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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 31
BY SENATOR BROWN
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Requires DOE to report annually specified information
regarding the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program to state legislators.
(gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:4024, relative to the Student Scholarships for Educational2
Excellence Program; to provide relative to program reporting requirements; to3
require the Department of Education to report annually certain information regarding4
the program to state legislators and certain legislative committees; and to provide for5
related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:4024 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 8
ยง4024. Reports9
A. The department annually shall report to the Senate Committee on10
Education, the House Committee on Education, and the Joint Legislative Committee11
on the Budget, and each individual legislator regarding the implementation of the12
program, including the number of eligible students receiving scholarships, a list of13
participating schools and the number of scholarship recipients each such school14
enrolled, and aggregate test result data for the scholarship recipients enrolled in each15
participating school. The report, at a minimum, shall include the following16
information:17 SB NO. 31
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(1) The total number of students receiving scholarships.1
(2) A list of all schools participating in the program.2
(3) A list of all schools participating in the program grouped by3
legislative district.4
(4) The total student enrollment of each participating school, the5
number of scholarship recipients enrolled in each school, and the percentage of6
the total enrollment of each school represented by scholarship recipients.7
(5) Aggregate test result data for the scholarship recipients enrolled in8
each participating school.9
B. Not later than April thirtieth of each year, the department shall send10
a printed copy of the report required by this Section to each legislative11
committee as provided in Subsection A of this Section and to each member of12
the legislature.13
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not14
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature15
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If16
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become17
effective on the day following such approval.18
The original instrument was prepared by Jeanne Johnston. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
Brown (SB 31)
Present law requires the Department of Education (DOE) to report annually to the Senate
Committee on Education, the House Committee on Education, and the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget regarding the implementation of the Student Scholarships for
Educational Excellence Program, including the number of eligible students receiving
scholarships, a list of participating schools and the number of scholarship recipients each
such school enrolled, and aggregate test result data for the scholarship recipients enrolled
in each participating school.
Proposed law adds each individual legislator to the list of entities that DOE must report to
annually.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally requires that the report include a list of all
participating schools grouped by legislative district and the percentage of the total
enrollment of each school represented by scholarship recipients. SB NO. 31
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Proposed law requires the DOE to send a printed copy of the report to each member of the
legislature and to certain legislative committees not later than April 30
th
of each year.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:4024)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
original bill
1. Deletes requirement for preparation of a separate report for legislators and
instead requires that the Dept. of Education report contain a list of
participating schools grouped by legislative district.
2. Requires the Dept. of Education to send a printed copy of the report to each
legislator not later than April 30
th
of each year.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Adds individual legislators to list of entities that DOE must report to.
2. Adds information that must be included in the annual report.
3. Requires that a printed copy of the report shall be sent to certain legislative
committees.