TN HB2028 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-04 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 707
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-04 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 707
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, specifies that a discipline policy or code of conduct adopted by a local board of education or charter school governing body may authorize a teacher to withhold a student's phone from the student for the duration of the instructional time if the student's phone is a distraction to the class or student. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student discipline.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Hall [R] | Rep. Scott Cepicky [R] | Rep. Paul Sherrell [R] | Rep. Chris Todd [R] |
| Rep. Debra Moody [R] | Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-04 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 707 | |
| 2022-03-07 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2022-03-07 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2022-03-03 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2022 |
| 2022-03-02 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/3/2022 |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2022-02-16 | House | Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/23/2022 |
| 2022-02-15 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/15/2022 |
| 2022-02-01 | House | Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee |
| 2022-01-31 | House | P2C, ref. to Education Administration |
| 2022-01-27 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2022-01-26 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1995 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-04 - Effective date(s) 03/18/2022
