Education - As enacted, changes, from the state board of education to local boards of education, the entity responsible for requiring certain examinations of school bus drivers, for requiring certain reports, and for revoking the certificates of school bus drivers found to be unfit; expands the types of convictions for which a school bus driver's certificate must be revoked; revises various provisions to change, from the state board of education to the department of safety, the entity responsible for adopting specifications for school buses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
92–0
Passed
Total votes 92
Mar 20, 2023
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican71
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 20, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0)
house
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
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
Debra Moody
RRepublican
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