NASHVILLE – House Speaker Kent Williams said this morning he hopes a higher education overhaul will come to the floor by Thursday or Friday.
“Hopefully, we’ll get all that (committee work) done today or tomorrow and get it on the floor,” Rep. Williams, a Carter County Republican, told House members this morning.
House Education Committee members expect to resume a hearing on the bill later this morning as the special session on education continues.
On Tuesday, Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, said lawmakers should not “rush” to approve higher education changes during the special session if provisions prove “controversial” to members. It can be handled during the course of the regular session, he said.
House Education Committee Chairman Harry Brooks, R-Knoxville, said late Tuesday afternoon the committee will listen to additional testimony and then take up several proposed amendments to the bill.