S06RS SGR No. 26 (TOPS Loan)

A RESOLUTION To memorialize the Legislature of the State of Louisiana to oppose Senate Bill 330 by Senator Rob Marionneaux relative to converting the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) into a loan forgiveness program and to suggest amendment

S07RS SGR No. 3 (Student Loan)

A RESOLUTION To promote and engcourage the passage of House Bill Five (5) from the one-hundred and tenth (110) Congress regarding a reduction in student loan rate

Mental Health Education Curriculum Training for Staff in K-12 Public Schools

It has been long debated whether mental health education should occur in public school systems, and whether or not teachers should be required to be competent in areas relevant to children and adolescent mental health concerns. A lack of communication between practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and educators has delayed the incorporation of evidence-based methods into school curriculum and have had detrimental consequences on the mental health of developing children and adolescents (Cohen, 2006). This literature review aims to review the current mental health related content in US public schools and compare it to research on effective methods for improving the overall mental health of students, teachers, and their families to address the gap between research and education. To take this a step further surveys on teacher’s current perception of supporting students with mental health will be investigated and areas where teachers feel they need to build more competencies around will be highlighted

F06RS SGR No. 7 (Textbooks)

A RESOLUTION To promote the ongoing investigation by the United States Congress on the rising cost of textbook

S07RS SGB No. 3 (Election Code)

A BILL To amend Article III, Section 2 of the Louisiana State University Student Government Election Code to better clarify campaign and election day

S06RS SGB No. 34 (Special Sessions)

A BILL To amend Article II of the Student Government Bylaws relative to extraordinary sessions of the Senate; to provide for the power of the Senate to call itself into extraordinary session; to provide for the definition of extraordinary sessions; to provide for related matter

FASD, Verbal Comprehension And Maladaptive Behavior

A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Diagnosis is comprised of various levels of physical dysmorphia and behavioral and cognitive dysfunctions. Early identification and diagnosis is difficult, requires specially trained practitioners and often results in the delay of receiving necessary services. This is particularly true for those individuals living in underserved rural areas. However, screening children with commonly used assessment tools may help to more quickly identify children who have been prenatally exposed to alcohol. The purpose of the present study was to contribute to the development of a neurobehavioral profile of alcohol-exposed children through examining if relationship exists between verbal comprehension deficits and maladaptive behaviors across the different FASD diagnostic categories. This study conducted a review of records of 178 individuals referred for an FASD evaluation who were suspected of being prenatally exposed. This study supports previous findings indicating that lower cognitive functioning and higher maladaptive behaviors co-occur in children suspected of prenatal alcohol exposure. However, a more specific link between factices of verbal comprehension and maladaptive behavior was not supported in this study. Post hoc analysis of additional characteristics found in this group and implication for future research are also discussed

S07RS SGB No. 5 (RoO)

A BILL To amend Rule 4.7 of the Senate Rules of Order to allow for legislation under new business be referred to the proper committee

S07RS SGR No. 5 (TECRC)

A Resolution To create the Temporary Election Code Revision Committe