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From YouTube: House Floor Session- 33rd Legislative Day- May 4, 2021
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House Floor Session- 33rd Legislative Day- May 4, 2021
A
A
Mr
servant
at
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
representatives
of
12th
gen
assembly
at
state
tennessee
now
in
session
with
the
members.
Please
stand
with
the
visitors
and
gallery.
Please
stand
to
remain
saying
to
the
pledge
of
allegiance
representative
mantis
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
day.
B
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I'm
honored
this
morning
to
have
our
guest.
I
want
to
just
share
a
little
story
with
you.
Coming
up.
This
sunday
is
mother's
day.
My
mother's
birthday
was
this
past
friday,
the
30th
she
shares
a
birthday
with
our
esteemed
chairman
of
vaughn,
maybe
just
a
few
years
before
him.
She
was
born
my
mother,
passed
away
five
years
ago
this
year,
and
it's
special
to
me
to
have
her
pastor
come
and
lead
the
devotion.
This
morning
my
mother
was
raised
in
an
orphanage.
B
Her
mother
died
when
she
was
really
young
and
she
had
two
younger
sisters
and
she
was
raised
in
an
orphanage
and
she's,
probably
the
only
person
in
history
that
was
thrown
out
of
an
orphanage.
She
was
a
fighter.
She
took
up
for
her
younger
sisters
and
she
fought
for
them
every
day
and
she
wouldn't
let
anybody
abuse
them
to
her
detriment
of
being
thrown
out
of
the
orphanage.
B
So
I
say
that
to
say
you
can
imagine
you
don't
know
my
mother,
but
if
you
knew
her
how
hard
it
would
be
to
pastor
this
lady,
she
was
the
strongest
lady
strong-willed
great
lady
and
I
have
great
admiration
for
her
pastor.
So
it's
a
pleasure
to
have
reverend
mike
siegers
from
instead
baptist
church
this
morning
with
us.
C
Thank
you
thank
you
eddie,
and
it
is
an
honor
to
be
here
on
two
or
three
occasions,
one
to
be
a
part
of
the
great
state
of
tennessee
and
be
a
part
of
this
time
and
a
part
of
eddie's
life
and
family,
and
also
my.
I
don't
know
that
any
of
you
would
remember,
but
my
father-in-law
was
also
a
state
representative
from
knoxville
and
he
served
from
1968
to
1976
and
his
name
was
tom
jensen,
and
I
don't
know
if
any
of
you
remember
my
father-in-law,
I
see
some
head
shaking.
C
He
probably
owed
you
all
money
and
I
apologize
for
that,
but
every
time
he
he
was
able
to
get
his
desk
and
his
desk.
My
daddy-in-law
passed
away
a
couple
of
years
ago,
but
his
desk
is
still
at
the
home
of
my
mother-in-law
carolyn.
So
it's
an
honor
to
be
here.
The
scripture
that
I
want
to
share.
I
want
to
share
a
scripture
and
read
a
little
poem,
slash
prayer
that
I
came
across
and
then
have
a
word
of
prayer.
C
Second,
chronicles
15
7,
but,
as
for
you,
be
strong
and
do
not
give
up
for
your
work
will
be
rewarded
now.
I
know
this
doesn't
happen
in
politics,
but
sometimes
in
the
ministry.
You
feel
like
you,
work
and
work
and
work
sometimes
and
you're,
not
really
sure
if
your
work
gets
rewarded,
but
I'm
sure
that
you
know
I'm
joking
of
course
stay
at
it,
be
strong
trust
god,
your
work
will
be
rewarded.
C
C
Lord
help
us
to
look
for
peace
and
strength,
hope
justice
by
looking
in
your
word,
sharing
your
guidance,
your
ideas,
your
hope
in
ways
which
have
yet
to
be
heard.
Lord
help
us
to
lock
arms
with
each
other
standing
strong
and
ready
to
share
understanding
that
the
killings
and
violence
and
senseless
deaths
also
bring
you
great
despair.
C
Lord
help
us
not
to
blame
just
one
group
of
people
and
stop
pointing
fingers
at
one
another,
but
despite
our
skin,
color,
our
age
or
profession,
be
united
as
sisters
and
brothers.
Lord
help
us
all
to
take
a
deep
and
serious
look
inside
our
own
hearts
and
ask
are
our
actions
and
attitudes
going
to
make
things
worse
or
is
this
where
healing
starts?
Lord
help
us
all
to
look
deep
within
our
hearts
and
souls
and
mind
and
let
understanding,
kindness,
unity
and
community
be
what
we
all
find.
C
Lord
help
us
to
look
past
circumstances,
situations
that
have
gone
so
wrong
and
help
us
to
all
bond
together
as
one
and
singing
a
different
song.
Lord,
please
help
us
at
some
more
that
no
more
lives,
young
or
old,
will
be
taken
away,
and
every
group
organization
and
family
look
and
trust
in
you
for
a
new
and
better
day.
Lord
help
us
pray
with
me.
C
B
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A
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F
B
F
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L
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N
A
F
N
B
P
A
F
A
A
B
F
O
O
Over
those
years,
we've
identified
some
places
that
need
to
be
cleaned
up,
but
also
some
that
need
additional
changes.
Now,
some
of
those
and
I've
got
a
short
list
of
those
without
going
into
all
the
six
sections
16
sections,
but
one
making
the
process
easier
to
take
an
elderly
adult
the
disposition.
O
Making
certain
that
adult
protective
services
can
make
disclosures
to
prosecutors
so
that
they
can
comply
with
current
law
and
allowing
aggravated
elder
abuse
to
be
considered
an
offender
that
would
be
felony
murder
if
the
elderly
adult
dies.
Now,
let's
now,
let's
go
to
the
senate
amendment.
The
amendment
expands
the
definition
of
financial
exploitation
to
include
those
situations
where
a
caregiver
takes
the
victim's
money
without
the
consent
for
the
caregiver's
own
benefit
and
two
changes.
A
P
A
A
M
A
A
A
A
A
O
A
O
A
A
A
A
O
A
B
Mr
speaker
house,
bill
910,
was
brought
to
me
by
my
sheriff,
and
thus
you
see
my
friends
from
williamson
county
has
signed
on
with
me.
Additionally,
the
tennessee
sheriff's
association
endorses
this
bill
and
it
does
a
couple
of
basic
things
the
after.
If,
if
an
individual
is
arrested,
their
home
address
their
telephone
number
and
their
social
security
number
is
kept
private
and
that's
what
the
bill
does.
So
I
renew
my
motion
upon
that
explanation.
A
A
B
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
F
O
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members.
This
bill
defines
what
a
forensic
analyst
is
and
allows
for
forensic
analysts
to
testify
remotely
in
court
proceedings
only
if
all
the
parties
agree.
So
you
have
to
get
agreements
by
all
parties
and
if
that's
agreed
by
all
parties
and
the
courts,
they
can
give
their
testimony
remotely.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
really
knew
my
motive.
A
A
B
A
A
J
Colleagues.
I
bring
before
you
today
house
bill
580
a
bill
when
originally
filed
last
session
was
a
cleanup
bill.
As
all
of
you
know,
we
routinely
introduced
cleanup
bills
to
clarify
inconsistent
wording
between
recent
legislation
and
older
code
portions.
Additionally,
these
types
of
bills,
correct,
petty
grammar
and
spelling
mistakes,
delete
outdated
code
references
and
make
little
changes
to
reverse
a
minor
unintended
consequence
here
or
there.
