Tennessee House Bill 1034

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-14 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, makes various changes to the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005; requires, instead of authorizes, an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program that is open to any child who is four years of age on or before August 15 and who resides within the geographic area served by the LEA; removes all application requirements for pre-kindergarten programs; removes the requirement for a community pre-k advisory council; requires this state to fund 100 percent of the costs required for an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten education.

Rep. Johnny Shaw [D]

Rep. John Clemmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-14	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
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
2023-03-06	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
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.
2023-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB0809 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-15 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1034&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1034.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0809.pdf