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House K-12 Subcommittee - February 22, 2022 - House Hearing Room 2
A
All
right,
we'll
call
k-12
education
committee
to
order.
Madam
clerk,
please
call
the
roll.
C
A
D
A
A
Item
number
three
house
bill:
1648
is
going
to
be
moved
to
final
calendar.
A
All
right
is
there
anything
item
number
20
house
bill.
2709
is
rolled
one
week.
A
And
I
believe
that's
it.
I
missed
one.
That's
all
I
got
okay,
we
are
going
to
roll
item
number
one
one
space
and
we
are
going
to
be
taking
up.
Item
number
two
we'll
be
taking
up
item
number
two
house
bill
2154
by
leader,
lamberth,
properly
motioned
leader
lamberth.
You
are
recognized.
Thank
mr.
E
Chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
I
know
this
committee
studies
all
of
these
bills
very
carefully,
and
I
know
you're
very
familiar
with
this
one.
So
I'll
keep
my
presentation
short.
This
bill
does
a
couple
of
very
simple
things:
it
defines
library,
collections
and
materials.
It
develops
a
policy
to
review
those
collections
that
includes
factors
such
as
age
and
maturity
of
the
students
that
may
have
access
to
them
a
feedback
process
from
parents
and
teachers,
members
of
the
community,
and
an
annual
review
of
those
materials.
E
A
No,
this
is
this.
This
amendment
that's
on
here,
will
not
be
going
on
the
bill.
Any
questions
for
the
sponsor,
seeing
none.
Oh
I'm
sorry,
representative,
clemens,
you're,
recognized.
F
F
Okay,
and
can
I
ask
to
sponsor
a
question:
yes
go
ahead,
representative
clemens.
Thank
you,
mr
mr
chairman,
mr
sponsor,
mr
leader.
What
is
the
the
intent
and
the
need
for
this
piece
of
legislation
at
this
time,
leader,
lambert.
E
Sure
I
mean
our
goal
and,
in
general,
in
education
is
to
have
both
parents
and
teachers
and
students
in
administration
within
different
communities,
to
all
be
working
together
to
make
sure
our
children
get
a
great
education
and
part
of
that
is
making
sure
the
materials
in
the
library
and
that
school
are
appropriate
for
the
age
level,
maturity
level
of
the
children
that
are
accessing
those
materials
and
that
they're
helpful
to
them
receiving
a
great
education.
So
we
don't
have
a
process
like
this
in
place
right
now.
E
This
also
allows
for
local
jurisdictions
and
leas
to
be
able
to
make
that
determination
for
their
community
and,
what's
best
it
may
differ
drastically
between
rural
and
urban
areas
or
from
one
side
of
the
state
to
the
other.
So
the
reason
that
this
is
important
right
now
is
to
just
make
sure
we
have
a
process
in
place.
For
that
and
again,
the
hope
is
is
that
the
materials
that
would
be
available
would
help
children
get
a
great
education.
F
E
No
sir,
not
in
any
way
shape,
form
or
fashion.
In
fact,
I
spoke
with
one
of
my
children's
school
librarians,
recently
retired,
and
she
was
very
much
a
fan
of
getting
parents
and
others
involved
in
the
process
so
that
she
can
actually
engage
with
them,
and
she
gave
me
several
examples
over
the
years
that
she'd
done
that
without
a
process,
but
she
believed
at
least
that
this
would
be
extremely
helpful
to
just
get
folks
engaged.
E
I
mean
she
wants
to
have
that
conversation
with
parents
about
why
a
certain
book
may
be
in
the
library
I
mean
it's,
not
a
one
size
fits
all.
I
mean
this
is
literally
something
where
it
would
be
a
conversation
on
the
local
level
between
all
parties
involved
again
to
ensure
that
those
materials
are
helpful
to
children,
not
hurtful.
F
Thank
you,
and,
and
thank
you,
mr
and
so
we're
not
running
the
amendment.
The
amendment
had
had
a,
I
believe,
I'm
not
sure
it
was
this
bill
or
another
one
had
the
procedure
for
pulling
the
books
off
the
book
sales
for
30
days
and
then
something
like
that.
This,
the
bill
you're
running,
doesn't
include
that
and,
and
you've
got
some
definitions
in
here
for
the
the
county
and
the
respective
community
to
pick
out
which
books
are
necessary.
F
Are
you
not
concerned
about
the
wide
disparities
from
county
to
county
across
95
counties
as
to
the
level
of
information
and
education
which
children
receive
from
county
to
county?
Just
based
on
what
reads
like
a
very
subjective
in
a
lot
of
ways,
analysis
of
the
books
that
are
going
to
be
in
in
in
here.
E
I
trust
our
local
communities
to
make
decisions
on,
what's
best
in
their
community.
A
a
big
government,
one-size-fits-all
solution
to
these
issues
normally
doesn't
work
very
well.
