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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 126
BY REPRESENTATIVE MINCEY
TEACHERS: Requests the state Department of Education to evaluate training required of
teachers
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the state Department of Education to evaluate training required of
3 teachers.
4 WHEREAS, teachers across Louisiana provide students with the tools they need to
5succeed in school and life; teachers carry to work every day the tremendous burden of
6responsibility for the future of society itself; and
7 WHEREAS, teachers' responsibilities can extend far beyond those listed in their job
8descriptions, and their commitment can extend far beyond the daily bell-to-bell timeframe;
9free minutes during the school day are few and far between; and
10 WHEREAS, the cost of providing training for teachers, including providing materials
11and equipment, is one of several factors that should be considered when training programs
12are mandated for the teacher workforce, in addition to the fullness of a teacher's typical work
13day; and
14 WHEREAS, unfunded mandates and uncompensated time required of teachers for
15completion of training programs should also be considered before requiring teachers to
16complete training programs; and
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1 WHEREAS, while continuing education is vital for many professions, it is important
2to ensure Louisiana teachers are not overburdened with training programs and that the costs
3and benefits of such programs be carefully considered.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
5Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the state Department of Education to
6evaluate annual training required of teachers and to submit a report to the House Committee
7on Education and the Senate Committee on Education that includes the following
8information:
9 (1) A list of training sessions teachers are required to complete. "Teachers" includes
10kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers at public schools, including charter schools, and
11nonpublic schools that receive state funding.
12 (2) The governing entity that requires each such training.
13 (3) The costs of training and how it is funded.
14 (4) The time each training takes to complete.
15 (5) The frequency or intervals of each training.
16 (6) Recommendations for revisions to current required training, including but not
17limited to the following:
18 (a) Topics to cover.
19 (b) Funding sources.
20 (c) Duration of training programs.
21 (d) Frequency of training.
22 (7) Recommendations for future mandated training.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report shall be submitted to the House
24Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than ninety days
25prior to the convening of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
27state superintendent of education.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 126 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Mincey
Requests the state Dept. of Education to study annual training required of K-12 teachers and
to report to the legislative committees on education no later than 90 days prior to the 2022
R.S.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the
original resolution:
1. Require the state Dept. of Education to report to the Senate Committee on
Education.
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