Bill Sponsors: TN HB1655 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Bill Title: As introduced, requires a public school to credit a student who participates in a non-school-sponsored extracurricular activity, or who participates in up to 10 days of basic training required by a branch of the United States armed services, as present for attendance purposes; requires, subject to certain exceptions, a principal, or the principal's designee, to excuse a student from school attendance for up to 10 days to pursue an educational advancement opportunity. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-05 - Received from House, Passed on First Consideration [HB1655 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Andy Holt [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-076FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Bruce Griffey [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-075FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative William Lamberth [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-044FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Robin Smith [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-026FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative David Byrd [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-071FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative John Windle [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-041FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Jerome Moon [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-008FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Susan Lynn [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-057FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Mark White [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-083FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Thomas Tillis [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-092FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Bryan Terry [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-048FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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