So
I
think
our
local
communities
with
parents
and
teachers
and
librarians,
I
trust
those
folks
you
may
or
may
not
trust
them,
but
I
do.
I
trust
them
to
make
decisions
on
what's
appropriate
for
their
schools.
A
A
Question
has
been
called
without
objection
will
be
voting
on
house
bill
2154,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
I'll
suppose,
say
no
eyes
have
it
on
the
full
education
famous
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
you.
That's
going
to
bring
us
to
back
to
item
number
one
house
bill
1901
by
chair,
lady
weaver.
A
Do
I
have
a
motion
properly
motion
chair,
lady
weaver?
You
are
recognized
on
house
bill,
1901.
C
Yes,
I
do
so
we'll
get
this
bill
in
its
proper
posture.
The
amendment
that
we
will
be
speaking
to
is
13995.
A
All
right
probably
motion
without
objection
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
this
on
the
bill,
all
those
in
favor
of
adding
amendment
13995
to
the
bill.
Please
indicate
by
saying
aye
all
supposed
to
say
no,
the
eyes
have
it.
We
are
back
on
your
bill
as
amended.
Charlie
weaver,
you're
recognized.
C
Thank
you
chairman,
thank
you,
members,
and
I
want
to
thank
various
people
who
helped
work
on
this
again.
Our
goal
is
to
make
a
pathway
to
encourage
more
people
to
enter
into
the
teaching
profession.
As
you
know,
the
news
has
been.
We
have
a
teacher
shortage,
and
not
only
do
we
want
to
make
sure
these
teachers
have
the
proper
content,
they're
they're
able
to
teach.
C
C
This
is
a
pathway
to
do
that,
so
the
bill,
the
the
amendment
again,
if
you
read
through
it,
it
still
has
some
benchmarks.
You
know
you
just
can't
take
any
person
out
in
the
public
and
bring
them
from
the
classroom.
You've
got
to
you've
got
the
benchmarks
here.
That
is
in
section
two
also
it
addresses
those
that
we
have
already
grandfathered
in
you
remember.
Last
year
we
had
a
bill
that
passed
for
the
covet
incidents
to
have
teachers
in
the
classroom
and
the
shortage.
A
Thank
you.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
for
our
sponsor
representative
clemens
you're
recognized.
F
F
C
F
C
F
The
questioning
last
time
last
week
was
regarding
you,
you
said
the
purpose
for
this
was
because
of
staffing
shortages
or
teacher
shortages.
So
I
was
really
asking
you
what
what
problem
are
you
trying
to
address
and
because
it
originally
came
up,
you
know
in
the
scope
of
the
pandemic,
and
there
was
a
lot
of
issue
there
with
various
issues
caused
by
the
pandemic.
But
the
vibe
I
get
around
here
is
that
the
pandemic
is
is
ending
or
it's
over.
A
C
Absolutely
well
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
here
is
these
teachers
are
already
in
the
hopper
they
were,
they
came
in
on
a
permit.
This
enables
them
to
encourage
them
to
go
head
and
forward,
go
forward
by
getting
their
practitioner's
license
and
obtaining
a
full-time
teaching
job.
So
this
is
actually
a
win-win
for
not
only
our
local
leas
but
for
the
teacher
and
then
for
our
children.
A
Property
motion
we
do
have
an
untimely
filed
amendment
on
this.
One
is
that
right
here,
lady
weaver.
Yes,
all
right,
we
without
objection
we'll
be
voting
to
take
up
the
untimely
filed
amendment,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
all's
opposed
say
no
eyes
have
it.
Would
you
like
to
explain
your
amendment?
Please
surely.
C
C
A
Thank
you
for
that
explanation.
That
was
the
explanation
of
the
amendment.
Without
objection,
we
will
go
ahead
and
vote
on
adopting
amendment
14038,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye,
I
was
supposed
to
say
no
eyes
have
it.
We
are
back
on
the
bill
as
amended.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
for
the
sponsor
chairman?
What.
G
H
C
A
A
Let's
without
objection,
members
will
go
out
of
session
and
ask
the
department
to
come
up
and
answer
a
few
questions.
G
Want
to
restate
your
question
there
yeah
thank
you.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
have
an
understanding,
I'm
supportive,
of
what
what
chair
lady
weaver
is
trying
to
do.
We
do
have
a
teacher
shortage.
My
concern
is,
it
doesn't
go
on
too
long
because
we
have
worked
so
hard
the
past
dozen
years
to
make
sure
we
bring
up
the
performance
levels
of
not
only
our
teachers,
but
our
standards
and
schools,
and
I
won't
that
we
don't
put
this
into.
You
know
perpetuity
or
anything
like
that.
I
Absolutely
chairman
I'd
be
happy
to
so.
As
chair
lady
weaver
stated,
this
limited
license
would
be
a
new
license,
type
that
we're
proposing
that
would
be
available
to
folks
on
their
second
or
third
permit.
There
are
some
requirements
that
you
have
to
meet
in
order
to
get
that
limited
license.
You
have
to
have
achieved
either
a
level
4
or
5
an
effectiveness.
You
have
to
be
currently
teaching
on
a
valid
permit,
and
you
also
have
to
have
a
letter
of
recommendation
from
your
director
of
schools.
I
I
To
get
their
full
practitioner's
license,
but
also
ensure
that
they
still
receive
some
level
of
training
in
some
of
those
really
critical
areas,
for
example,
foundational
literacy
skills
hearkening
back
to
the
literacy
success,
act
that
you
all
just
passed,
but
that
is
basically
the
timing
period,
so
folks
on
their
second
or
third
permit.
The
transitional
license
or
the
limited
license
rather
is
only
valid
for
two
years,
by
which
time
they
have
to
get
their
full
practitioner's
license.
G
Chairman,
what
thank
you
very
much?
That's
that's
helpful.
That's
it's!
Just
as
we
go
down
this
road,
you
know
the
pandemic
in
there's,
there's
a
shortage
in
every
industry,
as
I
mentioned
last
week,
there's
a
shortage.
You
know
commercial.
Pilots
are
short,
but
we
don't
reduce
the
standards
long
term,
because
it's
not
good,
and
I
think
our
our
children
deserve
this
much-
that
we
keep
the
standards
high
so
so
make
sure
I
had
a
good
understanding
of
that
amendment.
Thank
you.
A
Any
other
questions
representative
clemens.
I
Absolutely
I'd
be
happy
to,
and
thank
you
for
the
question
so
the
previous
bill
house
bill
1901.
What
that
amendment
did
is
it
said
that
we
would
continue
to
grant
waivers
subject
area
waivers
for
two
more
years.
This
concerns,
though,
the
permits,
and
what
that
previous
amendment
did
regarding
permits
was
it
took
the
individuals
who
were
allowed
to
get
a
permit
this
year
under
the
the
increased
flexibilities
from
public
chapter
326,
and
it
says
that
they
can
continue
to
get
that
same
permit
for
the
next
two
years.
I
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
yeah.
Thank
you
for
that.
I
appreciate
that
explanation.
It
makes
more
sense,
but
I
guess
my
concern
is.
It
almost
seems
like
we're
allowing
a
teacher
residency
program.
F
This
is
that's
what
it
seems
like
we're
doing,
but
it's
they're
not
being
supervised.
It's
a
teacher
in
a
classroom
not
necessarily
trained
to
teach
that
subject
matter
for
a
period
of
time,
but
now
as
long
as
they
promise
to
do
that.
F
B
Thank
you
for
the
question
representative.
I
think
one
thing
I
note
that
we
haven't
pointed
out
yet
is
in
order
to
receive
permits
or
waivers
in
these
situations.
Districts
have
to
demonstrate,
when
applying
for
those
that
they've
exhausted
the
options
to
have
a
properly
credentialed
and
endorsed
teacher
in
front
of
that
classroom.
So
that's
a
precondition
before
we
kind
of
go
down
this
road
that
remains
in
place
with
both
this
bill
and
the
previous
one,
and
it
really
is
the
way
this
has
been
set
up
in
terms
of
the
two
bills
working
together.
B
As
my
colleague
mr
powers,
said,
we're
taking
the
individuals
that
we
said
last
year.
We
need
you
now
and
giving
them
at
least
a
pathway
to
go.
Do
that
maybe
it's
sort
of
similar
to
a
residency
model.
Maybe
it's
not.
I
know
we
talked
last
week
about
the
apprenticeship
model,
that's
coming
and
we're
very
excited
about
that
to
provide
some
of
those
pathways
for
teachers.
B
But
we
do
see
this
as
a
limited
but
very
important
transitionary,
sort
of
pathway
for
these
individuals
and,
as
chair
lady
weaver
said,
they
do
still
need
to
show
an
overall
evaluation
of
a
four
or
five
in
order
to
continue
having
this
opportunity
at
that.
Second
and
third
year,
sort
of
going
forward.
J
A
B
J
So
these
these
people
are
not
just
pulled
off
the
street
and
given
a
book
and
said,
go
teach
there
are
there
is
intervention
at
the
local
level
to
make
sure
and
we
have
a
grow
your
own
product
right
now.
So
these
are
people
that
have
said
we
want
to
get
into
the
teaching
profession.
There
is
supervision,
there
is
evaluation
and
if
they
show
that
they're
a
level
four
or
five
teacher,
that
would
kind
of
tend
us
to
believe
that
we
want
to
keep
those
people
around.
As
long
as
we
can
correct.
