Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, prohibits the granting of a temporary permit to teach a physical education class, special education course, or course for which an end-of-course examination is required; authorizes endorsement exemption to a teacher to teach any course or subject area, except a physical education class or a special education course, for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years; revises other related provisions; requires the department of education to report certain information regarding endorsement exemptions and temporary permits. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed Apr 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 11, 2022
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0638)
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 0
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/22/2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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