Schools, Charter - As enacted, requires public charter schools to provide educators six work weeks of paid leave after the birth or stillbirth of the educator's child or after the educator's adoption of a newly placed minor child. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.
This Tennessee law requires public charter schools to offer six weeks of paid leave to educators following the birth or stillbirth of a child, as well as after adopting a minor. The policy applies to teachers, principals, and supervisors who have worked full-time at a local education agency or charter school for at least twelve consecutive months. By amending state employment codes, the bill extends existing leave benefits previously available only to traditional public school employees to include those working in the charter school system.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Moody
RRepublican
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