Tennessee Senate Bill 1856 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-16 - Pub. Ch. 742
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adopt a salary schedule that is identical in either structure or designated salary levels or both to the salary schedule the LEA had in place during the 2012-2013 school year, with such schedule containing steps for each year of service up to and including 20 years and for the attainment of advanced degrees at the level of masters, masters plus 45 hours of graduate credit, specialist in education and doctor of education or doctor of philosophy; the schedule may not result in the reduction of the salary of a teacher employed by the LEA at the time of the adoption of the salary schedule. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adopt a salary schedule that is identical in either structure or designated salary levels or both to the salary schedule the LEA had in place during the 2012-2013 school year, with such schedule containing steps for each year of service up to and including 20 years and for the attainment of advanced degrees at the level of masters, masters plus 45 hours of graduate credit, specialist in education and doctor of education or doctor of philosophy; the schedule may not result in the reduction of the salary of a teacher employed by the LEA at the time of the adoption of the salary schedule. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sen. Rusty Crowe [R]

Rep. John Forgety [R]

2014-04-07 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 30 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-07 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-19 - Senate - S. ED. COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-16	Senate	Pub. Ch. 742
2014-05-16	Senate	Effective date(s) 04/21/2014
2014-04-22	Senate	Governor returned.
2014-04-09	Senate	Transmitted to Gov. for action.
2014-04-09	Senate	Signed by H. Speaker
2014-04-08	Senate	Signed by S. Speaker
2014-04-08	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2014-04-07	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2014-04-07	Senate	Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0
2014-04-07	Senate	Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 2 - HA1162)
2014-04-07	Senate	Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - HA1004)
2014-04-07	Senate	Subst. for comp. HB.
2014-04-07	Senate	Passed S. as am., Ayes 30, Nays 1
2014-04-07	Senate	S. adopted am.(Amendment 2 of 0 - SA0987)
2014-04-07	Senate	S. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - SA0847)
2014-04-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/7/2014
2014-04-03	Senate	S. Reset on Cal. for 4/7/2014
2014-04-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/3/2014
2014-03-31	Senate	S. Reset on Cal. for 4/3/2014
2014-03-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 3/31/2014
2014-03-19	Senate	Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
2014-03-13	Senate	Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/19/2014
2014-03-12	Senate	Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 3/19/2014
2014-03-05	Senate	Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/12/2014
2014-01-23	Senate	P2C, ref. to S. Ed. Comm.
2014-01-22	Senate	Intro., P1C.
2014-01-21	Senate	Filed for intro.

HB1381 (Crossfiled) 2014-05-16 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 742

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1856&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/SB1856.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB1856&ga=108
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB1381&ga=108