Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a board of education to allow a student who is the dependent child of a member of the United States armed forces and who does not reside within the boundaries of the school district to enroll in a public school within the school district under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed Apr 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2019 · House Mar 4, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Mar 18, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 9, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Wright
RRepublican
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