Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established [SB-797]
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Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
SB-797: Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 170 on 04/25/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2683]
[Education ]
As introduced, increases, from 30 to 60, the number of days that a tenured state university or community college faculty member has to file a petition for review in chancery court if the faculty member is dismissed or suspended for cause. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2683: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [HB-2922]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
As enacted, authorizes certain opportunity public charter schools serving any of the grades six through 12 for which at least 75 percent of the students enrolled in the school, at the time of enrollment, are at-risk students. - Amends TCA Title 49.
HB-2922: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 1066 on 06/03/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2758]
[Education ]
As introduced, extends, from October 1 to October 15, the date by which the department of education is required to provide a report regarding the physical education programs and activity for each local education agency to the education committee of the senate and the education instruction committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2758: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh A. Akbari
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2684]
[Education ]
As introduced, increases, from 5 to 10, the number of business days that the department of education has to include on its website any rules, regulations, or policies of the state board that are waived by the local board of education, following approval by the commissioner of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2684: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2667]
[Education ]
As introduced, changes, from at least 14 calendar days to at least 10 business days, the number of days before the beginning of an open enrollment period that an LEA must post on its website the number of spaces available for enrollment in each school by grade, class, and program level. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2673]
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[Children and Youth ]
As introduced, reduces, from 90 to 60, the number of days following the issuance of a temporary certificate that the department of education has to determine whether an applicant to operate a child care program has complied with all regulations governing the classification of the child care program for which the application was made. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2673: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Hensley
Deferred To Summer Study on 03/20/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12 and Title 49, relative to school safety. [SB-2765]
[Education ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
As introduced, enacts the "Protecting Tennessee Schools and Events Act"; subject to appropriations, requires the department of education to contract for the provision of walk-through metal detectors to LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 12 and Title 49.
SB-2765: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12 and Title 49, relative to school safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Janince Bowling
Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024 on 04/19/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 49, relative to family leave. [HB-2923]
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As introduced, requires public charter schools to provide licensed employees of the public charter school six paid workweeks after a birth or stillbirth of the employee's child or the employee's adoption of a newly placed minor child. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.
HB-2923: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 49, relative to family leave.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cameron Sexton
Assigned To S/c K-12 Subcommittee on 02/07/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2685]
[Education ]
As introduced, increases from 45 to 60, the number of days, following service of a petition for judicial review from a tenured faculty member seeking review for dismissal or suspension, that the board of regents or state university board has to transmit to the reviewing court an original or certified copy of the entire record of a dismissal or suspension proceeding against the tenured faculty member. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2685: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2754]
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As introduced, requires the commissioner of education, subject to appropriations, for the 2024-2025 school year, to approve voluntary pre-kindergarten programs in an amount sufficient to provide up to 1,200 pre-kindergarten classrooms. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2754: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh A. Akbari
Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Education Committee on 03/20/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the achievement school district. [SB-2727]
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As introduced, increases, from 60 to 70, the percentage of students enrolled in a school in the achievement school district (ASD) whose parents must have signed a petition demonstrating their support for their child's school remaining in the ASD in order for the school to remain in the ASD beyond the initial 10-year period. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2727: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the achievement school district.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh A. Akbari
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2672]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
As introduced, increases, from 45 to 60, the number of days a child care person or entity may receive an extension on a temporary certificate from the state board of education to operate a child care program prior to the issuance of an initial annual certificate of approval. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2672: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to instruction. [SB-2767]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
As enacted, enacts the "Baby Olivia Act," which requires a family life curriculum that directly or indirectly addresses human growth, human development, or human sexuality to include the presentation of a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2767: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to instruction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Janince Bowling
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 795 on 05/01/2024
SB-2729: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49, relative to school safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh A. Akbari
Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Education Committee on 03/13/2024
You have voted SB-2729: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49, relative to school safety..
SB-2766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to kindergarten through grade twelve education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Hensley
Effective Date(s) 04/23/2024 on 05/01/2024
You have voted SB-2766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to kindergarten through grade twelve education..
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [SB-2592]
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As introduced, increases the amount of time both parents or a guardian have to make a written application for a hearing challenging a local school board's order placing a student in a certain public school from within 10 days after an assignment order to within 15 days after an assignment order. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB-2592: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brent Taylor
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Education Committee on 02/05/2024
SB-2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 37; Title 49; Title 50; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Janince Bowling
Effective Date(s) 05/28/2024 on 06/03/2024
You have voted SB-2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 37; Title 49; Title 50; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to education..
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. [HB-2769]
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[Children and Youth ]
As introduced, requires the commissioner of education, subject to appropriations, for the 2024-2025 school year, to approve voluntary pre-kindergarten programs in an amount sufficient to provide up to 1,200 pre-kindergarten classrooms. - Amends TCA Title 49.
HB-2769: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dwayne Thompson
Failed In S/c K-12 Subcommittee Of Education Administration on 03/19/2024