Education

πŸ“… Next Meeting: 2026-04-14 9:00 AM

🧾 Bills Pending: 62

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Members

Laurie Schlegel πŸ₯‡ Laurie Schlegel (R)
Beryl Amedee πŸ₯ˆ Beryl Amedee (R)
πŸ‘€ Barbara Carpenter (D)
πŸ‘€ Barbara Freiberg (R)
πŸ‘€ Charles Owen (R)
πŸ‘€ Chasity Martinez (D)
πŸ‘€ Josh Carlson (R)
πŸ‘€ Kathy Edmonston (R)
πŸ‘€ Kim Carver (R)
πŸ›‘οΈ Mike Johnson (R)
πŸ›‘οΈ Phillip DeVillier (R)
πŸ‘€ Phillip Tarver (R)
πŸ‘€ Reese Broussard (R)
πŸ‘€ Sylvia Taylor (D)
πŸ‘€ Terry Landry Jr. (D)
πŸ‘€ Vincent St. Blanc (R)

Bills Pending in Education

HR17: Directs the Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, and Louisiana Economic Development to study the state's return on investment with respect to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students in collaboration with the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-16

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Christopher Turner

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HB385: Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Dennis Bamburg

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HB406: Requires the state Dept. of Education to conduct a study and issue a report relative to interscholastic high school athletics

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Mike Johnson

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HB787: Removes successful completion of a computer science course as a requirement for TOPS qualification (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Dixon McMakin

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HB1021: Provides relative to repayment of certain TOPS award amounts under certain circumstances

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Peter Egan

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HB1058: Requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data administration system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial assistance

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Dennis Bamburg

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HB1059: Provides relative to core curriculum requirements for TOPS and TOPS-Tech awards in the subject of mathematics

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Reese Broussard

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HB1084: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Christopher Turner

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HCR47: Requests that the Department of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the state Department of Education, study the implementation of online training requirements for school employees relative to reporting child abuse

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-08

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Aimee Freeman

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HB628: Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a licensed early learning center to operate a microcenter at a school

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Terry Landry Jr.

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HB632: Provides relative to information sharing for the purposes of Louisiana's Foundational Integrated Research System for Transformation (LA FIRST)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Annie Spell

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HB737: Provides relative to the requirement that certain students present evidence of immunization against meningococcal disease as a condition of school entry

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Beryl Amedee

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HB1008: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-26

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Charles Owen

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HB1062: Provides relative to the membership, powers, and duties of the board of directors of the Special School District

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Kathy Edmonston

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HB1079: Authorizes a charter school to give enrollment preference to students who attended a licensed early learning center operated by the charter school or operated by another entity under certain circumstances

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Doyle Boudreaux

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HB1112: Provides relative to prekindergarten programs

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM

Author: Emily Chenevert

Co-sponsors: Dennis Bamburg Stephanie Berault Chad Boyer Jacob Braud Josh Carlson Troy Hebert Dodie Horton Michael Melerine Annie Spell

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HB83: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Echols

Co-sponsors: Stewart Cathey

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HB104: Authorizes each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a voluntary phased retirement program for faculty and staff

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tony Bacala

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HB113: Provides for retroactive application of the uniform 10-point grading scale requirement to the grades of students who were enrolled in the ninth grade during the 2023-2024 school year (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tammy Phelps

Co-sponsors: Travis Johnson

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HB229: Prohibits the use of public funds for certain postsecondary degree programs (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB262: Prohibits requiring students to pass state-administered end-of-course (LEAP) tests in order to graduate from high school

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB269: Creates and provides for the Free School Breakfast Program to be administered by the state Department of Education (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kyle Green

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HB274: Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Barbara Freiberg

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HB303: Excludes certain local revenues for the purposes of computing per pupil funding amounts for certain charter schools (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Barbara Freiberg

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HB317: Prohibits the assignment of prekindergarten or kindergarten students to an alternative school unless suspended or expelled for certain infractions

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB365: 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

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB391: (Constitutional Amendment) Abolishes the Board of Regents

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dixon McMakin

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HB395: Requires the state Department of Education to create a program to recruit, hire, and retain mental health professionals (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Denise Marcelle

