Tennessee House Bill 517 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 2018
Pending: House Education Administration & Planning Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, provides a student enrolled at an institution of higher education or student organization officially recognized by an institution of higher education with a right to representation by an attorney or non-attorney advocate at the student or organization’s expense; prohibits the student or student organization from the right to representation if the institution has a student honor court or in instances of academic dishonesty; requires institutions of higher education to provide an annual report about the number and type of disciplinary hearings as well as the number of students represented by an attorney or non-attorney advocate. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

As introduced, provides a student enrolled at an institution of higher education or student organization officially recognized by an institution of higher education with a right to representation by an attorney or non-attorney advocate at the student or organization’s expense; prohibits the student or student organization from the right to representation if the institution has a student honor court or in instances of academic dishonesty; requires institutions of higher education to provide an annual report about the number and type of disciplinary hearings as well as the number of students represented by an attorney or non-attorney advocate. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Rep. Martin Daniel [R]

Rep. John Ragan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-04	House	Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 2018
2017-03-30	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2017-03-29	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 4/4/2017
2017-03-28	House	Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 4/4/2017
2017-03-22	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/28/2017
2017-03-21	House	Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 3/28/2017
2017-03-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
2017-02-21	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning
2017-02-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/21/2017
2017-02-14	House	Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
2017-02-09	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
2017-02-08	House	Intro., P1C.
2017-02-07	House	Filed for intro.

SB0499 (Crossfiled) 2017-03-29 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0517&ga=110
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0517.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Fiscal/HB0517.pdf