Education - As introduced, establishes a deaf mentor and parent advisor program to assist families in implementing bilingual and bicultural home-based programming for young children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind at the Tennessee Schools for the Deaf and the West Tennessee School for the Deaf. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 10.
Bill status
introduced
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Governor
Introduced Nov 9, 2022
Last action Nov 9, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2021 · House Mar 8, 2021
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Feb 11, 2021
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Nov 9, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Mar 8, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-3)
house
Feb 11, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-0)
senate
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Massey
RRepublican
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