EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE - Feb 27, 2019

Senate Education Committee - Senate · February 27, 2019

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Opening, introductions and guests recognized

Announcement

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Chair Jane English opened the Senate Education Committee, welcomed visiting groups (Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education and Republican Women), and reviewed the agenda for the morning.

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The Senate Education Committee heard multiple education bills, including protections for student journalists, a concurrent‑credit scholarship using excess lottery/workforce funds, proposed protections for existing university employment contracts, and a permissive school employee drug‑screening measure. Law professors, college leaders and K‑12 stakeholders testified and several bills were advanced by voice vote.

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