Tennessee Senate Bill 412

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-15 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, removes the retention requirement for third grade students who did not test proficient on the English language arts (ELA) portion of their most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test; authorizes a student's ELA teacher or school principal to retain the student in the third or fourth grade if the teacher or principal determines that the student is not proficient in ELA; requires written notice to a student's parent of the student's potential retention and of any alternatives to retention that are available to the student. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student retention.

Sen. Jeff Yarbro [D]

Sen. Heidi Campbell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-15	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
2023-03-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
2023-01-26	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2023-01-25	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-01-25	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-24	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1035 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-14 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0412&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0412.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0412.pdf