Provides that the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, also referred to as the passion butterfly, shall be the official state butterfly (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Provides relative to sick leave granted to teachers, school bus drivers, and other public school employees in certain instances (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Prohibits the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) from authorizing certain types of charter schools under certain fiscal circumstances
(Constitutional Amendment) Relative to management of public postsecondary education, abolishes the Board of Regents and the management boards and transfers their powers, duties, and responsibilities to a newly created Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Relative to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System, to authorize the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority to participate in the system (EN NO IMPACT APV)
Requires the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to institute Medicaid cost containment measures to the extent allowed by federal regulations (OR -$34,298,198 GF EX See Note)
Requires birthing centers, hospitals, and licensed midwives to offer information to parents of newborns on shaken baby syndrome and sudden unexpected infant death
Authorizes persons obtaining a protective order to carry a concealed handgun without a permit for a limited period of time (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)