Tennessee House Bill 815 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-01 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Anti-Lunch Shaming Act"; prohibits a school from taking certain actions against a student who cannot pay for a meal, or who has accumulated a meal debt; requires a school to provide a United States department of agriculture reimbursable meal to each student who requests one; requires a school to assist parents and guardians with obtaining free or reduced-price meals for the parent's or guardian's eligible student. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 71, relative to the Tennessee Anti-Lunch Shaming Act.

Rep. John Clemmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
2022-01-26	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/1/2022
2021-03-30	House	Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2022
2021-03-24	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
2021-03-23	House	Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
2021-03-17	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
2021-02-20	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2021-02-11	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration
2021-02-10	House	Intro., P1C.
2021-02-09	House	Filed for introduction

SB0674 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-11 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0815&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0815.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/SB0674.pdf