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House K-12 Subcommittee - March 9, 2021 - House Hearing Room 2
B
A
Thank
you
any
personal
orders.
Before
we
begin
seeing
none,
we
will
jump
right
into
the
calendar
number
one
on
the
calendar
is
house
bill.
332..
Do
I
have
a
motion
properly
motioned
represented
alexander,
you
are
recognized.
C
C
My
father
took
us
on
the
show
circuit
and
we
started
at
the
appalachian
fair,
and
we
went
through
every
county,
fair
from
here
to
memphis
from
east
tennessee
to
memphis.
Sometimes
we
missed
as
many
as
three
weeks
of
school
back
then,
the
school
excused
you
from
those
absences
and
somewhere
along
the
way
we've
lost
that
ability.
C
This
bill
would
allow
4-h
students
when
they
are
out
of
school,
for
a
4-h
activity
to
be
excused
from
class
to
be
allowed
to
make
up
their
work
to
for
it
not
to
be
held
against
them.
It
would
be
no
different
than
them
going
on
an
educational
field
trip,
for
example,
that
basically
sums
up
the
bill.
If
you
have
any
questions
I'll
be
happy
to
post
them.
Thank.
A
C
Far
as
I
know,
there
is
no
cap,
but
I
can
check
that
out
for
you,
representative,
clemens,
sorry.
C
But
I
do
know
you
are
not
allowed
to
be
out
for
tea
caps
or
anything
like
that.
You're
not
excused
for
anything
like
that.
D
B
E
F
F
There
was
language
in
the
bill
about
10
excused
absences,
and
if
this
bill
does
move
forward,
I
would
make
ask
you
to
be
prepared
at
the
full
committee
to
be
able
to
answer
that
question
is:
is
this
replacing
the
principal's
ability
to
give
10
absences
or
is
it
are
the
10
absences
still
in
there
that'd
be
really
important
at
the
full
committee?
Okay,
thank.
C
A
A
That
brings
us
to
house
bill
number
number,
two
of
the
calendar
house
bill,
2
or
925
by
representative
ogles.
Do
I
have
a
motion?
Property
motion
represent
ogles.
You
are
recognized.
I
believe
you
have
an
amendment.
G
Thank
you,
chairman
members
of
committees.
This
bill
would
allow
leas
when
they
submit
their
mitigation
plans
for
the
state
to
include
their
cyber
security
plans
with
that
right
now.
G
Those
local
cyber
security
plans
are
not
held
confidential
and
could
be
retrieved
through
parties
who
requested
freedom
of
information
acts
at
the
local
level,
so
by
including
this
with
the
template
for
the
minimal
requirements
that
they
submit
to
the
state
with
their
security
plans
that
would
protect
them
from
divulging
confidential
security
plans
that
they've
created
for
their
district.
With
that
I'll
take
any
questions.
A
Thank
you,
you've
heard
the
explanation
of
the
amendment.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
on
the
amendment?
Question
has
been
called
seeing.
No
objections
we'll
be
voting
on
adopting
amendment
4200,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
I
was
opposed
to
say
no
amendment
is
adopted,
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended.
Do
you
have
anything
further?
You
want
to
add
to
your
explanation.
A
A
Committee
house
item
number
three
house
bill:
324
has
been
rolled
a
week
at
sponsors,
request
item
number,
four
219
has
been
rolled
a
week
per
sponsor
request,
and
that
brings
us
to
item
number
four
which
we're
going
to
roll
to
the
heel.
For
now
is
that
brings
us
to
item
number.
I'm
sorry,
I've
skipped
one.
My
apologies
item
number
five
house
bill
165
by
representative
cooper.
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
committee.
I'm
honored
to
be
here
in
front
of
you.
It's
my
first
bill
through
education,
so
I
hope
to
be
successful
to
travel
this
through
this
bill
was
brought
to
me
back
by
a
constituent.
He
brought
to
my
attention
that
he
participates
in
the
individualized
education
account
program
and
it
is
a
school
choice
program
for
eligible
students
with
disabilities.
H
This
legislation
was
passed
in
2015.
