HB 459 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Education - As enacted, clarifies that public charter schools and the state board of education are prohibited from employing individuals found by the department of children's services to have committed an act of child abuse in the same manner as other educational entities; clarifies that the state board is prohibited from granting, reactivating, or restoring an educator license or temporary teaching permit for such individuals; adds the state board and public charter schools to the list of educational entities to which the department is required to make certain disclosures when one of its employees is alleged to have committed an act of child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023 Last action May 3, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of William Slater
William Slater
RRepublican
TN
35