Education, Dept. of - As introduced, allows an LEA to choose to administer TCAP tests to its students in a paper format beginning with the 2020-2021 school year if the commissioner authorizes TCAP tests to be administered in a computerized format; requires the department to provide TCAP test materials in a paper format to LEAs choosing to administer TCAP tests in a paper format. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 475 of the Public Acts of 2019.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 16, 2019
Last action Jun 3, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
97–0
Passed
Total votes 97
Mar 9, 2020
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican73
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 12/1/2020
upper
May 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 6/3/2020
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2020
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0527)
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 1/28/2020
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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