All Local Education Agency Legislation - Tennessee
HB4059
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB4086. Education - Provides a right of appeal to the local chartering authority by an employee of a public charter school in certain circumstances who is not given at least a two weeks' notice prior to suspension or discharge from employment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB4059 / *SB4086Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB4059 / *SB4086 This bill authorizes any employee of a charter school where the professional employees have not organized under the Education Professional Negotiations Act, and any nonprofessional employee of a charter school where the professional employees have organized under the Act, to appeal any suspension or discharge from employment to the school's chartering authority if the employee did not receive at least two weeks' notice with pay and [...] show full description Comment on Bill SB4086
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB4059. Education - Provides a right of appeal to the local chartering authority by an employee of a public charter school in certain circumstances who is not given at least a two weeks' notice prior to suspension or discharge from employment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB4086 / HB4059Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB4086 / HB4059 This bill authorizes any employee of a charter school where the professional employees have not organized under the Education Professional Negotiations Act, and any nonprofessional employee of a charter school where the professional employees have organized under the Act, to appeal any suspension or discharge from employment to the school's chartering authority if the employee did not receive at least two weeks' notice with pay and [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Education, Curriculum - Directs state board of education to require that all secondary public schools offer mandatory course in driver education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 12. Fiscal Summary for SB4024 / *HB3253Increase State Expenditures - $31,160,700 Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000 HB3745
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 772 Bill Text Companion Bill SB3899. Election Laws - Permits revision of election cycles of certain municipal boards of education to bring such cycles into compliance with general law. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-201. Fiscal Summary for *HB3745 / SB3899Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3745 / SB3899 PRESENT LAW Present law provides the following in regard to boards of education: (1) Except in counties with a county charter or metropolitan government charter, the board must consist of no more members than the number of members authorized by general law or private act for boards of education in existence on January 1, 1992, or the number of members actually serving on a board on January 1, 1993, except during transition periods following district reapportionment; (2) In addition to the membership existing [...] show full description SB3899
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 772 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3745. Election Laws - Permits revision of election cycles of certain municipal boards of education to bring such cycles into compliance with general law. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-201. Fiscal Summary for SB3899 / *HB3745Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3899 / *HB3745 PRESENT LAW Present law provides the following in regard to boards of education: (1) Except in counties with a county charter or metropolitan government charter, the board must consist of no more members than the number of members authorized by general law or private act for boards of education in existence on January 1, 1992, or the number of members actually serving on a board on January 1, 1993, except during transition periods following district reapportionment; (2) In addition to the membership existing [...] show full description HB3739
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB2792. Local Education Agency - Prohibits LEAs from submitting budget to local governing body that uses state funds to lower county school property tax rate, limit growth, or otherwise lower appropriations from the operations budget. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB3739 / *SB2792MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3739 / *SB2792 Under present law, it is the duty of every local school board to require the director of schools and chair of the local board to prepare a budget and, when the budget has been approved by the local board, to submit it to the appropriate local legislative body. Present law prohibits an LEA from submitting a budget to the local legislative body that directly or indirectly supplants or proposes to use state funds to supplant any local current operation funds, excluding capital [...] show full description HB3487
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/15/2008 Bill Text Local Education Agency - Requires the local education insurance committee to approve an optional long-term care insurance plan that provides local education employees with the same coverage offered to state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27. Fiscal Summary for HB3487 / *SB3314Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $200,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive HB3413
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB3424. Schools, Home - Authorizes home schooled students to participate in extracurricular athletic activities of public school in which they are eligible to attend. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30. Fiscal Summary for HB3413 / *SB3424Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3413 / *SB3424 This bill specifies that home-schooled students may participate in extracurricular athletic activities that are sponsored or engaged in by public schools, in certain circumstances. Under this bill, a home-schooled student would be permitted to participate in an extracurricular activity of a public school to which the affected student would be zoned if the student was not home-schooled, provided the following conditions are met: (1) The home-schooled [...] show full description HB3396
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Special Initiatives of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Local Education Agency - Specifies that parents are entitled to a child's official school records unless the interest of the child otherwise requires. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for HB3396 / *SB3787MINIMAL SB3314
