Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, revises the period of time after a local board of education or director of schools makes an initial offer of employment to a person for a teaching position that the person has to accept or reject the offer of employment, if the offer is made between June 1 and April 1. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-406.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2020 · House Jun 10, 2020
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 27, 2020
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
21
Committee
15
Amendments
6
Jun 22, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0770)
upper
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0828)
upper
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0828)
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0853)
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Introduced
Am. reconsidered. (Amendment 4 - HA0853)
upper
Jun 10, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0853)
upper
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 0, PNV 3
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
upper
Jun 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
upper
Jun 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 6/3/2020
upper
Jun 1, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0572)
upper
Jun 1, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0770)
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0502)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/19/2020
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/18/2020
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/11/2020
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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