Provides for a Board of Regents program under which postsecondary institutions agree to achieve certain standards in exchange for authority to increase tuition and for exemption from certain limitations (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
Requires legislative approval of certain contracts and action plans related to recovery from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
Provides for the distribution of unspent federal funds made available for recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (EG SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
Creates the La. Educator Professional Practices Commission to investigate complaints and allegations of educator sexual misconduct in schools with authority to suspend or revoke teaching and principal's certificates subject to appeal to BESE (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against DOTD in the matter of "Jared N. Chenevert and Lisa Chenevert v. The State of Louisiana through DOTD"