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Requires the local education insurance committee to approve an optional long-term care insurance plan that provides local education employees with the same coverage offered to state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27. Fiscal Summary for *SB3314 / HB3487Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $200,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive SB3560
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Education - Requires the public school year to commence no earlier than the Tuesday after Labor Day, except in those schools operated on a year-round basis. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-3004. Fiscal Summary for SB3560 / *HB3247Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant SB3415
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3074. Local Education Agency - Requires each LEA to add a cost-of-living adjustment to its local salary schedule under a BEP scheme. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. Fiscal Summary for SB3415 / *HB3074Increase Local Expenditures* - $31,310,000 Bill Summary for SB3415 / *HB3074 Present law requires each LEA to establish a local salary schedule for all licensed personnel in such LEA. This bill adds that for each local salary schedule established by an LEA for all licensed personnel in the LEA, there must be a cost-of-living adjustment added to the base salary schedule, if there is a percentage increase in the consumer price index of at least 0.5 percent. If the percentage is 0.5 percent or more but less than 1 percent, the percentage would be rounded to the 1 percent. Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Education, Curriculum - Directs state board of education to require that all secondary public schools offer mandatory course in driver education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 12. Fiscal Summary for *HB3253 / SB4024Increase State Expenditures - $31,160,700 Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000 Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Enacts the "Archival Protection Act of 2008" to require preservation of historically significant personal property located in public schools that have been closed. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for SB3480 / *HB3251Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $40,000 HB3158
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 963 Bill Text Companion Bill SB3341. Education, Dept. of - Specifies that each local school board's plan for compliance with nutritional breakfast and lunch programs require that availability of local agriculture products, freshness and transportation costs be considered. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23. Fiscal Summary for *HB3158 / SB3341Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3158 / SB3341 ON APRIL 17, 2008, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 3341 FOR HOUSE BILL 3158, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3341, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 directs that the plan "require that availability of local agriculture products, freshness and transportation costs be considered" instead of directing that the plan "set preferences for the use of agriculture products from [...] show full description SB3787
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Specifies that parents are entitled to a child's official school records unless the interest of the child otherwise requires. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *SB3787 / HB3396MINIMAL SB3341
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 963 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3158. Education, Dept. of - Specifies that each local school board's plan for compliance with nutritional breakfast and lunch programs require that availability of local agriculture products, freshness and transportation costs be considered. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23. Fiscal Summary for SB3341 / *HB3158Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3341 / *HB3158 ON APRIL 17, 2008, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 3341 FOR HOUSE BILL 3158, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3341, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 directs that the plan "require that availability of local agriculture products, freshness and transportation costs be considered" instead of directing that the plan "set preferences for the use of agriculture products from [...] show full description HB3122
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Passed second consideration held on desk. Bill Text Memphis - Sets the compensation for members of the Board of Education for Memphis City Schools at the same amount as that for members of Memphis City Council. - Amends Chapter 30 of the Acts of 1868-69, as amended. Fiscal Summary for *HB3122 / SB3399Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $231,400 Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 628 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2980. Education, State Board of - Directs the board to develop guidelines for LEAs to use to foster foreign language fluency for all students in grades K-12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3252 / *SB2980Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3252 / *SB2980 ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2980 FOR HOUSE BILL 3252, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2980, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes this bill applicable to grades K-12 instead of 7-12. SB3399
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration held on desk. Local Bill Bill Text Memphis - Sets the compensation for members of the Board of Education for Memphis City Schools at the same amount as that for members of Memphis City Council. - Amends Chapter 30 of the Acts of 1868-69, as amended. Fiscal Summary for SB3399 / *HB3122Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $231,400 HB2973
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/19/2008 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2793. Local Education Agency - Requires LEAs to pay at least 50 percent of health insurance premiums for all eligible employees; and directs LEAs' use of BEP "insurance premium" component. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB2973 / *SB2793Increase Local Expenditures* - $30,039,900 Bill Summary for HB2973 / *SB2793 Under present law, each local education agency (LEA) must pay on behalf of each eligible local education employee participating in the health insurance coverage plan, as a minimum, the percentage specified in the general appropriations act of the premium collected on behalf of each such employee. This bill revises the above provision to instead require each LEA to pay on behalf of eligible local education employees a minimum of 50 percent of the premium collected. Under this [...] show full description HB3280
Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Held on desk. Bill Text Companion Bill SB3559. School Superintendents - Prohibits employment of a director of schools for any period that extends beyond 30 days after the first general election of the local school board subsequent to the execution of the employment contract. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB3280 / SB3559MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB3280 / SB3559 Under present law, it is the duty of a local board of education to employ a director of schools under a written contract of up to four years' duration, which may be renewed. This bill places restrictions on an incumbent board of education renewing a director's contract. Under this bill, except for a contract to fill a vacancy in the office of the director of schools that occurs during the period from 45 days prior to the general school board election until 30 days following such election, [...] show full description HB3073
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Local Education Agency - Authorizes LEAs to waive the duty of integrating into its elementary and secondary curriculum a minimum of 90 minutes of physical activity if deemed necessary. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB3073 / SB3260Decrease Local Expenditures - Not Significant SB3559
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3280. School Superintendents - Prohibits employment of a director of schools for any period that extends beyond 30 days after the first general election of the local school board subsequent to the execution of the employment contract. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2. Fiscal Summary for SB3559 / *HB3280MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB3559 / *HB3280 Under present law, it is the duty of a local board of education to employ a director of schools under a written contract of up to four years' duration, which may be renewed. This bill places restrictions on an incumbent board of education renewing a director's contract. Under this bill, except for a contract to fill a vacancy in the office of the director of schools that occurs during the period from 45 days prior to the general school board election until 30 days following such election, [...] show full description HB3074
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Failed for Lack of Second in: K-12 of ED Bill Text Companion Bill SB3415. Local Education Agency - Requires each LEA to add a cost-of-living adjustment to its local salary schedule under a BEP scheme. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. Fiscal Summary for *HB3074 / SB3415Increase Local Expenditures* - $31,310,000 Bill Summary for *HB3074 / SB3415 Present law requires each LEA to establish a local salary schedule for all licensed personnel in such LEA. This bill adds that for each local salary schedule established by an LEA for all licensed personnel in the LEA, there must be a cost-of-living adjustment added to the base salary schedule, if there is a percentage increase in the consumer price index of at least 0.5 percent. If the percentage is 0.5 percent or more but less than 1 percent, the percentage would be rounded to the 1 percent. SB3424
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3413. Schools, Home - Authorizes home schooled students to participate in extracurricular athletic activities of public school in which they are eligible to attend. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30. Fiscal Summary for *SB3424 / HB3413Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3424 / HB3413 This bill specifies that home-schooled students may participate in extracurricular athletic activities that are sponsored or engaged in by public schools, in certain circumstances. Under this bill, a home-schooled student would be permitted to participate in an extracurricular activity of a public school to which the affected student would be zoned if the student was not home-schooled, provided the following conditions are met: (1) The home-schooled [...] show full description HB3125
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Failed In Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Education - Requires the public school year to commence no earlier than the Tuesday after Labor Day, except in those schools operated on a year-round basis. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-3004. Fiscal Summary for HB3125 / *SB3133Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Held on desk. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Enacts the "Archival Protection Act of 2008" to require preservation of historically significant personal property located in public schools that have been closed. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB3251 / SB3480Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $40,000 HB3285
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Held on desk. Bill Text Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Eliminates requirements for criminal background investigations for students entering approved teacher training programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 56. Fiscal Summary for *HB3285 / SB3532Decrease State Revenue - $101,500 Decrease State Expenditures - $101,500 HB3247
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Education - Requires the public school year to commence no earlier than the Tuesday after Labor Day, except in those schools operated on a year-round basis. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-3004. Fiscal Summary for *HB3247 / SB3560Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant SB3260
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Authorizes LEAs to waive the duty of integrating into its elementary and secondary curriculum a minimum of 90 minutes of physical activity if deemed necessary. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB3260 / *HB3073Decrease Local Expenditures - Not Significant SB3532
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Eliminates requirements for criminal background investigations for students entering approved teacher training programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 56. Fiscal Summary for SB3532 / *HB3285Decrease State Revenue - $101,500 Decrease State Expenditures - $101,500 SB3400
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2927. Education - Requires summer school for students testing two or more grade levels below current grade level. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for SB3400 / *HB2927Increase State Expenditures - $20,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $40,000,000/Recurring Bill Summary for SB3400 / *HB2927 This bill requires any student who is two or more grade levels below expected academic growth in a subject area as measured by TCAP to attend the next available summer school remedial program approved for that subject area by the commissioner of education. SB2921
