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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 454
SENATE BILL NO. 950
By Powers, Crowe, Walley
Substituted for: House Bill No. 958
By Slater, Davis, Cepicky
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) There is created a federal education deregulation cooperation task force to
prepare this state for the potential of deregulation of federal laws, regulations, requirements,
and guidance for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education. The task force
consists of seven (7) members to be appointed as follows:
(1) The chair of the standing committee of the house of representatives with
jurisdiction over subject matters pertaining to K-12 education;
(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives who are appointed by
the speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) The chair of the education committee of the senate;
(4) Two (2) members of the senate who are appointed by the speaker of the
senate; and
(5) One (1) member who is a licensed educator in this state who is appointed
by the governor.
(b) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to the task force no later than
July 1, 2025.
(c) The chair of the senate education committee shall convene the task force for its
first meeting no later than August 1, 2025. The task force shall elect a chair and vice chair.
(d)(1) The chair of the task force shall:
(A) Preside over meetings; and
(B) Ensure timely compliance with this section.
(2) The vice chair of the task force shall fulfill the duties of the chair in the
chair's absence or if the chair is unable to perform the chair's duties.
(3) Members of the general assembly serve without compensation, except for
the mileage and per diem allowance that is provided by the general assembly in
accordance with§ 3-1-106. Nonlegislative members serve without compensation, but,
when engaged in the conduct of their official duties, are entitled to reimbursement for
travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive state travel regulations as
promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the
attorney general and reporter.
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(e) The general assembly staff, state board of education, department of education,
department of finance and administration, LEAs, and the office of legislative budget analysis
shall assist the task force in discharging the task force's duties in this section as requested
by the chair of the task force.
(f) The task force shall:
(1) Identify all federal funding allocated to the department of education and
LEAs in this state for the previous fiscal year for kindergarten through grade twelve
(K-12) education, specifying the federal program from which any such funds are
allocated, the uses of the allocations by the department or LEAs, and the amount of
the allocations;
(2) Identify the federal requirements that the state or an LEA must comply with
in order to receive the federal funding identified in subdivision (f)(1 );
(3) Identify the state and LEA obligations and resources that are necessary in
order to receive the federal funding identified in subdivision (f)(1);
(4) Identify the number of state and local employment positions funded
through the federal allocations identified in subdivision (f)(1 ); and
(5) Consider whether the programs or resources provided using the federal
funding identified in subdivision (f)(1) should be continued at the state level if the
federal funding is eliminated.
(g)(1) The task force shall compile and submit a report of the task force's findings in
subsection (f) and make recommendations on how this state should proceed if
significant changes in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education are made
at the federal level to the general assembly by December 31, 2025. The report must
be submitted to the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of
representatives, the chief clerk of each house of the general assembly, and the
legislative librarian. The task force ceases to exist upon the task force's submission of
the report required in this subsection (g).
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (g)(1) to the contrary, the speaker of the
senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may jointly direct the
legislative members of the task force to continue the work of the task force, as
prescribed jointly by the speakers.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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SENATE BILL NO. 950
PASSED: April 22, 2025
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SPEAKER OF Tt SENATE
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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