Schools, Home - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent-teacher of a home school student provide proof of the student's immunizations and receipt of health services or examinations required by law generally for children in this state to the local education agency; exempts home school students from the immunization requirements applicable to students attending a school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool, or child care facility; authorizes an LEA, in situations where a home school student participates in an LEA-sponsored interscholastic or extracurricular activity or event, to request and receive proof that the student received a health service or examination that is required for the LEA's students to participate in the activity or event. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Mar 2, 2023
How they voted
25–5
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0009)
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 25, PNV 0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jody Barrett
RRepublican
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