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 865 Bill Text Companion Bill HB2790. Education, Curriculum - Urges all public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as means to conflict resolution as part of character education curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10. Fiscal Summary for SB2921 / *HB2790MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB2921 / *HB2790 ON MARCH 20, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL #2790, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 urges, instead of requires, public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as a means of conflict resolution. HB2789
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Education, State Board of - Directs the board to develop guidelines for each LEA to require physical education courses in all elementary and secondary schools, instead of requiring each LEA to integrate 90 minutes of activity per week into the school day. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB2789 / SB2919Increase Local Expenditures* - $1,196,300/One-Time $11,689,700/Recurring SB2919
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Action Deferred in Senate Ed. Comm. to 4/2/2008 Bill Text Education, State Board of - Directs the board to develop guidelines for each LEA to require physical education courses in all elementary and secondary schools, instead of requiring each LEA to integrate 90 minutes of activity per week into the school day. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB2919 / *HB2789Increase Local Expenditures* - $1,196,300/One-Time $11,689,700/Recurring HB2859
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/15/2008 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2799. Basic Education Program (BEP) - Specifies that no local government may use state BEP funds to reduce local operating funds or reduce local taxes. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for HB2859 / *SB2799Increase Local Revenue - Exceeds $1,000,000 FY07-08 / One-Time Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $1,000,000 FY07-08 / One- Time Bill Summary for HB2859 / *SB2799 This bill prohibits a county or municipality from using any state education finance funds to reduce: (1) Local operating funds, excluding capital outlay and debt service, that have been allocated or appropriated for the current fiscal year; and (2) Sales taxes, property taxes, or privilege taxes that have been levied for the current fiscal year. SB2980
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Public Chapter 628 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3252. Education, State Board of - Directs the board to develop guidelines for LEAs to use to foster foreign language fluency for all students in grades K-12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB2980 / HB3252Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2980 / HB3252 ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2980 FOR HOUSE BILL 3252, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2980, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes this bill applicable to grades K-12 instead of 7-12. SB2976
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Driver Education - Encourages the department of education to require each LEA to provide by 2012-2013 a driver education course in each high school or available to all high students eligible for licensing as a driver. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for SB2976 / *HB2685Increase State Expenditures - $32,165,330/FY12-13 and Succeeding Years Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000/FY12-13 and Succeeding Years SB2891
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Allows student to attend the school closest to the student's residence, if the student so desires. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 3. Fiscal Summary for SB2891 / *HB2524No Fiscal Summary for SB2891 / *HB2524 HB2927
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee K-12 of Education to Education Oversight Bill Text Companion Bill SB3400. Education - Requires summer school for students testing two or more grade levels below current grade level. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB2927 / SB3400Increase State Expenditures - $20,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $40,000,000/Recurring Bill Summary for *HB2927 / SB3400 This bill requires any student who is two or more grade levels below expected academic growth in a subject area as measured by TCAP to attend the next available summer school remedial program approved for that subject area by the commissioner of education. SB2977
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Requires all LEAs to provide driver education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for SB2977 / *HB2686Increase State Expenditures - $31,160,700 Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000 Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2770. Education - Enacts the "K-12 Research Act" as guiding policy for human research in public schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB3025 / *HB2770Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3025 / *HB2770 This bill prohibits the department of education and LEAs from conducting or authorizing human research involving K-12 students at public schools, unless the research is conducted in compliance with this bill and other applicable laws regarding informed consent. This bill requires affirmative, written consent from the student and the student's parent or legally authorized representative prior to the research being conducted. The informed consent form must include information such as the purpose of the research, a description [...] show full description SB3078
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Local Education Agency - Requires each LEA to place automated external defibrillator devices in each high school. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for SB3078 / *HB2652Increase State Expenditures - $2,100/One-Time Exceeds $500/Every Two Years Increase Local Expenditures* - $198,900/One-Time Exceeds $3,500/Every Two Years SB3133
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Education - Requires the public school year to commence no earlier than the Tuesday after Labor Day, except in those schools operated on a year-round basis. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-3004. Fiscal Summary for *SB3133 / HB3125Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant SB2890
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text School Boards - Prohibits construction of high schools with a student capacity of greater than 1,200. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB2890 / *HB2525Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $5,182,200 - 1st Year Debt Service $76,790,000 Over life of the bonds $47,110,440 Principal $29,679,000 Interest HB2779
