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]
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
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Andy Holt [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-076 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Bruce Griffey [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-075 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative William Lamberth [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-044 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Robin Smith [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-026 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative David Byrd [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-071 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative John Windle [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-041 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jerome Moon [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-008 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Susan Lynn [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-057 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Mark White [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-083 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Thomas Tillis [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-092 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Bryan Terry [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-048 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |