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House Education Instruction Committee- April 7, 2021
A
I've
got
to
remember
I'm
just
mentioning
this
because
I
think
it'll
help,
but
I've
got
to
remember.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
E
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
we're
going
to
continue
the
tradition.
I
would
like
everybody
to
stand
up
or
say
the
pledge
of.
E
A
Thank
you.
Amendment
makes
the
bill
and
what
this
does
very
simply
is
if
the
state
textbook
commission
does
not
recommend
cte
textbooks
or
other
instructional
material
in
a
given
school
year,
the
local
lease
will
have
permission
to
use
those
unused
funds
for
technology
purposes
and
that's
the
bill.
E
All
right
well,
thank
you,
chairman
members,
do
you
have
any
comments
or
questions
for
the
sponsor
on
the
amendment.
E
Second,
bill
is
added:
it's
added
to
the
bill.
Okay,
now
we
got
a
vote.
I
know
bear
with
me:
y'all,
I'm
a
little
out
of
rhythm
myself,
okay,
so
all
those
in
favor
of
putting
house
bill.
I
mean
amendment
6488
on
house,
bill
795
signify
by
saying
aye,
and
he
knows
no
no's
all
eyes.
Have
it
back
on
the
bill
is
amended.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions?
E
F
Yes,
chair,
we
were,
that
is
correct.
6-0-5-1
is
the
amendment
we're
working
with.
E
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
also
really
for
for
your
help
on
this
bill
that
this
is
one
that
you
and
I
work
together
some
on,
but
it's
the
textbook
transparency
act
and
truly
just
to
ensure
that
all
textbooks
that
are
adopted
in
the
state
of
tennessee
have
more
eyes
on
them.
Currently,
once
that
textbook
is
adopted,
no
one's
really
clear
on
where
to
go,
see
it
where
to
see
that
material
in
full,
and
so
what
what
this
bill
does
is.
F
A
current
law
requires
publishers
to
make
their
textbooks
available
in
full
in
their
full
capacity
for
90
days,
and
so
there's
a
90-day
adoption
period,
while
textbooks
are
being
considered.
F
What
this
bill
does
is,
if
that
textbook
is
adopted
by
the
state
of
tennessee,
then
for
the
entire
lifetime
of
the
adoption,
it
is
available
online
in
its
full
form,
the
lea.
If
they
choose
to
use
that
textbook,
they
they
put
a
link
on
their
website,
there's
a
link
on
the
state's
website
as
well.
So
it's
just
to
ensure
that
more
people
can
see
the
textbooks
that
we're
using
and
can
review
them
without
all
yields.
Any
questions.
G
You,
madam
chair
lady,
and
I
this
is
not
a
question.
This
is
a
commendation.
We've
been
fighting
this
battle
now
for,
since
I've
been
here
my
end
of
my
third
session,
so
congratulations
on
being
able
to
get
it
up
to
this
point
and
I
hope
we
get
it
across
the
finish
line.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
G
F
I'm
sorry
you're
recognized,
thank
you,
madam
chair
representative
sparks.
Actually,
this
will
make
it
transparent
for
365
current.
The
the
current
law
only
makes
it
transparent
for
90
days
that
this
new
bill
would
require
it
year
round
and
and
actually
for
the
entire
lifetime
of
the
adoption.
So
for
for
as
long
as
that
textbook
is
being
used,
it'll
be
open.
Yes,.
E
H
E
I
I
I
F
Yes,
yes,
ma'am.
That
amendment
is
6742.
F
F
I
F
You,
madam
chair,
and
the
amendment,
makes
makes
the
bill
here
and
essentially
what
this
bill
does
is
if
there
are
any
substantive
changes
to
how
the
grading
criteria
is
performed
for
schools
or
lease.
If
there's
any
substantive
changes
there,
the
commissioner
has
to
seek
approval
from
the
state
board
of
education
and
even
before
that,
occurs
before
if
those
performance
goals
are.
F
If
the
commissioner
is
proposing
a
change,
there's
there's
a
working
group,
that's
put
together,
and
it
consists
of
the
chair
of
the
education
administration
committee,
there's
a
member
of
the
senate,
a
member
of
the
state
board
of
education,
a
teacher
from
a
rural,
urban
and
suburban
area
in
the
state,
and
so
it
just
puts
it
makes
sure
that
there's
a
lot
of
input
before
any
substantive
changes
are
made
to
that.
To
that
grading
criteria
and
with
that
I'll
yield.
Any
questions.
I
Thank
you
for
that
explanation
and
on
our
list
we're
keeping
a
list
here
so
chairman
sipiki,
you're
recognized
thank.
G
I
All
right,
thank
you
and
next
on
our
list,
representative
parkinson.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
cheerleader
good,
to
see
you
this
morning
and
the
young
eddie
smith
also
next
week,
sponsor
under
this
bill.
Two.
What
two
things
one
give
me
a
give
me
an
example
of
a
grade
chain:
grading
change
that
you're
that
you
see.
You
know
right.
F
Envision
rather-
and
so
I
mean-
and
unfortunately
obviously
we
could,
we
could
ask
the
department
kind
of
what
what
some
of
those
but
like,
if
any,
if
anything
is
substantive,
like
as
far
as
like
how
a
a
school
receives
that
abc.
How
because
that's
kind
of
our
current
new
system,
but
if
they
make
any
substantive
changes
to
how
those
criteria
are
are
put
together
or
if
they
put
in
a
new
criteria.
F
H
And
no
you're
fine,
you
know,
I
guess
you
know,
and
I'm
just
trying
to
see.
If
this
is
what
I
saw
before
one
year,
the
achievement
school
district
changed
what
was
once
an
f
to
some
to
become
a
d
and
you
know,
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
you
know
and
it
looked
like
you
know,
the
children
were
doing
better
when
in
essence
they
really
weren't.
And
so
is
this.
What
we're
talking
about,
though,.
F
That
would
be
what
that
is
what
we
would
be
talking
about
if
you,
if
you
are
changing
how
you
calculate
performance
goals
that
that
has
to
be
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education,
I.
H
I
I
Thank
you.
I
have
representative
hicks.
