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TN HB 1700

withdrawn

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires director of schools to report a student who was formally truant and now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court; establishes that unexcused absences accumulated by a transfer student at their former school or LEA during the school year in which they transfer follow the student to the receiving school or LEA to determine habitual truancy, to implement a progressive truancy plan, and to identify cases of educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1700 pass?

No. TN HB 1700 was withdrawn on 2026-01-22 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-01-22): P2C, ref. to Education Committee

What is TN HB 1700 about?

TN HB 1700 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires director of schools to report a student who was formally truant and now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court; establishes that unexcused absences accumulated by a transfer student at their former school or LEA during the school year in which they transfer follow the student to the receiving school or LEA to determine habitual truancy, to implement a progressive truancy plan, and to identify cases of educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1700?

Raper is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1700.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-01-22 — P2C, ref. to Education Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Raperprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-21

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-22

    Withdrawn.

    withdrawal

  4. 2026-01-22

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-22

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1700&ga=114

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