SB 1194 by *McNally , Lundberg - HB 1214 by Sexton , WHITE Local Education Agencies - As introduced, changes, from five days to five business days, the amount of notice a local board of education member must give the board before a scheduled meeting of the member's intent to participate in the meeting electronically because the member is or will be out of the county at the time of the meeting.
This legislation is like the GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING and keeps changing.
SB1194 was filed on January 2nd.
HB1214 was filed on January 2nd as a CAPTION BILL (meaning that the bill really had not been written, it just served as a place holder to meet the filing deadline. Scroll through the list of bills filed and you will see this done frequently)
As you will recall, there was a 13-page amendment written and was adopted in the House K-12 Subcommittee with the bill voted out to House Education Administration. This amendment substantially blurred the line between homeschool and public charter schools and threatened the freedom that Tennessee homeschoolers currently enjoy, and the homeschoolers showed up!!!
The push back was so strong that SB1194 was put in General Sub, normally meaning that it would not be heard in the 2023 legislative session, but HB1214 stayed active.
It was put on the House Education Administration Committee for April 23rd and now it has been moved to April 5th.
Rep. Bryan Richey has brought us an excellent update on this ever-changing bill.....you can thank him for this work: Rep. Bryan Richey rep.bryan.richey@capitol.tn.gov.
After listening to his update, you can make your voice heard here:
INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS. SB 0834 by *Lundberg , Bailey, Bowling, Haile, Hensley, Rose, Taylor HB 1445 by *Faison , RUSSELL, HARDAWAY, KUMAR, LYNN, RICHEY, WILLIAMS, MOODY, RAGAN, TODD, HOWELL, HAZLEWOOD, TERRY, GRILLS
Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits a public institution of higher education that provides internet access to students, faculty, staff, or the general public from allowing an individual to access a video platform using the institution's network if the video platform is owned by a company headquartered outside of the United States.
AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to, instead, prohibit a public postsecondary institution that provides internet access, through a hard-wired or wireless network connection, to students, faculty, staff, or the general public from allowing an individual to access a social media platform using the institution's network if the platform is operated or hosted by a company based in the People's Republic of China.
This amendment clarifies that this prohibition does not apply to institutions or employees of such institutions if downloading, accessing, or using such a social media platform is necessary to perform law enforcement activities; investigatory functions to carry out official duties for bona fide law enforcement, investigative, or public safety purposes; or audit, compliance, or legal functions of the institution.
PASSED THE SENATE:
Ayes...............................................28 Noes................................................1 Present and not voting...................3
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