If
you
don't
mind,
I
was
handed
a
note
and
please
excuse
me
for
just
letting
you
know
that
we
will
go
out
of
order
to
take
up
bill
number
nine
and
then
we'll
take
you
up
right
after.
Thank
you
for
your
indulgence
on
your
calendar
house
bill
nine.
A
J
E
E
E
Currently,
our
state
law
is
clear
that
only
textbooks
that
have
been
reviewed
by
the
textbook
commission
found
to
be
aligned
with
the
state
tennessee
state
standards
and
approved
by
the
state
board
can
be
used
in
tennessee
classrooms,
but
the
law
is
silent.
On
supplemental
materials
house
bill
1535
does
four
important
things:
one.
It
classifies
supplementals
as
those
materials
used
to
support
approved
textbooks
in
core
subjects.
E
This
is
a
distinction
that
we
see
in
other
states
as
well.
Two
it
clarifies
that
you
cannot
use
supplemental
instead
of
approved
textbooks.
Three.
It
stipulates
that
supplementals
cannot
be
identified
as
common
core,
meaning
that
we
will
be
consistent
across
all
main
classroom
materials
with
our
textbooks
and
supplementals
and
four.
E
This
committee-
I
always
said
this-
is
the
workhorse
committee
of
all
the
committees
here
down
at
the
general
assembly.
We
fear
it
through
and
we
go
through
a
lot
of
stuff
and
the
main
thing
we
do
here
on
both
sides
of
the
aisles
is
we
we,
we
believe
in
our
teachers
and
we
definitely
believe
in
our
students
and
we're
on
gear
and
a
path
to
be
number
one
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do.
E
E
Secondly,
is
we're
not
here
to
penalize
or
handcuff
our
teachers
to
be
creative,
a
lot
of
times,
there's
stuff
out
there
that
they
want
to
use
and
they
should
be
able
to
use
to
enhance
their
topic
of
discussion
or
how
they're
doing
things.
However,
it
has
to
line
up
with
what
the
tennessee
state
standards
are.
We've
spent
years
as
a
committee
making
sure
that
we
keep.
E
We
keep
we
keep
between
the
line
between
the
lanes
and
we
do
not
get
out
of
those
lanes.
That's
very
important
and
we've
worked
very
very
hard
on
that.
We
worked
hard
to
oh,
acknowledge
the
fact
that
common
core,
even
though
we
passed
legislation
in
2015
that
we
did
not
approve
of
this,
we
worked
hard
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
using
it
and
so
what
we're
asking.
E
We
always
believe
that
a
policy
works
best
closest
to
the
home,
we're
allowing
our
leas
to
have
a
process
to
put
together
some
counties,
one
of
which
I
represent
and
bradley
county.
They
already
do
this
process
and
I
think
it's
it's.
They
handle
it
very
well,
they're,
very
creative.
They
have
a
process.
If
a
teacher
wants
to
use
some
you
take
to
the
principal
you
know,
this
is
cool,
go
for
it,
you
can
use
it.
It
just
keeps
everybody
in
between
the
lanes
and
we
have
got
to
close
the
hole
on
stuff
out
there.
E
E
I
you
know
grandparents
want
to
know
what
little
johnny's
reading
in
seventh
grade,
and
it
should
be
easy
for
them
to
be
able
to
do
that.
This
allows
them
to
do
that.
You
know
already
we
have
a
textbook
depository
place
or
a
library
where
you
can
go.
We've
established
that
already
we
we
had
the
representative
cochrane
before
us
and
we're
putting
sunlight
and
eyeballs
on
what
the
textbooks
are.
E
Teaching
supplemental
materials
is
a
huge
part
that
has
to
be
has
to
have
eyes
on
it
too
y'all,
because
the
internet
is
just
so
easily
accessible,
there's
all
kinds
of
stuff
out
there.
So
all
we're
asking
is
to
you
know:
let's
put
our
eyeballs
on
it,
if
you're
aligned
to
the
tennessee
standards,
this
bill
will
not
affect
you,
but
it
keeps
everybody.
Honest
keeps
everybody
in
the
lanes:
it
allows
our
local
lease
to
figure
out
the
process
and
how
they
want
to
do
it,
and,
and
to
me,
that's
the
best
process.
E
The
original
bill
called
for
the
school
board
state
school
board.
To
do
it.
Well
that
wasn't
very
practical
at
all,
so
we
amended
it
to
let
the
leas
handle
their
their
camp
and-
and
it
does
it
is
no
intention
of
this
bill
is
to
handcuff
teachers
and
not
allow
them
to
use
supplemental
materials.
It
just
asks
you
to
please
stay
within
the
lanes
and,
let's
be
transparent,
of
what
is
coming
before
our
children,
and
that
is
basically
the
explanation
of
the
amendment
and
take
any
questions.
I
All
right
members:
we
do
she.
Yes,
we
need
to
add
the
amendment
to
the
bill
cheer.
Lady
weaver.
Will
you
confirm
the
number
of
that
amendment.
E
I'd
be
happy
to
let
me
let
me
find
it
just
to
say
yeah
that
amendment
is
53.89
right.
I
G
G
We
thought
with
the
implementation
date
on
the
last
page
of
being
july,
1st
2021
would
really
put
the
leas
at
a
disadvantage
of
trying
to
get
this
database
collected,
and
so
what
we
want
to
do.
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
add
an
amendment,
a
verbal
amendment
that
changes
it
from
july,
1st
2021
to
july
1st
2022.
That
gives
the
lease
an
extra
year
to
prepare
for
this,
and
that's
the
amendment.
It's
all
just
a
verbal
amendment.
I
G
Question
on
the
bill:
oh
I'm
sorry,
legal
withdrawal.
I
Legal
maintenance,
you
add
those
into
one,
please
thank
you
all
right.
What.
I
Testimony
first,
okay,
members,
may
I
may
I
make
this
request?
Well,
we
do
have
someone
that
wanted
to
testify.
So
may
we
go
to
that
to,
I
believe
the
name
is.
Will
french?
Are
you
here?
I
J
J
I
And
it
may
already
remind
you,
you
have
three
minutes
and
for
our
just
for
the
information
for
anyone
that
we
have
testifying,
we
are
not
allowed
to
have.
