Tennessee House Bill 2616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 5 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-05 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1058
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, requires the department to develop procedures for identifying characteristics of dyslexia through the universal screening process required by the existing RTI2 framework or other available means; requires every LEA to implement the dyslexia screening procedures; specifies that dyslexia screening may be requested for any student by the student's parent or guardian, teacher, counselor, or school psychologist; creates the dyslexia advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49.

As enacted, requires the department to develop procedures for identifying characteristics of dyslexia through the universal screening process required by the existing RTI2 framework or other available means; requires every LEA to implement the dyslexia screening procedures; specifies that dyslexia screening may be requested for any student by the student's parent or guardian, teacher, counselor, or school psychologist; creates the dyslexia advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49.

Rep. Joe Pitts [D]	Rep. Kelly Keisling [R]	Rep. Kevin Brooks [R]	Rep. Johnny Shaw [D]
Rep. Mark White [R]	Rep. Debra Moody [R]	Rep. David Byrd [R]	Rep. Harold Love [D]
Rep. Bill Dunn [R]	Rep. Harry Brooks [R]	Rep. Tilman Goins [R]	Rep. Susan Lynn [R]
Rep. Kevin Dunlap [D]	Rep. Courtney Rogers [R]	Rep. Jay Reedy [R]	Rep. John DeBerry [D]
Sen. Raumesh Akbari [D]	Rep. Barbara Cooper [D]	Rep. Bryan Terry [R]	Rep. Karen Camper [D]
Rep. Bo Mitchell [D]	Rep. Sheila Butt [R]	Rep. Curtis Johnson [R]	Rep. Ryan Williams [R]
Rep. Patsy Hazlewood [R]	Rep. Dennis Powers [R]	Rep. Roger Kane [R]	Rep. Craig Fitzhugh [D]
Rep. Eddie Smith [R]	Rep. John Clemmons [D]	Rep. Jason Powell [D]	Rep. Joe Armstrong [D]
Rep. Cameron Sexton [R]	Rep. Marc Gravitt [R]	Rep. Mike Stewart [D]	Rep. Mike Sparks [R]
Rep. Jimmy Eldridge [R]	Rep. Curry Todd [R]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. Johnnie Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-05		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1058
2016-04-19	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-04-19	House	Comp. SB subst.
2016-04-18	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2016
2016-04-18	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2016
2016-04-18	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2016-04-18	House	Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2016
2016-04-18	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2016-04-13	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2016
2016-04-06	House	Placed behind the budget
2016-03-30	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2016
2016-03-30	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
2016-03-30	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-29	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2016-03-28	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-23	House	Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/29/2016
2016-03-22	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
2016-03-16	House	Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/22/2016
2016-03-16	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-09	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-08	House	Action def. in Education Administration & Planning to 3/22/2016
2016-03-02	House	Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/8/2016
2016-03-01	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning
2016-02-25	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/1/2016
2016-02-22	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-18	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-16	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-11	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-04	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-03	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-01	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
2016-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
2016-01-25	House	P1C.
2016-01-21	House	Intro.
2016-01-21	House	Filed for intro.

SB2635 (Crossfiled) 2016-05-05 - Pub. Ch. 1058

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2616&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB2616.pdf