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Senate education committee keeps bill requiring proof of lawful presence for K-12 enrollment in committee
Summary
A bill that would require school districts to collect proof of lawful presence for students at registration — and allow districts to charge tuition for children not lawfully present — failed to win committee approval after debate over constitutionality and equity.
Senator Bolling’s proposal to require documentation of lawful presence in the United States for K‑12 enrollment and to require those unable to provide such documentation to pay tuition failed in the Tennessee Senate Education Committee on a 3‑to‑5 vote, leaving the measure in committee.
The bill, introduced as Senate Bill 10 44, would have required local education agencies to collect proof of lawful presence when a child is registered…
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