You
are
not
allowed
to
have
props,
but
we
certainly
want
to
hear
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We're.
C
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
submit
testimony
against
hb
1535.
My
name
is:
will
french
and
I'm
a
resident
and
educator
in
nashville?
I
have
played
a
lot
of
different
roles
in
education
for
the
past
12
years,
most
recently
as
a
school
counselor.
J
Like
the
majority
of
tennessee
educators,
I
have
earned
a
graduate
degree
in
my
specialty.
I
am
also
a
credentialed
nationally
certified
counselor.
I
know
that
this
bill
will
weaken
education
in
tennessee.
Hb
1535
invalidates
the
training
and
years
of
experience.
My
colleagues
and
I
have
undertaken-
and
it
stifles
our
creativity
in
teaching
tennessee
state
standards
while
being
responsive
to
our
students
needs
in
the
classroom.
J
The
bill
also
lays
down
more
red
tape
and
regulations
that
will
make
it
harder
for
educators
to
do
their
jobs.
Hb
1535
would
require
every
printed
or
instructional
resource
that
students
can
access
in
tennessee
public
schools
to
be
reviewed
and
approved
by
the
school
board
or
charter
school
governing
board.
The
bill
covers
every
material.
A
student
could
possibly
learn
from
at
school,
including
all
the
books
in
the
school
library
and
all
the
content.
On
computer
databases,
the
bill
also
applies
to
any
worksheet.
A
teacher
may
create
to
make
a
lesson
more
relevant
for
her
learners.
J
I
know
that,
being
the
most
effective,
responsive,
school
counselor,
I
can
be
means
addressing
the
changing
needs
of
my
students
and
my
school
needs
that
are
usually
changing
daily.
However,
hb
1535
would
make
it
impossible
for
me
to
be
responsive
or
innovative
in
my
counseling
program
by
the
time
my
print
or
electronic
resources
get
approved.
My
lesson
and
activities
may
no
longer
be
responsive
and
my
students
will
have
suffered
for
it.
J
J
I
G
Thank
you
chair,
lady
moody,
thank
you
for
being
here,
but
I
do
have
a
question
for
you
sure
you
have
strongly
implied
with
your
comments
that
the
parents
do
not
have
a
right
to
know.
I
certainly
will
concede
to
you
that
the
the
educators
you've
talked
about
are
professionals
and
are
entitled
to
exercise
judgment,
my
daughter's
a
teacher,
so
I
certainly
would
not
disagree
with
that,
but
this
bill
is
aimed
at
letting
parents
know
what's
going
on
in
front
of
their
children.
G
J
You
I
certainly
don't
mean
to
imply
that
one
of
the
things
that
I
do
in
my
role
as
a
school
counselor
is
that
I
implement
needs
assessments
every
single
year,
and
so
that
goes.
Those
are
needs
assessments
that
go
out
to
the
whole
school
community
so
that
all
different
stakeholders,
including
families,
can
have
some
input
on
what
they
see
as
some
of
the
needs
of
their
own
students
at
our
school.
J
And
so
we
use
that
with
all
the
different
stakeholders,
students,
families,
my
colleagues,
teachers
and
administrators
in
the
school
to
determine
what
what
my
programming
will
look
like
that
year.
But
then
certainly
other
things
may
just
sort
of
happen.
Things
that
I
can't
necessarily
plan
for
like
natural
disasters
or
things
like
that,
where
I
just
need
to
be
ready
to
respond
as
quickly
as
possible
to
meet
those
our
students
and
family's
needs.
So,
but
I
I
do
in
my
work,
consult
with
families.
G
G
J
Well,
the
way
that
I
read
and
understand
the
bill
is
that
you
know
any
any
materials
that
we
may
want
to
use
have
to
be
approved
first,
and
I
don't
understand
in
the
current
writing
of
the
bill,
how
my
my
you
know:
responsibility
to
respond
in
the
moment
to
my
students,
very
naturally
traumatic
responses
to
any
sort
of
event,
natural
disasters.
J
It
puts
constraints
on
those
moments
as
well
that
I
would
have
to
get
any
sort
of
materials
approved,
and
so
no,
I
I
still
don't
mean
to
imply
that
parents
or
families
can't
have
some
knowledge
or
awareness
of
what's
going
on
in
the
school
buildings,
and
I
think
it's
at
the
same
time
a
delicate
balance
to,
in
the
current
writing
of
this
bill
figure
out
how
how
can
teachers
and
educators
still
responsibly
and
effectively
do
their
jobs.
G
Thank
you,
madam
charlie,
and
again
thank
you
for
your
explanation
there.
But
it
seems
to
me,
sir,
that
the
parents
of
these
children
who
are
the
first
educators,
should
have
every
right
to
know
what
they're
being
exposed
to
in
the
school
room.
I
understand
the
burden
that
you're
talking
about
for
those
having
to
do
the
research
and
get
approval,
but
we
have
the
same
kind
of
criteria
for
our
textbooks.
G
Textbooks
must
come
before
a
commission
to
be
approved
and
I
failed
to
see
how
this
requirement,
which,
by
the
way,
can
build
up
over
time.
A
school
district
can
build
a
database
of
approved
material
which
teachers
can
go
to
and
pull
from
and
submit
to
it
as
they
choose
for
for
later
times,
and
parents
could
have
access
to
that.
So
I
again
I'm
at
a
loss
to
understand
how
this
is
creating
an
undue
burden.
With
that
situation
going.
Can
you
expand
on
that?
Please
sure.
J
You
may
respond,
thank
you,
so
I
I
think
a
couple
of
things,
one
you
know
if
in
if
and
when
you
know,
I'm
preparing
to
preparing
a
lesson
or
or
any
activities
with
my
students,
I
have
no
way
of
knowing
that
my
materials
can
be
approved
in
a
timely
manner,
for
me
allowed
for
me
to
allow
to
to
be
allowed
to
use
those
materials.
J
In
my
instruction
with
my
students
and
because
you
know,
as
I,
as
I
said
in
my
testimony,
you
know
were
as
educators
already
in
in
all
of
our
different
roles
across
the
district.
