Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Potential foster and adoptive parents in Tennessee will no longer be subject to vaccination requirements after Governor Lee signed legislation on Thursday removing those stipulations. Current law states that children 18 months old or younger cannot be placed in homes with unvaccinated family members. The Department of […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – On Thursday, Governor Bill Lee signed a measure that will enact the “Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Parent Protection Act,” designed to protect the religious freedoms of families within the state. The Act will prohibit the Department of Children’s Services from requiring potential foster or adoptive families to […]
Image Credit: Governor Bill Lee / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Governor Bill Lee signed legislation Thursday that will require the Department of Children’s Services to expedite the termination of parental rights for “substantial non-compliance.” The new law states that the Department is required to file a petition for the termination of parental rights […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Proposed legislation that would allow year-round boarding schools to be created in Tennessee for “at risk” youth passed in the Senate yesterday despite concerning issues with the bill. Senate Bill 2820 (SB2820) sponsored by Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin-District 18) was amended to exclude the enrollment […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week, a caption bill that would have undermined the protections for children against a legal doctrine called “The Mature Minors Doctrine”, was stalled in the Tennessee state senate. The Mature Minors doctrine is a legal doctrine that can be used when a physician […]
Image: HB2922’s co-sponsor Rep. William Slater presents the legislation to the House Government Operations Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that would create year-round boarding schools serving “at risk” youth in Tennessee continues to gain momentum despite concerns over the lack of involvement in such schools by parents. […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that protects Tennessee foster and adoptive families from being required to adhere to policies regarding sexual orientation and gender identity that violate the moral or religious beliefs of the family was passed by the House of Representatives on Monday. House Bill 2169 (HB2169), sponsored by […]
Image Credit: Justice for Landon / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A Clarksville mother is petitioning the local school board to terminate a tenured teacher who allegedly screamed at her special needs son and pulled his hair. Jacaira Crockett organized a group that held a demonstration at the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board on Tuesday, […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Last year a bill, The Clarification Act, that protects children from being vaccinated without the informed consent of a parent was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Bill Lee. This week, the General Assembly has advanced a bill […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would require the Department of Children’s Services to move forward with termination of parental rights for “substantial non-compliance.” Representative Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) introduced House Bill 1808 (HB1808) by substituting the companion Senate Bill 2660 (SB2660), which […]
Welcome, Login to your account.
Welcome, Create your new account
A password will be e-mailed to you.