Tennessee House Bill 270

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-21 - Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, allows a third grade student to be promoted, even if the student does not test proficient on the English language arts (ELA) portion of the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test, if the student tests proficient in reading on each Tennessee universal reading screener administered to the student in the student's third grade year; allows a student's LEA to file an appeal regarding the student's identification for retention based on the student's performance on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student proficiency.

Rep. Bryan Terry [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-21	House	Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
2023-03-15	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
2023-03-14	House	Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in K-12 Subcommittee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
2023-03-07	House	Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
2023-02-14	House	Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
2023-02-08	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
2023-02-06	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2023-02-06	House	Reassigned to Education Administration
2023-01-24	House	Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee
2023-01-21	House	P2C, ref. to Education Instruction
2023-01-20	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-19	House	Filed for introduction

SB1217 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-06 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0270&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0270.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0270.pdf