Rep. Scott Cepicky

Primary HB 1688

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Curriculum - As introduced, deletes requirement for LEAs to provide a physical education class taught by a licensed teacher with an endorsement in physical education or by a specialist in physical education; deletes reporting requirements; requires each LEA to integrate at least two 25- minute periods of physical activity into each school day. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1739

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, Curriculum - As introduced, deletes requirement for LEAs to provide a physical education class taught by a licensed teacher with an endorsement in physical education or by a specialist in physical education; deletes reporting requirements; requires each LEA to integrate at least two 25- minute periods of physical activity into each school day. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1691

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, changes, from August 15 to June 1, the date on which a child must be five years of age to enroll in kindergarten; changes, from September 30 to July 31, the date on which a child determined by the director of schools to be sufficiently mature must be five years of age to enroll in kindergarten. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2335

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to survey all LEAs, public charter schools, and state special schools to determine whether there are enough licensed speech-language pathologists to serve the needs of public school students with speech disorders; requires the department to survey and collect information on speech pathologists' caseloads and workloads; requires the department to report its findings and recommendations to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives by January 15, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56 and Title 63.

Passed Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1565

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, allows an LEA to choose to administer TCAP tests to its students in a paper format beginning with the 2020-2021 school year if the commissioner authorizes TCAP tests to be administered in a computerized format; requires the department to provide TCAP test materials in a paper format to LEAs choosing to administer TCAP tests in a paper format. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 475 of the Public Acts of 2019.

Passed Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1554

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, allows an LEA to choose to administer TCAP tests to its students in a paper format beginning with the 2020-2021 school year if the commissioner authorizes TCAP tests to be administered in a computerized format; requires the department to provide TCAP test materials in a paper format to LEAs choosing to administer TCAP tests in a paper format. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 475 of the Public Acts of 2019.

Passed Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1735

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the board to abolish all academic standards for science and social studies for students in kindergarten through grade two; allows the subjects of science and social studies to be incorporated into the curriculum aligned with the academic standards for English language arts for students in kindergarten through grade two. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2440

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, establishes a reporting date of January 15 of each year for the board of regents, each state university board, and the board of trustees of University of Tennessee to submit a report summarizing grievance activities for the previous year to the education committees. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1738

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, changes, from August 15 to June 1, the date on which a child must be five years of age to enroll in kindergarten; changes, from September 30 to July 31, the date on which a child determined by the director of schools to be sufficiently mature must be five years of age to enroll in kindergarten. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2568

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, establishes a reporting date of January 15 of each year for the board of regents, each state university board, and the board of trustees of University of Tennessee to submit a report summarizing grievance activities for the previous year to the education committees. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Jun 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track