Tennessee House Bill 2159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-26 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires, subject to appropriation, that the amount appropriated to the BEP to fund the instructional salaries and wages component be increased in the fiscal year immediately following a school year in which the ESA program enrolls participating students in an amount equal to the ESA funds awarded, and the costs to the state of overseeing and administering the ESA program in the immediately preceding school year or fiscal year, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

As introduced, requires, subject to appropriation, that the amount appropriated to the BEP to fund the instructional salaries and wages component be increased in the fiscal year immediately following a school year in which the ESA program enrolls participating students in an amount equal to the ESA funds awarded, and the costs to the state of overseeing and administering the ESA program in the immediately preceding school year or fiscal year, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

Rep. Jason Hodges [D]

Rep. John Clemmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-26	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
2020-05-20	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 5/26/2020
2020-03-17	House	Meeting Canceled
2020-03-11	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
2020-02-10	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2020-02-06	House	P2C, ref. to Education
2020-02-05	House	Intro., P1C.
2020-02-03	House	Filed for introduction

SB2701 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-16 - Action deferred in Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2159&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2159.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB2159.pdf