B
B
They're
evaluated
annually,
I
think,
there's
multiple
observation
periods
each
year.
I
think
there
are
at
least
two
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
three.
I
F
I
just
want
to
distinguish
between
supervision
and
evaluation,
those
specific
terms
so
and
then
my
final
question,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
is
you
said
the
the
school
system
had
to
show
that
they've
exhausted
all
other
avenues
to
fill
that
position.
What
what
do
they
have
to
do
is?
Is
there
a
checklist
that
they
have
to
go
through
to
show
the
department
and
what
is
that.
I
So
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
that
question
and
I'm
somewhat
uniquely
positioned
in
terms
of
the
folks
in
this
room
to
answer
that,
in
the
the
sense
that
I've
actually
helped
our
licensure
team
process
some
of
these
applications.
I
We
have
requirements
that
they
show
that
they've
exhausted
all
efforts
to
hire
individuals.
I've
seen
everything
from
pictures
of
billboards
posted
around
town
to
agendas
from
you
know,
hiring
fairs
with
dates.
Districts
have
to
show
with
multiple
pieces
of
evidence.
Most
of
them
use
hiring
fare
documentation,
but
there's
a
variety
of
evidence
pieces
that
they
can
submit
that.
We
would
consider
as
proof
that
they've
tried
to
hire
for
the
position.
B
A
That
brings
us
to
item
number
six
house
bill
2062
by
representative
mannis.
Do
we
have
a
motion
properly
motion.
A
Representative
madness:
do
you
have
a
an
amendment
with
this?
Yes,.
A
That's
what
we've
got
all
right,
probably
motioned,
without
objection
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
this
on
the
bill,
all
those
in
favor
of
adopting
amendment
13735,
please
say
aye,
I
was
supposed
to
say
no
eyes
have
it.
We
are
back
on
the
bill
as
amended.
You
are
recognized.
Thank
you.
H
Sir,
obviously,
the
amendment
makes
the
bill.
Hb
2062
is
known
as
the
save
our
students
act.
We
all
know
that
suicide
is
the
second
leading
cause
of
death
for
young
people
from
15
to
24,
and
it
surpassed
only
by
accidents
in
2015,
our
own
east
tennessee
children's
hospital
in
knox
county
saw
477
kids
that
attempted
suicide
in
17
2017.
H
H
Hb
2062
would
require
that
when
any
lea
issues-
new
student
id
cards
for
students
in
grades
6
through
12,
then
the
lea
shall
include
on
the
id
cards
the
telephone
number
for
the
national
suicide
prevention.
Lifeline
social
media
handle
the
telephone
number
or
text
number
for
at
least
one
additional
crisis
resource
selected
by
the
lea,
which
may
include
the
crisis
text
line
or,
if
available,
a
local
suicide
prevention
line.
I
guess,
mr
chairman,
I
will
try
and
answer
any
questions
that
the
committee
may
have.
A
Thank
you
for
that.
Any
questions
for
our
sponsor,
seeing
none
will
be
voting
on
house
bill
2062.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
I
was
supposed
to
say
no
eyes
have
it
going
to
full
education.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
committee.
All
right
that
takes
us
to
item
number
nine
on
our
calendar
house
bill
2388.
A
K
Chairman,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity,
as
you
may
recall,
in
the
last
couple
of
years,
we
passed
legislation
that
allowed
our
local
communities
to
recall
school
board
members
by
a
very
elaborate
process
that
has
already
been
established
in
other
areas
of
state
law,
and
at
that
time
we
passed
it
for
only
one
county,
the
county
that
I
represent,
madison
county
and
what
this
bill
does.
This
removes
that
provision
for
that
one
county
and
would
make
this
statewide.
K
As
most
of
you
know
and
have
seen
over
the
last
year,
especially,
we
have
more
and
more
concern
from
parents
on
the
local
level
that
they're
not
being
fully
represented,
that
they
may
have
some
buyer's
remorse
from
folks
that
have
run
a
campaign
to
be
elected
for
school
board
and
then
change
their
position
on
some
things
or
misrepresented
their
positions.
And
so
those
members
of
our
communities
are
wanting
the
the
ability
to
organize
and
to
recall
those
members
and
and
replace
them.
So
this
simply
gives
them
a
mechanism.
It's
not
very
easy
to
do.
K
It's
a
pretty
high
bar
that
is
set
in
this
legislation
that
we
passed
and
I
think
it
needs
to
be
that
way.
It
doesn't
need
to
be
an
easy
process,
but
that's
what
this
bill
does.
It's
simply
a
one-line
bill
that
removes
madison
county
from
that
provision
and
makes
it
effective
upon
becoming
law,
and
but
that's
the
overall
implications
of
it,
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
just
want
to
state.
You
know
I
represent
knox
county
and
we
already
have
this
in
our
knox.
