Sen. Raumesh Akbari

Primary HB 2377

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, State Board of - As introduced, specifies the type of misconduct for which the state board of education may reprimand, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew an educator's license. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2804

Failed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits a public institution of higher education from preventing a student athlete from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1.

Failed May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2028

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, deletes the school improvement fund created in the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program to disburse school improvement grants to certain LEAs; creates a teacher salaries fund to disburse annual grants to LEAs with students participating in the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program to be used for teacher salaries. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1958

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

School Vouchers - As introduced, requires that students participating in the ESA program be administered the same Tennessee comprehensive assessment program tests administered to nonparticipating students enrolled in public schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2823

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, State Board of - As introduced, specifies the type of misconduct for which the state board of education may reprimand, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew an educator's license. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 833

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, changes from January 31 to January 15 the date by which the department of health must provide the governor's office, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report of the aggregate results of all BMI screenings performed in the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1971

Failed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Textbooks - As introduced, requires a school or LEA to issue required textbooks to all students; requires the director of schools to certify to the commissioner of education by October 15 of each year that all students have been issued all required textbooks. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Failed May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 134

Failed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Expunction - As introduced, decreases from five to three years the amount of time from the completion of a person's sentence that must have elapsed before the person may apply for expunction of records. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1.

Failed May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2027

Failed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Textbooks - As introduced, requires a school or LEA to issue required textbooks to all students; requires the director of schools to certify to the commissioner of education by October 15 of each year that all students have been issued all required textbooks. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Failed May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 255

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Basic Education Program (BEP) - As introduced, requires, beginning with the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the number of instructional positions funded under the BEP to reflect the number of teachers a school district is required to employ to comply with maximum class size requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track