Sometimes,
we
use
these
cleanup
bills
to
align
different
code
portions
to
make
legislative
purpose
more
obvious
or
easier
to
understand.
J
As
a
case
in
point,
52
of
the
53
sections
of
house
bill
580
make
the
typical
insignificant
but
necessary
adjustments
to
our
education
code
to
do
exactly
what
I
have
described.
However,
one
section
of
this
bill
clarifies
a
very
important
portion
of
our
education
code.
At
the
end
of
this
month,
we
celebrate
memorial
day.
J
J
These
sacrifices
and
these
phrases
are
made
all
the
more
poignant
by
the
oath.
We
swear
at
the
beginning
of
every
general
session,
the
general
assembly,
I'm
sorry
in
a
sense
that
old
oath
echoes
at
the
beginning
of
every
floor
session
when
we
pledge
our
allegiance
to
our
republic,
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all,
no
matter
where
any
of
us
live
in
our
state.
We
are
all
proud
tennesseans.
J
Unfortunately,
there
are
those
self-appointed
guardians
of
equity
among
us
who
deludedly
seek
to
make
our
union
far
less
perfect
in
shameless
pursuit
of
political
power.
These
misguided
souls
leverage,
social,
cultural
and
religious
factors
to
fracture
our
indivisible
nation
to
create
artificial
divisions
among
us,
these
self-styled
noble
champions
of
the
oppressed
unashamedly
distort
and
twist
the
truth.
J
J
Perhaps
the
greatest
political
truth
is
the
most
well-known
line
written
by
thomas
jefferson,
found
in
our
declaration
of
independence.
We
hold
these
truths
to
be
self-evident,
that
all
men
are
created
equal,
that
they
are
endowed
by
their
creator
with
certain
unalienable
rights
that,
among
these
are
life
liberty
and
the
pursuit
of
happiness.
J
J
Ronald
reagan
likened
the
implementation
of
that
vision
to
our
nation
being
a
shining
city
on
a
hill.
However,
our
founders,
notwithstanding
their
political
genius,
were
imperfect
people
living
in
imperfect
times.
Consequently,
our
state
and
nation
have
traveled
a
complicated
path,
thus
far
in
our
pursuit
of
becoming
a
shining
city
on
the
hill.
J
J
J
J
A
A
Q
A
J
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
the
straightforward
answer
to
your
question.
Sir,
is
teachers
are
already
supposed
to
be
teaching
what
is
in
our
tennessee
state
standards,
house,
bill,
580
and
particularly
the
amen?
The
portion
that's
been
added
emphasizes
that
the
st
tennessee
state
standards
are
what
are
to
guide
our
instructors
in
choosing
what
goes
into
their
classrooms,
whether
it's
their
lessons
or
supplemental
material.
Q
We
know
that
without
the
14th
amendment
that
black
folks
would
still
be
chatted
would
still
be
enslaved.
We
know
that
the
civil
war
was
fought
for
the
same
now.
There's
two
sides
to
every
story,
but
to
some
stories
there's
only
one
truth,
no
matter
how
many
sides
there
are-
and
I
would
suggest
to
you-
that,
taking
the
discussion
of
race,
ethnicity,
discrimination,
biases
out
of
the
classroom
does
a
disservice
not
merely
to
the
students
but
to
the
very
principles
that
our
country
was
formed
on.
Q
The
very
discussion
makes
some
uncomfortable,
but
I
will
tell
you
that
there's
no
way
to
keep
working
and
to
keep
moving
forward
on
that
journey
towards
a
more
perfect
union
and
achieving
freedom
for
all
until
we
acknowledge
the
imperfections
until
we
address
the
imperfections
and
do
what
we
have
to
do
to
in
our
hearts
and
our
minds
to
live
up
to
the
principles
that
this
country
was
founded
on.
I
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
thank
the
sponsor
for
indulging
me.
G
J
G
A
In
consultation
with
the
clerk
you're
moving
down
about
history,
we're
talking
about
a
bill-
that's
lined
out
if
we'd
be
happy
to
take
as
many
questions
about
the
bill,
but
we
kind
of
went
through
this
the
other
day
a
couple
days
before
about
questioning
things
that
are
outside
the
bill.
But
if
you
are,
we
can
stick
on
the
bill.
Please
thank
you
represent
parks.
Thank.
G
You
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker.
I
was
actually
speaking
to
the
bill,
but
but
the
sponsor
gave
us
a
preamble
and
a
prologue
that
had
this
information
in
it,
and
so
I'm
speaking
to
his
preamble
and
prologue,
and
if
that's
okay,
I
really
appreciate
it
if
you'd
allow
me
to
continue
to
speak
to
that
in
the
bill,
because
I
wouldn't
have
spoke
to
it.
Had
he
not
spoken
about
it.
G
J
G
You,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you,
mr
sponsor,
and
your
your
your
your
vision
to
have
the
tennessee
standards
taught,
I
think
that's
already
in
code
to
have
the
tendency
standards
talk,
but
does
this
bill
as
amended
with
this
last
amendment,
and
I'm
speaking
specifically
to
the
last
amendment
to
the
to
this
last
amendment
that
you
gave
your
preamble
and
prologue
for
now?
Does
it
speak
to
how
the
standards
are
to
be
taught
chairman
reagan.
J
G
J
Chairman
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
In
section
b,
sub
paragraph
two
one
through
four.
It
does
in
fact
allow
impartial
discussion
of
the
controversial
acts
of
his
aspects
of
history,
impartial
instruction
on
the
historical
oppression
of
particular
groups
of
people
based
on
race,
ethnicity,
class,
nationality,
religion
or
geographic
region.
Also
on
his
is
in
accordance
with
historical
documents
in
the
relevant
subdivisions
of
b1
through
3
are
permitted
under
496-101.
G
If
we
talk
about
the
individuals
that
flew
two
planes
into
the
world
banks
in
the
classroom
based
on
the
language
in
your
amendment,
that
would
mean
that
we
have
to
talk
about
the
good
and
the
bad.
I
would
assume
of
what
those
about
those
pilots
or
those
individuals
that
flew
the
planes
into
the
world
banks.
G
J
If
I
may,
the
impartiality
is
the
statement
of
the
facts
that
are
not
controversial,
that
is
to
say,
those
planes
were
flown
into
the
twin
towers,
the
pentagon,
and
crashed
into
a
field
in
pennsylvania,
resulting
in
nearly
3
000
deaths.
That
is
an
impartial
statement
that
has
no
advocacy
or
anything
else
associated
with
it.
G
J
G
J
G
I
would
I
would
respectfully
disagree
and
respectfully
point
out
to
all
of
the
supporters
of
nazism
and
hitler
right
here
in
the
united
states
of
america
and
in
tennessee.
So
there
is
another
side
from
somebody.
That's
a
fact,
mr
sponsor
and
mr
sponsor
and
mr
speaker,
I'm
about
to
wrap
this
up
where,
where
in
where
in
in
your
legislation,.
J
G
J
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
sponsor,
that's
not
the
answer
that
you
gave
us
in
committee
yesterday,
but
I'm
about
to
wrap
it
up,
but
the
important
thing
here
is
is
in
chairman.
Reagan
is
who
I
respect
chairman
reagan
is
that
we
cannot
no
matter
how
much
we
try,
no
matter
how
much
we
try
to
legislate.
G
We
cannot
suppress
the
truth.
The
truth
is
the
truth.
Is
we
have
a
dynamic
history
in
our
state?
It's
dynamic
and,
and
the
truth
is
some
of
it
is
good,
not
just
good.
Some
of
it
is
great,
but
the
truth
is
also
some
of
it
is
ab
horrible
and
we
can't
suppress
the
the
the
horrific
or
the
bad
because
it
makes
us
uncomfortable.
G
We
need
to
tell
the
whole
truth
about
our
history
in
our
state
and
our
history
in
the
united
states,
because
it
makes
us
a
better
people,
a
more
perfect
union,
your
words,
mr
sponsor,
but
we
cannot
become
a
more
perfect
union
if
we
are
not
being
honest
in
having
conversations
in
truth
and
this
bill
right
here
as
amended,
takes
away
that
opportunity
for
our
children,
our
educators,
to
be
able
to
have
those
conversations
in
truth.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you,
mr
sponsor.
Thank
you
for
your
indulgence.
R
R
We
must
be
a
colorblind
society
and
we
must
be
colorblind
in
our
schools.
We
should
judge
people
on
the
content
of
their
character,
not
the
color
of
their
skin.
We
must
impart
these
principles
to
the
next
generation.
We
cannot
teach
the
next
generation
to
feel
guilt
and
anguish
simply
because
of
the
color
of
their
skin.
R
Our
state
should
never
never
grant
preferential
treatment
or
discriminate
against
any
individual
or
group
based
on
race,
sex,
religion,
creed,
nonviolent,
political
affiliation,
social
class
or
class
of
people
when
we
teach
our
children
to
to
hate
or
fear
or
teach
them
that
someone
of
another
race
or
sex
is
less
important.
We
destroy
the
fabric
of
our
nation.
R
Tennessee
like
america
may
never
be
perfect,
but
generation
after
generation
has
shown
that
it
can
always
be
perfected.
We
must
continue
the
fight
to
make
this
country
a
more
perfect
union.
It
starts
with
an
education
for
our
next
generation,
which
can
only
function
properly
if
all
of
its
citizens
are
properly
educated.
R
Now,
roughly
150
years
later,
another
illinois
politician
shared
his
unyielding
faith
in
the
decency
and
generosity
of
the
american
people.
He
said
this
nation
is
more
than
the
sum
of
its
parts
that
out
of
many,
we
are
truly
one
that
that
is
our
national
motto
and
for
centuries
our
country
has
attracted
people
in
search
of
a
share
of
the
american
dream
from
all
corners
of
the
world.
R
R
R
L
L
So
I
think
it's
time
that
we
make
sure
that
we're
teaching
the
truth
and
we're
teaching
everyone's
truth
and
sometimes
the
truth
and
facts
are
not
impartial
and
to
ignore
who
somebody
is
and
where
they
come
from,
is
to
ignore
them,
and
so,
unfortunately,
this
bill
reminds
me
of
the
kind
of
bills
they
have
in
washington
dc.
We
always
say
we're
different
than
dc,
but
this
bill
is
loaded
down
with
a
whole
bunch
of
different
ideas
and
the
different
amendments.
L
D
D
You
cannot
receive
a
government
subsidy
to
build
homes
if
you
intend
on
selling
them
to
african
americans,
and
so-
and
this
is
this-
these
are
factual
things.
I
think
what
also
is
difficult
is
the
fact
that
oftentimes,
our
history
books
couch
the
existence
of
african
americans,
starting
with
slavery.
D
When
the
truth
be
told,
the
existence
was
before
that
existence
was
people
who
lived
in
africa
who
were
captured
and
bought,
and
then
enslaved,
and
so
those
are
concerns
I
have
is
that
when
we
talk
about
presenting
these
these
subject
matters
in
our
state
standards
and
the
restriction.
I
don't
want
a
teacher
to
feel
as
though
they
cannot
go
deep
into
these
subject
matters
for
fear
of
having
state
funds
withheld
in
case
someone
feels
as
though
it
was
not
an
impartial
presentation.
J
Our
state
standards
and
I'll
quote
one
for
you,
5.24,
which
is
in
the
fifth
grade,
analyze
key
points
and
events
of
the
civil
rights
movement,
including
martin
luther
king,
jr,
non-violent
protest,
montgomery
bus
protest
and
rosa
parks,
brown
versus
board
of
education,
thurgood
marshall,
freedom,
riders
and
diane
north.
Let
me
mention
another
one
to
you
from
the
first
grade,
identify
and
describe
the
events
of
people
created
during
the
following
national
holidays
and
explain
why
we
celebrate
them.
Martin
luther
king
jr
day,
and
I
won't
rest
on
the
president's
day,
memorial
day,
etc.
J
D
May
not
feel
comfortable
doing
the
deep
dive
into
the
conversation
about
what
caused
a
martin
king
to
engage
in
civil
rights
and
why
was
it
written
into
the
constitution
that
for
purposes
of
signing
members
of
congress,
that
black
americans
were
only
three-fifths
of
that
count?
And
so
those
are
my
concerns
and
remember
that's
that's
what
the
issue
I
raised
yesterday
and
I
still
have
those
concerns.
D
I
would
prefer
really,
if
we're
going
to
pass
this,
that
we
at
least
maybe
put
it
off
until
2022
january,
giving
teachers
time
to
prepare
to
navigate
this
new
law
with
the
proper
guard
rails
that
they
may
need
to
make
sure
that
they
don't
do
anything
that
jeopardizes
their
their
funding
for
their
schools.
So
to
me
again,
that's
that's
the
concern.
I
have
that
it's
a
slippery
slope
that
we
start
prescribing
these
these
restrictions
and
that
the
history
factually
is
is
not
going
to
be
taught
in
prophetic.
But
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
A
E
E
That's
what
I
want
to
say,
particularly
to
you,
sir,
and
to
my
colleagues
here
in
the
house
now
to
what
is
before
us
today.
When
you
talk
about
state
standards,
am
I
to
understand
that
what
is
being
taught
now
is
you
you
believe
it's
sufficient,
or
can
it
be
improved
upon
what
I'm,
when
I
say,
improved
upon
a
broader
understanding
or
interpretation
of
the
involvements
of
black
people,
in
particular
in
the
tennessee,
the
american
concept
of
freedom
and
democracy.
J
Jim
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
One
would
be
a
fool
to
say
that
improvement
is
never
possible.
However,
I
believe
that
our
state
standards
are
adequate.
I
believe
that
our
teachers
are
educated,
licensed
and
hired
to
teach
according
to
our
state
standards.
This
amendment
that
we're
talking
about
does
nothing
but
clarify
that
particular
problem.
E
You,
mr
chairman,
I
hear
what
you're
saying,
sir,
but
you
said
something
earlier
about.
If,
if
I'm
stating
you
correctly
that
you
don't
care
about,
I
believe
it
was
what
is
not
being
taught,
and
I
guess
what
I'm
what's
up
troubling
me
is
that
perception
at
times
become
reality
and
if
it's
perceived
that
this
state
doesn't
want
to
talk
about,
doesn't
want
to
be
a
part
of
a
broader
discussion
in
regards
to
our
history.
E
Again,
it's
it's
probably
not
not
your
intent,
but
to
not
we're
not
addressing
the.
I
guess
the
elephant
in
the
room
is
that
the
value
and
worth
of
all
people
should
be
discussed
in
our
history
and
our
social
studies,
but
the
best
you
can
give
me
is
thank
you
for
your
comments,
sir,
and
I'm
asking
what
is
the
problem
with
a
broader
understanding
about
american
history?
J
J
E
E
In
reality,
in
the
area
of
education
in
the
area
of
standards,
we
can
also
be
participants
and
with
what
is
commonly
referred
to
as
systemic
racism.
The
way
a
system
is
built,
and
I
again
it's
it-
may
be
just
my
perception,
I'm
gathering
from
what
you're
saying
you're
satisfied
with
the
way
things
are,
as
opposed
to
expanding
the
knowledge
and
understanding
of
all
of
our
children.
J
Chairman
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
the
answer
straightforwardly
to
your
questions.
No,
I'm
not
satisfied
with
the
way
things
are
quite
straightforward.
We've
had
long
discussions,
only
37
percent
of
our
third
graders
are
reading
on
grade
level.
Only
28
percent
of
our
8th
graders
do
so
more
than
20
percent
of
our
high
school
graduates
that
enter
college
must
take
remedial
courses
before
being
able
to
do
college-level
work.
J
These
statistics
indicate
that
far
too
much
classroom
time
is
devoted
to
things
that
do
not
adequately
teach
our
students
reading
math
science
and
other
essential
academic
skills.
Frankly,
until
the
statistics,
I've
just
cited
are
turned
around
classroom,
time
should
be
devoted
not
devoted
to
the
divisive
concepts
I've
cited
in
this
bill,
but
rather
they
should
be
minimized.
Academic
instruction
that
prepares
our
young
students
ultimately
to
gain
decent
employment
become
good.
Productive
citizens
should
be
the
concern
of
our
classrooms.
Above
all
else,.
E
If
you
allow
young
people
to
get
in
history,
understand
the
history
of
the
heritage
and
culture,
there
will
be
less
of
what
we
call
bad
behavior
and
criminal
activity
and
so
forth.
I'm
saying
that
by
affording
people
a
greater
understanding
of
themselves
and
you,
sir,
and
all
of
us,
an
understanding
of
each
other,
our
value
and
worth
that
is
worth
I
don't.
I
don't
see
it
as
trivial.
A
N
N
N
N
We
were
a
speck
on
a
cow's,
butt
that
stood
up
and
told
them
we're
not
going
to
take
your
garbage
anymore.
We
don't
tell
that
story
these
days.
Was
it
perfect?
Absolutely
not
slavery
at
the
time
was
a
part
of
world
history.
We
drug
that
with
us
our
founders,
who
we
don't
quote
anymore.
We
can
go
and
see
their
writings
anywhere
anytime.
We
want
to
because
we've
got
these
computers
in
our
pockets
these
days
or
we
can
make
the
trip
to
dc
and
look
at
their
libraries.
N
They
wrote
frequently
and
for
long
times
about
what
this
stain
of
slavery
would
do
to
our
country.
They
knew
that
there
would
be
a
reckoning
and
they
warned
us
about
it.
Nobody,
I've
heard
I'm
not
going
to
point
fingers.
I'm
sorry,
I
I
didn't
mean
to
start
to
do
that.
I
have
not
heard
anybody
talk
about
the
words
of
the
men
that
founded
this
country
that
put
this
together.
That
gave
us
this
opportunity
to
be
here
today
to
live
in
the
greatest
country
in
the
world.
N
I'm
sure
everybody's
finished
writing
down
their
answer
to
the
three-fifths
compromise,
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
that
for
just
a
second,
the
northern
states
and
again
something
you
don't
hear
about
in
the
dialogue
today.
The
northern
states
for
a
long
time
had
abolitionist
movements,
europe,
england,
our
parent
country,
if
you
will
had
abolitionist
movements
against
slavery
for
a
long
time
when
we
got
to
the
united
states
of
america,
the
northern
states
knew
that
they
could
not
defeat
the
british
without
the
help
of
the
south.
N
N
So
what
did
we
do?
We're
faced
with
a
dilemma,
we're
faced
with
a
challenge?
Does
half
of
a
nation
north
of
the
mason-dixon
line
for
reference
try
to
take
on
the
greatest
empire
in
the
world
while
the
supplies
in
the
south
are
fed
to
their
enemies?
What
sense
does
that
make
you've
all
ran
for
office?
You
strategize,
when
you
do
that,
you
think
you'd
strategize.
N
The
three-fist
compromise
was
a
direct
effort
to
ensure
that
southern
states
never
got
the
population
necessary
to
continue
the
practice
of
slavery
everywhere
else
in
the
country.
What
does
that
mean
appropriation
based
on
population?
That's
how
we
pick
everybody
in
here
knows:
we've
got
nine.
I
hope
I'm
right
nine
state
representatives
by
limiting
the
number
of
population
in
the
count
they
specifically
limited
the
number
of
representatives
that
would
be
available
in
the
slaveholding
states,
and
they
did
it
for
the
purpose
of
ending
slavery
well
before
abraham
lincoln
well
before
a
civil
war.
N
Do
we
talk
about
that?
I
don't
hear
that
anywhere
in
this
conversation
across
the
country.
I
don't
know
how
we've
gotten
here.
I
don't
know
what
we
do
about
it,
but
talking
about
changing
our
history,
changing's,
not
the
right
word
talking
about
incorporating
another
view
of
history,
while
ignoring
the
very
writings
that
we
have
access
to
is
no
way
to
go
about.
N
N
If
you
start
looking
for
trouble,
if
that's
all
you're
bent
on,
I
guarantee
you
you're
gonna
find
it
maybe
that's
something
else.
We
could
do
a
little
differently.
Maybe
we
could
start
looking
for
the
good
in
one
another.
What
are
the
good
things
that
this
country
has
done?
How
far
have
we
come?
We
have
moved
technology,
science,
medicine,
we've
done
more
for
the
human
race
in
this
country,
even
with
our
flaws
than
any
other
nation
in
the
history
of
our
civilization.
N
N
N
It
took
me
about
two
minutes
to
find
george
washington's
farewell
address
and
right
smack
in
the
middle
of
george
washington's
farewell
address.
Lo
and
behold.
What
did
it
say?
Beware,
beware
of
party,
because
there
will
come
a
time
in
your
history
where
party
becomes
more
important
than
country
and
when
we
reach
that
point
we
are
done.
N
If
we
want
to
continue
on
this
path,
folks,
we
can
all
end
up
in
a
heap
of
ashes
together
or
we
can
start
talking
to
one
another.
We
can
start
figuring
this
thing
out
and
we
can
start
making
this
place
what
it
was
meant
to
be
in
the
beginning,
the
land
of
the
free,
the
home
of
the
brave,
and
something
that
you
and
I
ought
to
cherish
and
do
everything
we
can
to
preserve
for
our
posterity.
I
I
I
I
I
I
So
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
standards
you
know
their
standards
on
paper,
then
there's
the
legislative
intent
you've
put
forth
in
committee-
and
you
stand
in
that
well
today,
putting
forth
seem
to
be
two
different
things,
so
I
don't
want.
I
don't
want
children
to
learn
the
history
of
of
my
beliefs
or
my
politics,
and
I
sure
don't
want
them
to
learn
the
history
of
your
politics.
I
I
If
we
don't
learn
that
there
has
been
racism
in
this
country
and
people
weren't
allowed
to
go
to
the
same
bathrooms
that
we
created
special
bathrooms
for
certain
people,
then
we
have
a
problem
because
we're
we're
bound
to
repeat
that
racism
again
and
you
can
call
it
anything
you
want.
