April 2024 Policy, Governance, and Legislation Committee Meeting Highlights
Highlights from the April 2024 Policy, Governance, and Legislation Committee Meeting include discussions on school board meetings, biennial policy manual review, legislative updates on school vouchers, concealed handguns on school grounds, 4th-grade retention, and charter school rights of first refusal.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
APRIL 2024 POLICY, GOVERNANCE, AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING Office of Governmental Affairs and Compliance 160 S. Hollywood, Ste. 318 (901) 416-4730
0000 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS Items for Discussion Special called meetings Executive sessions
BIENNIAL POLICY MANUAL REVIEW Mandatory biennial review of the Shelby County Board of Education policy manual per T.C.A. 49-2-207 and policy 0012 PROPOSED BIENNIAL POLICY MANUAL REVIEW SCHEDULE Dates subject to adjustment April-May June-July 0000 Internal Board Operations 2000 Business 1000 Administrative 3000 Support Services August September 4000 Personnel 5000 Instruction October November 6000 Students 7000 School - Community Final Submission and Report Out
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SB503/HB1183 - School Vouchers Creates a scholarship program administered by the Department of Education (DOE) for the purpose of providing eligible students in this state with a scholarship to be used toward the cost of attending a private school for the 2024-25 and subsequent school years
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SB1325/HB1202 Authorization of a school staff member to carry a concealed handgun on school ground Permits a faculty or staff member employed by a LEA to possess and carry a concealed handgun on the school grounds under certain conditions
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SB2183/HB2326 4thGrade Retention Provides an additional metric by which a student may be promoted to the 5thgrade
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SB135/HB1191 - Charter school right of first refusal Changes definitions under the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002 ("Act"), as well as add new provisions to that Ac
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SB1266/HB692 - Achievement School District Creates the Tennessee Education Achievement Portal Act which requires the department of education to create and administer a Tennessee education portal that provides each LEA with access to educational support and notifies LEAs of educational grant opportunities; and makes transition plan provisions for ASDs removed from the ASD
