Bill Enabling Tennessee Law Enforcement To Assign SRO’s to Schools That Fail to Request One To Be Heard In Committees This Week

Legislation That Would Enable Law Enforcement Agencies To Assign School Resource Officers (SROs) To Tennessee Schools That Fail To Request One Has Been Scheduled For Consideration By The Senate Judiciary Committee And The House K-12 Subcommittee This Week.

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Bill That Will Enable Schools To Engage Retired Law Enforcement/Military To Work As SRO’s Rolled To This Week

Last Week In The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee, Members Rolled A Bill To This Week That Will Allow For Schools To Engage The Services Of Retired Law Enforcement And Military As SRO’s In Schools Who Currently Do Not Have One On The Premises.

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Proposed Tennessee House Bill Would Allow Schools To Hire Retired Officers, Veterans As SROs (Update 2.13.24)

The House K-12 Subcommittee Is Set To Hear Potential Legislation That Would Allow School Systems To Hire Retired Law Enforcement Officers And Veterans To Fill School Resource Officer Positions.

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Bill To Exclude All Flags From Classroom Settings Except For Tennessee & American Flags Will Be Heard Before House K-12 Subcommittee

This Week A Bill That Will Attempt To Politically Neutralize Classrooms In Tennessee Will Be Heard Before The House K-12 Education Subcommittee.

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Tennessee Bill That Ensures Compliance With Age Appropriate Materials Act Passes House Subcommittee (Update 2.5.24)

A Tennessee Bill That Makes It Clear That Parents Have A Right To See To It That Their Local Schools Are Abiding By The Age-Appropriate Materials Act And Also Makes A Provision For Parents To Take Their Local Education Agency To Court If The Act Is Violated Passed Out Of A House Subcommittee By Voice Vote Yesterday Afternoon.

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Bills To Ban Classroom Pride Flags & To Ensure Compliance With Age Appropriate Materials Act To Be Heard In Tennessee House Subcommittee (Update 1.31.24)

The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee Is Set To Consider Two Pieces Of Legislation Designed To Provide Additional Protection Of Children From Inappropriate Materials And Indoctrination In Tn Public Schools.

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House K-12 Subcommittee Passes Bill To Mandate AI Usage Policies For Tennessee Schools (Update 1.29.24)

Last week, Tennessee’s House K-12 Subcommittee voted to move forward with a bill that would require schools to institute policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week the bill will be heard by the full House Education Administration Committee.

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Tennessee House Subcommittee Scheduled To Consider Bills On School Resource Officers & AI

As This Year’s State Legislative Session Continues, The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee Has Been Scheduled To Discuss Legislation That Would Impact The Safety And Security Of K-12 Schools Across The State, As Well As The Educational Integrity Of Those Schools.

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3 Republicans Support Taxpayer Funding Of Illegal Immigrant Education in TN (Update 3/28/22)

A Bill That Would Stop Taxpayers From Being Forced To Fund Education For Illegal Immigrants Died In The House K-12 Subcommittee On Tuesday With Three Republican Legislators Helping Put An End To It.

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Republican Leaders Believe TN School Funding Formula Will Pass This Session

As Sen. Jon Lundberg Began Wednesday’s Senate Education Committee Meeting, He Joked The Committee Would Not Be Getting To All 121 Bills On The Calendar. That Included The First Thing On The Body’s Regular Calendar: The New Public School Funding Formula Dubbed The Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement (Tisa). Lundberg Did, However, Note That The Bill Will Be A Priority This Week.

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