There
are
currently
several
students
that
use
this
and
utilize
this
program
as
part
of
our
services.
However,
this
particular
constituent
said
that
he
is
getting
taxed
for
income
for
using
this
incentive,
so
what
my
bill
does
is
makes
this
clear
that
tennessee
does
not
want
this
to
be
income
for
tax
purposes,
so
we
hope
the
irs
will
listen
and
not
tax,
our
particular
constituent
and
our
constituents
that
use
this
benefit
from
our
state
as
income.
So
that's
what
this
bill
does.
Mr
chairman,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
F
H
Garrett
you
recognize
tennessee
is
not,
but
the
irs
is
actually
treating
this
as
income
and
says
this
is
taxable
income
to
this
particular
individual.
So
we're
trying
to
tell
the
irs
that
we
do
not
want
this
to
be
taxable.
Of
course
we
can't
make
them
do
this,
but
this
is
the
first
step
to
say
that
we
as
tennesseans
do
not
want
this
to
be
considered
income
for
the
purposes
of
taxation,
so.
F
Mr
chairman,
chairman
speaking,
so
following
up
so
currently,
these
individual
savings
accounts
are
not
being
taxed
in
the
state
of
tennessee.
That's
why
the
bill
is
not
significant
but
federally.
They
are
subject
to
taxation,
so
we're
in
board
by
no
means
saying
that
we're
telling
people
not
to
pay
their
federal
taxes
on
this.
This
is
just
the
first
step
to
get
them
across
the
finish
line
where
hopefully,
they
won't
have
to
in
the
future
representative
carrick
you're
exactly
right,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
for
that
clarification.
I
I
I'm
wondering
it's,
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
make
it
law
that
it
should
not
be
taxed
here.
It's
not
being
taxed
here,
law
versus
resolution
because
I
know
sometimes
we
do
send
resolutions
to
the
federal
government
and
I
guess
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
the
question
here
to
what
the
right
way
to
ask
it.
I
suppose
this
is
a
good
step
to
take
so
that
if
we
ever
do
have
a
state
income
tax,
then
we
would
have
already
made
provisions
for
this.
H
Project
love,
that's
actually
never
something
I
thought
about,
but
you're
absolutely
right,
and
I
would
say
again
if
we
ever
did
in
student
income
state
income
tax.
This
would
certainly
prevent
that
benefit
from
being
taxed,
which
I
would
again
wholeheartedly
support.
But
we
obviously
cannot
tell-
and
this
bill
does
not
in
any
form
or
fashion,
tell
someone
not
to
pay
the
federal
taxes
as
they
are
owed.
H
But
what
we
hope
that
this
will
do
will
convince
the
irs
that
the
state
of
tennessee,
when
this
benefit
is
utilized
by
a
family
with
a
child
with
disabilities,
that
we
don't
expect
as
tennesseans
for
this
to
be
attacks
recognized
and
collected
by
the
irs.
Of
course,
their
decision
trumps
us
on
whether
or
not
that's
going
to
be
a
federal
tax,
but
this
does
not
affect
any
tennessee
tax
whatsoever.
B
B
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
clear.
I
think
the
the
the
mark
calendar
summary.
I
don't
think
adequately
really
covers
this.
The
lex
the
text
of
the
legislation
is
just
simply
saying
this
is
not
taxable
income
and
that's
a
state
definition
of
taxable
income,
not
a
federal
definition
of
taxable
income,
which
we
don't
have
jurisdiction
or
authority
to
do
so.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
was
clarified
for
the
record,
and
maybe
the
federal
government
will
adopt
our
definition
of
taxable
income
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
Thank
you.
J
Chairman
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
just
out
of
curiosity,
did
you
explore
the
the
option
of
naming
this
something
that
would
not
make
it
obviously
taxable
as
in
you
know,
a
disability
benefit,
or
some
such
as
that
representative
garrett,.
H
I
J
Than
what
its
current
is,
so
that
it
becomes
patently
clear
that
the
state
of
tennessee
does
not
want
this
taxed,
what
you
have
here
makes
it
clear,
but
the
implication
is
that
we're
not
going
to
tax
it
we're
not
taxing
it
anyway.
