Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, authorizes a school counselor to refer or help facilitate a referral of a parent or legal guardian's student to a counselor or therapist for mental health assessments or services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 63.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Feb 2, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0055)
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0061)
upper
Mar 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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