Tennessee House Bill 1859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-04 - Assigned to s/c Education Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires LEAs' applications for free and reduced price lunches to ask for parents' income in a simple, straightforward manner; prohibits applications from containing the income limits for eligibility; requires that the applications notify parents that any statement made about income is subject to verification; requires LEAs to annually verify the income information on at least 10 percent of the applications. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

As introduced, requires LEAs' applications for free and reduced price lunches to ask for parents' income in a simple, straightforward manner; prohibits applications from containing the income limits for eligibility; requires that the applications notify parents that any statement made about income is subject to verification; requires LEAs to annually verify the income information on at least 10 percent of the applications. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Rep. Billy Spivey [R]

Sen. Frank Niceley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	House	Assigned to s/c Education Subcommittee
2014-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to Education Committee
2014-01-23	House	Intro., P1C.
2014-01-22	House	Filed for intro.

SB1946 (Crossfiled) 2014-03-19 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1859&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/HB1859.pdf