Tennessee · House Bill 459 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5, relative to individuals prohibited from employment with an educational entity.

HB 459 Sponsored by William Slater Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education - As enacted, clarifies that public charter schools and the state board of education are prohibited from employing individuals found by the department of children's services to have committed an act of child abuse in the same manner as other educational entities; clarifies that the state board is prohibited from granting, reactivating, or restoring an educator license or temporary teaching permit for such…

Read the full title (111 words)

Education - As enacted, clarifies that public charter schools and the state board of education are prohibited from employing individuals found by the department of children's services to have committed an act of child abuse in the same manner as other educational entities; clarifies that the state board is prohibited from granting, reactivating, or restoring an educator license or temporary teaching permit for such individuals; adds the state board and public charter schools to the list of educational entities to which the department is required to make certain disclosures when one of its employees is alleged to have committed an act of child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/21/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  6. HouseRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
  7. HousePlaced on cal. Education Administration for 3/1/2023
  8. HouseAction def. in Education Administration to 3/8/2023
  9. HousePlaced on cal. Education Administration for 3/8/2023
  10. HouseAction def. in Education Administration to 3/15/2023
  11. HousePlaced on cal. Education Administration for 3/15/2023
  12. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  13. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  14. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
  1. HouseReset on next avail. cal.
  2. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
  3. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  4. HouseReset on cal. for 4/10/2023
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 222

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.