Education - As enacted, allows LEAs and private or church-related schools to use excess instructional time accumulated during the school year for serious outbreaks of illness affecting or endangering students or staff without requiring approval from the commissioner of education to do so. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Signed Apr 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2021 · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 29, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 20, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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