AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to K-12 education.
As enacted, requires a request made by a student to an employee of the student's LEA or public charter school for an accommodation to affirm the student's gender identity to be reported to a school administrator and to the student's parent; prohibits an employee of an LEA or public charter school from knowingly providing false or misleading information to a student's parent regarding the student's gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that differs from the student's sex at the time of birth; authorizes civil actions to be filed by parents and by the attorney general and reporter against a noncompliant LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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The department shall not establish or enforce a standard, rule, or policy that precludes consideration of a parent for a placement based, in whole or in part, upon the parent's sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. Such beliefs do not create a presumption that any particular placement is contrary to the best interest of the child
Legislative Session
113th General Assembly
Calendar
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | 15:00 | Hearing | Cordell Hull Building | Senate Education Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | Effective date(s) 05/01/2024 |
| 2024-05-09 | Pub. Ch. 832 |
| 2024-05-01 | Signed by Governor. |
| 2024-04-19 | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| 2024-04-18 | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-04-18 | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-04-17 | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| 2024-04-17 | Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0944) |
| 2024-04-16 | Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-15 | Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 23, PNV 1 |
| 2024-04-15 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0944) |
| 2024-04-15 | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| 2024-03-25 | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| 2024-03-22 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-21 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| 2024-03-21 | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6 |
| 2024-03-21 | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0694) |
| 2024-03-19 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024 |
| 2024-03-13 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 |
| 2024-03-06 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-01-25 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| 2024-01-24 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-01-23 | Filed for introduction |