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 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 882 [SB1598 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Becky Massey [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bo Watson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Todd Gardenhire [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dolores Gresham [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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