Schools, Home - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent-teacher of a home school student provide proof of the student's immunizations and receipt of health services or examinations required by law generally for children in this state to the local education agency; exempts home school students from the immunization requirements applicable to students attending a school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool, or child care facility; authorizes an LEA, in situations where a home school student participates in an LEA-sponsored interscholastic or extracurricular activity or event, to request and receive proof that the student received a health service or examination that is required for the LEA's students to participate in the activity or event. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68.
Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 296 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For SB0644Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 29605/02/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/06/2023
    Companion House Bill substituted04/06/2023
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/202304/04/2023
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 003/29/2023
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/202303/22/2023
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/202303/22/2023
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/202303/15/2023
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/202303/15/2023
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/202303/08/2023
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/15/202303/08/2023
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/202303/01/2023
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee02/02/2023
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/30/2023
    Filed for introduction01/26/2023
    Actions For HB0252Date
    Effective date(s) 04/28/202305/02/2023
    Pub. Ch. 29605/02/2023
    Signed by Governor.04/28/2023
    Transmitted to Governor for his action.04/18/2023
    Signed by Senate Speaker04/17/2023
    Signed by H. Speaker04/17/2023
    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.04/10/2023
    Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 504/06/2023
    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0386)04/06/2023
    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.04/06/2023
    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration03/06/2023
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.03/02/2023
    Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 25, PNV 003/02/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/02/2023
    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0009)03/02/2023
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/202302/27/2023
    Reset on cal. for 3/2/202302/27/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/27/2023
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/202302/23/2023
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/202302/22/2023
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee02/15/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/15/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/14/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/13/2023
    Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/15/202302/08/2023
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration02/07/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/02/2023
    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/7/202302/01/2023
    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee01/24/2023
    P2C, ref. to Education Administration01/21/2023
    Intro., P1C.01/20/2023
    Filed for introduction01/17/2023
  • AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA0386Amendment 1-0 to SB0644Fiscal Memo for SA0386 (3991)  
    AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    HA0009Amendment 1-1 to HB0252Fiscal Memo for HA0009 (3991)  

    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

    NOT SIGNIFICANT


    Bill Summary

    Present law generally authorizes the commissioner of health to designate diseases against which children must be immunized prior to attendance at any school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool, or child care facility of this state. Under present law, it is the responsibility of the parents or guardian of children to have their children so immunized.

    Present law also generally requires a parent conducting a home school for the parent's own child to comply with certain requirements, one such requirement being that proof must be submitted to the local director of schools that the home school student has been vaccinated as described above and has received any other health services or examinations as may be required by law generally for children in this state.

    This bill would remove the immunization and receipt of other services or examinations requirements for such a home school student.

    ON MARCH 2, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 252, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 adds that if a home school student participates in an LEA-sponsored interscholastic activity or event or an LEA-sponsored extracurricular activity, then the LEA is authorized to request and receive proof that the student received a health service or examination that is required for the LEA's students to participate in the activity or event.

  • FiscalNote for SB0644/HB0252 filed under HB0252

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    HB0252 by Barrett - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2023
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................68
              Noes...............................................25

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Barrett, Baum, Boyd, Bricken, Bulso, Burkhart, Butler, Campbell S, Capley, Carr, Carringer, Cepicky, Chism, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Davis, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Fritts, Garrett, Grills, Hale, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Hicks G, Hicks T, Holsclaw, Howell, Hulsey, Hurt, Johnson C, Keisling, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Lynn, Martin B, Martin G, McCalmon, Moody, Moon, Parkinson, Powers, Ragan, Raper, Reedy, Richey, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Sherrell, Slater, Sparks, Stevens, Terry, Todd, Travis, Vaughan, Vital, Warner, Williams, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Sexton -- 68.
              Representatives voting no were: Beck, Camper, Clemmons, Dixie, Freeman, Gillespie, Glynn, Hakeem, Hardaway, Harris, Hemmer, Jernigan, Johnson G, Jones, Kumar, Love, McKenzie, Miller, Mitchell, Pearson, Powell, Shaw, Thompson, Towns, Whitson -- 25.

              HB0252 by Barrett - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB0252 by Barrett - HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2023
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Jones requested to be recorded as voting No

              HB0252 by Barrett - K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/7/2023
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Haston, McKenzie requested to be recorded as voting No

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    Senate moved to substitute and conform to HB0252

    HB0252 by Barrett - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/6/2023
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................25
              Noes................................................5

              Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Bowling, Briggs, Crowe, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Lowe, Lundberg, Massey, Niceley, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Southerland, Stevens, Swann, Taylor, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Mr. Speaker McNally -- 25.
              Senators voting no were: Akbari, Campbell, Kyle, Oliver, Yarbro -- 5.

    SB0644 by Hensley - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/29/2023
    Passed
              Ayes................................................7
              Noes................................................2

              Senators voting aye were: Crowe, Gardenhire, Hensley, Lundberg, Pody, Powers, White -- 7.
              Senators voting no were: Akbari, Haile -- 2.