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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 912
HOUSE BILL NO. 1729
By Representatives Slater, Moody, McCalmon, Bricken
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2636
By Senators Roberts, Bowling, Seal, Rose
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, Section 49-6-3050(b)(5), is amended by
deleting subdivision (A) and substituting:
(A) Ensure that if the parent-teacher's student is in any of the grades five (5),
seven (7), or nine (9), that the student is administered:
(i) A standardized test selected by the parent-teacher that provides
nationally normed analytics in the subjects of English language arts and
mathematics, that is proctored by an individual who is not related to the student,
and that is recorded by the developer of the nationally normed examination, at
the expense of the parent-teacher; or
(ii) The same state board-approved standardized tests required of public
school students in the same grade as the parent-teacher's student that is
administered by the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee,
or by a professional testing service approved by the LEA; provided, however, that
the test for grade nine (9) is not an end-of-course examination required by the
state board of education pursuant to§ 49-6-6001;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3050(b)(5)(B), is amended by
deleting subdivision (iii) and substituting:
(iii) All results from tests administered pursuant to this subdivision (b)(5) must be
provided to the parent-teacher, the director of schools, and the state board of education;
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3050(b), is amended by deleting
subdivision (6).
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3050(f), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:
(f)
(1) As used in this subsection (f):
(A) "Advanced course" means a college-level course administered
to high school students for a particular subject area that may earn
students college credit through a standardized examination that includes,
but is not·limited to, an advanced placement program offered by the
College Board; and
(B) ''Preparatory college entrance examination" means a test
administered to students for the purpose of preparation for a college
entrance exam that includes the:
(i) Prelirninary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT) administered by the College Board and
National Merit Scholarship Corporation;
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(ii) Pre-ACT administered by ACT; and
(iii) CLT1 0 administered by Classic Learning Initiatives,
LLC.
(2) A public school that administers an advanced course or preparatory
college entrance examination shall provide notice of the following on its website:
(A) The date and time for which an advanced course or
preparatory college entrance examination is offered;
(B) The student capacity and availability of an advanced course or
preparatory college entrance examination being offered; and
(C) The availability of outside financial assistance for low-income
and at-risk students to assist such students in taking an advanced course
and preparatory college entrance examination.
(3) A public school shall allow a home school student to take an
advanced course or preparatory college entrance examination offered by the
public school if space is available.
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-601 0(a)(1 ), is amended by
adding "or Classic Learning Test (CLT)" after "SAT".
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-705(a), is amended by adding
the following new subdivisions:
( ) "CLT" means the Classic Learning Test administered by Classic Learning
Initiatives, LLC;
( ) "CLT1 0" means a college preparatory examination administered by Classic
Learning Initiatives, LLC, to prepare students for the CLT;
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-705(c), is amended by deleting
subdivision (1) and substituting:
(1) The purpose of the pilot after school educational programs is to increase
performance for at-risk students on the ACT, SAT, or CLT examinations, in order to
expand the number of students in the at-risk population eligible for lottery scholarships
and to increase the abilities of students to excel in postsecondary education. The
programs must serve at-risk students in grades seven through nine (7-9). The programs
must prepare students to take the EXPLORE and PLAN ACT preparatory examinations,
the PSAT/NMSQT preparatory examination, or the CLT10 preparatory examination and
eventually to take the ACT, SAT, or CLT examinations.
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-705(d)(2), is amended by
deleting subdivision (A) and substituting:
(A) Academic tutoring and skills development in subjects covered by EXPLORE,
PLAN, and ACT examinations; PSAT/NMSQT and SAT examinations; or CLT10 and
CLT examinations; and
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-2-702(a)(2), is amended by
deleting subdivision (B) and substituting:
(B) Exhibits an average student ACT score of 21 or higher, or the concordant
equivalent score on the SAT or Classic Learning Test (CLT) or higher; provided, that
prior to an LEA using the average student ACT, SAT, or CLT score, at least thirty (30)
students within the LEA or at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the graduating class,
whichever is larger, took the ACT, SAT, or CLT;
SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-613(a), is amended by deleting
"proficiency, graduation rates, ACT or SAT scores where applicable" and substituting
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"proficiency; graduation rates; ACT, SAT, or Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores where
applicable;".
SECTION 11. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-8103(c)(4), is amended by
deleting "either the ACT or the SAT" and substituting "the ACT, SAT, or Classic Learning Test
(CLT)".
SECTION 12. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1729
PASSED: April 13, 2026
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CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
~ APPROVED this / 1't day of 2026
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