Tennessee House Bill 762 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-24 - Def. to Summer Study
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

As introduced, requires notice to be sent to a parent after a child misses three days without excuse, which need not be consecutive; requires a student to be reported to juvenile court as truant, if the student has missed six days, which need not be consecutive, without excuse; allows a student four excused absences a semester after which a written note explaining an absence is required for the student to obtain an excused absence. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

As introduced, requires notice to be sent to a parent after a child misses three days without excuse, which need not be consecutive; requires a student to be reported to juvenile court as truant, if the student has missed six days, which need not be consecutive, without excuse; allows a student four excused absences a semester after which a written note explaining an absence is required for the student to obtain an excused absence. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Rep. David Byrd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-24	House	Def. to Summer Study
2015-03-18	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/24/2015
2015-02-18	House	Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
2015-02-18	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
2015-02-12	House	Intro., P1C.
2015-02-11	House	Filed for intro.

SB0810 (Crossfiled) 2015-02-18 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0762&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB0762.pdf