Requests the Louisiana Department of Education and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit an annual report to the Senate committees on Education and Finance on how differentiated teacher pay, contained in the Minimum Foundation Program formula, is applied and distributed in a fair and equitable fashion.
Request the Louisiana Department of Health to provide precise details regarding the potential establishment of a forensic psychiatric hospital located in a densely populated community near a school.
Urges and requests BESE to recognize and include increased funding as provided in HB 1 of the 2023 Regular Session, when developing and adopting a minimum foundation program formula for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year and in future years.
Commends and congratulates the Southern University Lady Jaguars on being crowned the 2023 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Champions and being eligible for an appearance in the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.