TN SB 1705
withdrawnLocal 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 · upper
Quick answers
Did TN SB 1705 pass?
No. TN SB 1705 was withdrawn on 2026-01-20 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-01-20): Withdrawn.
What is TN SB 1705 about?
TN SB 1705 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 SB 1705?
Lowe is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1705.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-20 — Withdrawn.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Loweprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-15
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-20
Withdrawn.
withdrawal
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Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1700
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