We
are
already
doing
so
much
and
and
so
inevitably
something
else
will
be
sacrificed
in
the
process
of
us
meeting
this
mandate
and
particularly
if
it
continues
to
be
unfunded
and
the
other.
And
so
then
there
could
be
a
backlog
of
two
weeks
or
or
even
longer,
who
knows
of
the
whoever
has
been
designated
the
role
of
approving
these
materials
they?
J
If,
if
they
don't
get
to
my
materials
in
time,
then
then
that
makes
my
instruction
no
longer
responsive
or
or
effective.
Necessarily
for
for
my
students,
the
the
other
aspect
that
I
think
about
too
is
that
you
know
as
educators.
J
If
there's
and
I'll
just
speak
from
my
experience
in
my
own
building,
if
there
are
ever
times
that
that
we're
not
sure
that
something
is
appropriate
to
teach
to
our
students,
we
still
consult
with
our
with
our
administrators,
whether
it's
our
associate
principal
our
principal
to
to
make
sure
that
that
that
there
is
some
that
there's
a
discussion
around
the
materials.
Is
it
the
most
effective
kind
of
material
to
use
with
our
students,
and
is
it
responsible
to
use
this
material
with
our
students?
J
So
you
know
we
we
are
trained
and
we
are
trained
professionals
and
we
are
professionals
by
our
by
our
nature,
and
I
think
you
know
if
there
are
individual
teachers
who
are
not
necessarily
being
professional
in
their
engagement
with
their
students.
Then
then
that's
a
conversation
for
that
educator
to
have
with
their
administrator
or
with
their
school
district.
But
what
this
bill
would
end
up
doing
is
creating
this
burden
burdensome
process
for
all
educators,
because
of
a
few
who
who
are
creating
a
not
necessarily
effective
learning
environment.
I
A
Thank
you
chair,
lady
representative
reaver.
I
just
had
a
couple
questions
for
you.
You
you
referenced
a
school
in
your
district.
Can
you
explain
how
the
approval
process
works
and
like
how
long
does
it
take
and
how
long?
What's
the
like?
How
long
does
a
parent
have
to
make
comments
based
on
this
material?
That's
in
question
anyway.
This
is
three
questions.
E
Surely
the
process
is
not
meant
to
be
clumsy
at
all
again,
I
trust
my
leas,
your
leas.
I
trust
them
to
know
how
to
do
this.
A
lot
of
them,
like
I
said
earlier,
are
already
doing
this.
E
In
most
cases,
where
I
have
heard
an
example
I
was
given
in
my
district
was
a
and
of
course,
then
the
teacher
goes
ahead
and
uses
the
cr
the
supplemental,
but
in
some
cases,
if
there's
a
an
added
reading
book
or
a
novel
or
something
and
a
parent
takes
it
home
and
the
lots
of
parents
read
with
their
children
when
they
bring
those
books
home
as
they
should,
and
they
have
a
problem
with
a
book.
E
Well,
there's
an
appeal
process
for
the
parent
go
to
the
school
like
we
always
do
with
any
other
incident
with
our
children
at
the
school,
and
there
is
a
process
there.
There's
no
harm
done
for
the
kids,
there'll
still
be
an
instructional,
maybe
there'll
be
another
book,
maybe
there'll
be
another
worksheet.
They
work
it
out.
I
just
want
to
let
the
leas
handle
it.
I
don't
want
to
get
micromanaging
here
and
just
let
them
handle
and
they
do
and
they
do
a
very
good
job.
So
that's
the
process.
If
that
answered
your
question
well,.
A
I
guess
the
the
time
frame
of
something
it
would
take
a
week
two
days.
I
guess
I
was
just
wondering
what
the
time
frame.
So,
if
I'm
a
parent-
and
I
object
to
something
that's
being
taught
to
my
child
and.
A
E
It's
I've
never
heard
it
where
it
takes
weeks.
I
mean
it's
just
they
they
just
deal
with
it.
You
know
and
they
move
on,
so
I've
never
had
a
plum.
I've
never
heard
of
a
clumsy
situation
at
all.
Again,
I
believe
our
least
can
can
do
this
quite
efficiently
again,
and
you
know
parents
are
in
control
here,
not
the
state,
not
departments.
E
I
A
Thank
you
chair,
lady,
miss
representative
weaver.
Can
you
just
maybe
a
point
of
clarification
here?
Is
it
my
understanding
that
teachers
can
still
use
supplemental
material
as
long
as
it
falls
under
the
tennessee
standards?
Is
that
correct.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
representative
weber.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions
that
have
been
shared
with
me
from
knox
county
and
one
is
back
too.
I
think
I
think
the
speaker's
topic
teaching
current
events.
How
do
you,
how
will
we
teach
current
events
and
I'm
I'm
the
brother
of
a
knox
county
teacher
as
well?
So
how
will
those
things,
because
I've
heard
that
it
could
take
as
long
as
two
weeks
for
review
in
the
lea?
B
E
Well
again,
we
still
want
to
know
what
our
kids
are
reading.
We
still
want
to
know
what's
before
them,
but
a
lot
of
that
a
lot
a
lot
of
911.
In
the
example
you
gave
representative,
it's
been
taught
already:
it's
18
19
years
of
stuff's
being
taught
on
current
events,
so
there's
already
been
approval.
There's
there's
already
guidelines
of
what
has
been
approved.
B
911,
thank
you.
Madam
chair
911
was
just
an
example.
I'm
not
sure
how
they're
going
to
take
current
events
and
then
roll
them
within
the
current
guidelines.
I'm
not
sure
I
understand
that,
but
I
will
move
on
and
talk
about
just
one
of
the
things
I
heard
yesterday
was
and,
and
we've
said
it
today,
we
believe
in
our
teachers,
but
this
appears
like
we
are
not
trusting
our
teachers.
So
can
you
just
give
me
a
response
to
my
educators.
E
E
This
in
no
way
implies
that
I
don't
trust
them.
We're
already
doing
this
with
textbooks
to
approve
textbooks.
You
can't
teach
something
that's
outside
of
the
lane.
This
is
the
same
intent
and
the
same
spirit
with
supplemental
materials.
I
know
we
live
in
a
digital
world
where
everything
is
at
the
click
of
a
mouse,
or
you
know
your
phone,
google,
something
and
things
are
easy
to
access.
