Education - As enacted, extends, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the counties within which each LEA must implement a program of family life education from counties with a pregnancy rate of 19.5 pregnancies for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 17 to all counties; requires a curriculum on sex education or human sexuality that is implemented by an LEA as a part of a human growth and development program be in conformance with the curriculum guidelines established for family life programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Signed Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2021 · House Apr 12, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Apr 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 12, PNV 0
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Instruction
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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