TN SB2809 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to prohibit students from displaying, using, or accessing an electronic device during instructional time unless the electronic device is authorized, or provided to the student, by the LEA or public charter school for instructional purposes; requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to develop and adopt a policy to implement the prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Title

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to electronic devices.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-20SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
2024-03-14SenatePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
2024-03-13SenateAction deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
2024-03-06SenatePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
2024-02-05SenatePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2024-02-01SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-02-01SenateFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB2758 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-20 - Failed in Education Administration

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Tennessee State Sources


Bill Comments

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