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 983 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2920. Education, Curriculum - Requires each LEA to include art and music education for grades K-8; encourages LEAs to fully implement the art and music curriculum adopted by the state board of education through both art and music classes, as well as integration into other core academic subjects. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10. Fiscal Summary for *HB2779 / SB2920Increase Local Expenditures* - $6,185,100 Bill Summary for *HB2779 / SB2920 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2920, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to require the course of instruction for grades kindergarten through eight, instead of kindergarten through grade 12, to include art and music education. This amendment encourages LEAs to fully implement the art and music curriculum adopted [...] show full description HB2790
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Public Chapter 865 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2921. Education, Curriculum - Urges all public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as means to conflict resolution as part of character education curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10. Fiscal Summary for *HB2790 / SB2921MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB2790 / SB2921 ON MARCH 20, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL #2790, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 urges, instead of requires, public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as a means of conflict resolution. SB2920
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 983 Bill Text Companion Bill HB2779. Education, Curriculum - Requires each LEA to include art and music education for grades K-8; encourages LEAs to fully implement the art and music curriculum adopted by the state board of education through both art and music classes, as well as integration into other core academic subjects. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10. Fiscal Summary for SB2920 / *HB2779Increase Local Expenditures* - $6,185,100 Bill Summary for SB2920 / *HB2779 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2920, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to require the course of instruction for grades kindergarten through eight, instead of kindergarten through grade 12, to include art and music education. This amendment encourages LEAs to fully implement the art and music curriculum adopted [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill Text Companion Bill SB3025. Education - Enacts the "K-12 Research Act" as guiding policy for human research in public schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB2770 / SB3025Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2770 / SB3025 This bill prohibits the department of education and LEAs from conducting or authorizing human research involving K-12 students at public schools, unless the research is conducted in compliance with this bill and other applicable laws regarding informed consent. This bill requires affirmative, written consent from the student and the student's parent or legally authorized representative prior to the research being conducted. The informed consent form must include information such as the purpose of the research, a description [...] show full description Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Placed on Senate Ed. Comm. Calendar for 04/14/2008 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3739. Local Education Agency - Prohibits LEAs from submitting budget to local governing body that uses state funds to lower county school property tax rate, limit growth, or otherwise lower appropriations from the operations budget. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB2792 / HB3739MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB2792 / HB3739 Under present law, it is the duty of every local school board to require the director of schools and chair of the local board to prepare a budget and, when the budget has been approved by the local board, to submit it to the appropriate local legislative body. Present law prohibits an LEA from submitting a budget to the local legislative body that directly or indirectly supplants or proposes to use state funds to supplant any local current operation funds, excluding capital [...] show full description Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2973. Local Education Agency - Requires LEAs to pay at least 50 percent of health insurance premiums for all eligible employees; and directs LEAs' use of BEP "insurance premium" component. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for *SB2793 / HB2973Increase Local Expenditures* - $30,039,900 Bill Summary for *SB2793 / HB2973 Under present law, each local education agency (LEA) must pay on behalf of each eligible local education employee participating in the health insurance coverage plan, as a minimum, the percentage specified in the general appropriations act of the premium collected on behalf of each such employee. This bill revises the above provision to instead require each LEA to pay on behalf of eligible local education employees a minimum of 50 percent of the premium collected. Under this [...] show full description SB2799
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2859. Basic Education Program (BEP) - Specifies that no local government may use state BEP funds to reduce local operating funds or reduce local taxes. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *SB2799 / HB2859Increase Local Revenue - Exceeds $1,000,000 FY07-08 / One-Time Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $1,000,000 FY07-08 / One- Time Bill Summary for *SB2799 / HB2859 This bill prohibits a county or municipality from using any state education finance funds to reduce: (1) Local operating funds, excluding capital outlay and debt service, that have been allocated or appropriated for the current fiscal year; and (2) Sales taxes, property taxes, or privilege taxes that have been levied for the current fiscal year. HB2685
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Driver Education - Encourages the department of education to require each LEA to provide by 2012-2013 a driver education course in each high school or available to all high students eligible for licensing as a driver. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB2685 / SB2976Increase State Expenditures - $32,165,330/FY12-13 and Succeeding Years Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000/FY12-13 and Succeeding Years HB2652
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill Text Local Education Agency - Requires each LEA to place automated external defibrillator devices in each high school. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *HB2652 / SB3078Increase State Expenditures - $2,100/One-Time Exceeds $500/Every Two Years Increase Local Expenditures* - $198,900/One-Time Exceeds $3,500/Every Two Years HB2686
