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Current Legislation of Interest to Home Educators in Louisiana

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 2004 Regular Legislative Session
To convene at noon on Monday, March 29, 2004
Adjournment Monday, June 21, 2004
To contact your legislator, follow the
links below to the State Legislature site.

Introduced Legislation for 2004:

• HB 1238: Specifies classification to be used by the state Dept. of Education for students in certain home study programs.
  
  Update June 8, 2004: Rep. Beard voluntarily defers his bill.
  
  Update April 2, 2004: Rep. Beard plans to introduce new language of his bill - pending.
  
  Update April 1, 2004: Department of Education proposes amendment to HB 1238.
  
   

• HB 1503: Provides relative to minimum scores on specified standardized tests
  that are required of certain home study students to be eligible for TOPS
  awards.
  
  Proposed law provides that a home study student shall have a composite ACT
  score (or equivalent SAT score) which is the *same* as required for a
  student graduating from a La. public high school or BESE-approved nonpublic
  school.
  
  Sponsors: Representative Steve J. Scalise and Representative Gary J. Beard
  
   

• HB 735 and SB 582: Changes to election code. Students 17 years of age.
  
  Proposed legislation allows for public school students, BESE approved private school students, and BESE approved Home-Study students to serve as commissioners. Excludes private school students in a non-BESE approved private schools from serving as commissioners.
  
  Sponsors: Senator Charles Jones, Representative Emil Bruneau
  
  
   

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