Education - As enacted, requires that LEAs make all teaching materials, including handouts readily available for review upon request by the parents or legal guardians and that the official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review tests that are developed by and graded by a teacher of the parent or legal guardian's child; revises other provisions relative to parental inspection of school materials. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 70.
Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 1013 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For HB2453Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 101306/03/2014
    Comp. SB subst. 04/15/2014
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/15/2014
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/14/2014
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3 for 4/9/201404/08/2014
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/201404/08/2014
    Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee04/08/2014
    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/8/201404/02/2014
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/02/2014
    Action Def. in Education Committee to 4/8/201404/01/2014
    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/201403/26/2014
    Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Education Committee03/25/2014
    Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Education Committee03/25/2014
    Placed on s/c cal Education Subcommittee for 3/25/201403/19/2014
    Action Def. in s/c Education Subcommittee to 3/25/201403/19/2014
    Placed on s/c cal Education Subcommittee for 3/18/201403/12/2014
    Assigned to s/c Education Subcommittee02/12/2014
    P2C, ref. to Education Committee02/10/2014
    P1C.02/06/2014
    Intro.02/05/2014
    Filed for intro.02/05/2014
    Actions For SB2559Date
    Pub. Ch. 1013 06/03/2014
    Effective date(s) 07/01/201406/03/2014
    Signed by Governor.05/22/2014
    Transmitted to Gov. for action.05/13/2014
    Signed by H. Speaker05/07/2014
    Signed by S. Speaker05/01/2014
    Enrolled and ready for signatures04/22/2014
    S. concurred in H. am. 104/16/2014
    Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 cal. for 4/16/201404/16/2014
    Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0 04/15/2014
    H. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - HA1180)04/15/2014
    Subst. for comp. HB.04/15/2014
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.04/14/2014
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House04/10/2014
    Passed S. as am., Ayes 27, Nays 004/10/2014
    S. adopted am.(Amendment 2 of 0 - SA0961)04/10/2014
    S. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - SA0960)04/10/2014
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/10/201404/08/2014
    S. Reset on Cal. for 4/10/2014 04/08/2014
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/8/201404/04/2014
    Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 003/26/2014
    Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/26/201403/26/2014
    Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 3/26/201403/24/2014
    Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/24/201403/19/2014
    Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 3/24/201403/19/2014
    Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/19/201403/13/2014
    P2C, ref. to S. Ed. Comm.02/10/2014
    Intro., P1C.02/06/2014
    Filed for intro.02/05/2014
  • AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    HA1180Amendment 1-0 to HB2453Fiscal Memo for HA1180 (15813)  
    AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA0960Amendment 1-1 to SB2559Fiscal Memo for SA0960 (13248)  Fiscal Memo for SA0960 (13248)  
    SA0961Amendment 2-2 to SB2559Fiscal Memo for SA0961 (15424)  

    NOTE: Each fiscal memorandum applies only to the amendment(s) identified in the memorandum. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted.

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  • Fiscal Summary

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    Bill Summary

    ON APRIL 10, 2014, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2559, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill's requirements that:

    (1) LEAs must make all teaching materials, including handouts and tests readily available for review by parents or legal guardians and that the LEAs must specify reasonable hours for review; and
    (2) The official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review each test administered to the parent or legal guardian's child after the test is administered.

    This amendment instead requires that:

    (1) LEAs must make all teaching materials, including handouts readily available for review upon request by the parents or legal guardians; and
    (2) The official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review tests that are developed by and graded by a teacher of the parent or legal guardian's child.

    This amendment deletes the provision of this bill that entitles a student's parent or legal guardian to request that the LEA allow the student to take home any textbooks or instructional materials used by the student. This amendment also removes the corresponding requirement that a student who takes home instructional materials must return the instructional materials to school at the beginning of the next school day if requested to do so by the student's teacher. Similar requirements to the two deleted provisions already exist in present law, which requires that every student must be permitted to take any textbook specifically issued to the student home for the purpose of studying the textbook and that a school or teacher may require a student to return the textbook to the classroom during school hours.

    This amendment adds a requirement to this bill that LEAs must disclose to the parent or legal guardian of a student the purpose for the survey, analysis, or evaluation materials as well as who will have access to the results.

    This amendment adds to the present law concerning students being able to take textbooks home for study purposes by also specifying that textbooks may be taken home for study or review purposes.