We
want
the
feds
not
to
tax
it,
so
changing
its
name
may
have
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
Thank
you.
Any
question
request.
H
A
Any
other
questions,
question
bill.
Questions
been
called
seeing.
No
objections
we'll
be
voting
on
house
bill
1271,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye,
as
opposed
to
say
no
eyes
have
it
on
to
full
education.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
committee.
It
brings
us
to
item
number
eight
house
bill.
193.
Do
I
have
a
motion?
K
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This
bill
is
brought
to
you
today.
It
was
a
recommendation
by
the
bep
committee.
You
know
some
schools
don't
receive
equal
proportions
in
some
of
the
things,
so
this
bill
actually
states
from
the
bep
committee
that
normally
each
school
lea
must
receive
at
least
25
percent
state
share
in
non-classroom
components,
but
this
bill,
if
it
passes,
would
it
start
in
the
21
and
22
school
year?
K
Each
lea
must
receive
no
less
than
50
percent
state
share
in
instructional
salaries
and
wage
components,
instructional
benefits,
components
and
classroom
components,
and
with
that
there,
that
would
of
be
everybody
would
be
on
a
level
playing
field
that
would
help
anybody
that
fell
below
the
50
mark
50
on
those
particular
items,
instructional
salaries,
and
only
like
that,
and
so
with
that
I'll
stand
for
any
questions.
F
Chairman
safiki,
thank
you
very
much,
mr
chairman,
so
just
to
clarify
severe
count,
severe
county
and
davidson
county
would
be
ones
that
would
benefit
from
this
legislation.
Severe
it's
your
bill,
so
severe
county
they're,
currently
going
to
receive
roughly
two
two
more
million
dollars
from
the
bep.
Do
you
anticipate?
I
know
you
can't
speak
for
your
county
commission,
but
are
they
still
invested
in
education
in
sevier
county
that
they
would
maintain
their
funding
levels.
K
Yes,
sir,
we
that's
one
thing
about
our
county
in
funding
levels,
especially
for
education.
When
the
budget
comes
in
and
it's
approved
by
the
county
commission
and
that
budget
there
is
set
at
that
time,
any.
J
Thank
you,
and
just
for
the
purposes
of
the
record.
This
is
not
intended
to
reduce
any
maintenance
of
effort
commitments
by
any
local
government.
Correct
no
cert
does
not
thank
you.
A
Any
other
questions
seeing
none
will
be
voting
on
house
bill
0193,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye,
all
those
polls
say
no
eyes
have
it
on
to
full
education.
Thank
you,
chairman
in
committee,.
A
B
L
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Yes,
so
this
bill,
this
is
actually
the
exact
language
that
we
passed
through
sub
in
full
last
year.
It
consolidates
and
makes
the
truancy
process
a
little
bit
more
efficient
right.
Now,
it's
a
three-tier
process.
L
You
would
keep
the
three
tiers,
but
right
now
it
would
kind
of
combine
those
existing
the
first
and
second
tier
so
long
we
can
kind
of
get
in
the
weeds.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
but
essentially
right
now
the
process
is
very
cumbersome.
This
should
make
it
a
little
bit
easier
and
enable
those
attendance
supervisors
to
kind
of
step
in
before
you've
accrued
so
many
absences,
but
with
that
I'll
yield
to
any
questions.
A
A
I'm
going
to
roll
item
number
10
to
the
hill
and
bring
us
to
item
number
11,
which
is
off
notice
and
item
number
12.
I'm
gonna
roll
to
the
hill
and
I'm
gonna
bring
us
back
to.
A
A
All
right
that
brings
us
to
item
number
five
house
bill
0165
by
representative
cooper,
properly
motioned
representative
cooper.
You
are
recognized
on
house
bill,
165.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
glasses
hospital
165
is
kind
of
an
unusual
bill.
It
authorizes
community
schools
of
funding.
There
was
a
pass
there's
a
formal
bill
that
we
passed
where
we
allow
programs,
non-profits
and
and
entities
that
have
special
programs
to
use
private
funding,
because
at
the
time
we
did
not
have-
and
we
only
dealt
with
the
public
funding.
