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School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that participate in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program to publish the school's lesson plans and syllabus for each class offered by the school, a current list of materials in the school's library collection, and the academic standards for each class offered by the school on the school's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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House Action: Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 Senate Action: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8, relative to higher education.
Education, Higher - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Higher Education Freedom of Expression and Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8.
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House Action:Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/13/2023
Senate Action: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to devices capable of accessing the internet.
Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Youth Mental Health Safety Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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House Action: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Senate Action: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, removes the educational justification of a person possessing obscene material if the person is at a school building, bus, school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used, or operated by a local education agency.- Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 49.
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House Action:Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/14/2023 Senate Action:Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
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Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, removes the educational justification of a person possessing obscene material if the person is at a school building, bus, school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used, or operated by a local education agency. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9.
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House Action:Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/14/2023 Senate Action:Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
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Local Education Agencies - As introduced, excludes materials obtained by an individual teacher, which are made available in the teacher's classroom to students assigned to the teacher's class or classes, from having to be identified in a list posted on the school's website, and from being subject to the development, review, and feedback process established by the school's local board of education or public charter school governing body for materials in the school's library collection. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
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House Action: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee Senate Action: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Amendment - not currently available
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Education - As introduced, requires the office of the comptroller to annually conduct a review of the English language arts textbooks and instructional materials adopted for use by each LEA and public charter school to ensure they are aligned to Tennessee's academic standards and annually submit a report detailing the findings of the review to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than February 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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House Action: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Senate Action: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
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CAPTION BILL
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Public Records - As introduced, clarifies that a person requesting public records is not entitled to special or more expeditious access to records under this part due to the person's occupation or association with a specific profession. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.
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House Action: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
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Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14.
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Signed by Governor.
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Local Government, General - As introduced, requires a person to obtain a valid entertainer permit from the adult-oriented establishment board, in those jurisdictions with a board, prior to performing adult cabaret entertainment for compensation; prohibits public, private, and commercial establishments from allowing persons under the age of 18 to attend a performance featuring adult cabaret entertainment. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.
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House Action: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Action: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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Open Meetings - As introduced, requires governing bodies to make agendas of meetings and supplemental meeting documents available to the public at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.
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House Action: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
Senate Action: Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
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Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Information Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 61; Title 66 and Title 67.
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House Action: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 Senate Action: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As introduced, increases, from $200 to $500, the amount each LEA and public charter school is required to pay each teacher in kindergarten through grade 12 for the purchase of instructional supplies for the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3.
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House Action:Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Senate Action: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
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Education - As introduced, prohibits a local education agency, public charter school, public institution of higher education, the state board of education, and the department of education from requiring an educator, employee of an LEA or charter school, faculty member, or employee of a public institution of higher education to complete or participate in implicit bias training; defines "implicit bias training"; prohibits adverse licensure and employment actions from being taken against such an individual for the individual's failure or refusal to participate in implicit bias training. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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House Action: Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 Senate Action: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Memorials, Public Service - Dollar General Literacy Foundation -
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Signed by Governor.
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Local Education Agencies - As introduced, enacts the "Wholesome Public School Learning Environment Act"; prohibits teachers or other employees of an LEA from discussing sexual preferences or drug use with a student of the LEA during school instruction or a school activity; prohibits an LEA from displaying symbols of drugs or drug paraphernalia on school grounds. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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House Action: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
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Will not advance but tracking to see if language is used in amendment
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