Roll Call: TN HB1638 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly
For additional roll call votes on Tennessee HB1638 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: As enacted, authorizes local boards of education to admit pupils from outside their respective local school systems at any time without the approval of the previous LEA; adds that in cases where an LEA has created a regional school with a specific focus on STEM, local BEP school funds will also follow the student into the LEA to which the student is transferring and no tuition may be charged by the receiving LEA; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 3.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-02 - Pub. Ch. 882 [HB1638 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Bill Title: As enacted, authorizes local boards of education to admit pupils from outside their respective local school systems at any time without the approval of the previous LEA; adds that in cases where an LEA has created a regional school with a specific focus on STEM, local BEP school funds will also follow the student into the LEA to which the student is transferring and no tuition may be charged by the receiving LEA; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 3.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-02 - Pub. Ch. 882 [HB1638 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Vote: FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 64 | - | 64 |
| Nay | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 93 | 24 | 69 |
