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                          PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 133

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 61

                                          By Representatives Raper, Davis

                                        Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 146

                                                      By Senator Lowe

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 49, relative to student
attendance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3009, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                    In a complaint or referral made pursuant to this section, a subpoena may be
          issued for a student's attendance record, including all previous school years that the
          student attended a public school, in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and
          Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and all other relevant privacy laws.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
         HOUSE BILL NO. - -61 - -

PASSED:  March 24, 2025

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                            CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                            '      RANDY iE-- - - - --

                               SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

~ Ap-i APPROVED this     I
         day of                    2025

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR