Tennessee House Bill 978

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-21 - Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the rules promulgated by the board to establish an appeal process for certain students identified for retention in the third grade to allow, in addition to the student's parent or guardian, the parent's or guardian's student's principal, guidance counselor, teacher, or another administrator of the student's school to file an appeal with the department, if the student's parent or guardian consents to same in writing. - 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 retention.

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
2023-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-30	House	Filed for introduction

SB1213 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-22 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0978&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0978.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0978.pdf