Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, adds the director of schools as a person to whom a principal must report the principal's direct knowledge of an offense of assault and battery or vandalism committed by a student on school property endangering the life, health, or safety of others; expands the educator's bill of rights to include the educator's right to report an offense of assault and battery or vandalism committed by a student on school property and the educator's right to receive benefits if the educator is a teacher who is absent from their assigned duties due to injuries caused by a criminal act committed against the teacher in the course of the teacher's employment activities. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB1155 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 153 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For SB1155Date
    Effective date(s) 04/13/202304/18/2023
    Pub. Ch. 15304/18/2023
    Signed by Governor.04/13/2023
    Transmitted to Governor for action.04/04/2023
    Signed by H. Speaker04/04/2023
    Signed by Senate Speaker03/29/2023
    Enrolled and ready for signatures03/24/2023
    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 003/23/2023
    Subst. for comp. HB.03/23/2023
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.03/23/2023
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House03/21/2023
    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 003/20/2023
    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/202303/16/2023
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee03/15/2023
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/202303/08/2023
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee02/06/2023
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration02/02/2023
    Filed for introduction01/31/2023
    Actions For HB0892Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 15304/18/2023
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/23/2023
    Comp. SB subst.03/23/2023
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/202303/16/2023
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/202303/15/2023
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee03/15/2023
    Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/15/202303/08/2023
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration03/07/2023
    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/7/202303/01/2023
    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee02/07/2023
    P2C, ref. to Education Administration02/02/2023
    Intro., P1C.02/01/2023
    Filed for introduction01/30/2023
  • No amendments for SB1155.
    No amendments for HB0892.

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  • Fiscal Summary

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    Bill Summary

    Abstract summarizes the bill.

  • FiscalNote for SB1155/HB0892 filed under HB0892
  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    House moved to substitute and conform to SB1155

    SB1155 by Stevens - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................93
              Noes................................................0

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Barrett, Baum, Beck, Boyd, Bricken, Bulso, Burkhart, Butler, Campbell S, Camper, Capley, Carr, Carringer, Cepicky, Chism, Clemmons, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Davis, Dixie, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Fritts, Gant, Garrett, Gillespie, Glynn, Grills, Hakeem, Hale, Hardaway, Harris, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton-Haynes, Hicks G, Hicks T, Holsclaw, Howell, Hulsey, Hurt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Jones, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Love, Lynn, Marsh, Martin B, Martin G, McCalmon, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Moon, Parkinson, Powers, Ragan, Raper, Reedy, Richey, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Shaw, Sherrell, Slater, Sparks, Stevens, Terry, Thompson, Todd, Towns, Vaughan, Vital, Warner, White, Whitson, Williams, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Sexton -- 93.

              HB0892 by Reedy - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023 3/16/2023
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB0892 by Reedy - HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2023
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB0892 by Reedy - K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/7/2023
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    SB1155 by Stevens - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................33
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Bailey, Bowling, Briggs, Campbell, Crowe, Gardenhire, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Kyle, Lamar, Lowe, Lundberg, Massey, Niceley, Oliver, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Rose, Southerland, Stevens, Swann, Taylor, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro, Mr. Speaker McNally -- 33.

    SB1155 by Stevens - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/15/2023
    Passed
              Ayes................................................9
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Crowe, Gardenhire, Haile, Hensley, Lundberg, Pody, Powers, White -- 9.