(Constitutional Amendment) Removes geographic limitations on the legislature's authority to create new school boards and on provisions relative to financing education (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
Provides for the transfer of UNO from the LSU System to the UL System and specifies goals for the postsecondary education delivery system for the New Orleans region (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study the advantages and disadvantages of requiring certain schools to provide single-gender classes for students
Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a task force to study issues and develop a plan relative to quality after-school and expanded learning programs for students
Permits, rather than requires, school systems to retain supervision of suspended or expelled students using alternative education programs (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Provides relative to Taylor Opportunity Program for students awards when insufficient money to fund all eligible students is appropriated (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Authorizes the Caddo Parish School Board to name a building at Shreve Island Elementary School in honor of Kerry Laster, Ph.D. (OR +$250 LF EX See Note)
Requires instruction on the Founding Principles of the U.S. to be integrated into the high school American history and civics courses (EN NO IMPACT EX See Note)