One day after a subcommittee halted a controversial bill that seeks to require students to use bathrooms that match their sex at birth, the bill was given new life in the House and advanced in the Senate.
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, and Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, would create a statewide policy that opponents say could result in putting the state's Title IX funding in jeopardy.
Although the House Education Administration and Planning Committee voted against the bill on Tuesday, when the committee reconvened on Wednesday Rep. Jim Coley, R-Bartlett, made a motion to force the committee to reconsider its action.
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