    NOTE: Section 3 of this amendment amends a section of present law that is outside the caption of this bill.

    AMENDMENT #2 removes section 3 of Senate Amendment #1 that would have added to the present law concerning students being able to take textbooks home for study purposes by also specifying that textbooks may be taken home for study or review purposes.

    ON APRIL 15, 2014, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2559 FOR HOUSE BILL 2453, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2559, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill's requirements that:

    (1) LEAs must make all teaching materials, including handouts and tests readily available for review by parents or legal guardians and that the LEAs must specify reasonable hours for review; and
    (2) The official operating polies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review each test administered to the parent or legal guardian's child after the test is administered.

    This amendment instead requires that:

    (1) LEAs must make all teaching materials, including handouts readily available for review upon request by the parents or legal guardians; and
    (2) The official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review tests that are developed by and graded by a teacher of the parent or legal guardian's child.

    This amendment deletes the provision of this bill that entitles a student's parent or legal guardian to request that the LEA allow the student to take home any textbooks or instructional materials used by the student. This amendment also removes the corresponding requirement that a student who takes home instructional materials must return the instructional materials to school at the beginning of the next school day if requested to do so by the student's teacher. Similar requirements to the two deleted provisions already exist in present law, which requires that every student must be permitted to take any textbook specifically issued to the student home for the purpose of studying the textbook and that a school or teacher may require a student to return the textbook to the classroom during school hours.

    This amendment adds that, notwithstanding this bill's requirement that LEAs must allow parents and legal guardians of students access to review all surveys, analyses or evaluations, prior to being administered to the parent or legal guardian's child, LEAs must require a parent, legal guardian or student, in the case of students 18 years of age or older, to provide written consent before the collection of individual student biometric data.

    This amendment adds a requirement to this bill that LEAs must disclose to the parent or legal guardian of a student the purpose for the survey, analysis, or evaluation materials as well as who will have access to the results.

  • FiscalNote for HB2453/SB2559 filed under HB2453

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    SB2559 by Bowling - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2014
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................95
              Noes................................................0

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Armstrong, Bailey, Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Calfee, Camper, Carr D, Carr J, Carter, Casada, Coley, Cooper, Dean, DeBerry J, Dennis, Doss, Dunn, Durham, Eldridge, Evans, Faison, Farmer, Favors, Fitzhugh, Floyd, Forgety, Gilmore, Goins, Halford, Hall, Hardaway, Harrison, Hawk, Haynes, Hill M, Hill T, Holt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Jones, Kane, Keisling, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Love, Lundberg, Marsh, Matheny, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, McManus, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Odom, Parkinson, Pitts, Pody, Powell, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Rich, Roach, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton, Shaw, Shepard, Shipley, Sparks, Spivey, Swann, Tidwell, Todd, Travis, Turner J, Turner M, VanHuss, Watson, Weaver, White D, White M, Williams K, Williams R, Windle, Wirgau, Womick, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 95.

              HB2453 by Matheny - HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2014
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2453 by Matheny - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 3 4/8/2014
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2453 by Matheny - HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Education Committee 3/25/2014
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    SB2559 by Bowling - FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1 4/16/2014
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................31
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Beavers, Bell, Bowling, Burks, Campfield, Crowe, Dickerson, Finney, Gardenhire, Green, Gresham, Haile, Harper, Henry, Hensley, Johnson, Kelsey, Ketron, Kyle, Massey, McNally, Niceley, Norris, Southerland, Stevens, Summerville, Tate, Tracy, Watson, Yager, Mr. Speaker Ramsey -- 31.

    SB2559 by Bowling - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/10/2014
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................27
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Beavers, Bell, Bowling, Burks, Campfield, Crowe, Dickerson, Finney, Gardenhire, Green, Gresham, Haile, Henry, Johnson, Kelsey, Ketron, Kyle, Massey, McNally, Niceley, Southerland, Stevens, Summerville, Tracy, Watson, Yager, Mr. Speaker Ramsey -- 27.

    SB2559 by Bowling - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. 3/26/2014
    Passed
              Ayes................................................9
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Burks, Campfield, Crowe, Dickerson, Gardenhire, Gresham, Hensley, Kelsey, Tate -- 9.