County
charter
and
my
school
board
has
been
blowing
me
up
about
it
and
I'm
like
we
already
have
this
in
knox
county.
So
I
guess
my
question
is:
if,
if
this
goes
on,
we
pass
it
eventually
on
the
house
floor,
how
does
this
does
it
and
just
to
explain
and
have
have
it
on
record?
D
D
This
is
not
changing
anything
in
knox
county,
but
for
all
the
other
counties
it
is
changing
and-
and
I
represent
all
of
tennessee,
but
I
represent
my
district
and-
and
this
is
already
clear-
we
can
do
this
in
knox
county.
So
if
this
has
passed,
how
does
it
affect
those
counties
that
already
have
the
ability
to
do
to
do
this?
President.
K
Todd,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
very
good
question
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
a
couple
years
ago,
when
I
ran
this
bill
to
start
with
in
one
of
the
committees
that
came
before
that
was
mentioned
by
one
of
the
rep
representatives
from
knox
county
and
they
even
stated
a
scenario
that
they
had
encountered
locally,
where
two
school
board
members
were
recently
elected,
then
charged
with
and
convicted
of
crimes
that
had
nothing
to
do
with
their
school
board
position.
I
understood,
but
they.
K
If
they
had
not
had
this
provision
in
their
charter,
they
would
have
been
stuck
with
two
convicted
criminals
on
their
school
board
to
serve
out
their
term
and
no
way
to
replace
them,
and
so
this
just
gives
folks
just
like
knox
county
has
had
since
their
inception
and
their
charter.
I
understand
it's
in
their
charter
that
gives
folks
in
the
rest
of
the
state,
the
ability
to
do
the
same
thing.
So
I
appreciate
you
bringing
that
point
and
and
for
clarification.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
guess
my
concern
is
that
this
is
just
kind
of
springing
up
now
after
the
last
year,
which
I
think
we
can
all
admit
last
year
was
a
pretty
rough
year
for
everybody
in
elected
office,
and
you
know
it
if
you
find
out
somebody's
a
criminal
or
something
like
that.
After
the
fact,
that's
certainly
a
different
situation.
But
what?
What?
What
is
the
impetus
behind
this
to
really
expand
this
statewide?
F
Because
you
know
we
all
have
a
duty
as
voters
to
do
our
work
and
our
research
on
who
for
whom
we're
voting
and
all
that
up
front.
You
know.
So
if
we
elect
someone
that
is
going
to
disappoint
us,
that's
kind
of
on
us
as
voters.
So
what's
the
impetus
behind
this-
and
you
know
why
now,
I
guess
chairman
todd.
K
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
a
very
good
question,
and
I
think
that
I
would
I
would
just
restate
what
I
did
earlier
is
that
sometimes
folks
run
for
office
and
don't
really
tell
the
truth.
They
present
themselves
as
in
one
line
of
thought
or
another,
and
then
once
they
are
serving,
they
tend
to
serve
differently
than
what
they've
told
their
voters
that
they
would
serve
as
so
thanks
folks
folks
have
had
some
buyers
remorse.
K
I
had
that
in
my
district
just
in
the
last
few
years,
and
that's
one
reason
that
I
brought
this
bill.
As
many
of
you
know,
you
will
rarely
see
me
before
this
committee.
It's
not
my
bailiwick
to
deal
with
things
with
education,
but
my
voters
said
you
have
to
do
something
about
this.
We
have
a
problem.
We
have
members
that
ran
on
one
thing
and
now
they're
serving
differently,
and
we
need
some
help.
K
We
have
no
way
to
remove
them,
and
once
this
passed,
they
actually
ran
through
the
process
and
were
successful
in
in
getting
that,
at
least
to
the
point
of
initiating
the
recall
election
and
going
through
that
part
of
the
process.
F
K
Again,
this
was
just
requested
from
my
district
at
that
time,
and
I
was
pretty
impressed
with
the
high
bar
that
this
sets.
It
requires
a
very
high
percentage
of
the
voters
that
put
that
person
in
office
to
even
sign
a
petition,
and
then
it
goes
on
from
there.
So
it's
it's
not
an
easy
process
and
it
shouldn't
be.
K
I
don't
think,
but
I
think
the
demand
is
still
there
and
I
mean
most
of
us
that
watch
the
news
right
now
in
the
last
two
years,
probably,
and
especially
the
last
year,
have
seen
how
school
boards
and
other
places
have
done
things
very
contrary
to
what
their
voters
that
put
them
in
office
wanted
them
to
do
and
again
they
don't
know
what
those
school
board
members
are
going
to
do
until
they
get
there.
K
B
Last
year
hurt.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
mr
sponsor
just
a
couple
questions
here.
The
and
I've
had
different
discussions
on
this,
but
what
other
local
elected
positions
have
arre?
I
know
it's
mentioned
earlier,
that
knox
county
has
it
and
some
other
local
have
it?
