Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022 - Link to bill - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2154.pdf

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, enacts the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022"; requires each public school to maintain, and post on the school's website, a list of the materials in the school's library collection; requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to adopt a policy to establish procedures for the development and review of school library collections. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

HB 2154 - Sponsored by Representatives Lamberth and Gant

SB 2407 - Sponsored by Senator Jack Johnson

Current Status:

On agenda for House K-12 Subcommittee at 2/15/2022 at 4:30pm

On agenda for Senate Education Committee at 2/16/2022 at 3pm

Parent Bill of Rights Act - Link to bill - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2360.pdf

Children - As introduced, enacts the "Parent Bill of Rights Act," which requires LEAs to permit parents to have access to certain information, including the names of instructors, titles available in the school library, teacher manuals, and curriculum; requires parents to provide written consent before a student can participate in any extracurricular activity, family life lesson, field trip, school assembly, or guest speaker event; prohibits certain healthcare practitioners from providing medical treatment to a minor without parental consent or an appropriate court order. - Amends TCA Section 14-4-103; Title 49 and Title 63.

HB 2451 - Sponsored by Representative Terri Lynn Weaver

SB 2360 - Sponsored by Senator Janice Bowling

Current Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee

Public Library Boards - Link to bill - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2549.pdf

As introduced, requires the library board to annually publish on the library's website the report the library board currently provides to the county or city legislative body, at its first meeting of each fiscal year, setting forth its capital and operational receipts and expenditures for the preceding fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.

This is a caption bill- placeholder bill that will be amended.

HB 2549 - Sponsored by Representative Justin Lafferty

SB 2688 - Sponsored by Senator Mark Pody

Current Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee

Eliminating local gov prohibitions of handguns at libraries - Link to bill - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2521.pdf

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, revises various provisions governing the prohibition or restriction of weapons at meetings or on property owned by a private or government entity, including eliminating the prohibitions a local government can place on possession of a handgun in certain locations such as libraries, child care agencies, buildings containing a law enforcement agency, and facilities that administer a Head Start program; removes the limitation of the concealed carry restriction to only persons with an enhanced handgun carry permit; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39.

HB 2521 - Sponsored by Representative Jerry Sexton

SB 2521 - Sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley

Current Status: Assigned to House Civil Justice Subcommittee and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

School Library Coordinator - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1667.pdf

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, creates a Tennessee state library coordinator position within the department; establishes the duties of the Tennessee state library coordinator. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB1667 - Sponsored by Representative Sam Whitson

SB1784 - Sponsored by Senator Jon Lundberg

Current Status:
On agenda for Senate Education Committee at 2/16/2022 at 3pm
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Obscenity and Pornography in School Libraries - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1944.pdf

Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, excludes local education agencies, public schools, and employees and private contractors of LEAs or public schools from the exception to certain obscenity offenses if the LEA, public school, employee, or private contractor possesses obscene material that is harmful to minors on public school premises; prohibits an LEA or public school from making obscene materials or materials harmful to minors available to students in the school libraries controlled by the LEA or public school. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 49.

HB1944 - Sponsored by by *Cepicky , Doggett, Ragan, Sexton J, Hurt, Grills, Eldridge, Lafferty, Weaver, Hall, Haston, Carringer, Griffey, Smith, Hulsey, Warner, Casada, Crawford, Ogles, Cochran, Byrd, Reedy, Rudder, Helton

SB1944 - Sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley

Current Status: Assigned to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Textbooks (and supplemental materials) removing LGBTQ Content - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0800.pdf

Textbooks - As introduced, prohibits the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission from recommending or listing, the state board of education from approving for local adoption or from granting a waiver for, and LEAs and public charter schools from adopting or using textbooks and instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender issues or lifestyles. - Amends TCA Title 49.