E
Basically
so,
and
but
this
bill
is
dealing
with
counselors
there
is
it
authorizes
the
community
schools,
funding
for
alcohol
and
abuse
counselors
prior
to
and
upon
release
from
jails,
detention,
centers
and
the
bill
provides
her
assessments,
treatment,
planning,
individual
counseling
group,
counseling
vocational
assessments
for
inmates,
and
the
purpose
of
this
bill
does
about
two
or
three
things.
Specifically,
it
prepares
the
inmate
for
a
normal
life
living
without
dependence
of
alcohol
and
abuse,
alcohol
and
drugs,
the
dangers
to
health.
They
understand
the
dangers
of
health
and-
and
it
also.
E
E
Another
purpose
would
be
to
relieve
the
administration
and
deputy
jailers
those
workers.
There
are
on
a
lot
of
stress,
and
especially
during
colbit
this
time
we
had
a
lot
of
workers,
deputy
jailers
and
so
forth,
who
were
absent
because
of
illness,
and
we
even
had
some
deaths
there,
so
it
relieves
them
from
stress
it.
E
It
improves
our
job
performance,
it
reduces
the
absences
and
reduce
abuse
towards
inmates,
and
with
that,
I
think
that
we,
the
councils,
would
do
a
lot
to
help
prepare
these
inmates
for
work
and
for
living
a
normal
life,
so
to
say,
and,
and
especially
those
these
japanese
workers
who
are
there,
who
have
a
lot
of
stress
upon
them.
With
that.
Mr
chair,
any
questions
for
that
of
this
bill
house
bill
165.
I
would
appreciate
it.
A
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
appreciate
this
legislation
miss
cooper
in
its
permissive
nature,
and
I
understand
that
it
gives
them
the
option
to
provide
these
professional
counseling
services
to
incarcerated
individuals,
and
I
understand
that
you
know
mental
health
care
and
these
types
of
things
are
already
able
to
be
provided.
So
I
appreciate
this
legislation
and
the
additional
services-
and
I
appreciate
the
permissive
nature
of
it
and
I
don't
believe,
there's
any
appropriation
of
funds
or
a
fiscal
note
on
this
legislation,
either
to
best
my
understanding.
F
F
E
Right
this
is
the
private
funding
that
I
speak
of
and
hopefully
that
they'll
work
closely
with
the
sheriff.
The
other
people
in
in
corrections
to
help
provide
for
these
inmates
who
come
those
who
are
interested
and
have
a
community
involved
and
engaged.
A
A
A
It
is
probably
motion.
This
was
an
untimely
follow
amendment.
We
we'll
be
voting
on
hearing
amendment
four
six,
six,
two,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
as
opposed
to
say
no
all
right
as
have
it.
We
will
be
hearing
the
amendment
explained
four
six
six
two
go
ahead
and
explain
your
amendment.
Please,
all.
M
Right,
thank
you
very
much
for
taking
this
and
with
the
amendment.
M
This
requirement
for
local
board
chairs
to
certify
each
permit
and
waiver
application
forces
the
department
to
process
them
in
paper
rather
than
electronic
form.
The
revisions
make
it
optional
for
local
board
chairs
to
certify
permit
and
waiver
applications.
This
will
allow
applications
to
be
processed
entirely
online,
resulting
in
faster
processing
that
will
benefit
teachers
and
districts.
A
You've
heard
the
explanation
of
the
amendment
any
questions
for
the
sponsor
on
the
amendment.
Seeing
none
will
be
voting
on
adopting
amendment
4662,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
as
opposed
to
say
no,
we
are
back
on
the
bill
as
amended.
Do
you
have
anything
else,
you'd
like
to
add
to
explain
the
bill.
M
If
I
could
just
a
little
because
this
bill
will
close
the
loophole
that
currently
exists,
around
individuals
teaching
on
a
temporary
permit
who
commit
misconduct
and
all
licensed
teachers
who
commit
misconduct
are
required
in
law
to
be
reported
to
the
state
board
of
education,
and
I
could
go
on.
