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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1056

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 677

                                    By White, Akbari, Lamar, Watson, Rose, Seal

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 545

                                              By Cochran, Cepicky, Hardaway

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to artificial intelligence.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    (a) The department shall provide at least one (1) professional development course for
          teachers that provides asynchronous instruction on the use of artificial intelligence in the
          classroom; that is made available, at no cost, to teachers in grades six through twelve (6-12);
          and that may be used by teachers to earn professional development points. The course
          content must be created by an entity with experience in a related subject area, such as
          computer science or another science, technology, engineering, and mathematics {STEM)
          field.

                    (b) By August 1, 2028, or within two (2) years of becoming licensed as a teacher in
          this state, whichever is later, teachers in grades six through twelve (6-12) must complete at
          least one (1) professional development course approved by the department that provides
          asynchronous instruction on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. Each LEA and
          public charter school shall approve professional development points, pursuant to the state
          board of education's educator licensure policies and rules, for a teacher's completion of at
          least one (1) department-approved artificial intelligence training.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 677

PASSED:  April 21, 2026

                                      RANDY l\lcNALLY
                         SPEAKER OF THE'6ENA TE

                         CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this J;)._..c> day of ~          2026

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                      BILL LEE, GOVERNOR