Tennessee lawmakers are at odds after studying rejection of US education money

[Jessica_Rose]

Tennessee lawmakers are at odds after studying rejection of US education money over its requirements

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tennessee-lawmakers-are-at-odds-after-studying-rejection-of-us-education-money-over-its-requirements/ar-AA1mOQ4A?cvid=8b4ba95f6c4d4f08b46a2e4eb6750957&ei=20

Story by By JONATHAN MATTISE (11 Jan 2024)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have hit an impasse after studying whether the state should forgo more than $1 billion in federal K-12 education money annually, due in part to Republican backlash against rules to protect LGBTQ+ people, as senators caution that the rejection would be unprecedented and raise more questions than answers.

Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton raised the idea of rejecting the federal education money early last year, saying the state could afford to backfill the money, estimated at as much as $1.8 billion, in an effort to avoid certain federal requirements. Some of those include LGBTQ+ protections, which Tennessee's Republican supermajority Legislature has peeled back at the state level over the years.

Senators on the study panel noted that even if the state were to reject some or all of the federal education money, many federal requirements could still apply, which would likely land the state in court. And while the state probably could afford to fund the rejected amount, it would come at the expense of other potential investments.

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Sounds like Tennessee lawmakers think rejecting as much as $1.8 Billion in federal education funding just so they can discriminate against LGBTQ students is somehow good for their state.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Jessica_K]

I would call that true and utter hatred of a group of people that cause no harm and just want to live their own life. I just do not have a clue how these people think, it certainly is not Christian

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Jessica xxx