Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, authorizes the commission to require the governing board of a public institution of higher education to terminate an existing on-campus or off-campus program, instead of only making recommendations regarding the termination of certain programs; requires the commission's executive director to notify the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives of the commission's vote to terminate an existing program within 10 days of such action. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 6, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Watson
RRepublican
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