Current as of June 10, 2017
HB 34, Pugh
Relative to management of public postsecondary education, abolishes the Board of Regents and the management boards and transfers their powers, duties, and responsibilities to a newly created Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees
2/22/2017 Prefiled in the House
2/22/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/10/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/17/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/17/2017 Involuntarily deferred
HB 79, Foil
Prohibits corporal punishment for certain students with exceptionalities
3/21/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/21/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/26/2017 Reported favorably
4/27/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
4/27/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/2/2017
5/2/2017 Finally passed by vote of 96 to 0
5/3/2017 Received in the Senate
5/8/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/18/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/25/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/30/2017 Reported with amendments
5/31/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/31/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/31/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
6/1/2017 Finally passed by vote of 36 to 0
6/1/2017 Received from the Senate with amendments
6/4/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 6/5/2017
6/6/2017 House concurred in Senate amendments by vote of 89 to 0
6/6/2017 Enrolled in the House
HB 91, Foil
Dedicates a portion of riverboat gaming revenue to the TOPS Gaming Income Fund to provide additional funding for TOPS
3/23/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/23/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Appropriations
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Appropriations
5/9/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/15/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/16/2017 Hearing Scheduled
HB 111, Bishop
Requires instruction in litter prevention and awareness for public school students in certain grades
3/24/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/24/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/26/2017 Reported with amendments
4/27/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
4/27/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/2/2017
5/2/2017 Finally passed by vote of 99 to 0
5/3/2017 Received in the Senate
5/8/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/18/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/22/2017 Reported favorably
5/23/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/24/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/24/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
5/25/2017 Finally passed by vote of 32 to 0
5/25/2017 Enrolled in the House
6/7/2017 Signed by the governor
6/7/2017 Becomes Act 72; Effective August 1, 2017
HB 113, Broadwater
Removes termination of the authority of public postsecondary education management boards to establish and increase student fees
3/24/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/24/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/10/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/10/2017 Reported with amendments
5/11/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/11/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/17/2017
5/17/2017 Finally passed by vote of 91 to 3
5/17/2017 Received in the Senate
5/18/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/25/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/30/2017 Reported favorably
5/31/2017 Recommitted to committee on Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
6/1/2017 Hearing Scheduled
6/1/2017 Reported favorably
6/1/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
6/1/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
6/1/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
6/2/2017 Returned to the calendar subject to call
6/5/2017 Finally passed by vote of 30 to 8
6/6/2017 Enrolled in the House
HB 117, Foil
Raises the minimum grade point average required for initial eligibility for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Opportunity Award
3/24/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/24/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/10/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/10/2017 Reported with amendments
5/11/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/17/2017 Returned to the calendar subject to call
5/17/2017 Notice given to call from calendar on Tuesday, May 23, 2017
5/23/2017 Called from the calendar
5/23/2017 Amended
5/23/2017 Returned to the calendar subject to call
5/23/2017 Called from the calendar
5/23/2017 Amended
5/23/2017 Finally passed by vote of 53 to 32
5/24/2017 Received in the Senate
5/30/2017 Referred to committee on Education
6/1/2017 Hearing Scheduled
HB 194, Reynolds
Raises the minimum GPA required for initial eligibility for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Opportunity Award and provides for exceptions granted with respect to enrollment requirements for initial and continuing eligibility
3/29/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/29/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/17/2017 Hearing Scheduled
HB 208, Carter, S.
Provides relative to foods and beverages sold to students in public schools
3/29/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/29/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/2/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/2/2017 Involuntarily deferred
HB 390, Carter, G.
