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Legislation That Authorizes Tennessee Faculty And Staff Members To Carry A Concealed Handgun On School Grounds After Meeting Certain Requirements Has Now Passed In The House And Senate And Will Soon Land On Governor Lee’s Desk For His Signature.
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The Tennessee Senate’s Education Committee Chairman Is Predicting The School Voucher Bill Won’t Pass This Year If An Agreement Isn’t Reached By The End Of The Week With The House And Senate Seemingly Unwilling To Budge On Conflicting Plans.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s Push To Create A Statewide School Voucher System Is Running Out Of Time As Republican Lawmakers Work To Reconcile Significantly Different Proposals And Iron Out Disagreements Over Student Testing Requirements.
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The House Version Of This Year’s School Choice Legislation, Also Called “The House Public School Omnibus Bill,” Was Passed Out Of The House Government Operations Committee On Monday Via A Voice Vote.
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The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Moved Forward With Potential Legislation That Would Increase Penalties For The Transportation Of Illegal Aliens Into The State In Their Tuesday Meeting.
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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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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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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 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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Legislation That Would Expand School Vouchers To Students In Hamilton County Passed The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee On Tuesday.
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