Education Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Louisiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] It is unclear when committees are assigned. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve as ex officio members of every committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | To this committee shall be referred, in accordance with the rules, all legislative instruments, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: Education generally; Schools and secondary education; School employees, administrators, teachers, bus drivers and others; School employees' and teachers' pay, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; Colleges and universities; Employees of colleges and universities, including pay, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; Vocational technical education; Employees of vocational technical education schools, including pay, except, where an appropriation of state funds is required; College or university agricultural extension service; Adult education; School lunch program; Special schools; State and public libraries; Educational television.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gary Carter Jr. (D) left this committee on July 02, 2021. [Source]
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Patrick Jefferson, Vice Chair | • Stephen Carter, Chair | • Jerome Richard | ||
| • Patricia Smith | • Thomas Carmody, Jr. | |||
| • John Bel Edwards | • Nancy Landry | |||
| • Walt Leger, III | • Paul Hollis | |||
| • Wesley Bishop | • Robert Shadoin | |||
| • Eugene Reynolds | • Chris Broadwater | |||
| • Edward Price | • Barry Ivey | |||
| • Jeff Hall | • Henry Burns | |||
| • Cameron Henry | ||||
| • Chuck Kleckley, ex officio | ||||
2012-2013
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2010-2011
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(A))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 14.36)
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(C))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Education Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.