AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student retention.
- Introduced Jan 31, 2023
- In committee Feb 6, 2023
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the rules promulgated by the board to establish an appeal process for certain students identified for retention in the third grade to allow, in addition to the student's parent or guardian, the parent's or guardian's student's principal, guidance counselor, teacher, or another administrator of the student's school to file an appeal with the department, if the student's parent or guardian consents to same in writing. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled for introduction
- SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
- CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Senate Education Committee
- CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2023 · Senate Education Committee
- SenateReset on Final calendar of Senate Education Committee
- CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 · Senate Education Committee
- SenateAction deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
- CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Education Committee
- SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- DW Dawn WhiteR Primary sponsor · District 13
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.