E
I
just
I'm
not
at
all
saying
that
this
bill
implies
that
I
don't
trust
our
teachers.
We
have
amazing
teachers.
We
ask
them
to
do
amazing
things,
but
also
teachers
regardless,
regardless
of
the
steps
that
we
place
them
through
to
do
things.
They
have
an
amazing
accountability
because
they
have
our
children
for
eight
hours
in
a
classroom
and
they're
developing
citizens
and
leaders
for
tomorrow,
and
that's
in
itself
is
a
huge
responsibility.
E
So
the
majority
of
people,
we
trust
our
teachers
when
they
go
through
evaluations.
They
go
through
testing.
They
go
through
all
these
steps
to
prove
that
they
can
do
this,
and
so
this
bill
actually
helps
them
and
protects
them
from
you
know
getting
outside
the
lane.
As
long
as
they
do
our
standards
in
our
alignments,
they're
cool.
B
E
E
B
The
list
though,
but
yes
I
I
heard
they
have
the
capacity
and
I'm
not
sure
that
knox
county
would
agree
with
the
fact
that
they
have
the
capacity
to
add
these
the
review
of
this
additional
supplemental
material.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
what
you're
saying
so
you're
saying
the
leas
currently
have
the
capacity
all
of
the
leas
have
the
capacity
to
absorb
this
additional
workload.
E
Well,
first
of
all,
we
have
extended
and
given
him
over
a
year
to
kind
of
put
the
pros
process
in
place.
That's
what
the
amendment
was
for
so
july.
1
2022.,
and
there
are
counties
already
doing
this.
There
are
models
out
there
to
look
at
large
counties,
not
just
small
ones
like
in
my
rural
area,
but
there's
large
counties
like
bradley
county
is
a
great
example.
They're
already
doing
this
teachers
work
together
with
their
administrators.
E
They
work
together
with
their
principals,
their
school
board,
so
they
already
have
a
team,
a
team
of
folk
that
can
do
this.
So,
yes,
I
believe,
I
believe
they
can.
I
believe
that
they
will
just
as
we've
asked
to
with
our
textbook,
and
I,
I
think,
all
those
components
together.
We
can
make
this
work.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you
next
on
the
list
is
representative
mckenzie.
K
Think
about
them
chair,
oh
so,
just
to
kind
of
kind
of
dovetail
on
what
the
representative
from
knox
county,
stated
and
and
and
he's
right
in
that
we've
been
inundated
with
with
emails
coming
from
our
constituents
about
this
and
and
from
my
research
I
don't
think
knox
county
has
the
capacity
nor
is
planning
you
said
you
give
it
a
year,
they're,
not
planning.
I
mean
they
pretty
much
have
full-time.
You
know
employees
they're
not
planning
the
capacity
within
the
current
budget.
So
that's
that
that's.
K
That
is
what
my
research
yielded
but
question
as
to
what
another
representative
has
said
in
that.
As
long
as
it
complies
with
the
state
standards,
it
can
be
taught.
My
question
is
back
to
that
current
event.
E
Is
that
your
question
representative,
yes,
ma'am
yeah,
current
events
are
discussed
in
the
district
already
and
at
their
levels
and
they're
being
done
currently.
So
this
should
not
prohibit.
K
Thank
you.
So
you
know
I,
I
guess
that's
kind
of
my
point.
It
looks
like
you
know,
things
are
going
well
within
our
school
systems
and
we've
hired
the
best
and
the
brightest,
and
I
guess
my
question
with
that
would
be
then.
K
K
I
You're
welcome
all
right
on
my
list.
Now
I
have
chairman
supiki
questions
been
called
and
seconded
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
The
eyes
have
it.
We
will
now
be
voting
on
the
bill.
I
I
I
I
I
I
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
committee.
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
introduce
career
exploration
opportunities
to
middle
school
students.
Legislation
also
requires
leas
to
advise
middle
school
students
about
available
cte
courses
offered
by
their
leas
that
may
align
the
students
with
the
career
aptitude
assessment
results.
A
A
A
So
whenever,
whenever
I
started,
you
know
into
seventh
and
eighth
grade,
I
began
to
work
and
I
took
the
trades
in
schools
and
at
the
age
of
25
years
old,
I
built
my
own
house
with
my
own
hands
and
that's
so
important
moving
forward
in
the
education
system.
I
think
so
you
know
we
have
a
lot
of
controversy
in
middle
schools
anymore.
I
think
this
is
a
positive
approach
to
to
middle
school.
So
with
that
I'll
take
any
questions.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill.
This
is,
is,
is
key.
You
know,
and
and
you're
right,
it's
it's
it's
not
urban.
It's
not
suburban.
It's
not
rural.
K
We're
gonna
always
need
folks
to
know
how
to
pull
wire,
we're
going
to
need
folks
that
know
how
to
build
things
and
and
run
these
great
ac
systems
that
we
have
in
this
and
this
in
the
building
like
this
and
and
you
know
getting
folks,
I
won't
say,
track,
but
getting
folks
excited
about
it
and
and
testing
that
aptitude
and
at
this
at
this
level,
I
I
think
is
is
a
wise
thing
to
do,
and
you
know
more
and
more.
K
You
know,
as
we
porch
the
stem
and
I'm
you
know,
I'm
I'm
a
stem
person
it's
great,
but
we
also,
you
know
we
have
to
have
some
hands
that
that
skill
skilled
hands
that
that
can
implement
these
things.
So
again,
thank
you
for
for
bringing
this
bill
up,
I'm
gonna
sign
on
it
myself.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you.
Next,
I
see
representative
parkinson.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
want
to
carefully
echo
the
sentiments
of
my
my
colleague
from
knox
county.
You
know
I
don't
want
to
get
too
excited
about
your
bill
and
then
they
turn
the
republican
members
away
from
your
bill.
You
know,
because
it's
a
it's
a
great
bill,
though
seriously
it's
a
really
good
bill.
I
appreciate
you
bringing
this
appreciate
what
your,
what
your
dad
taught.
You
also,
and
I
teach
my
my
daughter,
the
same
thing,
but
just
a
little
bit
differently.
