| TN | SB0999 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Rural Schools Innovation Act"; requires the department of education to establish a two-year pilot program for rural districts to partner together to expand access to high-quality, robust college and career pathways. - Amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| TN | SB1901 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to reimburse teachers for child care expenses paid by the teacher each month for the teacher's dependent child to receive child care services through certain child care programs certified by t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| TN | SB2728 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| TN | HB0849 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Rural Schools Innovation Act"; requires the department of education to establish a two-year pilot program for rural districts to partner together to expand access to high-quality, robust college and career pathways. - Amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Returned to the Clerk's Desk. |
| TN | HB1927 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to reimburse teachers for child care expenses paid by the teacher each month for the teacher's dependent child to receive child care services through certain child care programs certified by t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| TN | HB2207 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| TN | HB2891 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, aligns local school board elections with the August primary and November general elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49, Chapter 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Held on desk. |
| TN | HB2238 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to elect not to receive a letter grade for one or more of its schools by notifying the commissioner of education, in writing, of its decision to opt out of such requirements; allows, instead of re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration |
| TN | SB0322 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits an LEA from suspending or expelling a student enrolled in any of the grades pre-kindergarten through two unless the student's behavior endangers the physical safety of others; authorizes an LEA to suspend such a student for s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2121 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, makes various changes to the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005; requires, instead of authorizes, an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program that is open to any child who is four years of age on or before August 15 and who res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2122 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to elect not to receive a letter grade for one or more of its schools by notifying the commissioner of education, in writing, of its decision to opt out of such requirements; allows, instead of re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2440 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes a director of schools to delegate one or more of the director's official duties to another person employed by the LEA, if the local board of education has adopted a policy authorizing such delegation. - Amends TCA Title 49, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2809 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to prohibit students from displaying, using, or accessing an electronic device during instructional time unless the electronic device is authorized, or provided to the student, by the LEA or pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2924 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, aligns local school board elections with the August primary and November general elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49, Chapter 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Calendar Committee |
| TN | HB2357 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises certain requirements for film coverings on entry doors and removes requirements for film coverings on basement windows in public school buildings constructed or remodeled after July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Taken off notice for cal. in Education Administration |
| TN | HB2186 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, makes various changes to the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005; requires, instead of authorizes, an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program that is open to any child who is four years of age on or before August 15 and who res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration |
| TN | HB2591 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests to be administered to students enrolled in a virtual school or virtual education program through the internet in a virtual or remote setting if certain requirements are met...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration |
| TN | SB0208 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provides a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to rei...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB1790 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2265 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests to be administered to students enrolled in a virtual school or virtual education program through the internet in a virtual or remote setting if certain requirements are met...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2444 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, reduces, from 25 to 15, the maximum class size in grades K-2 at a priority school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2291 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, expands, beyond just student performance in English language arts (ELA) on the most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test, the measures of student growth in ELA that an LEA or public charter school may use in de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2653 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes an LEA to adopt a policy for retired law enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers on school premises. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB2751 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, expands the category of primary elections in which candidates nominated for school boards are to appear on the regular August election ballot for which the date of such election may be reset by an election commission to coincide with t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration |
| TN | HB1042 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows an LEA that uses the career academy or small learning community model to extend career and technical education (CTE) class sizes in grades six through eight if the extended CTE class size does not exceed the maximum class size f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
Withdrawn. |
| TN | HB2399 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes a director of schools to delegate one or more of the director's official duties to another person employed by the LEA, if the local board of education has adopted a policy authorizing such delegation. - Amends TCA Title 49, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee |
| TN | HB2764 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires a parent or guardian to notify their student's school if the student is adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense involving a firearm, whether the offense was committed in this state or in another state. - Amends TCA Tit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration |
| TN | HB2491 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, expands, beyond just student performance in English language arts (ELA) on the most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test, the measures of student growth in ELA that an LEA or public charter school may use in de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee |
| TN | HB2416 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to notify parents and guardians of students who do not test proficient in mathematics on the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test of academic supports in mathema...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee |
| TN | HB2498 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local school board and governing body of a public charter school to provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's or body's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LE...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee |
| TN | SB2701 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental request and approval, a video camera surveillance system in each special education classroom operated by the LEA or public charter school to co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2746 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, expands the category of primary elections in which candidates nominated for school boards are to appear on the regular August election ballot for which the date of such election may be reset by an election commission to coincide with t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB2936 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises certain requirements for film coverings on entry doors and removes requirements for film coverings on basement windows in public school buildings constructed or remodeled after July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2165 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to notify parents and guardians of students who do not test proficient in mathematics on the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test of academic supports in mathema...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2255 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires a parent or guardian to notify their student's school if the student is adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense involving a firearm, whether the offense was committed in this state or in another state. - Amends TCA Tit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2389 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local school board and governing body of a public charter school to provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's or body's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LE...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB2455 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Separation of Need Act"; removes income eligibility requirements from free school lunch and breakfast programs; requires each local board of education and governing body of a public charter school to provide a free breakfas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB1601 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to adopt a comprehensive code of conduct for each school under the authority of the board or governing body that describes the types of acceptable behavior...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
Withdrawn. |
| TN | HB1699 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires local boards of education to include school safety training in the training requirements for substitute teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
Withdrawn. |
| TN | HB1866 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests to be administered to students enrolled in a virtual school in an online setting; requires the department of education to ensure that TCAP tests administered to virtual sch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
Withdrawn. |
| TN | SB2025 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to employ retired law enforcement officers who are retired from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency and honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces to serve a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB2056 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes an LEA to adopt a policy for retired law enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers on school premises. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee |
| TN | SB1796 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests to be administered to students enrolled in a virtual school in an online setting; requires the department of education to ensure that TCAP tests administered to virtual sch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB1795 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes from August 15 to May 15 the date by which a child must be five years of age in order to enroll in kindergarten; removes authorization for directors of schools to allow early enrollment in kindergarten for emotionally mature st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB1856 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires differentiated pay plans to apply to, and be implemented in, schools with a significant population of historically disadvantaged students, schools with significant populations of students who achieved a performance level ratin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB1377 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates a process by which certain individuals may file a complaint with an LEA or public charter school for the LEA's or public charter school's including or promoting certain prohibited concepts as part of a course of instruction, in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
Taken off notice for cal. in Education Administration |
| TN | HB1991 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, establishes a complaint, hearing, and removal process for clubs and organizations available to students attending a public school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
Withdrawn. |
| TN | HB1709 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to reimburse teachers for child care expenses paid by the teacher each month for the teacher's dependent child to receive child care services through a child care program certified by the depa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
Withdrawn. |
| TN | SB1718 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to reimburse teachers for child care expenses paid by the teacher each month for the teacher's dependent child to receive child care services through a child care program certified by the depa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB1665 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires local boards of education to include school safety training in the training requirements for substitute teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To Senate Education Committee |
