Tennessee Senate Bill 2635 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on May 5 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-05 - 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.

Sen. Dolores Gresham [R]	Sen. Todd Gardenhire [R]	Sen. Jim Tracy [R]	Sen. Mark Green [R]
Sen. Becky Massey [R]

2016-04-19 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-04 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-23 - Senate - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-05		Pub. Ch. 1058
2016-05-05		Effective date(s) 04/28/2016; 07/01/2016
2016-04-28	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2016-04-25	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2016-04-21	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2016-04-21	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2016-04-21	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2016-04-19	House	Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
2016-04-19	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0925)
2016-04-19	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2016-04-06	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2016-04-05	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-04-04	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2016-04-04	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
2016-04-04	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0872)
2016-04-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2016
2016-03-23	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2016-03-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2016
2016-03-16	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2016
2016-03-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2016
2016-03-09	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-29	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2016-01-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2016-01-21	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2616 (Crossfiled) 2016-05-05 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1058

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2635&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB2635.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2635&ga=109