I
tell
her.
H
You
know
to
get
a
trade
and
get
it
early
while
she's
in
school,
so
that
she
can
provide
the
jobs
not
get
a
job.
I
prefer
that
she
didn't
work
for
anyone
but
herself,
and
you
know
and
be
a
job
provider,
because
we
know
that's
the
difference
between
the
ruling
class
and
the
service
class,
and
so,
but
thank
you
again
put
them
on
putting
them
on
the
right
path,
starting
them
early.
I
want
to
sign
on
also
if
it
won't
harm
your
bill.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
G
Representative
hicks,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
this
and
just
share
that
you
made
a
good
impression
on
me.
I
probably
made
a
bad
impression
on
you
and
when
I
met
you
at
pickwick,
if
you
remember,
I
was
bragging
on
your
opponent
that
you
had
just
beat.
I
really
liked
your
opponent
and,
and
I
said
to
myself
man.
G
I
bet
that
that
guy
hates
me
now,
but
I
did
like
your
opponent,
but
I
do
like
you
and
I,
like
your
passion,
I
do
like
your
passion
and
you
and
you
share
with
me
how
you
really
wanted
to
go
after
help
the
youth
and
addiction
and
treatment,
and
I
think
I
share
with
you
where
there's
no
lobbyist
up
here
for
a
lot
of
these
issues,
no
liaisons,
and
I
appreciate
you
stepping
up
being
that
lobbyist
being
that
liaison
being
that
advocate,
you
know
to
the
school
counselor
in
the
audience.
G
I
appreciate
appreciate
his
efforts
and
you
know
we
got
to
reach
these
young
people.
My
dad
was
world
war
ii.
I
bought
my
first
house
at
22..
I
didn't
build
it
though,
so
it's
a
lot
more
impressive
to
see
you
build
it.
I
didn't
build
it,
but
that
opportunity
really
doesn't
exist,
maybe
in
a
rural
area
or
something,
but
in
an
urban
area
like
rutherford
county,
you
can't
even
afford
a
home
today,
it's
it's
sad
where
things
are
going,
but
we've
got
that
new
t-cad.
G
In
my
district
on
freddie
han
way,
my
co-worker
got
killed
in
iraq,
his
boys
with
the
other
day,
the
boy's
18,
doesn't
really
know
what
he
wants
to
do,
but
I
think
he's
going
to
go
to
that
tea
cat,
which
is
named
that
that
rose
named
in
honor
of
his
late
father.
So
thank
you
for
your
passion
and
I
I
expect
more
bills
like
this
next
year.
Sir,
thank
you
thank
you.
B
B
I
have
spoken
to
many
high
school
classes
that
come
through
our
facility
and
it's
amazing
how
lots
of
kids,
if
they're,
not
on
a
path
to
going
on
to
college.
In
the
past,
they
haven't
felt
like
they
had
a
direction
and
I
think
helping
our
kids
understand
that
there
is
a
direction.
Not
everyone
is
college
bound,
and
personally
I
myself,
I
do
not
have
a
college
degree,
I'm
from
the
school
of
hard
knocks.
B
So
I
think
it's
important
that
in
the
seventh
and
eighth
grade
that
we
make
sure
that
they
understand
if
they
are
not
college
bound,
that
their
life
is
not
over
and
there's
another
path
for
them.
So
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
bringing
this
legislation
to
us.
I
I
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
lady
members
of
the
committee.
I
would
respectfully
request
a
roll
call
vote
on
this
legislation.
Please
there's
no
amendments
on
it
and
I
wanted
to
let
the
committee
know
this.
This
bill
was
not
moved
in
the
senate,
yet
senator
nice
and
I'd
miscommunicated.
D
So
my
intent
is,
if
it
passes
out
of
here
I'll
park
it
in
calendar
and
rules
until
next
legislative
next
calendar
year,
when
the
senate
has
a
chance
to
pick
it
up
and
go
from
that,
what
bill
800
does
it
tries
to
limit
sex
education,
sexual
issues
to
only
issues
that
involve
teen
pregnancy
prevention,
abstinence
and
sexual
disease
prevention
transmission?
D
I
Thank
you
for
that
explanation
and
members
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
we
have
someone
that
requested
properly
to
testify.
So
is
it
the
will
of
the
committee
to
let
that
come
forward
first
and
then
I'll.
Take
our
questions
all
right,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
we
will
go
out
of
session
and
I
have
julie,
I
hope
I'm
saying
it
right
bisgard.
I
I
C
That's
it.
Thank
you
all
right.
Thank
you
all
for
having
me
here.
My
name
is
julie,
biscard,
that's
with
a
b
and
I'm
here
to
oppose
hb0800.
My
name
is
julie
biscard.
I
live
in
clarksville
tennessee
with
my
husband.
I
have
a
degree
in
special
ed,
elementary
ed
and
a
master's
degree
in
curriculum
instruction,
with
a
certification
to
teach
gifted
I've,
just
retired,
from
teaching
after
30
years
in
military
communities,
and
I
can
say,
I
truly
loved
being
in
military
communities
because
of
the
diversity.
C
I
also
volunteer
now
with
glsen
a
national
organization
that
works
to
build
safe
and
inclusive
schools,
particularly
for
lgbt
students.
Glsen
research
shows
that
a
school
with
inclusive
curriculum
is
a
leading
indicator
of
a
school
that
experiences
less
bullying.
Overall,
I
want
to
tell
you
of
an
incident
in
my
early
teaching
career.
Then
it
was
common
to
have
monthly
topics,
so
we
would
have
native
american
history
black
history
month,
women's
history
month
and
one
day
in
may
cinco
de
mayo.
C
C
This
bill
is
discriminating
against
our
lgbt
students
and
attempting
to
remove
lgbt
individuals,
students
that
need
role
models
as
teachers.
We
can't
overlook
any
of
our
students,
even
if
those
students
don't
reflect
our
own
background
or
even
if
we
don't
understand
when
we
include
the
complete
stories
in
our
curriculum,
we
learn
about
sally
ride.
The
first
american
woman
in
space,
who
was
a
very
private
woman,
never
revealed
that
she
had
pancreatic
cancer
and
never
revealed
that
she
had
a
partner
for
27
years.