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HB558: Provides relative to public school teacher compensation

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Echols

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HB572: Creates the Resilient Youth and Trauma-Informed Schools Grant Pilot Program (OR +$201,705 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Shaun Mena

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HB531: Provides relative to student disciplinary processes with respect to suspensions and expulsions

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HB678: 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

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Christopher Turner

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HB644: 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

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB645: 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

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Wyble

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HB624: Provides relative to emergency operations plans at public schools

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mike Johnson

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HB818: Provides relative to student assessments (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Neil Riser

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HB935: Provides for TOPS awards to students enrolled in graduate medical sciences at certain institutions (OR +$45,600 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Christopher Turner

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HB973: Provides for the development, review, and revision of student high school graduation plans

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-17

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dennis Bamburg

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HCR20: Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2026-2027 (OR -$12,159,331 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-18

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Laurie Schlegel

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HCR30: Requests the Board of Regents to study the potential establishment of a legislative scholarship program

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-23

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HCR29: Urges and requests public school governing authorities and employees to comply with and enforce the bullying laws of the state of Louisiana

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-23

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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SB28: Provides relative to associate teachers. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-26

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Patrick McMath

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HB1022: Provides relative to health services provided to students

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Steven Jackson

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HB1046: Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Terry Landry Jr.

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HB1063: Provides requirements for public postsecondary education management boards relative to core curricula, hiring and employment, faculty deliberative bodies, and nonacademic disciplinary proceedings and prohibits institutions from expending certain funds under certain circumstances

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Owen

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SB82: Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beth Mizell

Co-sponsors: Valarie Hodges

πŸ“„ Details πŸ” View Bill on Legislature Website

SB305: Requires the Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, and other state agencies to develop a publicly available statewide dashboard for career alignment that provides information related to educational and career opportunities. (8/1/26) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rick Edmonds

Co-sponsors: Barbara Freiberg Regina Barrow Gerald Boudreaux Heather Cloud Jimmy Harris Cameron Henry Samuel Jenkins John Morris Alan Seabaugh Larry Selders Glen Womack

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SB310: Requires the posting of signs in student health centers at public schools, colleges, and universities to provide information on available pregnancy resources. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Heather Cloud

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HB1149: Requires each public school to incorporate instruction on artificial intelligence into an existing course of study for each student in grades six through twelve

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Adrian Fisher

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HB1110: Provides relative to learning pods in public school systems

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Daryl Adams

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HB1150: Requires the administration of trauma screenings to public school students (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Edmond Jordan

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HB1130: Provides for a hunting course for certain public school students

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Paul Sawyer

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HB1128: Provides relative to TOPS-Tech

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Ed Larvadain

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SB518: Allows Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to buy and sell certain real estate. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Franklin Foil

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HB1203: Provides relative to parent-driven learning cooperatives

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kathy Edmonston

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HCR43: Suspends certain laws relative to the licensure of nonpublic prekindergarten programs as early learning centers

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Emily Chenevert

πŸ“„ Details πŸ” View Bill on Legislature Website

SB351: Provides relative to children and family assistance programs. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-07

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Katrina Jackson-Andrews

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SB376: Provides for the Learn and Earn Act. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-07

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beth Mizell

Co-sponsors: Gerald Boudreaux Gary Carter Stewart Cathey Heather Cloud Patrick Connick Rick Edmonds Valarie Hodges Katrina Jackson-Andrews Eddie Lambert Gregory Miller John Morris Larry Selders Jeremy Stine William Wheat Glen Womack

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HCR48: Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a study relative to the funding structure for public postsecondary education institutions

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-08

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Tehmi Chassion

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HCR49: Memorializes congress to include physical therapy as a professional degree program for purposes of borrowing limits for students seeking federal aid for postsecondary education

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-08

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Adrian Fisher

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SB142: Requires postsecondary education management boards to continue to comply with the conditions on all Board of Regents Support Fund matches. (gov sig)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mike Reese

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SB234: Provides for medical school students' grading. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (7/1/26) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-09

Pending: πŸ› Education πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Thomas Pressly

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