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SB 494 Sponsor(s) Added

Education - As introduced, enacts the "Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act," which creates a new category of independent home schools that are not subject to the data collection, reporting, or assessment requirements applicable to existing independent home school programs and that exempts such home school students and parents from compulsory school attendance requirements; prohibits the department of safety from conditioning the issuance of a driver license or learner's permit on a school-aged applicant's attendance record or enrollment status. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55.

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10 actions
  1. Apr 11, 2025 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  2. Mar 12, 2025 lower
    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
  3. Mar 5, 2025 lower
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/12/2025
  4. Mar 5, 2025 lower
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
  5. Mar 3, 2025 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Feb 27, 2025 lower
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
  7. Feb 12, 2025 upper
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
  8. Feb 10, 2025 lower
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  9. Feb 6, 2025 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Jan 29, 2025 lower
    Filed for introduction
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