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Last night the House passed HB2545 and the senate version SB2292 has been scheduled for the Senate Floor on Thursday at 10:30 CT. This bill redefines "obscene" to include material that has educational value and has implications beyond K12 online resources. The school coordinator bill goes for funding at Finace, Ways and Means this afternoon at 2:30 CT.
Obscenity and Pornography in School Online Resources - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2454.pdf
Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, redefines "obscene" to include material that has educational value; makes various changes to the internet acceptable use policy LEAs are required to adopt; requires providers of digital and online resources to ensure that users cannot access certain obscene material; requires a local board of education to establish a mechanism for parents, legal guardians, or students to report failures of the technology selected by the LEA to filter, block, or otherwise prevent access to pornography or obscenity through online resources and to submit an annual report to the state board of education regarding same. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, Chapter 1.
HB 2454 – Sponsored by Reps Weaver Doggett, Littleton, Lynn, Zachary, Moody, Crawford, Powers, Lafferty, Cepicky, Lamberth, Hulsey, Rudder, Haston, Carringer, Warner, Howell, Rudd, Griffey, SHERRELL, BYRD, REEDY, CARR, RAGAN, HELTON, ALEXANDER, WHITE
SB2292 - Sponsored by Senator Mike Bell
Current Status:
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2022 at 10:30
Passed House, as am., Ayes 74, Nays 17, PNV 0
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:
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022 at 2:30
Obscenity and Pornography in School Libraries - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1944.pdf
Divisive Concepts in Higher Education - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0651.pdf
As introduced, prohibits a public institution of higher education from taking certain actions with regard to divisive concepts and the ideologies or political viewpoints of students and employees; revises the duties of an institution's employees whose primary duties include diversity; requires each institution to conduct a survey of its students and employees to assess the campus climate with regard to diversity of thought and the respondents' comfort level in speaking freely on campus and to publish the results on the institution's website. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.
HB 2670- Sponsored by Reps by Sexton C, Gant
SB 2290- Sponsored by Senator Mike Bell
Current Status:
Signed by Governor
Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022
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:
Signed by Governor. House moved to substitute and conform to SB2407
Likely dead – but nothing is ever dead until the session is closed!
Eliminating local gov prohibitions of handgunshttps://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2521.pdf
HB 2521 - Sponsored by Representative Jerry Sexton
SB 2521 - Sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley
Current Status:
Failed for lack of second in: Civil Justice Subcommittee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Parent Bill of Rights Act
HB 2451 - Sponsored by Representative Terri Lynn Weaver
SB 2360 - Sponsored by Senator Janice Bowling
Current Status:
Failed for lack of second in: Health Subcommittee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Public Library Boards
HB 2549 - Sponsored by Representative Justin Lafferty
Current Status:
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Textbooks (and supplemental materials) removing LGBTQ Content - https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0800.pdf
Current Status:
Re-ref. Education Instruction
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
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Andrea