet certain academic eligibility criteria relative to language proficiency

Provides relative to the definition of institution of postsecondary education for purposes of the La. Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust (START) Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates the TOPS Second Chance Award. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requires a portion of the monies in the Unclaimed Property Leverage Fund to be dedicated to the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund (RR -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study the possibility of lowering the performance rating required for teachers to be granted tenure or to reacquire tenure

Creates the TOPS-Tech 2Plus2 Award. (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the statutory rights of teachers

Creates the Louisiana Commission on Safe Schools

Raises grade point average required to maintain eligibility for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Opportunity Award (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires a mental health evaluation of persons who threaten public safety or physical harm to other persons (OR INCREASE EX See Note)

Relative to safety, provides for instruction in public schools and public postsecondary education institutions, provides for reporting online content to school and campus security officers and local law enforcement agencies (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Reduces the percentage of a teacher's evaluation that is based on growth in student achievement

Provides relative to school employee participation in student-initiated prayer. (gov sig)

Authorizes public postsecondary education management boards to increase tuition and provides for limitations and exceptions (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to student discipline

Authorizes the state Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Health to survey students regarding certain risk behavior associated with chronic health conditions

Provides relative to the collection and sharing of certain student information

Creates a task force to study issues related to teacher shortages in Louisiana (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to disclosure and reporting requirements for certain arrests and incidents with respect to employment in public schools

Provides with respect to the hiring of special counsel by school boards

Provides relative to school and district accountability

Provides relative to the review of textbooks and other instructional materials by the state Department of Education

Provides relative to tenure of school bus operators

Provides relative to teacher tenure

Requires public postsecondary education management boards to establish policies for forgiveness of outstanding student fee balances of certain students who have resigned and seek reenrollment (OR DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to sick leave granted to school bus operators and other public school employees in certain instances

Provides for criminal background checks relative to early learning centers, school employees, registered family child care providers and in-home providers (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Creates the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (LaSTEM). (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Renames the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts as the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Creates and provides for Louisiana Educational Workforce Training Fund to provide opportunities for educational training in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to exemptions from the requirements for school instructional time under certain circumstances

Authorizes the possession and application of sunscreen at public schools

Changes "school bus driver" to "school bus operator" in Title 17

Names a building at Lincoln Elementary School in Monroe in honor of Roy Neal Shelling, Sr.

Extends, with limitations, the authority of public postsecondary education management boards to establish and increase student fees (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to the provision of transition courses to high school seniors who are not college ready. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the enrollment procedures of certain charter schools.

Provides relative to scholarships for children of certain law enforcement officers and other investigative employees killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to sick leave granted to school bus operators, teachers, and other public school employees in certain instances (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and local public school boards to send certain information relative to independent evaluations of charter proposals to charter applicants

Makes requirement for in-service training relative to suicide prevention applicable to nonpublic and charter school teachers and other employees

Provides that economically disadvantaged students shall be included as a factor for purposes of teacher evaluations and requirements for enrollment of at-risk students in charter schools

Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2017-18 (EN +$80,832,311 GF EX See Note)

Establishes the Commission on Assessment Review and Use in Public Schools

Requests that the Board of Regents study jointly with their respective management boards the possibility of revising the classification and admission standards of the University of New Orleans and Southern University at New Orleans.

Provides relative to TOPS award amounts. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Requests school governing authorities to distribute information regarding the public health risks associated with pornography and to encourage parents to install Internet filters on home computers.

Provides relative to early graduation from high school including incentives for students and savings used for certain other educational purposes (RE +$5,664,314 GF EX See Note)

Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study issues pertaining to qualifications for membership on a school board

Raises the minimum grade point average required for initial eligibility for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Opportunity Award (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Prohibits questions regarding criminal history on an initial application for admission to a public postsecondary education institution (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

(Constitutional Amendment) Abolishes the Board of Regents and transfers certain board powers, duties, and responsibilities to a newly created board (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Prohibits corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools

Provides with respect to the hiring of special counsel by school boards

Prohibits assignment of letter grades to schools or school districts or any other implementation of the school and district accountability system for a school year in which there is a declared natural disaster

Limits authorized payroll withholdings for teachers and other school employees to nonunion dues only and eliminates required request for deduction

Provides relative to the licensing of the use of the name or symbol of a public postsecondary education institution in association with alcoholic beverages

Provides relative to school choice

Provides for participation in a dual enrollment program at postsecondary education institutions by certain high school students enrolled in programs approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Provides relative to assessments administered to public school students including penalties for nonparticipation and reporting participation rates

(Constitutional Amendment) Permits legislative amendment of the MFP formula to change the base cost per pupil

Requires the state Department of Education to provide student assessment results for certain assessments for dispersal to teachers