Are
there
others
that
you're
aware
of
that
are
I
guess
that
would
be
statewide.
That
would
be
have
a
recall
provision.
K
You,
mr
chairman,
it's
been
a
couple
of
years
since
I've
looked
at
that
list
and
I'm
going
strictly
from
memory,
but
I
believe
there
are
some
special
school
districts
across
the
state
that
have
that
written
into
their
their
charters
and
some
other
local.
Like
city
schools.
I'm
told
I
don't
know
about
other
counties.
I
think
there
are,
but
I
don't
recall
which
ones.
B
Faster
hurt,
thank
you
and
the
last
question.
I
guess
you
already
touched
on
it
at
the
end
of
your
last
answer,
but
the
basis
or
parameters
to
get
this
moving
forward.
I
mean
you
said
it's
a
pretty
high
threshold.
Can
you
kind
of
tell
a
little
bit
more
on
that
on
what
this
legislation
would
require
to
kick
this
into
gear
to
move
forward
with
it
chairman.
K
K
If
I
remember
correctly,
it
takes
66
percent
of
the
number
of
votes
that
put
that
person
in
office,
so
the
affirmative
votes
take
66
percent
of
that
number.
For
example,
if
it's
a
thousand
people
voted
for
them
to
put
them
in
office
and
it
would
take
666
or
more
signatures
on
a
petition
which
you
can
imagine
you
know
we
have
to
get.
K
You
know
40
or
50
signatures
on
a
petition
to
run
for
re-election
and
to
get
that
many
hundred
or
more
I
mean
some
of
these
districts
may
be
larger
and
have
a
lot
more
people
that
takes
that
to
even
trigger
the
recall
election.
Then
they
have
to
go
through
the
election
process
and
right
now
in
statute.
I
believe
it
is
66
percent
majority
to
recall
that
person.
So
the
vote
is
not
just
a
simple
majority.
It's
two-thirds
majority
to
to
get
that.
A
Chairman
to
piggy
did
have
one
other
chairman
white.
You.
G
Were
recognized
representing
her
when
he
asked
my
questions
I
do
have
one:
is
there
a
cost
to
the
county,
the
fiscal
note
for
special
elections,
or
anything
like
that
chairman
todd.
K
K
A
Chemist
piggy
question
has
been
called
without
objection.
We
will
be
voting
on
house
bill
2388,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
I'll
suppose,
say
no
eyes
have
it
on
full
education.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
committee.
All
right
that
brings
us
to
item
number
10
house
bill
1740
by
representative
sparks
properly
motion
representative
sparks.
You
are
recognized
on
house
bill,
1740.
J
Thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you
committee.
Basically,
what
house
bill
1740
does
is
add.
Add
three
commissioners
to
the
to
the
state.
What
this
does
is
establishes
criteria
for
each
of
these
three
commissioners
commission
position
based
on
the
knowledge
expertise
serving
in
the
three
different
areas:
geographic
areas,
which
are
urban,
suburban
and
rural
members.
According
to
recent
study,
the
high
high
poverty
rates
lower
medium
household
income,
opioid
addiction
that
has
been
rampant
in
many
of
the
rural
communities
and
limit
access
to
technology
and
health
care.
A
G
J
J
A
Thank
you
any
other
questions
for
our
sponsor,
seeing
none.
We
were
voting
on
house
bill,
1740,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
all
the
opposed
say
no
eyes
have
it
on
to
full
education.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chairman.
Thank
you
that
takes
us
all
the
way
to
item
number
16
house
bill
2138
by
chairman
white,
and
I
believe,
is
this.
Having
an
amendment.
A
All
right,
I
will
go
ahead
without
objection,
vote
on
adopting
amendment
13702,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
all
supposed
to
say
no,
the
eyes
have
it.
We
were
back
on
your
bill
as
amended
chairman
white.
You
were
recognized
members.
G
This
is
the
thing
that
I
guess
this
is
the
one
issue
we
got
out
of
session
last
year
that
lit
up
emails
and
text
messages
and
contacts
from
all
of
our
lease,
in
that
it
basically
the
amo
or
your
annual
measurable
objective,
which
is
how
we
measure
you
know
our
annual
tcap
testing
and
it
uses
the
20
20
2021
school
year
data
instead
of
going
back
to
the
2019
because
of
the
pandemic,
the
tcaps,
as
we
know,
were
lower
and
the
schools.
G
You
know:
we've
graded
may
through
a
b
c
d,
e
and
f,
and
this
just
makes
the
it
measures
what
what
the
latest
score
is
sort
of
going
back
earlier,
and
so
we
were
pushed
to
do
this.
So
we
we
drafted
this
bill
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we're
using
the
the
data
that
came
out
of
the
pandemic
here
and
with
that
any
further
explanation,
I
think
I
did
ask
in
case
anybody
needs
more
explanation.