You
can
call
it
standards
curriculum
or
whatever,
but
it's
wrong,
and
if
you're
going
down
that
road,
I
don't
want
my
children,
part
of
that.
I
You
know.
That's
just
wrong.
You
know
what's
wrong,
trying
to
change
what
history
is
just
so
it
makes
some
people
feel
better
is
wrong
and
it's
evil
bottom
line,
not
teaching
children,
that
nazis
are
evil
and
having
both
sides
of
the
story.
There's
no
good
side
to
the
holocaust
and
I'd
hate
to
be
the
teacher
who
has
to
bring
that
before.
I
So
with
that
being
said,
I
oppose
your
bill.
I
hope
everyone
in
here
sees
it
for
what
it
is.
I
agree
with
a
lot
of
things.
Representative
lafferty
said
we
may
not
see
eye
to
eye,
but
he
also
said
we
need
to
learn
history.
We
need
to
read
what
our
history
was
and
is
and
whitewashing
it
does
not
help
us
all.
Thank
you.
O
O
O
What
it
does
not
allow
section
a
is
that
any
individual
should
be
discriminated
against
or
receive
reverse
treatment
because
of
the
individual's
race
or
sex
period.
That's
all
we
are
talking
about
bottom
line,
and
I
will
say
this:
this
is
a
bill
that
says
do
unto
others
as
you
want
others
to
do
in
you
and
love
your
neighbors
yourself
and
stop
the
blame
game.
O
O
H
H
So
many
emotions
in
people
good
and
bad,
but
we
need
to
have
this
conversation
the
and
it's
a
start.
It's
not
the
end.
I
don't
know
what
your
intent
of
bringing
this
bill
was,
but
this
is
one
of
the
byproducts
of
it
and
it
has
to
be
addressed,
and
I
appreciate
us
having
this
conversation,
because
until
we
have
this
conversation
and
we
can
teach
our
kids
and
our
grandkids
about
these
types
of
things,
we're
going
to
continue
to
repeat
the
same
thing.
H
If
passed,
how
will
the
department
of
education
determine
teacher
instructional,
intent
and
impartiality
related
to
the
controversial
historical
topics
in
light
of
resulting
student
questions
or
discussions,
for
instance,
if
a
student
inquired
about
any
heavy
aspect
of
our
state
or
national
history,
how
may
a
teacher
respond
in
an
impartial
way?
They
wouldn't
present
the
risk
of
withholding
funds.
J
Jim
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
the
answer
straightforwardly
is
teachers
I
think,
do
a
wonderful
job,
most
of
the
time
of
being
impartial.
It's
a
it's,
a
fairly
straightforward
concept.
One
doesn't
advocate
one
side
or
the
other
one
presents
if
there
are
more
than
two
sides,
all
the
sides
of
the
question
and
does
so
without
advocating
one
or
the
other
chairman.
A
H
J
H
J
H
So
it's
still
vague
and
we're
going
to
put
a
heavy
heavy
heavy
burden
on
our
leas
and
schools
and
teachers,
and
we
really
don't
have
we
don't
know
what
the
penalty
is
going
to
be
for
this
right
now
and
right
now
at
this.
Is
this
juncture,
mr
speaker
and
mr
sponsor
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
rolled
this
bill
to
january
20th
of.
H
A
J
A
All
right,
that's
the
proper
motion
and
properly
seconded
department
situation
is
that
representative
or
chairman
dixie
has
moved
senate
bill
623
to
calendar
of
next
year.
Chairman
reagan
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table
that
cuts
off
all
debate,
except
for
that
of
the
sponsor
chairman
dixie
you're,
recognized.
H
H
It
was
rushed
in
my
opinion
through
the
committee
process,
so
I'm
asking
that
we
have
more
time
to
discuss
this,
because
this
is
an
important
bill
and
it's
going
to
affect
future
generations
and
that's
why
I'm
asking
that
we
allow
time
for
us
to
debate
this
a
little
bit
more
and
we
move
this
to
january.
20Th
of
22.
A
M
J
J
Jim
reagan,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
With
regard
to
this
bill,
that's
not
mentioned
as
explanation.
The
people
who
were
advocating
that
someone
because
of
their
race,
sex
or
social
class,
is
superior
to
somebody
else
or
someone.
Likewise,
who
is
advocating
that
because
of
race,
social
class
sex
or
whatever,
someone
is
inferior
to
someone
else,
those
are
the
concepts
about
which
I
spoke
as
far
as
victims
and
oppressors.
J
J
M
I
think
finance
interesting,
because
these
were
the
comments
you
said
in
order
to
gather
support
for
this
piece
of
legislation,
so
I'm
merely
just
trying
to
figure
out
what
you
mean
by
victims
and
oppressor,
but
I'll
move
on,
so
she
won't
answer
it.
My
next
question
is:
will
this
bill
prevent
teachers
from
the
ability
to
educate
their
students
about
the
vicious
abuse,
killing
rape
and
enslavement
of
african
americans
and
native
americans
throughout
the
400
plus
years
of
american
history?.
J
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Will
this
particular
piece
of
legislation
restrict
teachers
from
going
in
great
detail
about
the
lived
experiences
of
people
living
occurring
less
than
50
years
ago
and
during
the
civil
rights
movement
that
included
black
americans
not
being
able
to
use
the
buses
or
sit
at
the
back
of
the
bus
having
to
use
separate
water,
fountains
being
lynched
being
killed?.
M
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
section
b
allows
that
and
I
will
quote
state
standard,
5.24,
analyze,
key
people
and
events
of
the
civil
rights
movements,
including
martin
luther
king
jr,
and
non-violent
protest,
montgomery
bus
boycott
rosa
parks,
brown
versus
board
of
education
and
thurgood
marshall,
freedom,
riders
and
diane
nash,
that
is
in
our
state
standards.
Corporation
lamar.
M
J
J
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
that
is
not
in
the
bill,
and
I
answer
as
I
did
before.
If
it's,
according
in
accordance
with
state
standards,
the
answer
is
yes,
if
not,
the
answer
is
no.
If
you
happen
to
disagree
with
state
standards,
there
are
procedures
and
methods
by
which
you
can
petition
the
state
school
board
to
get
them
changed,
represent
lamar.
M
J
Jeremy,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
In
this
case,
I
will
quote
a
state
standard
k-16,
which
is
in
kindergarten,
identify
and
discuss
the
following
holidays
and
analyze.
Why
we
celebrate
them?
Martin
luther
king
day
president's
day
independence
day
or
the
fourth
of
july,
thanksgiving
and
veterans
day.
Those
are
already
in
our
standards,
ribs
and
omar.
M
So
we
can
go
into
details
about
thanksgiving,
was
a
celebration
about
the
mass
murder
of
native
americans
and
there
was
a
celebration
for
that.
We
can
go
into
details
about
how
christopher
columbus
came
to
america
and
murdered
native
americans
and
other
indigenous
peoples
in
this
country.
We
can
talk
about
that's
why
we
celebrate
that
day.
Right
chairman.
J
M
Lamar,
thank
you
yesterday
when
he
was
explaining
this
bill,
and
why
were
some
of
the
reasons
you
brought?
You
mentioned
a
seven-year-old
girl
who
was
upset
because
she
was
white
and
that
she
felt
like
a
victim,
and
this
is
a
story
he
told
you
can
go
back
and
look
at
the
video,
I'm
not
making
it
up
and
I
felt
paul's
one.
M
I
really
hate
the
story
that
the
little
girl
felt
that
way
and
and
I'm
glad
you
shared
that
story,
because
it
also
allows
me
to
share
the
story
of
what
it's
like
to
be
a
black
child
in
america
as
well,
and
the
trauma
that
black
children
feel
every
day
knowing
they
live
their
whole
history
in
america
that
we
were
slaves
or
discriminated
against
every
day
you
grow
up.
You
know
your
whole
history
in
america
was
that
you
and
your
people
were
a
slave.
M
Those
little
black
kids
that
I
see
in
my
district
are
upset
that
they
have
to
go
to
lesser
quality
schools,
that
they
have
lesser
quality
and
access
to
housing,
that
they
have
less
access
to
quality
food,
that
their
family
has
been
ravaged
by
a
systemic.
A
criminal
justice
system
built
on
the
criminalization
of
african
americans.
M
M
Because
of
that
to
see
that
someone
like
that
is
a
victim
and
overshadow
what
real
victimization
is.
It's
offensive.
I
really
hate
the
story
about
the
little
girl.
I
really
do
and
I
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
you.
So
it's
not
personal,
but
this
is
not
our
opportunity
to
forget
or
try
to
scapegoat.
What's
going
on
in
america,
what
america
has
done
specifically
to
populations
like
mine,
american
history
is
not
positive.
M
M
We
still
didn't
have
the
same
rights
and
still-
and
I
will
say
it
as
far
as
we
still
don't
even
have
the
same
rights
today,
and
every
educator
should
be
able
to
have
in-depth
conversations
with
their
students
about
race
issues
in
america,
because
race
will
not
go
away
black
americans
fighting
for
justice
will
not
go
away.
We
will
continue
to
have
this
conversation
and
it
brings
value
to
our
education
system
for
our
teachers
to
be
able
to
talk
about
that.
M
So
this
is
my
first
opportunity
to
speak
on
this
because
I
don't
sit
on
the
education
committee
and
it
was
told
to
me
that
this
is
a
political
statement,
but
don't
play
political
statements
with
race.
That's
not
cool!
That's
not
funny!
You
see.
There's
plenty
of
us
in
here
upset
and
offended
that
we're
making
political
statements
when
it
comes
to
our
american
history.
M
Enough
is
enough
guys
don't
pass
this
piece
of
legislation.
You
know
what
political
statement
it
is
making,
if
you
don't
want
to
be
labeled
the
negative
connotations
that
come
with
this
piece
of
legislation
don't
vote
for
it,
and
no.
This
is
not
a
colorblind
society.
Race
is
very
much
still
an
issue
in
america
and
we're
going
to
have
to
address
it
and
I'm
going
to
continue
to
speak
about
it.
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
mr
sponsor,
thank
you
for
carrying
this
legislation.
I
fully
support
it.
I
appreciate
any
legislation
that
clarifies
the
promotion
of
equality
and
that
will
help
prevent
any
child
or
person
for
feeling
guilty
of
the
color
of
their
skin
and
therefore
I
support
it.
Thank
you
very
much
representative.
A
A
A
A
O
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members.
A
couple
of
years
ago,
you
joined
with
me
in
voting
to
write
a
wrong,
which
was
that
three
rural
counties
were
being
underserved
in
their
judicial
district,
and
that
was
the
counties
of
hickman
lewis
and
perry.
They
were
included
in
the
21st
judicial
district
with
williamson
county
when
that
judicial
district
was
created.
Williamson,
county
and
hickman
county
had
a
whole
lot
in
common,
but
today
you
could
see
how
that
has
shifted,
and
so
what
this
bill
before
you
today
does.
O
Is
it
simply
says
if
someone
is
working
currently
in
the
21st
judicial
district
and
they
want
to
stay
on
in
the
newly
created
32nd
judicial
district,
keep
their
same
job
sit.
The
same
desk
do
the
same
work
that
they
shall
receive
the
same
pay
and
benefits
as
they
did
in
the
old
21st
judicial
district.
With
that,
mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
S
I
A
S
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
house
bill
1515
senate
bill
1030..
This
essentially
fixes
the
hotel
motel
tax
going
forward
the
current
way
that
we've
been
doing
it
with
carveouts
for
the
last
10
to
20
years,
that's
technically
unconstitutional,
with
the
way
that
the
original
law
was
written.
This
sets
the
county
limit
at
four
percent,
the
city
limit
at
four
percent.
It
also
secures
any
current
hotel
motel
tax,
that's
in
law.
It
will
also
make
it
where
this
can
be
approved
at
a
local
level
does
not
have
to
come
to
us
every
time.
S
G
S
Represent
cochrane.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
That
is
correct.
So,
from
this
point
going
forward
any
new
hotel,
motel
tax,
that's
instituted
will
have
to
go
to
tourism.
I
mean
and
that's
a
fairly
broad
definition
in
the
bill,
but
it
has
to
be
related
to
tourism
and
bringing
folks
to
that
area
and
and
feeling
those
filling
those
hotel
beds,
but
but
going
forward
yes,
specifically
to
tourism,
represent
person.
Q
S
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
definition
of
tourism
is
in
this
bill,
but
I
would
argue
that
it's
a
broad
definition.
Tourism
means
attracting
non-residents
to
visit
a
particular
municipality
and
encouraging
those
non-residents
to
spend
money
in
the
municipality
which
includes
travel
related
to
both
leisure
and
business
activities.
Tourism
development,
which
is
also
an
allowed
use
of
the
funds.
Tourism
development,
means
the
acquisition
and
construction
of,
and
financing
and
retirement
of
debt
for
facilities
related
tourism,
hardaway.
S
Represent
cochran
that
that
is
correct,
so
just
really
briefly
in
the
late
80s,
I
think
88
or
89,
when
this
had
was
initially
put
in
place.
It
was
it
was
capped
at
five
percent
and
it
was
supposed
to
be
whoever
got
to
it.
First,
the
cities
or
the
counties
for
the
last
20
years,
we've
kind
of
done
special
carve-outs.
So
if
someone
has
gotten
to
it,
second,
we'll
do
we'll
do
special
legislation
on
this
floor.
S
It's
the
opinion
of
the
attorney
general
that
really
all
of
those
carve
outs
up
until
this
point
have
been
unconstitutional.
This
bill
protects
those.
It
codifies
them
and
then
moving
forward.
It
gives
us
a
new
system
where
the
locals
implement
that
tax
up
to
four
percent.
They
do
not
have
to
have
that
approved
by
this
body.
S
Cochran
that
that
is
correct.
Anything
moving
forward
has
to
be
capped
at
that
four
percent,
either
city
or
county
has
to
be
capped
at
four
percent.
If
they've
done
something
previously
to
this,
that
is
protected
in
in
this
legislation,
but
yes
moving
forward
it.
That
is
a
local
action,
if
that,
if,
if
currently
a
county
or
a
city,
does
not
have
a
hotel
motel
tax
in
place,
if
there's
nothing
there
moving
forward,
that
is.
That
is
a
local
vote
that
they
can
take.
L
S
Cochran,
so
current
law
is
5,
but
it's
supposed
to
be
whoever
gets
to
that
first,
the
city
or
the
county.
This
sets
it
at
4
for
both
the
city
and
the
county
that
that
number
was
reached
by
negotiations
from
the
hospitality
association,
tennessee
municipal
league
and
the
tennessee
county
services
association.
A
S
This
this
legislation
requires
it
to
be
used
for
tourism.
Previous
carve-outs,
I
mean
honestly,
there's
probably
been
several
uses.
Most
mostly,
I
think
most
of
those
carve
outs
have
been
have
been
tourism
in
the
past.
When
we've
done
those
special
pieces
of
legislation.
Here
on
the
floor,
I
can't
say
that
every
one
of
them
has,
but
the
original
intent
of
the
law
passed
in
the
80s,
I
believe,
would
have
been
for
tourism.
That's
what
this
law
does
as
well.
S
Sure
I
would
argue
that
all
the
other
services
that
you
just
named
are
funded
through
property
and
sales
taxes,
and
you
have
funding
mechanisms
to
make
those
repairs
or
to
fund
those
services
as
as
those
citizens
as
those
cities
see
fit
tourism,
the
hotel
motel
tax
you're.
You
are
taking
that
from
again
again
folks
who
are
hosting
outsiders
in
your
area
and
then
that
money
is
meant
to
bring
more
folks
into
the
area.
So
again
it's
being
used
to
the
benef
to
benefit
the
people.
You
are
taxing.
S
S
L
A
T
T
One
of
the
counties
in
my
district
has
a
five
and
a
half
percent
hotel,
motel
tax,
the
city,
the
county
seat,
opted
out.
So
we
currently
in
that
county
pardon
me
have
a
five
and
a
half
percent
hotel
motel
tax,
so
the
county
as
I
understand
it,
would
be
capped.
They
can
go
no
higher,
but
the
city
now
can
come
along
and
enact
an
additional
four
percent,
which
would
put
the
entire
county
and
city
at
nine
and
a
half
represent.
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Chairman,
how
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
again
for
clarity.
The
county
itself
is
not
a
tourist
destination,
so
it's
always
been
the
view
of
the
local
leaders
that
spending
money
on
tourism
is
really
not
a
good
use
of
funds.
However,
they
have
more
than
60
different
industries,
it's
a
huge
business
traveling
market
and
they
have
about
12,
maybe
13
hotels.
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Cochran
so
chairman,
so,
first
of
all,
my
home
county
mcmahon
is
a
similar
situation
where
the
county
is
the
only
one
that
has
a
hotel,
motel
tax
and
a
portion
of
it
is
used
for
tourism.
Specifically,
as
far
as
you
know,
funding,
festivals
and
brochures,
and
then
a
large
portion
of
ours
is
used
for
economic
development.
That
will
remain
to
be
the
case
as
well
as
in
the
situation
that
you
described.
They
can
continue
to
use
that
for
economic
development.
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I
believe
in
in
this
definition
of
tourism
and
just
in
the
negotiations
of
this
bill
when
we
were
discussing
it,
I
think
that
you
could
argue
absolutely
that
any
new
hotel
motel
tax,
if
you're,
if
you're
using
it
for
for
economic
development,
that
you
could
that
that
would
fall
under
this
definition
of
tourism
again,
would
be
my
understanding
of
it,
especially
when
we
were
negotiating
the
particulars
of
this
bill.
They
wanted
to
be
very
broad
chairman.
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K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members
house
bill
1534
deals
with
recruitment
and
retention
of
our
teachers
without
high
quality
teachers
in
our
public
school
in
our
public
schools.
Our
students
suffer
generally.
If
a
teacher
would
like
to
add
an
endorsement,
they
are
required
to
attend
an
educator
preparation
program
and
submit
qualifying
scores
on
an
assessment.
K
Data
from
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
indicated
that
139
districts
had
approximately
a
shortage
of
1070
vacancies
or
teachers,
which
would
include
unfilled
positions
and
positions
filled
with
the
teacher
who
is
teaching
without
a
license
or
outside
of
their
endorsement
house.
Bill
1530
34
helps
address
this
issue
by
requiring
that
the
state
board
approve
a
process
that
gives
school
districts
the
ability
to
create
teacher
training
programs
that
provide
the
re
requisite
content,
knowledge
for
additional
endorsements
at
a
local
level.
K
So,
under
this
bill,
teachers
would
receive
the
training
needed
to
add
an
additional
endorsement
without
being
required
to
enroll
in
an
educator
preparation
program.
This
bill
does
require
a
teacher
to
take
an
assessment
to
add
an
endorsement
unless
they
have
been
teaching
for
more
than
six
years,
received
above
expectation
or
significantly
above
expectation,
that's,
which
is
a
level
four
or
five
on
their
most
recent
evaluation.
K
This
exception,
however,
would
not
apply
to
a
teacher
if
they
are
adding
an
endorsement
in
grades
k-3
based
on
the
tennessee
literacy
success
act
passed
during
the
special
session,
so
the
goal
of
the
alternative
alternative
endorsement
pathway
created
under
this
piece
of
legislation,
is
to
increase
retention
of
high
quality
educators
by
providing
additional
flexibility
at
the
local
level
and
thus
benefit
our
students.
This
is
especially
wanted
in
the
rural
areas
where
they'll
grow
their
own
teachers
in
their
own
district.
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Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
What
this
this
is
an
administration
bill,
and
this
legislation
includes
proposals
for
from
the
regulatory
boards
and
their
directors
addresses
a
recent
lawsuit.
It
also
creates
a
de
duplication
exemption
for
certain
licensees
and
allows
for
easier
access
to
the
reserve
fund
accounts
for
enumerated
uses,
and
mr
speaker
also
need
to
read
into
the
record,
as
I
did
in
committee
for
purposes
of
this
need
to
be
reported.
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After
considering
and
discussing
the
department
will
set
an
internal
practice
that
regulatory
boards
reserve
funds
will
strive
to
maintain
25
percent
of
the
previous
fiscal
year's
total
budget
for
any
given
program.
This
calculation
would
allow
the
department
to
approve
spending
for
strategic
items
related
to
a
given
program
industry
while
protecting
against
market
volatility
and
fluctuations
in
protecting
the
sustainability
of
each
program.
Any
reserve
spending
would
be
for
specific
items
related
to
the
program
from
which
the
monies
came
and
must
be
approved
by
commissioners
from
tdci
and
fna.
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Ladies
and
gentlemen,
if
you
don't
sign
on
to
any
other
bill
today,
this
is
one
you
need
to
sign
on
to
it's
a
good
bill.
I'm
sure
you've
heard
that,
once
before
your
local
law
enforcement
agencies
need
help,
they
have
vacancies.
I
guarantee
you
every
one
of
them.
Does
this
allows
retired
officers,
many
of
whom
are
forced
to
retire
based
on
the
rules
at
a
certain
age,
they
can
come
back
to
work
for
law
enforcement
agencies
and
not
hurt
their
tcrs
benefits
right
now,
they're
limited
to
120
days
a
year
to
work.
O
This
will
allow
them
to
work
on
an
annual
basis.
There
are
some
reporting
requirements
and
some
other
requirements
that
we
have
worked
out
with
treasury
so
that
we
do
not
harm
the
tcrs
and
in
fact
I
think
it
will
actually
benefit
long
term,
but
we've
got
mechanisms
in
here
that
we
worked
out
with
treasury,
and
I
think
this
is
really
good
situation,
we're
in
for
our
law
enforcement
agencies
and
those
that
are
still
trained
and
certified
to
be
able
to
work
in
our
communities.
