Tennessee’s House Education Chairman Eyes 4th-Grade “Retention” Law

The Ink Is Barely Dry On Revisions To The State’s 3rd-Grade Reading And “Retention” Law, And A Tennessee House Education Chairman Is Considering A Similar Strategy For Fourth-Graders, Including A Plan To Advance If They Continue To Test Poorly.

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Tennessee Special Session Bills Expected To Revive In 2024

A Measure By House Speaker Cameron Sexton Designed To Stiffen Sentences For Serious Juvenile Crimes Is One Of Several Bills Expected To Be Revived In 2024 After Dying In A Truncated Special Session On Public Safety. Other Bills Expected To Be Revived Deal With Gun Storage Requirements, Mass Violence Threats, School Security Reviews And A Controversial Bill About The Closing Of Child Autopsy Reports.

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Tennessee Senate-House Stalemate Broken, Special Session Officially Adjourns

On The Sixth Extraordinary Day Of Tennessee’s Special Session For ‘public Safety,’ The Senate Concurred With Several Amendments Made By The House To Bills They Had Already Passed And Officially Adjourned Until January.

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TN Senate Delays Special Session Adjournment Due To Potential House Amendments Costing Taxpayers Even More Money

On Thursday, August 24th, Tennessee Senate Leadership Made The Decision To Delay The Official Close Of The Special Session In Anticipation Of House Amendments To Senate-Passed Bills, Thereby Adding At Least One Additional Day To The Session And Costing Tennessee Taxpayers Thousands More Dollars.

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Tennessee Senate Passes 3 Bills Proposed By Lee – Free Firearm Locks, Court Reporting To TBI, Human Trafficking Reporting – Wants To Adjourn Aug. 24

The Tennessee Senate Met Yesterday For The 3rd Day Of Governor Lee’s Extraordinary Session And Passed Three Bills Proposed By Lee And One Dealing With Appropriations For School Safety, Mental Health And Paying For The Special Session Itself & Makes Plans To Close Out Aug. 24th.

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Gov. Lee Promises To Make Special Session Call, Sponsor Bills Amid GOP Opposition

Still Facing Challenges From Republican Leaders, Gov. Bill Lee Confirmed He Will Make An Official Call For A Special Session And Sponsor Several Bills, Including One He Floated This Spring Dealing With Extreme Risk Orders Of Protection.

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Covenant School Shooter’s Autopsy Shows No Request For Testing For Prescription Medications

The Autopsy For The Nashville School Shooter Shows That There Were No “Positive Findings Of Toxicological Significance” Found. Hale Was Not Tested For Any Prescription Medications Including Those Used For Mental Conditions And Hormone Therapy. She Was Only Tested For Illegal And Controlled Substances.

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Some Tennessee Lawmakers Say No On Changing Gun Laws Before Seeing Covenant Shooter Manifesto

Some State Republican Lawmakers Say They Will Not Be Voting To Change Any Current Gun Laws In The Upcoming Special Session If The “Manifesto” Of The Covenant School Shooter Remains Unavailable To The Public.

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Parties Opposed To Release Of Covenant School Shooting Records To Present Arguments At Upcoming Hearing

After A Status Conference, Held Earlier This Week, Regarding The Release Of Records From The Covenant School Shooting, A Judge Has Now Decided That Those Wishing To Intervene In The Lawsuits Against Metro Government Of Nashville And Davidson County Will Be Allowed To Do So.

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