GOP bill would require Tennessee public schools to check student immigration status

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 410

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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A controversial bill allowing Tennessee public schools to charge tuition for immigrant children has been revived in an amended form to instead require K-12 districts to gather student immigration status data and report it to the state’s education department.

As amended, the bill (HB073/SB0836) by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, a Portland Republican, would no longer allow public schools to collect tuition from students without legal status, nor give the option of disenrolling children …

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