Split Between House and Senate Puts Tennessee School Immigration Bill at Risk

Split between House and Senate puts Tennessee school immigration bill at risk

Tennessee lawmakers appear to be at a standstill over a bill regarding undocumented students in public schools, with major differences between the House and Senate's version of the bill now putting its future in jeopardy.

Tennessee GOP split threatens bill that would track undocumented students

Tennessee House and Senate Republicans are at odds over a which version of a bill that would track how many undocumented students are in state public schools to pass.

Vote on student immigration data bill delayed

(The Center Square) – The sponsor of a bill that would require schools to collect immigration data from Tennessee students delayed a Senate vote on the bill again on Thursday.

UPDATE: Tennessee Senate to vote on student immigration status bill Thursday

The Hamilton County Schools Principals Association opposes a bill in Tennessee that would require students to prove their immigration status, sparking debate among lawmakers.

Sen. Bo Watson stands firm on immigration bill - for now - Nashville Banner

More than a year after the bill squeaked by in a Senate floor vote, Sen. Bo Watson (R-Hixson) pushed his own bill back to the Calendar and Rules Committee Thursday, sending dueling versions of a controversial immigration schools bill into a tailspin.  Watson’s bill — SB 836 — would challenge the landmark Supreme Court Case Plyler v. Doe by allowing school boards to charge tuition to or even ban non-citizen students. The bill passed last spring a…