Tennessee Senate Bill 743

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective date(s) 04/25/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, clarifies that public charter schools and the state board of education are prohibited from employing individuals found by the department of children's services to have committed an act of child abuse in the same manner as other educational entities; clarifies that the state board is prohibited from granting, reactivating, or restoring an educator license or temporary teaching permit for such individuals; adds the state board and public charter schools to the list of educational entities to which the department is required to make certain disclosures when one of its employees is alleged to have committed an act of child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5, relative to individuals prohibited from employment with an educational entity.

Sen. Dawn White [R]

2023-04-10 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Effective date(s) 04/25/2023
2023-05-03		Pub. Ch. 222
2023-04-25	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2023-04-13	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2023-04-12	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-11	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2023-04-10	House	Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
2023-04-10	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-03-02	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2023-02-27	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2023-02-27	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
2023-02-24	Senate	Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/27/2023
2023-02-15	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2023-02-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2023-02-02	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-30	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0459 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 222

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0743&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0743.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0222.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0459.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0743&ga=113