Commends Dr. Gerard LeBlanc and Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies in Gretna for receiving the top ranking among high schools within the state
Creates the Medical Education & Research Finance Work Group to provide findings and recommendations to the legislature relative to a formula-based financing model for the funding of Louisiana's public institutions for graduate and professional medical education and biomedical and health-related research
Requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to establish partnerships with area universities to provide additional access to individual therapy and drug treatment for inmates at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women
Requests the Department of Economic Development to encourage new and existing Louisiana companies to create strategies that would increase the number of women employed in STEM positions
Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study the feasibility of developing an accountability system for nonpublic schools participating in the voucher program comparable to the accountability system for public schools
Urges and requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to establish an express lane at office of motor vehicles offices and to require public license tag agents post signage
Directs the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice to study the feasibility of requiring part-time officers to complete P.O.S.T. certification training
Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation and the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of hazards posed by certain pipelines