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
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action May 2, 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
15
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/15/2023
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joey Hensley
RRepublican
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