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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 427
SENATE BILL NO. 416
By Haile
Substituted for: House Bill No. 380
By Slater
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to virtual schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2202, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(h) The commission, in consultation with the department of education, shall develop a
plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of
electronic textbooks and instructional materials for use by virtual schools established by
LEAs. If legislation is required for the commission to implement the plan developed pursuant
to this subsection (h), then the commission shall submit the plan and recommendations for
legislation to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2027. If legislation is not required
for the commission to implement the plan, then the commission shall implement the plan no
later than January 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 416
PASSED: April 21, 2025
RANDYJVlcNALL Y
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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