| TN | SR0012 | Intro
25% | Deanne Dewitt, Tennessee Board of Regents
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
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| TN | SR0013 | Intro
25% | Jeremy Harrell, Tennessee Board of Regents
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
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| TN | SB0189 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to develop a program to award full-time students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this state a $250 grant for voluntarily obtaining testing for sexually transmitt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
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| TN | SB0246 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires the department to convene a working group to study and develop best practices, strategies, and programming for English language learner (EL) educators in this state to utilize in educating EL students enrolled in a public scho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB0612 | Intro
25% | As introduced, creates a special fund to provide grants to local education agencies and public charter schools for the acquisition, retention, or expansion of digital career and technical education curricula through platforms containing comprehensive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0087 | Intro
25% | Eddie Smith, Public Charter School Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0119 | Intro
25% | Annie Dockery, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB0802 | Intro
25% | As introduced, establishes the promising futures early learning scholarship program and a fund to provide scholarships for high-quality early learning programs from excess lottery revenues. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 37, Chapter 5, Part ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1014 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires an LEA in which a child care facility operates to submit a comprehensive list of all underutilized or vacant property to the department of human services and the comptroller of the treasury and to make the list available to ea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1272 | Intro
25% | As introduced, makes various changes to reporting requirements, school and district accountability, the accumulation of excess instructional time, remote instruction, the immunization status of students in state custody, the individualized education ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB0319 | Intro
25% | As introduced, adds instruction for public high school students on this state's safe haven law to the required components of a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1254 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires the state to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase of the Cotton Museum in Memphis, subject to approval by the state building commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11 and Title 12.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1019 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires the department to allocate the state share of the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula funds generated by student members of a public charter school in the prior school year directly to the public charter school...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0121 | Intro
25% | Lucas Hilliard, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1018 | Intro
25% | As introduced, clarifies that a public charter school authorized in its charter agreement to locate in a county local education agency (LEA) is not allowed to charge a student who resides in the county any registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuiti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0109 | Intro
25% | Thomas Lehrman, Public Charter School Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0045 | Intro
25% | Tennessee Athletic Trainers Month, March
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0120 | Intro
25% | Britni Singleteary, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SJR0088 | Intro
25% | Terence Patterson, Public Charter School Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB0897 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time, except in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Tit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1020 | Intro
25% | As introduced, allows public charter schools to operate outside the geographic boundaries of the local education agency in which the public charter school is authorized to locate in its charter agreement in certain circumstances and under certain con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
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| TN | SB1221 | Intro
25% | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to create a physical education through community service program by partnering with a community service partner to provide students in grades nine through 12 the opportunity to earn one-half c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
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| TN | SB0740 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires local boards of education to establish a program to provide free school breakfast and lunch to disadvantaged students; subject to funding, requires the state to reimburse LEAs for providing such free breakfasts and lunches aft...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
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| TN | SB0270 | Intro
25% | As introduced, enacts the "Universal Pre-K Funding Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 49 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
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| TN | SJR0102 | Intro
25% | Charles Traughber, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0096 | Intro
25% | Allen Carter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0106 | Intro
25% | Trevia Chatman, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0108 | Intro
25% | DeWitt Booth, University of Tennessee Southern Advisory Board
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0097 | Intro
25% | Todd Skelton, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0091 | Intro
25% | Billy Bryan, Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0107 | Intro
25% | Dimeta Smith Knight, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SR0011 | Intro
25% | Nisha Powers, Tennessee Board of Regents
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0095 | Intro
25% | Todd Womack, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Advisory Board
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0093 | Intro
25% | Donnie Smith, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0094 | Intro
25% | David Watson, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0103 | Intro
25% | Marquita Qualls, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0104 | Intro
25% | Terica Smith, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0105 | Intro
25% | Jeffery Norfleet, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0113 | Intro
25% | Rick Spell, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Advisory Board
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0117 | Intro
25% | Stefan Maupin, University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0092 | Intro
25% | John Compton, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SJR0101 | Intro
25% | Dakasha Winton, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
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| TN | SB1387 | Intro
25% | As introduced, adds Western Governors University as a postsecondary institution at which Tennessee resident students may be enrolled for purposes of receiving a Senator Ben Atchley opportunity grant. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB0476 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to prohibit food or beverage items that contain Red 40 to be sold, offered for sale, or provided to students on school property unless the food or beverage item is sold to the student as part of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB1378 | Intro
25% | As introduced, creates the division of early child care and education within the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB1359 | Intro
25% | As introduced, changes, from March 1 to July 1, the date by which the Tennessee higher education commission must provide a copy of its annual report regarding state workforce need projections and credential production to the governor, the education a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB0822 | Intro
25% | As introduced, authorizes virtual schools to administer TCAP tests to their students in a virtual setting if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB1021 | Intro
25% | As introduced, adds the general assembly to the list of entities that each public institution of higher education must submit its annual foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB0376 | Intro
25% | As introduced, prohibits the exclusion of persons from participating in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination by a four-year public or private institution of higher education in this state on the basis of race, color, ethn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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| TN | SB1409 | Intro
25% | As introduced, expands eligibility for a dual enrollment grant to include students who are sophomores in high school and admitted to an eligible postsecondary institution as a dual enrollment student. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
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