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Legislation That Representative Monty Fritts Says Raises Expectations For Parental Engagement Passed The House Education Administration Committee During A Voice Vote Yesterday. Hb0727 Would Make It Mandatory For Schools To Obtain Parental Consent Before Students Are Allowed To Participate In Sex Education Classes Or Surveys.
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Legislation To Expand Tennessee’s ESA Program To Hamilton And Knox Counties Cleared Its Final Committee Hurdle Before Heading To The House Floor For A Vote. Republican Representatives Ron Gant And Todd Warner Asked To Be Recorded As Voting Against The Bill.
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A Bill That Will Allow For School Teachers And Staff To Conceal Carry Will Be Sent To The House Floor For A Vote. However, In The Senate Judiciary Committee, The Bill Was Deferred Until January 23, 2024 Meaning The Legislation Will Not Be Allowed To Pass The Committee Process In The Senate Until Next Year.
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The House Education Administration Committee Has Deferred Action For What Looks To Be The Fifth Time, On A Bill That Would Expand The Eligibility Criteria For Tennessee’s Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program.
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The Tennessee House Education Administration Is Scheduled To Consider A Bill That Would Allow Teachers And Staff Members At Tennessee Public Schools To Carry Guns To Provide Greater Protection For Students.
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Last Week, A Bill That Would Have Made Housing Illegal Aliens On State Owned Property A Violation Of Law In Tennessee Was Deferred Until 2024. This Week, A Caption Bill Is Slated To Be Heard That Could Be Used To House Illegal Immigrant Children At The Expense Of The Taxpayers In The Volunteer State.
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Democrat Representative Antonio Parkinson Introduced His Bill In The House Education Administration Committee On Wednesday Sounding Like A Conservative When He Likened A Hypothetical Bad Business Investment To Funding For A State Run School District.
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A Bill With The Purpose Of Helping To Weed Out Objectionable Books In The State’s School Libraries In A Timelier Fashion Passed Out Of The House Education Administration Committee Yesterday.
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Legislation That Would Make It Mandatory For Schools To Obtain Parental Consent Before Students Are Allowed To Participate In Sex Education Classes Will Move On To The Full House Education Administration Committee After Passing The K-12 Subcommittee On Wednesday.
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HB1214 Could Both Threaten The Best Current School Choice Options We Have And Introduce New, Worse Ones. Broadly Speaking, We Now Have Public, Private, Charter, And Homeschool Options In Tennessee. House Bill 1214 And Its Sister, Senate Bill 1194, Have The Potential To Alter Several Of These Choices.
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