Good Morning March 6th 2024

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Download meeting documents here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF-gWq3… The above meeting packet includes all the information about tomorrow’s legislative sessions, link to the video, slides, contact info for legislators, articles, and other important information.  

Please feel free to share this with anyone who wants or needs this information. Sign up for alerts here: https://form.jotform.com/hlarecords/t… HomeLife Academy hosts an interview of two of the leading analytical experts of the Governor’s educational initiative to provide money to the parents of children in grades K – 12, granting parents the option to select the school for their children to attend. This program costs hundreds of millions of dollars initially with the cost increasing annually and is designed to impact every single student in the state of Tennessee. 

Dr. Brenda Murphy interviews Kelli O’Conner and Dr. Eric Potter as they evaluate the bill and its impact. Dr. Murphy is the President of Sail Away Academy and an expert in testing children who have learning disabilities with a focus on designing pathways of education that match the child’s learning modalities and abilities. 

Kelli O’Conner is an avid student of the policies and the officials implementing those policies in Sevier County, the Knoxville region, in the State of Tennessee, and at the national level. Her insightful analysis and opinions increase her popularity. 

Dr. Eric Potter’s medical practice has reached back over a hundred years to functional medicine. He analyzes clinically and with modern testing identifying the complex causes of health maladies. He then suggests effective solutions to assist people in functioning better. As he researches an individual’s health, he also analyzes the Governor’s bill and has agreed to disclose his findings.


“EDUCATION FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIP ACT”

SB 0503 by *Johnson – Lamberth- HB 1183

by *Lamberth , WHITE, CEPICKY, MOODY, SLATER, GARRETT

Education – As introduced, extends from October to November, the time within which a public institution of higher education that receives funds from the distribution of credit cards to students or any percentage from the use of cards bearing the college or university name or logo must report the amount of such funds or percentage received as well as how the funds were expended during the previous fiscal year to the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49

Senate Amendment 1: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0583.pdf

Senate Amendment 2: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0584.pdf

House Amendment adopted: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Archives/Dashboard/HR%20Scanned%20Amendments/HB1183_Amendment%20(014448).pdf

If you want to view the bills being presented today:

SB503 is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee at 3:00pm.
You can view it here.

HB1183 is scheduled to be heard in the House Education Administration Committee at 1:30pm. You can view it here.

If you click on the GREEN committee links above, you can contact the members of the respective members and send an email.

To contact your senator or house member to get an email to him or her, Find your SENATOR HERE; find your HOUSE MEMBER HERE