C
We
learn
about
alan
turing
who,
because
of
the
time,
was
treated
horrifically
because
of
his
gayness.
Yet
it
was
his
code-breaking
research
that
helped
lead
to
the
allied
victory
and
saved
thousands
of
lives.
We
can
learn
from
these
incidents.
We
can
learn
from
uncomfortable
moments
like
the
stonewall
riots
or
the
lavender
scare.
C
C
Reading
a
book
whether
it's
historical
or
fictional,
with
a
person
like
yourself,
is
like
a
mirror
where
you
see
a
reflection
of
yourself.
Looking
back
when
you
read
about
a
person
different
from
yourself,
it's
like
looking
out
a
window
and
you
can
learn
about
the
classmates
about
you
or
about
the
world
around
you.
I
C
Will
say
that
there
are
three
library
associations
that
have
written
opposing
this
bill
and
cases
have
gone
to
the
supreme
court
and
the
supreme
court
ruled
in
1982,
saying
books
couldn't
be
removed
simply
because
the
ideas
within
are
disliked.
I
Thank
you
and
I
apologize
for
the
interruption,
but
thank
you
for
wrapping
it
up
for
us
members
while
we're
at
a
session.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
for
our
guests.
I
H
Thank
you
sure,
woman
so
sponsor
I
obviously
I'm
going
to
be
voting
no
on
this
bill,
so
go
ahead
and
mark
me
down
as
a
roll
call
for
that,
but
I
do
want
to
make
a
couple
statements
as
to
this
bill
by
doing
this
initially,
by
putting
this
type
of
language
in
to
be
a
part
of
this
rights,
certain
people,
some
certain
members
in
this
body
from
being
in
the
history
that
they
read
that
the
kids
are
taught
as
a
member
of
this
body.
H
I
I
don't
know
what
your
premise
or
purpose
is
for
that
going
back
to
something
that
representative
weaver
mentioned
earlier
on
her
bill,
you,
if
the
teachers
she's
not
trying
to
tie
the
hands
of
the
teachers
with
her
bill,
but
this
ties
the
hands
of
the
teachers,
the
the
knowledge
of
the
students
that
the
lease
all
together,
everyone
from
being
able
to
even
get
any
type
of
information
about
those
who
you
may
disagree
with
by
reading
this
language.
There's
a
lot
of
weird-ass
statements
and
those,
whereas
statements
are
opinions.
H
A
lot
of
our
bills
that
we
put
up
here
usually
have
some
type
of
merit,
in
fact,
but
behind
them,
and
so
this
bill
here
specifically
I'll,
read
one
of
them
where
it
says,
whereas
the
promotion
of
lgbt
issues
and
lifestyles
in
public
schools
offends
a
significant
portion
of
students,
parents
and
tennessee
residents
with
christian
values.
I'm
a
christian-
and
I
I
don't
know
I
didn't
get
one
email
in
support
of
this
bill.
H
But
I
got
672
emails
and
if
you
want
them,
I
can
give
them
to
you
from
people
some
in
your
district,
actually
jennifer
marcy
hannah
jenna,
eva
all
from
your
district
who
were
against
this
bill.
You
have
people,
opinions
are
you
know,
they're
just
what
they
are
opinions.
You
have
people
like
george
washington,
who
did
some
things
that,
but
we
still
teach
about
him.
You
had
martin
luther
king.
I
love
martin
luther
king,
but
he
did
some
things.
We
still
teach
about
him.
You
have
robin
roberts.
H
I
wake
up
every
morning
to
hear
good
morning
america
from
somebody
who
is
a
member
of
lgbt
community,
a
journalist
kids
want
to
go
to
school,
to
be
journalists
and
to
see
a
bill
like
this,
where
she
can't
even
be
taught
about
for
young
women
who
are
in
fear
for
certain
things
to
even
be
able
to.
You
know
want
to
go.
Do
this,
I
just.
H
I
just
think
that
we
should
be
a
little
bit
more
thoughtful
before
we
do
this
type
of
legislation
and
we
already
have
a
rap
on
this
side
where
people
say
that,
well,
the
senators
take
a
little
bit
more
time
and
are
a
little
bit
more
thorough
than
we
are,
and
that
shouldn't
be
the
case
on
this
side.
We
should
be
more
thorough
with
legislation
like
this,
I
would
hate.
I'm
really
really
glad
that
you
asked
for
a
roll
call
vote,
because
I
would
love
to
see
who
feels
like.
D
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
lady,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
representing
from
memphis
you're
guarding
your
comments.
This
bill
is
not
designed
to
and
fairly
target
anybody.
What
it's
trying
to
do
is
set
up
some
balance
and
fairness
right
now.
My
christian
beliefs,
values
cannot
be
taught
in
our
public
schools.
D
Many
people
feel
that
we're
in
a
cultural
war
and
that
the
lgbtq
there's
a
social.
It's
a
social
battle
that
we're
that
we're
engaging
in
and
the
social
lbgtq
agenda
is
a
belief
system
and
some
people
refer
to
it.
As
secular
humanism,
our
supreme
court
has
recognized
that
secular
humanism
is
a
belief
system
and
not
entitled
to
any
special
treatment
that
christianity,
belief,
systems
or
other
muslims
or
whatever
belief
systems
are,
and
we
simply
don't
allow
those
in
our
public
school
systems,
so
it
this.
D
I
H
Thank
you
and
not
to
take
away
from
that
at
all,
but
you
eliminate
a
whole
a
whole
section.
We
don't
there's
nowhere
that
eliminates
that
we
even
talk
about
christian
values.
I
I'm
not
eliminating
christian,
but
I
would
love
to
if
you
want
to
write
a
piece
of
legislation
in
support
of
that.
I
got
you,
but
this
right
here
eliminates
it
all
together.
H
If
we
go
back
to
looking
at
what
christian
values
and
we
look
at
just
the
ten
commandments
alone-
we
teach
about
greek
gods
and
our
our
history
and
in
the
the
constitution,
the
commandments
say:
I'm
the
lord
thy
god
you
shouldn't
be
teaching
about
that.
We
teach
about
it
anyway.
