TennesseeEducation - 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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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 11Sponsor(s) Added.Latest
- Mar 12Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education CommitteeMinor
- Mar 5Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/12/2025
- Mar 5Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
- Mar 3Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Feb 27Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education CommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Feb 6Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Jan 29Filed for introductionIntroduced