With
that,
mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
Chairman
todd
renews
his
motion,
any
discussion
on
the
bill,
any
objection
to
the
question
scene,
none
all
those
in
favor
of
senate
bill
1185
as
men
vote
aye
when
the
bell
rings
those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
they
remember
cash
vote,
same
memories,
change
the
vote.
Lamborth
sparks
garrett
eye
radio
camper
looks
like.
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P
So
what
this
piece
of
legislation
does
specifically
again
related
to
582-107
there's
three
types
of
state
of
three
different
areas:
when
a
state
of
emergency
could
be
declared
a
natural
disaster,
security
threat
and
during
a
health
crisis.
So
what
we
have
done
is
created
a
new
section
within
58
to
107
directly
related
to
health.
This
has
no
impact
on
natural
disaster
or
state
of
emergency,
the
state
of
emergencies,
declarations
that
could
be
declared
by
the
governor.
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We
were
only
one
of
12
states
that
has
no
legislative
engagement
within
a
state
of
emergency,
one
of
12
states
at
the
time
of
our
ad
hoc
committee,
and
so
what
we
did
is
we
looked
at
other
states
and
tried
to
take
best
practices
from
other
states,
and
that's
what
you
see
in
this
bill
in
front
of
you.
So
again,
I've
mentioned
the
fact
that
we're
creating
a
new
section
related
to
health.
This
would
only
apply
during
a
public
health
emergency
which
is
clearly
detailed
in
the
bill.
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So
first
thing
this
would
do
is
create
a
legislative
council
that
legislative
council
would
come
into
play
when
we
are
not
in
session.
This
piece
of
legislation
says
that
a
state
of
emergency
cannot
extend
beyond
60
days
period.
If
the
legislature
is
not
in
session,
then
the
legislative
council
can
extend
the
state
of
emergency
every
15
days
until
this
body
comes
back
in
this
gives
our
our
body
both
bodies,
the
ability
to
terminate
a
state
of
emergency
at
any
time.
P
That's
point
number
two
point
number
three:
it
provides
a
30-day
optional
mark
if
we
are
not
in
le.
If
we
are
not
in
session
and
the
legislative
council
determines
that
the
state
of
emergency
should
be
ended
at
30
days,
they
have
the
ability
to
suspend
until
the
body
can
come
back
in
and
finally,
two
last
points.
This
provides
a
reporting
mechanism
requiring
the
executive
branch
to
give
this
body
a
24-hour
notice.
P
After
the
initial
state
of
emergency
is
declared
that
that
notice
must
include
fiscal
impact,
why
the
executive
order
is
being
issued
and
any
follow-up
guidance
and
then
finally,
mr
speaker,
members,
it
requires
the
department
of
health
to
report
in
front
of
chairman
reagan
in
the
government
ops
committee
bi-weekly
during
that
state
of
emergency,
providing
them
with
reports
same
as
the
reporting
given
to
this
body
by
the
executive
branch.
So
with
that
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions,
I
renew
my
motion.
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P
Yeah
chairman,
thank
you.
That's
a
really
good
question.
So
the
makeup
of
the
council
is
the
speaker
of
each
both
chambers,
speaker
of
each
house,
majority
leader,
minority
leader
majority
caucus
chairman
and
then
speaker
of
each
chamber
appoints
one
member
from
each
of
the
grand
divisions.
That
gives
you
a
total
of
seven.
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Thank
mr
speaker
house,
bill.
948
brings
some
much-needed
reform
to
tennessee's
certificate
of
need
process.
The
bill
streamlines,
consolidates
and
expedites
the
significant
need
process,
ultimately
reducing
cost
and
paperwork
in
the
application
process.
It
eliminates
many
of
the
protectionist
aspects
of
c-o-n.
It
creates
greater
flexibility
for
hospitals
and
providers
in
terms
of
relocating
within
their
service
area
and
allows
for
measured
increases
the
number
of
beds
without
having
to
obtain
a
new
certificate
of
need.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
F
Where
I,
where
I
live
and
represent
chairman
boyd,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
certificate,
the
population
threshold
really
only
affects
non-pediatric
mri
services
and
it
affects
pet
services.
So,
if
you
live
in
a
distressed
county,
a
certificate
of
need
is
way
for
any
hospitals
that
want
to
go
in
there,
but
otherwise
the
normal
certificate
in
neighborhoods,
familiar
with,
would
apply
for
a
hospital
representative.
F
Thank
you.
So
there
there
would
be
no
effect
virtually
on
on
my
hospitals.
That
was
one
of
the
big
concerns
that
we
had
at
home
was
what
was
what
would
this
reform
do
to
our
our
hospital
in
our
real
district
that
it's
very
vital
to
our
community,
but
if
this
will
not
have
any
effect
on
that
from
what
I
understand
very
appreciative.
Thank
you.
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B
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F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
What
this
bill
does
is
it
allows
the
district
attorney
generals
to
petition
for
an
order
of
protection
on
victims
of
sexual
offenses
or
those
witnesses
to
prevent
the
defendant
from
maybe
coercing
or
intimidating
them
throughout
the
judicial
process,
and
with
that
I
renew
my
motion.
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O
You,
mr
speaker,
members.
This
bill
is
an
important
step
forward
for
victims
of
crime
in
tennessee.
What
this
bill
would
do
is
set
up
a
fund
where
your
local
county
could
apply
for
funding
for,
for
some
match
funding
to
create
a
safe
victim
space.
Inside
your
courthouse
with
that,
mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
B
B
House
health
subcommittee
will
move
to
1
p.m.
That
would
be
health
sub
at
1
pm.
Everything
else
immediately
following
in
this
order,
health
immediately
after
health
sub,
then
criminal,
then
government
operations
then
finance
ways
and
means
sub,
then
finance
full,
then
civil,
sub
and
then
civil
justice
full,
which
moved
down
from
1
pm
and
then
calendar
rules
immediately
following
full
civil.
With
the
house
meeting
back
on
the
floor
at
4pm.
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L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
we're
right
now
in
a
posture
where
we're
moving
through
these
committees
pretty
quickly
and
matters
are
going
through
calendar
and
rules
and
being
put
on
the
house
floor
calendar
after
the
deadline
for
filing
floor
amendments
for
those
bills.
Does
the
leadership
of
either
party
intend
to
introduce
a
resolution
to
allow
timely
filed
amendments
for
the
house
floor
that
would
accommodate
the
conflict
of
that
scheduling.
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L
B
Speaker
last,
that
was
not
included
in
the
flow
motion
last
year
either
or
I
believe
the
flow
motion
before
that
members
may
file
amendments
with
our
office
as
soon
as
a
bill
passes
the
standing
committee
and
notice
for
all
the
bills
that
came
out
from
behind
the
budget.
I
believe
that
calendar
came
out
for
finance
sub
last
wednesday.
I
believe
so.
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L
I
I
understand
that,
but
bills
do
die
in
committee
and
so
we're
all
under
you
know
we
got
a
lot
of
bills
before
us
and
we've
got
a
heavy
load,
especially
those
of
us
without
legislative
assistance.
So
I
guess
my
question,
then,
is
it's
not
to
the
clerk
and
I'm
not
being
critical
of
the
clerk?
My
question
is:
is
really
to
the
leadership
of
to
whether
or
not
we're
going
to
make
that
accommodation
to
be
able
to
file
floor
amendments
after
we
know,
bills
are
actually
going
to
make
it
to
the
floor.
That's
it.