We
teach
about
famous
musicians
and
how
they
are
idled,
but
no
graven,
images
or
likenesses
should
be
taught
about
things
like
that.
D
I,
if
I
have
some
pages
of
the
bible
that
I
would
like
to
have
and
taught
in
school,
regarding
the
relationship
between
man
and
woman
and
whatever
that
would
that
would
be
banned.
We
couldn't
teach
that
in
our
public
schools
but
at
the
same
time,
current
under
current
law
books,
promoting,
bisexual
and
engaged
transgenders
are
allowed
to
be
taught
and
promoted
in
school.
D
So
what
this
bill
is
trying
to
do
is
strike
fairness,
so
that
we
we
take
these
controversial
issues
outside
the
school,
there's,
nothing
that
prevents
our
children
from
learning
about
them.
Reading
about
them,
it
just
shouldn't
be
a
part
of
our
state
school
curriculum.
That
government
teaches
our
kids.
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you
just
a
minute,
thank
you,
representative
mcmanus
and
mcmanus.
Pardon
me,
representative,
mannis,
and
and
if
I
can
remind
we
have
at
least
one
more
quickly
looking
on
our
list,
so
I'm
gonna
ask
the
remainder
comments.
Keep
that
time
frame
in
mind
please,
but
thank
you
go
ahead.
Thank.
B
Is
it
issues
or
is
it
issue
singular
because
it
says
issues
but
then
the
example
is
given.
Lgbt
lifestyles
are
inappropriate,
we're
inappropriate
as
objective
I'm
not
sure,
maybe
not
acceptable
by
some,
but
does
leaving
the
word
issues.
Does
it
mean
that
we
might
even
be
able
to
not
talk
about
interracial
marriages?
B
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
elaine,
thank
you
to
the
representative
for
knoxville.
No,
this
this
doesn't
eliminate
anybody.
This
simply
addresses
what
curriculum
standards
are
going
to
be
and
and
are
allowed
to
be
taught
in
our
schools
and
the
I
believe
it's
19
80,
maybe
92
the
tennessee
passed
a
constitutional
amendment,
85
86
percent
of
tennesseans
voted
in
favor
of
it.
That
said,
marriage
should
be
betraying
a
man
and
a
woman
and
that
passed.
So
I
think
this
is
in
alignment
with
the
majority
of
what
tennesseans
feel
like
just
it's.
D
These
issues
should
be
left.
The
controversial
issues
should
be
left
out
of
our
schools
and
they
can
be
worked
out
in
the
public.
I
don't
think
it's
a
job
of
government
to
be
instructing
our
schools
on
controversial
issues.
I
have
two
daughters.
I
prefer
to
teach
my
daughters
about
sex
transgender,
bisexuals
any
of
that
stuff
at
home
and
not
have
our
government
do
it
because,
quite
frankly,
I'm
not
sure.
I
trust
our
government
to
be
the
judge
of
what's
appropriate
for
my
children.
D
B
You,
madam
chair,
in
the
example
you
just
gave
representative
griffey
and
I'm
not
being
combative
at
all,
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
in
all
due
respect,
but
the
rep
the
example
you
just
gave
with
the
marriage
between
a
man
and
a
woman.
It
would
appear
that
that
this
is
in
response
or
retaliation
to
that
is
that
true
or.
D
No,
it's
simply
to
strike
a
balance
that
chris,
my
christian
belief
systems.
My
values
are
not
allowed
to
be
taught
in
public
schools,
there's
a
belief
system
that
adopts
the
gay,
lesbian,
bisexual,
transgender
lifestyle.
That's
a
belief
system.
They're
currently
allowed
to
promote
that
in
schools,
and
I'm
simply
trying
to
strike
a
balance,
and
I
think
those
controversial
subjects
are
best
left
at
home
for
mom
and
daddy
to
discuss
with
their
children
about.
C
To
me,
this
is
just
another
example
of
something
that
divides
us.
Representative
griffey.
I
think
that
house
bill
800
is
not
necessary
because
didn't
we
just
pass
house
bill
1570.
C
I
D
Well,
this
would
say
that
the
tennessee
standards
cannot
include
this
as
part
of
the
standards,
because
I'm
trying
to
take
out
the
sex
education
part.
That's
not!
That
does
not
address
abstinence,
sexual
disease,
transmission
or
pregnancy
prevention.
That's
all
the
sex
education.
I
think
that
ought
to
be
taught
in
our
public
schools.
C
I
agree
with
that.
Also,
I
don't
agree.
Well,
I
really
don't
agree
that
any
social
issues
should
be
taught
in
our
schools.
I
believe
that
our
schools
are
there
to
teach,
reading,
writing
and
arithmetic
and
keep
it
basic,
and
I
don't
know
that
anybody
in
this
room
would
disagree
with
that.
These
social
issues
are
what
divide
us.
They
keep
our
children
confused.
C
They
keep
us
all
angry
at
each
other,
but
your
bill,
in
my
opinion,
is
not
needed,
because
these
topics
would
not
align
with
tennessee
standards,
and
I
also
have
to
say
that
we
cancel
a
lot
of
things
in
our
society
and
books,
and
we
were
speaking
recent
just
a
few
minutes
ago
about
the
books
that
my
our
children
might
not
be
able
to
read.
C
We
just
canceled
dr
seuss,
so
there's
a
double
standard
here,
but
back
on
topic,
I
just
don't
think
your
bill
is
necessary,
because
I
think
we
have
addressed
that
in
house
bill
1570.
Thank
you.
I
All
right
last
on
our
list,
so
we
can
move,
is
representative
parkinson.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
This
is
controversial
and
you
know
chairman
griffey.
I
was
looking
at
the
the
whereas
and
you
know,
and
it
mentioned.
Let
me
see
that
again.
If
you
don't
mind.
H
H
A
D
I
A
A
A
I
I
Minutes
all
right
members,
representative
hakeem
in
honor,
in
order
to
give
you
the
proper
time,
will
you
pardon
us
and
act?
May
we
ask
you
if
we
can
take
you
up
next
week?
I
Okay,
the
next
committee
may
kick
us
out,
but
members
we
will
meet
next
week
same
time
same
place.
So
thank
you.
We
are.