Tennessee Senate Bill 2579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-14 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 551
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, specifies that an elementary school is any school serving any combination of kindergarten through grade "six," instead of "eight," and a middle school is any "school," instead of "elementary school," designed to serve grades 5 - 8 only, or any combination of grades 5 - 8; defines a "secondary school" as a school that provides secondary education and defines "secondary education" as education normally available and required by state standards to be taught to children enrolled in grades 7 - 12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

As enacted, specifies that an elementary school is any school serving any combination of kindergarten through grade "six," instead of "eight," and a middle school is any "school," instead of "elementary school," designed to serve grades 5 - 8 only, or any combination of grades 5 - 8; defines a "secondary school" as a school that provides secondary education and defines "secondary education" as education normally available and required by state standards to be taught to children enrolled in grades 7 - 12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sen. Steve Southerland [R]

2012-02-15 - Senate - S. ED. COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-14		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 551
2012-02-23		Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA0749)
2012-02-23		Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2012-02-21		Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 2/23/2012
2012-02-15		Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
2012-02-08		Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 2/15/2012
2012-02-08		Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 2/15/2012
2012-02-01		Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 2/8/2012
2012-01-23		P2C, ref. to S. Ed. Comm.
2012-01-19		Intro., P1C.
2012-01-18		Filed for intro.

HB2653 (Crossfiled) 2012-03-14 - Pub. Ch. 551

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2579&ga=107
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB2579.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB2579&ga=107