A bill requiring Tennessee school districts to collect immigration data on students is on Thursday’s Senate calendar.
House Bill 793 was amended from its Senate version, which would have allowed school districts to charge tuition to students not legally in the country. It now only requires that schools check students' immigration status.
The amended version of the bill passed the House 70-25 on Monday and was sent back to the Senate. Three House Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the bill.
