Rep Barbara Cooper

(D) District 86

Grades by Issue

High Standards
absent
F
Accountability
100
A
Economic Opportunity
100
A
High Standards
80
B
Aligned Assessment
50
F
Accountability
33
F
Innovation
43
F
Economic Opportunity
67
D

2021 Score

98%
A

Lifetime Score

65%
D

House Average

89%
B
Issue Bill # Description TSS Position Rep Voted
Accountability HB 777 HB777/SB774 led by Lamberth/Johnson: As enacted, establishes that a local education agency's BEP calculation for the 2021-2022 school year must not be less than the LEA's BEP calculation for the 2020-2021 school year; applies to LEAs in full compliance with state school attendance and truancy intervention laws, and the state board of education's continuous learning plan rules. Tennesseans for Student Success supported this bill. (House floor vote)
Economic Opportunity HB 1446 HB1446/SB1240 led by Hicks T./Crowe: As enacted, directs the department to provide career and technical education opportunities for students in middle school; requires an LEA to provide students in seventh or eighth grade with information on available career and technical education programs upon administering a career aptitude assessment. Tennesseans for Student Success supported this bill. (House floor vote)
High Standards HB 973 HB973/SB414 led by Dixie/Yarbro: Enacts the "SEM Advancement Act," which requires a local board of education or charter school governing body to develop and adopt a policy that establishes criteria for the enrollment of students in grades seven through 12 into available advanced English language arts, mathematics, and science courses. Tennesseans for Student Success supported this bill (House floor vote)
Issue Bill # Description TSS Position
Issue Bill # Description TSS Position

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