PUTTING TENNESSEE FIRST:

http://www.tneagleforum.org/custpage.cfm/frm/110902/sec_id/110902
SB 3345 by *Ketron , Summerville, Tate, Tracy, Crowe ( *HB 3540 by *Matheny, Brooks K, Forgety, Powers, Ragan, Williams R, Dunn)
Schools, Charter - As introduced, regulates charter schools' relationships with foreign entities and the use of non-immigrant foreign workers by charter schools has been rewritten by two amendments: HERE and HERE.
This bill requires disclosure of all sources of funding, allows for non- approval of a charter application if staffing utilizes more than 3.5% non-immigrant foreign worker visas, permits a charter school of any size to exceed the cap for purposes of hiring, when necessary, foreign language instructors, and permits revocation of a charter prior to expiration should the use of non-immigrant foreign worker visas exceed the 3.5% cap during the term of the charter.
STATUS: After some discussion and fighting off two 'unfriendly amendments', HB3540 was voted out of House Education Subcommittee and will be in full Education Committee on Tuesday.
ACTION: Please contact these members and urge them to support HB3540: rep.john.deberry@capitol.tn.gov, rep.joe.pitts@capitol.tn.gov, rep.john.windle@capitol.tn.gov, and rep.craig.fitzhugh@capitol.tn.gov.
STATUS: After some bizarre and extensive discussion (one Senator even stating that is was unconstitutional for us to try to limit the number of people coming into this country - our bill has no impact on that at all!!) and much confusion SB3345 was 'rolled' and will be in Senate Education once again Wednesday, March 28.
ACTION: Please contact these members and urge them to support SB33345: sen.andy.berke@capitol.tn.gov and sen.charlotte.burks@capitol.tn.gov,