Bill Sponsors: TN SB2159 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly

Bill Title: As introduced, prohibits LEAs from requiring high school students to take any standardized test that is not state-mandated or a college admissions test; permits parents of certain students to opt the students out of state-mandated standardized test; requires the office of research and education accountability to update a 2002 report on testing. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-23 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee [SB2159 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Reginald Tate [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-033FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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