Provides relative to TOPS award amounts and for procedures for reducing award amounts in the event of insufficient funding
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/10/2017 Hearing Scheduled
HB 412, LeBas
Authorizes the possession and application of sunscreen at public schools
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/19/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/19/2017 Reported favorably
4/20/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
4/20/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 4/27/2017
4/27/2017 Amended
4/27/2017 Finally passed by vote of 99 to 1
5/1/2017 Received in the Senate
5/2/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/25/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/30/2017 Reported with amendments
5/31/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/31/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/31/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
6/1/2017 Finally passed by vote of 33 to 0
6/2/2017 Received from the Senate with amendments
6/4/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 6/5/2017
6/6/2017 House concurred in Senate amendments by vote of 87 to 0
6/6/2017 Enrolled in the House
HB 452, Abramson
Makes requirement for in-service training relative to suicide prevention applicable to nonpublic and charter school teachers and other employees
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/26/2017 Reported favorably
4/27/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/3/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/8/2017
5/8/2017 Finally passed by vote of 93 to 0
5/8/2017 Received in the Senate
5/9/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/18/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/22/2017 Reported favorably
5/23/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/24/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/24/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
5/25/2017 Finally passed by vote of 34 to 0
5/25/2017 Enrolled in the House
HB 497, Norton
Prohibits corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/26/2017 Reported favorably
4/27/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/3/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/8/2017
5/8/2017 Amended
5/8/2017 Killed on final passage by vote of 34 to 61
HB 531, Hoffmann
Prohibits the use of tobacco products on school property
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/26/2017 Reported favorably
4/27/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/3/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/8/2017
5/8/2017 Amended
5/8/2017 Finally passed by vote of 60 to 34
5/9/2017 Received in the Senate
5/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/25/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/30/2017 Reported with amendments
5/31/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/31/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/31/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
6/2/2017 Amended
6/2/2017 Finally passed by vote of 29 to 4
6/4/2017 Received from the Senate with amendments
6/5/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 6/6/2017
6/6/2017 House concurred in Senate amendments by vote of 95 to 3
6/7/2017 Enrolled in the House
HB 539, Amedee
Removes requirement that certain students in approved home study programs provide documentation of immunization against meningococcal disease
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Hearing Scheduled
HB 584, Leger
Creates a special fund for the purpose of funding early childhood education in Louisiana
3/31/2017 Prefiled in the House
3/31/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Appropriations
4/10/2017 Introduced in the House
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Appropriations
5/15/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/16/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/16/2017 Reported with amendments
5/17/2017 Committee amendments rejected
5/17/2017 Amended
5/17/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/18/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/24/2017
5/24/2017 Amended
5/24/2017 Finally passed by vote of 94 to 0
5/25/2017 Received in the Senate
5/30/2017 Referred to committee on Finance
5/31/2017 Hearing Scheduled
6/1/2017 Reported favorably
6/1/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
6/1/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
6/1/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
6/2/2017 Amended
6/2/2017 Finally passed by vote of 31 to 0
6/4/2017 Received from the Senate with amendments
6/5/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 6/6/2017
6/6/2017 House concurred in Senate amendments by vote of 97 to 0
6/7/2017 Enrolled in the House
HB 656, Shadoin
Imposes a state ad valorem tax and provides for the dedication of the avails of the tax to the TOPS Fund for the support of higher education
4/19/2017 Introduced in the House
4/20/2017 Referred to committee on Ways & Means
SB 13, Morrish
Provides relative to student eligibility to participate in the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program
3/8/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/8/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/11/2017 Hearing Scheduled
SB 71, Donahue
Provides relative to TOPS award amounts
3/28/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/28/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/20/2017 Hearing Scheduled
4/24/2017 Reported favorably
4/25/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
4/26/2017 Finally passed by vote of 33 to 0
4/26/2017 Received in the House
4/27/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/10/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/10/2017 Reported favorably
5/10/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/11/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/15/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
5/18/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 5/23/2017
5/23/2017 Finally passed by vote of 88 to 1
5/24/2017 Enrolled in the Senate
6/3/2017 Signed by the governor
6/3/2017 Becomes Act 44; Effective June 3, 2017
SB 73, Milkovich
Allows each public school governing authority to determine the education content standards and assessments to be used in the schools under its jurisdiction
3/28/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/28/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/3/2017 Hearing Scheduled
SB 85, Colomb
Authorizes the state Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health to survey students regarding certain risk behavior associated with chronic health conditions
3/30/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/30/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/26/2017 Called from committee
4/26/2017 Recommitted to committee on Health & Welfare
5/10/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/11/2017 Reported favorably
5/15/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/16/2017 Failed to pass by vote of 14 to 22; to be reconsidered
5/17/2017 Returned to the calendar subject to call
SB 91, Peterson
Prohibits the use of corporal punishment for certain students with exceptionalities
3/30/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/30/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
SB 110, Luneau
Provides for residency requirements for TOPS recipients and for repayment of a TOPS award under certain circumstances
3/30/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/30/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
4/20/2017 Hearing Scheduled
SB 133, Morrell
Provides relative to immunizations required prior to enrolling in school
3/30/2017 Prefiled in the Senate
3/30/2017 Tentatively referred to committee on Education
4/10/2017 Introduced in the Senate
4/10/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/3/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/3/2017 Reported by substitute
5/8/2017 Substitute bill adopted SB 255
SB 255, Morrell
Provides relative to health-related policies established by certain early learning centers
5/8/2017 Introduced in the Senate
5/8/2017 Substituted for SB 133
5/9/2017 Engrossed, passed to 3rd reading
5/10/2017 Returned to the calendar subject to call
5/15/2017 Amended
5/15/2017 Finally passed by vote of 33 to 3
5/16/2017 Received in the House
5/17/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/17/2017 Referred to committee on Education
5/23/2017 Hearing Scheduled
5/23/2017 Reported favorably
5/23/2017 Referred to the Legislative Bureau
5/24/2017 Reported without Bureau amendments
5/25/2017 Passed to 3rd reading
5/25/2017 Scheduled for Floor Debate on 6/2/2017
6/2/2017 Amended
6/2/2017 Finally passed by vote of 95 to 0
6/2/2017 Received from the House with amendments
6/3/2017 Senate concurred in House amendments by vote of 34 to 2
6/4/2017 Enrolled in the Senate