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Signed into law 04/2013 | Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
P-12 | Teacher Evaluation
H.B. 150
Under current law, only 35% of teacher or principal evaluation are based on student growth data. This bill provides that teachers can request 100% of their evaluation to be based on student growth data, if they achieve a level of "above expectations" or "signi...
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Signed into law 05/2012 | Accountability--School Improvement |
P-12 | K-2 Assessment
S.B. 3155
Requires standardized testing of K-2 students in low-performing schools to determine how to best target student learning needs and assess whether any learning disparities exist.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB3155.pdf...
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Signed into law 05/2012 | Health |
P-12 | Immunization
S.J.R. 552
Urges support for access to immunization through school-based vaccination programs.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SJR0552.pdf...
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Signed into law 05/2012 | Teaching Quality |
P-12 | Teacher Assessment
S.B. 3341
Requires teachers instructing in subjects wherein an end-of-course exam is administered to take such exam, provided annually by the state board of education, and pass with a score of 75 or greater.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB3341.pdf...
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Signed into law 06/2010 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12,
Community College | Cost of Licensing Tests for Adult Students with Financial Need
H.B. 2645
Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the Department of Education, to develop, implement, and administer a program for the payment of the cost of licensing tests for adult students with financial need who
complete a hi...
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Signed into law 04/2010 | Economic/Workforce Development |
Postsec.,
Community College | No Reduction in Unemployment Benefits if Enrolling in Higher Education
H.B. 2092, S.B. 1491
Prohibits the reduction or denial of unemployment benefits due to the claimant's enrollment in any institution of higher
education.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB2092.pdf...
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Signed into law 06/2009 | Bilingual/ESL |
P-12 | We Want to Learn English
S.B. 1745
Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWFD), in conjunction with the Department of Education (DOE), to establish and administer a grant program known as the "We Want to Learn English Initiative" for the purpose of providing resources for ...
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Signed into law 06/2007 | Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
P-12 | No Pass No Drive Amended to Include One Year Suspension/Expulsion
H.B. 2260
Adds making a threat, including a false report, to use a bomb, dynamite, any other deadly explosive or destructive device including chemical weapons on school property or at a school sponsored event as a zero tolerance event. Also adds new language as a new se...
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Signed into law 06/2007 | Background Checks |
P-12 | Background checks fo Teacher Training Candidates
H.B. 2076
Provides that all students wishing to enter teacher training programs are required to agree to the release of investigative records to the teacher training program administrator, supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check and si...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | School District Waivers
H.B. 3172; S.B. 3125
Permits local education agencies to seek waivers from department of education of any rule or statute that inhibits the LEA's ability to achieve its mission; the commissioner may not waive requirements related to:civil rights, health and safety, public records,...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Health |
P-12 | Homeless Students and Immunization
S.B. 3918
Prohibits school districts from denying admission to homeless children for lack of proof of immunization.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3918.pdf...
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Signed into law 05/2005 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Notification of Potential Career Opportunities
S.B. 709
Adds new subsection 49-7-202. Requires the commission, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee system and the state university and community college system, to develop information concerning the potential career opportunities in each curriculum or m...
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Signed into law 06/2004 | Finance--Equity |
Postsec.,
Community College | Master Plan for Higher Education
H.B. 2865
Deleted and replaced a previous sub-section of law. Requires development of a master plan for future development of public higher education, including technology centers; requires the master plan to include specific goals, including: (A) Increasing educationa...
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Signed into law 06/2004 | Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
P-12 | Lottery Funds for After School Programs
S.B. 3158
Authorizes a system of competitive grants for after school educational programs funded from the lottery for education account and administered through department of education. Grants and technical assistance shall supplement non-lottery educational resources f...
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Signed into law 05/2004 | No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
P-12 | Education
S.B. 2207
Povides for notification to parents of student subgroups not making adequate yearly progress of option to transfer their children to another school in that system.
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/acts/103/pub/pc0680.pdf
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Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
P-12,
Postsec. | Uniform Grading System
S.B. 2205
Directs the state board to establish a task force comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, and representatives of school
boards and higher education no later than June 30, 2004. The task force is to make recommendations to the board including, but n...
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Signed into law 05/2003 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | Public Education
S.B. 1024
Allows the Commissioner of Education to authorize up to 16 school systems to operate as alternative education programs which emphasize
school-based decision making. Current law authorizes up to eight school systems to operate such programs. Raises the maximum...
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