Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

92 lines
5.2 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, revises the requirements for an LEA's progressive truancy intervention plan; requires, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, that each progressive truancy plan adopted by an LEA include a first tier of schoolwide, truancy prevention-oriented supports for all enrolled students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, revises the requirements for an LEA's progressive truancy intervention plan; requires, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, that each progressive truancy plan adopted by an LEA include a first tier of schoolwide, truancy prevention-oriented supports for all enrolled students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 273"
citation: "Tennessee SB 273 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran", "Rose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61ea6aa8-0afb-4d0e-b2b7-9f260825c6b2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0273&GA=112"
source_hash: "f1fdf4c3a2bfcca980caf181dc5f2bc2b313e81c2756d216404732b1961a9532"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---
# Tennessee SB 273 (112) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, revises the requirements for an LEA's progressive truancy intervention plan; requires, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, that each progressive truancy plan adopted by an LEA include a first tier of schoolwide, truancy prevention-oriented supports for all enrolled students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0273.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2021 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/9/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/7/2021 Passed — **290** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cochran — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 223
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 223
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61ea6aa8-0afb-4d0e-b2b7-9f260825c6b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).