Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to survey all LEAs, public charter schools, and state special schools to determine whether there is a sufficient number of licensed speech-language pathologists in the public schools of this state to meet student needs and report the results of the survey to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives by January 15, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56 and Title 63.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021 · House Mar 8, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 23, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/4/2021
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/9/2021
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joey Hensley
RRepublican
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