Daily Archives: April 17, 2012

House OKs bill to restrict social media for sex offenders

The Louisiana House Tuesday embraced an updated version of legislation that aims to restrict Internet use for convicted sex offenders whose crimes involved children. Dubbed the Facebook bill, the legislation cleared the House on a 97-1 vote. House Bill 620 … Continue reading

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BESE modifies teacher rating plan

A committee of Louisiana’s top school board voted Tuesday morning to modify the way public school teachers will be evaluated. The previous plan called for teachers to be rated on a scale of 1 to 5. Under the change, teachers … Continue reading

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Tuesday in the Louisiana Legislature

ISSUES TO WATCH TUESDAY HB620 to extend ban on sex offenders using social networking websites up for debate and vote by the full House. Public testimony concerning appropriations proposed in House Bill 1, which outlines ordinary operating expenses in House … Continue reading

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