The vote to approve the measure came after discussion about salaries, instructional costs and possible spending to guard against getting rid of teaching positions.
The majority of the overall budget framework, made up of 12 individual budget funds, was considered at Tuesday night's special meeting, but key portions of it, most noticeably a discussion on the general fund, were put off until a June 3 meeting.
Also absent from the plan is any mention of a restructuring or an elimination of the state's income tax, something Jindal has been touting for the last month.