AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, relative to school nurses.
Summary
HB2329 is a narrow technical bill concerning school nurses. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-359(c)(2), by changing a statutory date from July 31 to July 1. The bill’s caption indicates it relates to Title 49 and Title 68, but the operative text only makes this one date change.
The practical effect is to move up the deadline or effective date tied to the school nurse provision by one month. Because the bill does not add new programs, funding mechanisms, or regulatory requirements in the text provided, its legal impact appears limited to adjusting an existing timeline in state education/health law governing school nurses.
The available voting history suggests the bill was received favorably in committee. The House Education Administration Subcommittee recommended passage with amendment and referral, and the House Education Committee also recommended passage, indicating general support and little visible opposition at those stages.
There is no committee transcript available showing detailed debate, so specific points of contention are not documented in the provided materials. Any disagreement, if present, likely centered on the timing change itself or on whether the bill should proceed with amendments and further fiscal review, rather than on the underlying policy of school nursing.
Impact
The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 49-3-359(c)(2) by changing a statutory date from July 31 to July 1. This alters the timing of an existing requirement or deadline related to school nurses, but does not create a new program or substantially revise the underlying law. The caption references Titles 49 and 68, suggesting the change sits within the broader framework of education and health-related school nurse provisions.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have had a positive reception in the House committees that considered it. Both recorded committee actions were unanimous or near-unanimous recommendations for passage, with the subcommittee and full committee advancing the bill. That pattern suggests the measure was viewed as routine and noncontroversial by the members voting on it.
Contention
No committee transcript is available, so there is no documented floor-level or committee-level debate to identify specific objections. The only visible procedural nuance is that the subcommittee recommended passage with amendment and referral, and the full committee recommended passage with amendment and referral to Finance, Ways, and Means, which may indicate attention to timing, implementation, or fiscal implications. However, no explicit opposition is shown in the provided record.