Education - As enacted, requires that each year at least 30 percent, instead of 70 percent, of the items on state assessments in grades 3-8 and end of course examinations in high school be fresh, nonredundant items that did not appear on the tests in the previous two years, instead of the previous four years for grades 3-8 and the previous three years for high school tests. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-610.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2018 · House Mar 15, 2018
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 19, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
16
Committee
16
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2018
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
lower
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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