Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Bill To Mandate Firearm Safety Course For Public School Students

The Senate Education Committee Passed A Bill That Would Require Tennessee Students In Public Schools And Public Charter Schools To Take An Annual Handgun Safety Course.

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Senate Education Committee Defers Governor Lee’s School Choice Bill For One Week

The Senate Education Committee Was Presented With The Senate Version Of Governor Lee’s School Choice Legislation, Which Is Vastly Different From The Version Presented In The House This Week. The Committee Decided Not To Replicate The Issues From The Previous Day In The House Meeting And Deferred The Vote On The Bill For One Week.

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Tennessee Bill Would Change Absentee Ballot Application Deadline

Tennessee’s Senate Passed A Bill This Week That Would Require Voters To Request An Absentee Ballot 10 Days Before An Election Instead Of The Current Seven Days.

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Tennessee Senate Maps Ruled Unconstitutional

A Tennessee Court Ruled Wednesday Afternoon That Republican-Drawn State Senate Maps Are Unconstitutional, Giving The General Assembly Until Jan. 31 To Adopt New Maps.

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Tennessee Senate Education Chair Balks At Rejecting Federal Funds

The Tennessee Senate’s Education Committee Chairman Opposes Turning Down At Least $1.3 Billion In Federal Education Funds But Says The State Could Seek Some Sort Of Waiver On Federal School Requirements.

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Tennessee Legislators To Look Into Rejecting Federal School Funding In November

With Additional Covid-19 Federal K-12 School Funding Winding Down, Tennessee Continues Its Look At What School Funding Would Look Like Without Federal Dollars, Which Amounted To $10.4 Billion Coming To The State’s Schools Between 2019 And 2023.

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McNally, Sexton Announce Task Force To Determine If Tennessee Can Refuse Federal Dollars For Education

This Week Speaker Of The House For The General Assembly Of The State Of Tennessee, Cameron Sexton, And Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Announced The Creation Of A “Task Force” Or “Joint Working Group” To Study What Kind Of Impact The Rejection Of Federal Dollars Might Have On Education In The State.

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