At its meeting, the Education Administration Subcommittee moved a bundle of bills and resolutions to the full education committee, recorded calendar adjustments and noted one bill died for lack of a motion.

Votes and short summaries

HJR 91 (Sponsor: Chairman White) — Passed to full education committee (clerk: 6 ayes). Sponsor described HJR 91 as supporting the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in establishing a crisis recovery network to deploy trained counselors after school or college crises (tornadoes, floods, shootings, public-health emergencies). The sponsor said the network would build a cadre of trained counselors for short- and long-term recovery.

House Bill 545 (Sponsor: Leader Cochran) — Passed to education full (clerk: 6 ayes). Sponsor said the bill would require the state to provide professional development about artificial intelligence to middle- and high-school teachers at no cost to teachers; the training would count toward required professional development points and be available to new teachers.

House Bill 515 (Sponsor: Chairman Gillespie) — Passed to education full (clerk: 6 ayes). Sponsor said the bill would expand diabetes education in K–12 settings and inform students and parents about signs and proactive approaches, including testing and nutrition education.

House Bill 39 (Sponsor: Representative Davis) — Passed to education full (clerk: 6 ayes). The committee added amendment 3973 to the bill. Representative Davis said the bill would put menstrual products in girls’ restrooms and locker rooms (not in teacher/staff bathrooms) to keep students in class; she described a Knox County Schools pilot where student ambassadors monitor supplies with a QR code to request restocking.

HJR 66 — See separate article for extended testimony and discussion with military recruiting representatives; moved to full education committee (clerk: 6 ayes).

House Bill 522 — See separate article; moved to full education committee after requested drafting fixes (clerk: 6 ayes).

Calendar updates and other motions

- Item 3: House Bill 764 was rolled two weeks (calendar update recorded by chair).
- Item 6: House Bill 81 was rolled one week.
- Item 10 / House Bill 448 was rolled one week.
- Item 7: House Bill 682 was placed at the heel of the day's calendar but later died for lack of a motion/second.

Ending: The clerk recorded the roll calls reported above. Several sponsors asked to present to the full committee or to provide corrected drafting language before the full education committee considers their bills.