Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to pay a teacher their full salary, in addition to their full benefits, if the teacher is absent from assigned duties as the result of a personal injury caused by a physical assault or other violent criminal act committed against the teacher in the course of the teacher's employment activities, with certain limitations and exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
96–0
Passed
Total votes 96
Apr 19, 2023
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican73
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Apr 19, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0)
house
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Farmer
RRepublican
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