Tennessee House Bill 7076

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on August 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-23 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the department of education to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor position for every 250 student members of the LEA or one full-time position for the LEA and for each public charter school within the LEA, whichever is greater; requires each LEA and public charter school to employ a licensed professional school counselor for each position funded. - Amends TCA Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school counselors.

Rep. Bob Freeman [D]

Rep. John Clemmons [D]

Rep. Torrey Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-23	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-08-22	House	Failed for lack of second in: K-12 Subcommittee
2023-08-22	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-08-22	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 8/22/2023
2023-08-22	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2023-08-22	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration
2023-08-21	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-08-18	House	Filed for introduction

SB7016 (Crossfiled) 2023-08-23 - Lay on the Table

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB7076&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB7076.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB7076.pdf