Wednesday, April 3, 2013

LAE 2013 Louisiana Legislature Regular Session Bill Watch Report



 

2013 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE


 


 

LAE BILL WATCH REPORT AS OF APRIL 2, 2013


 

HB 46  


 

Price, Ed(D)

Authorizes a cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirees of the La. School Employees' Retirement System and their beneficiaries.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

02-21-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement 


 

HB 57  


 

Pearson, Kevin(R)

Provides relative to the actuarial liabilities of state retirement systems as relates to LASERS, TRSL, Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, and the Louisiana State Police Retirement System.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

02-22-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement


 

HB 60  


 

Talbot, Kirk(R)

Relative to state and statewide retirement systems, prohibits certain members who are reemployed after retirement from receiving retirement benefits or accruing additional benefits.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

02-22-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement


 

HB 61  


 

Badon, Austin(D)

Provides relative to the calculation of benefits for members of state and statewide retirement system.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

02-22-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement


 

HB 115  


 

James, Ted(D)

Provides for parent petitions relative to the transfer of certain schools from the Recovery School District back to the local school system.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-13-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 129  


 

Pierre, Vincent(D)

Prohibits giving a teacher or administrator a performance rating until completion of his full evaluation.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-15-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 


 

HB 230  


 

Pope, Rogers(R)

Provides relative to the definition of "eligible student" for participation in the Student Scholarship for Educational Excellence (voucher) Program.


 

Position:

Amend-Support


 

Bill History:

03-25-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 242  


 

Carter, Steve(R)

Authorizes the state superintendent of education to make certain adjustments to the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program accountability system.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-26-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 248  


 

Talbot, Kirk(R)

Relative to the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence (voucher) Program, requires that scholarship recipients annually meet certain criteria for program certification.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-26-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education

  


 

HB 249  


 

Richard, Jerome(I)

Changes certain eligibility criteria for participation in the Course Choice Program.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-26-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 343  


 

Edwards, John Bel(D)

Prohibits certain public high school students from being administered tests pursuant to La. Education Assessment Program or the La. School and District Accountability System with certain exceptions.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-27-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 346  


 

Richard, Jerome(I)

Requires legislative approval of changes made to school performance score ranges.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-27-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 478  


 

Champagne, Simone(R)

Provides relative to school board reduction in force policies.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 531  


 

Havard, Kenny(R)

Constitutional Amendment to provide relative to increasing the financial burden of public school systems.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs


 


 

HB 540  


 

Jones, Sam(D)

Repeals provisions of law relative to teacher certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education

  


 

HB 541  


 

Simon, Scott(R)

Provides relative to a students access to an effective teacher.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 542  


 

Whitney, Lenar(R)

Provides relative to charter schools.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 558  


 

Hollis, Paul(R)

Provides generally relative to the "Course Choice Program".


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 584  


 

Smith, Patricia(D)

Provides relative to standards for virtual schools.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 596  


 

Carter, Steve(R)

Provides relative to powers and duties of local school boards and superintendents.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HB 625  


 

Gaines, Randal(D)

Provides relative to the process for discharging, demoting, or disciplining a permanent public school teacher.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

 


 

HB 643  


 

Miller, Greg(R)

Provides with respect to the payment of UAL and other retirement obligations from MFP to determine state-funded per pupil allocation for charter schools, course providers, and scholarship schools.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education

  


 

HB 644  


 

Whitney, Lenar(R)

Provides relative to salaries for teachers and other school and school system employees.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-29-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Education


 

HCR 2  


 

Harrison, Joe(R)

Suspends provisions of law providing for the Cash Balance Plan in certain retirement systems.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

02-22-13 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement


 

SB 7  


 

Peacock(R)

Provides a sixty-month final average compensation period for members of state and statewide retirement systems.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

02-20-13 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Retirement


 

SB 11  


 

Guillory(D)

Provides relative to funding of and eligibility for post-retirement benefit increases for certain state employees and teachers.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

02-22-13 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Retirement


 

SB 89  


 

Appel(R)

Provides relative to tenure for teachers and certain other school employees.


 

Position:

Opposed


 

Bill History:

03-27-13 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Education

  


 

SCR 1  


 

Cortez(R)

Suspends Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 1399.1 through 1399.7.


 

Position:

Support


 

Bill History:

02-22-13 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Retirement


 

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