Tennessee Senate Bill 2121

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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 resides within the geographic area served by the LEA; removes the requirement for a community pre-k advisory council; requires this state to fund 100 percent of the costs required for an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten education.

Sen. Heidi Campbell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-20	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
2024-03-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
2024-03-13	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
2024-03-06	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
2024-02-01	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2024-01-31	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-01-29	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2186 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-19 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2121&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2121.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2186.pdf