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Mark White Kirk Haston Committee Chair Committee Vice-Chair Members: Subcommittee Chairs: Charlie Baum David Byrd Scott Cepicky Debra Moody John Ray Clemmons Curriculum, Testing & Innovation Mark Cochran Subcommittee John DeBerry, Jr. Vincent Dixie Tennessee House of Bill Dunn Representatives Jim Coley David Hawk Higher Education Subcommittee Jason Hodges Chris Hurt Gloria Johnson House Education John Ragan Harold Love, Jr. K-12 Subcommittee Antonio Parkinson Iris Rudder Committee Jerry Sexton Kevin Vaughan Terri Lynn Weaver John Mark Windle 2020 Summer Study Tuesday, September 22nd at 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 23rd at 8:00 AM House Hearing Room 1, Cordell Hull Building Tuesday, September 22nd • Resumption of K-12 instruction: • Dr. Sara Morrison and Nathan James, Tenn. State Board of Education (1:00 PM) • Dr. Dale Lynch, Tenn. Organization of School Superintendents to introduce superintendents (1:30 PM – 2:45 PM) Dr. Linda Cash (Bradley County), Troy Kilzer (Chester County), Dr. Russell Dyer (Cleveland City), Dr. Danny Weeks (Dickson County), Dr. Joey Vaughn (Manchester City), Dr. DeAnna McClendon (Monroe Co.), and Kelly Johnson (Clinton City) Break (15 minutes) • Commissioner Penny Schwinn, Tenn. Dept. of Education (3:00 PM) All times are approximate Wednesday, September 23rd • Measures for Educator Evaluation (8:00 AM) • HB 2425 by Chairman Coley - As introduced, allows 50 percent of a teacher's annual evaluation criteria to be comprised of other measures of student achievement if excluding student growth evaluation composites generated by assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year or in any school year thereafter results in a higher evaluation score for the teacher. • Student Athlete Compensation for Name, Image, or Likeness (8:30 AM) • HB 1710 by Rep. Parkinson - As introduced, creates a student athlete graduation grant fund to provide a source of funding for one-time payments to eligible student athletes who graduate from public four-year postsecondary institutions located in this state. • Resumption of Higher Education Instruction and Intercollegiate Athletics • Mike Krause, THEC (9:00 AM) • Chancellor Flora Tydings, Tenn. Board of Regents (9:30 AM) • “Driving Forward: Ensuring Postsecondary Students Earn Credentials in a Changing Economy” – Aleah Guthrie and David Mansouri, SCORE and Dr. William Fox and Dr. Celeste Carruthers, Boyd Center for Business & Economic Research, UT-Knoxville (10:00 AM – 10:45 AM) Break (15 minutes) • Broadband Access in Tennessee (11:00 AM) • Levoy Knowles, Tenn. Broadband Association • Dr. Jared Bigham, Tenn. Chamber of Commerce & Industry Adjourn (12:00 PM) All times are approximate .

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