Tennessee House Bill 1969 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 972
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, makes dependent children, who are four years of age whose parent was killed, died as direct result of injuries received or has been officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualified period of armed conflict, or was formerly a prisoner of war or missing in action under such circumstances, eligible to attend pilot pre-kindergarten programs and requires licensed child care agencies to prioritize such children on any waiting list for admission; changes the date by which a child from a family that qualifies for free and reduced price lunch must be four years of age, in order to qualify for participation in the programs of community-based early childhood education and pre-kindergarten programs from September 30 to August 15. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

As enacted, makes dependent children, who are four years of age whose parent was killed, died as direct result of injuries received or has been officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualified period of armed conflict, or was formerly a prisoner of war or missing in action under such circumstances, eligible to attend pilot pre-kindergarten programs and requires licensed child care agencies to prioritize such children on any waiting list for admission; changes the date by which a child from a family that qualifies for free and reduced price lunch must be four years of age, in order to qualify for participation in the programs of community-based early childhood education and pre-kindergarten programs from September 30 to August 15. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

Rep. Joe Pitts [D]

Sen. Mark Green [R]

2014-04-08 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 3 (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-08 - House - (VOICE VOTE) EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-25 - House - (VOICE VOTE) EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Education Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-03	House	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 972
2014-04-14	House	Comp. SB subst.
2014-04-08	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3 for 4/9/2014
2014-04-08	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2014
2014-04-08	House	Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee
2014-04-02	House	Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/8/2014
2014-04-01	House	Action Def. in Education Committee to 4/8/2014
2014-03-26	House	Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2014
2014-03-25	House	Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2014-03-19	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Subcommittee for 3/25/2014
2014-03-19	House	Action Def. in s/c Education Subcommittee to 3/25/2014
2014-03-12	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2014
2014-02-04	House	Assigned to s/c Education Subcommittee
2014-01-29	House	P2C, ref. to Education Committee
2014-01-27	House	Intro., P1C.
2014-01-23	House	Filed for intro.

SB2093 (Crossfiled) 2014-06-03 - Pub. Ch. 972

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1969&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/HB1969.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB1969&ga=108