Education - As enacted, requires, if an appeal of a mandatory retention in third grade based on a student's scores on the ELA portion of the student's TCAP test is filed, it must be filed by the student's parent or guardian; requires an LEA or public charter school to include information about third grade retention in information the LEA or charter school must send to a student's parent upon determining that the student has a significant reading deficiency. - Amends Chapter 1 of the Public Acts of 2021 (1st Ex. Sess.); Chapter 3 of the Public Acts of 2021 (1st Ex. Sess.) and TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 9; and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 31.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2021 · House Apr 26, 2021
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 22, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
11
May 11, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to General Sub
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Intro.
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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kelsey
RRepublican
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