Tenn. bill requiring schools to report students' immigration status advances

Tennessee Moves Forward With Student Immigration Status Reporting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee bill requiring public schools to gather and report data on

Bill requiring immigration status checks in Tennessee public schools advances in legislature

Protesters and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers line the halls in Cordell Hull Legislative Building on March 4 during discussion of a measure that would require public schools to gather immigration data on students. The bill continues to advance. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)A bill requiring Tennessee public schools to gather data on student immigration status and report it to the state education department advanced out of a House l…

Tennessee schools may soon report students’ immigration status as measure advances in statehouse

A Tennessee proposal that would require schools to verify students’ immigration status is headed to the state House floor. The bill passed its final committee vote on Tuesday amid protests that tracking this information is a time-consuming and costly burden for school staff. Representative William Lamberth, R-Portland, sponsored the bill and has framed it as a data tool in which schools would report to the state government how many of their stud…

Tenn. bill requiring schools to report students' immigration status advances

Tennessee's school immigration status bill is set to be scheduled for a House floor vote. Studies say compliance could cost the Volunteer State $55M in year one.