But
if
there's
other
questions
I
could,
I
know
y'all
been
here
a
while.
A
N
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
thank
you
to
my
fellow
board
members.
Today
I
bring
to
you
house
bill
2
11,
and
this
was
passed
unanimously
last
year
by
the
house
by
chairman
reagan
and
then,
of
course,
koben
stopped
everything,
so
I'm
honored
to
be
able
to
bring
this
back
this
year
and
what
what
house
bill
211
is
it's
about
the
general
assembly
past
laws
allowing
high
school
students
to
enroll
in
college
courses
at
community
colleges,
while
still
in
high
school
or
say
middle
college.
N
N
Students
in
high
school
are
under
the
age,
typically
covered
by
workman's
compensation
insurance.
Without
additional
expenses.
Only
large
companies
are
currently
willing
to
absorb
the
risk.
This
bill
allows
medium
and
small
size
companies
to
be
able
to
hire
interns
without
unreasonable
workers,
compensations
insurance
risk,
and
so
this
is
what
I'm
bringing
to
you
all.
N
In
summary,
it
just
expands
the
qualified
work
based
learning
grant
program
to
include
students
participating
in
the
middle
college
program
and,
as
we
all
know,
a
lot
of
the
professions,
our
plumbers,
our
electricians,
our
welders
and
all-
are
in
desperate
need
of
being
able
to
to
hire
these
students
to
be
able
to
come
out
of
high
school
and
to
be
able
to
to
earn
a
good
living.
So
I
bring
this
bill
before
you
all
today
and
and
ask
if
there's
any
questions
anyone
might
have.
A
J
N
Well,
thank
you,
chairman
reagan.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
continuing
with
your
passion
for
this
and
this
committee's
passion
that
we
make
sure
we're
taking
care
of
these
high
school
students
to
to
be
able
to
to
have
a
good
job,
making
a
good
living
as
soon
as
they're
out
of
high
school.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
A
Properly
motioned,
what's
the
drafting
code
that
you
have
on
that
I've.
O
A
Four
six,
two
eight,
I
believe
it
is
untimely
filed.
Do
I
have
a
motion
all
right.
A
O
Yes,
sir,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
mr
chairman,
you
can
never
never
gavel
too
much.
You
can
always
use
that
gavel.
Members
very
simple.
This
legislation
guarantees
reasonable
accommodations
for
all
children
in
our
public
schools,
while
also
protecting
all
children
and
removing
the
burden
of
stress,
removing
the
burden
of
stress
and
removing
the
burden
and
stress
of
accommodation
from
our
teachers,
administrators
parents
and
students,
with
the
passage
of
this
bill,
tennessee
has
a
clear
path
forward
with
that,
mr
chairman,
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank
you.
You've
heard
the
explanation.
A
Of
the
amendment,
any
questions
for
the
sponsor
on
the
amendment
c9
will
be
voting
to
adopt
amendment
4628,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
I'll
suppose,
say
no.
A
We
are
back
on
the
bill
as
amended
chairman
zachary
you're
recognized
for
any
further
comment.
No
further
comment,
mr
chairman:
any
questions
for
the
sponsor
on
the
bill.
Representative
clemens,
you
were
recognized.
D
O
Yeah,
thank
you
representative
clemens,
so
it
really
is
just
a
tightening
up
it
doesn't
the
amendment
does
not
change
the
integrity
of
the
original
bill,
but
it's
just
the
tightening
up
and
some
additional
language
again
that
doesn't
change
the
integrity
of
the
bill.
It
just
tightens
up
the
bill
and
makes
makes
some
sections
of
the
bill
a
little
more
clear.
I
worked
with
toss
and
the
tsba
on
that
amendment.
O
D
Representative
clemens,
thank
you,
mr
and
I
see
there's
a
provision
in
the
legislation.
I
don't
think
it
was
amended
now.
It
says
a
public
in
section
four,
that's
where
I'm
referring.
I
think
page
two
says
a
public
school
should
provide
a
reasonable
accommodation
to
a
person
who
is
unwilling
to
use
a
multi-occupancy
restroom.