I
did
ask
d.o.e
to
be
here.
A
G
Thank
you.
This
was
one
I
picked
up
a
couple
years
ago
visiting
around
the
state.
This
basically
deals
with
truancy
when
you
have
a
a
child
going
to
a
school
and
they
start
the
school
year
and
then
the
the
superintendent
or
the
principal
you
have
a
child,
that's
not
showing
up
their
truant.
G
They
have
run
to
many
issues
where
the
parent
will
come
and
say:
well,
I'm
just
going
to
take
my
kid
out
of
school
and
homeschool
them
and
if
you
haven't
planned
the
head
of
homeschooling,
your
child
you're,
probably
not
going
to
homeschool
them.
So
what
this
does
is
put
in
protection
where
no,
unless
you
plan
to
head
to
homeschool
your
child,
you
just
can't
come
in
because
your
child
is
true
and
say:
I'm
going
home
school
and
you
you,
unless
the
superintendent
gives
you
a
special
permission.
G
You've
got
to
wait
to
the
following
semester:
to
withdraw
your
child
from
school.
So
it's
a
protective
measure
to
keep
those
pulling
children
out
of
school
just
over
truancy
issues,
and
with
that
that's
the
main
gist
of
the
bill.
A
A
That
brings
us
to
item
number
18
house
bill
1895
by
chairman
reagan,
properly
motioned.
I
think
we
do
have
an
untimely
filed
amendment.
Is
that
correct
on
this
one
or
do
we
not?
No?
Sir?
No
I'm
sorry.
My
apologies.
I
made
an
incorrect
note
on
this.
L
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
committee
members.
As
you
may
recall,
last
year
we
passed
a
bill
requiring
that
intraclassic
scholastic
activity
participation
be
based
on
the
sex
on
a
student's
birth
certificate.
L
L
Again,
as
previously
knows,
there
were
no
consequences
if
someone
chose
to
ignore
what
we
had
passed
last
year.
This
bill
creates
the
enforcement
mechanism
and
requires
the
commission
of
education
to
withhold
bep
fund
increments.
Pending
remedy
exemptions
for
lease
constrained
by
court,
orders
or
other
legal
requirements
are
in
the
covered,
and
it
addresses
valid
concerns
about
student
privacy
that
were
brought
forward
last
year.
L
For
example,
student
safety
and
intimate
spaces.
Students
with
trauma
from
previous
sexual
assault
or
abuse
are
at
risk
of
trauma
exacerbation.
If
we
do
not
follow
this,
what
was
passed
last
year-
and
this
is
a
way
of
ensuring
that
we
do
the
state
board
of
education-
is
required
to
promulgate
rules
under
title
four
chapter.
Five
for
this,
which
is
the
uapa
with
that
explanation,
I
stand
ready
to
answer
questions.
A
Thank
you
for
that,
chairman
reagan.
I
will
entertain
any
questions
that
you
have
for
the
sponsor,
but
we
also
have
somebody
down
for
testimony
and
without
objection.
We
would
go
ahead
and
go
out
of
session
to
hear
that
testimony.
If
that
is
okay
with
the
committee,
all
right,
we
will
go
out
of
session
and
I
will
remind
our
guests
that
we
have
a
three-minute,
a
three-minute
window
here
for
your
opening
comments
and
then
we'll
open
it
up
for
questions.
A
M
A
You
may
continue
with
your
with
your
test.
M
My
name
is
jace,
as
I
just
mentioned.
I
am
a
transgender
man
who
is
raised
in
pilgrim
tennessee,
I'm
a
senior
at
belmont
university,
studying
political
science
and
public
health
and
will
be
pursuing
my
masters
of
public
health.
I
previously
worked
in
this
legislative
body
and
as
the
us
senate
health,
education,
labor
and
pension
committee
policy
intern,
and
today
we're
discussing
house
bill
1865.
As
representative
reagan
had
mentioned,
it
brings
up
logistical
and
practical
issues,
however,
as
it
yet
again
targets
our
student
athletes,
who
just
happen
to
be
transgender.
M
I
highly
encourage
this
body
not
to
pursue
action
in
regard
to
this
bill
or
any
other
bill
regarding
the
original
legislative
matter
until
the
courts
have
reached
the
decision,
but
that
also
leads
us
to
a
practical
matter,
which
is
what
are
we
truly
solving
by
spending
time
on
this
legislation?
Yet
again
that
just
reminds
a
young
group
of
vulnerable
individuals
that
they
are
not
welcome
in
their
schools.
What
message
are
we
sending
about
their
government
and
who
they
represent
or
who
they
don't
in
this
case?
M
What
are
we
sending
a
message
about
when
we
say
that
we
want
small
government
like
was
mentioned
earlier
by
representative
lamberth,
but
here
we
are
overstepping
into
schools
and
enforcing
and
politicizing
our
children.
We
should
be
focused
on
empowering
our
student
body,
not
finding
ways
to
divide
and
tear
them
down.
These
kids
are
being
put
in
the
middle
of
political
battles
and
being
used
as
pawns.
These
children
are
our
future.
They
are
our
doctors,
they
are
our
lawyers,
our
athletes
and
future
leaders.
M
G
A
Any
other
questions.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
We
will
be
going
without
objection,
we'll
be
going
back
into
session,
and
does
anybody
have
any
questions
for
our
sponsored
bill?
Chairman
sipi.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Just
I'm
trying
to
clarify
on
this
chairman
reagan.
We're
not
changing
the
law.
That's
already
passed.
Is
that
correct?
You
are
correct,
sir,
and
mr
chairman,
chairman
speaking,
so
what
we're
doing
is.
We
did
not
put
an
enforcement
mechanism
into
the
bill
that
was
passed
already
by
the
general
assembly.
Is
that
correct
chairman
reagan?
You
are
correct,
sir.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Just
one
follow-up
issue.
I
think
the
mr
wilder
said
most
of
it
best
so
I'll
just
ask
you
know
earlier
in
this
committee
it
was
said
on
bills
that
we
voted
in
favor
of
or
some
vote
in.
Favor
of
that
locals
know
what's
best,
and
you
know
last
year
when
this
bill
that
was
passed
came
forward.
F
So
my
only
question
is:
why
are
we
doing
that
and
what's
the
intent
of
that.
L
Chairman
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Why
are
we
doing
that?
Because
it's
the
law?
We
live
under
the
rule
of
law.
That's
the
way,
the
way
the
system
is
and
sir
as
you
practice
at
the
bar.
I
would
assume
that
you
know
disputes
are
litigated
not
taken
in
front
of
committees.
That
said,
the
reason
we're
doing
this
straightforwardly
is
because
of
all
the
things
you've
seen
in
the
news.
L
L
A
Any
of
those
quest
any
further
questions
for
our
sponsor
question
has
been
called
without
objection,
we'll
be
voting
on
house
bill
1895,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
aye
suppose
say
no
eyes.
Have
it
on
full
education,
make
sure
to
record
your
no
with
the
clerk
if
you'd
like
to
be
recorded
as
a
no.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
19
house
bill
1759
by
chairman
reagan,
properly
motioned,
chairman
reagan.
You
are
recognized
on
house
bill
1759.
L
This
bill
requires
a
system-wide
policy
that
creates
a
humane
workplace
atmosphere
and
increases
employee
job
satisfaction,
as
has
been
pointed
out
several
times
before
this
committee,
we
have
a
teacher
shortage
and,
depending
on
whichever
numbers
you
happen
to
have
heard,
are
still
significant.
This
bill
addresses
an
unnecessary
job.
Irritant,
thus
enhances
the
potential
for
teacher
retention.
It
allows
k-12
public
school
employees
up
to
three
days
of
bereavement
leave
for
an
immediate
family
death.
L
The
three
days
has
arrived
on.
If,
if
the
family
death
is
not
in
a
local
area,
for
example,
we
have
teachers
in
in
our
school
systems
that
may
have
family
members
in
states
very
far
removed
within
the
local
area.
We
give
them
a
day,
but
within
travel,
let's
say
their
family
is
located
in
texas
or
california.
L
This
bill
allows
them
to
take
a
travel
to
each
way
so
that
they
can
spend
a
day
at
the
funeral
of
their
loved
ones
and
comforting
their
family
employees
receive
normal
pay
for
bereavement
leave
and
more
than
60
percent
of
u.s
employers.
As
of
2017,
when
I
checked
offered
some
type
of
bereavement
leave.
L
Currently,
oregon
is
the
only
state
that
requires
bereavement
leave
for
teachers.
However,
I'm
all
in
favor
of
tennessee
joining
that
list.
It
reduces
employment,
stress
and
thus
increases
productivity,
and,
quite
frankly,
studies
have
shown
that
stress
over
a
lost
loved
one
is
exacerbated
by
the
immediate
requirement
to
turn
return
to
work
right
away.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
ask
for
your
support.
G
G
G
L
Ideally,
you
would
have
a
local
administration
able
to
do
that,
but
there
are
some
places
where
they
can't.
Hence
this
requirement.
B
A
Without
objection
we'll
go
out
of
session
and
let
legal
take
a
look
at
that.
B
A
A
I
think
one
item
that
I
did
forget
to
mention
earlier.
I
don't
think
I
mentioned
item
number
21
house
bill.
1710
has
been
rolled
one
week
as
well,
so
I
believe
that
takes
us.
If
I'm
not
mistaken
to
the
end
of
the
calendar,
did
I
miss
anything
all
right?
Any
other
personal
orders.