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee K-12 of Education to Education Oversight Bill Text Local Education Agency - Requires all LEAs to provide driver education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB2686 / SB2977Increase State Expenditures - $31,160,700 Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000 SB2612
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Public Chapter 683 Bill Text Companion Bill HB2482. Local Education Agency - Authorizes local school boards to lease or sell buildings and property it determines are not being used or are not needed at present by the public school system in such manner as is deemed by the board to be in the best interest of the school system and the community that the system serves. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203. Fiscal Summary for SB2612 / *HB2482Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2612 / *HB2482 Present law authorizes local school boards to lease or sell buildings and property or the portions thereof that are not being used or not needed by the public school system. The property may be leased or sold to any governmental entity, civic group, or community organization in such manner as is deemed by the board [...] show full description HB2546
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 691 Bill Text Mobile Homes and Manufactured Buildings - Increases number of modular buildings that LEA vocational-technical students may construct and sell without complying with the Modular Building Act from one to five per school per school year; removes limitation that such buildings be residential; corrects typographical error in statute. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Section 68-126-310. Fiscal Summary for *HB2546 / SB2655Increase State Revenue - Not Significant/Fire Prevention Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Public Chapter 691 Bill Text Mobile Homes and Manufactured Buildings - Increases number of modular buildings that LEA vocational-technical students may construct and sell without complying with the Modular Building Act from one to five per school per school year; removes limitation that such buildings be residential; corrects typographical error in statute. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Section 68-126-310. Fiscal Summary for SB2655 / *HB2546Increase State Revenue - Not Significant/Fire Prevention Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant HB2524
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Education Committee Bill Text Local Education Agency - Allows student to attend the school closest to the student's residence, if the student so desires. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 3. Fiscal Summary for *HB2524 / SB2891No Fiscal Summary for *HB2524 / SB2891 HB2525
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Special Initiatives of Education of Education Committee Bill Text School Boards - Prohibits construction of high schools with a student capacity of greater than 1,200. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB2525 / SB2890Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $5,182,200 - 1st Year Debt Service $76,790,000 Over life of the bonds $47,110,440 Principal $29,679,000 Interest HB2482
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 683 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2612. Local Education Agency - Authorizes local school boards to lease or sell buildings and property it determines are not being used or are not needed at present by the public school system in such manner as is deemed by the board to be in the best interest of the school system and the community that the system serves. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203. Fiscal Summary for *HB2482 / SB2612Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2482 / SB2612 Present law authorizes local school boards to lease or sell buildings and property or the portions thereof that are not being used or not needed by the public school system. The property may be leased or sold to any governmental entity, civic group, or community organization in such manner as is deemed by the board [...] show full description SB2078
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Ed. Comm. Bill Text Basic Education Program (BEP) - Provides that BEP and other state funding to ensure or promote classroom Internet connectivity and/or technology access shall be paid by the state directly to the respective LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. Fiscal Summary for SB2078 / *HB2067Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant HB2294
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 367 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2178. Education, State Board of - Requires that the annual report submitted by the committee for the Tennessee basic education program, which includes recommendations on needed revisions, additions, and deletions to the BEP formula as well as an analysis of instructional salary disparity among LEAs, must also include an analysis of disparity in benefits and other compensation among LEAs; removes requirement for two-track high school curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for HB2294 / *SB2178Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2294 / *SB2178 ON MAY 14, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2178, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises requirements relating to the development of a twenty-first century curriculum. Present law requires the commissioner of education [...] show full description SB2178
Latest Action: 10/03/2007 - Placed on Senate Ed. Comm. Calendar for 05/08/2007 Bill Text Companion Bill HB2294. Education, State Board of - Requires that the annual report submitted by the committee for the Tennessee basic education program, which includes recommendations on needed revisions, additions, and deletions to the BEP formula as well as an analysis of instructional salary disparity among LEAs, must also include an analysis of disparity in benefits and other compensation among LEAs; removes requirement for two-track high school curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB2178 / HB2294Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2178 / HB2294 ON MAY 14, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2178, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises requirements relating to the development of a twenty-first century curriculum. Present law requires the commissioner of education [...] show full description HB1872
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1096 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2008. Education - Requires the state board of education to develop policies for operation of virtual education programs; authorizes LEAs to use |
