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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1040
HOUSE BILL NO. 2533
By Representatives Lamberth, Cochran, White
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2228
By Senators Johnson, White, Stevens
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21;
Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49,
Chapter 11, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 15, Part
1; Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 17; Section 49-2-203; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part
1; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 1O; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 16; Title
49, Chapter 50, Part 18; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1O; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 15; Title 49,
Chapter 6, Part 22; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30; Title 49, Chapter 6,
Part 34; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 42; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 81; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2;
Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Section 68-204-110, relative to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-21-124, is amended by deleting
subsections (a) and (b) substituting:
(a) If the director or purchasing agent established under this chapter does not
maintain records, follow accounting and budgetary procedures, and submit timely
reports and information as prescribed by state law and the commissioner of education,
then the comptroller of the treasury, after a hearing on the issue of such neglect, shall
remove the education department of the county involved from the county financial
management system established by this chapter by written notification to the presiding
officer of the county legislative body.
(b) Upon receiving notice from the comptroller, the county legislative body shall
transfer sufficient funds from the control of the department to provide financial services
in the county education department under the supervision of the county director of
schools, as provided by general law.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-814(a)(3)(B), is amended by
designating the existing language as subdivision (i) and adding the following as a new
subdivision:
(ii) A teacher, principal, supervisor, or other individual required by law to hold a
valid license of qualification for employment in the public schools of this state who has
been on paid or unpaid leave during their employment with the local education agency or
public charter school must be considered as having been employed full time during any
such period for purposes of the requirement in subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i); and
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-814(9), is amended by deleting
the period at the end of the subsection and substituting:
; provided, that the department of education receives the reimbursement request
within the same fiscal year during which the leave was taken.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-202, is amended by deleting
"career and technical education" wherever it appears in subsection (a) and substituting "college,
career, and military readiness" and by deleting subsection (b). •
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-11-805, is amended by deleting
"division of vocational education" in subsection (a) and substituting "division of college, career,
and military readiness" and by deleting "division of vocational technical education" in subsection
(b) and substituting "division of college, career, and military readiness".
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SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-207(c)(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (c)(1) and (2), the commissioner shall not waive
regulatory or statutory requirements related to:
(A) Federal and state civil rights;
(B) Federal, state, and local health and safety;
(C) Federal and state public records;
(D) Immunizations;
(E) Possession of weapons on school grounds;
(F) Background checks and fingerprinting of personnel;
(G) Federal and state special education services;
{H) Student due process;
(I) Parental rights;
(J) Federal and state student assessment and accountability;
(K) Open meetings;
(L) Educators' due process rights;
(M) Reductions in teachers' salaries;
(N) Employee rights, salaries, and benefits; and
(0) Licensure of employees.
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-227(a}, is amended by deleting
"within sixty (60) days after the adjournment of the general assembly" and substituting "by
October 31 ".
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-229, is amended by deleting
subsection (e).
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-248(a}, is amended by deleting
subdivision (26).
SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-301(e), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:
(e) The board is administratively attached to the department of education. For
purposes of this subsection (e), "administratively attached" means that the board is
attached to the department solely for purposes of receiving administrative support, which
includes, but is not limited to, budgeting, personnel processing, procurement assistance,
and office services. The board is an independent state entity separate from the
department and retains full responsibility for carrying out its statutory powers, duties, and
functions. The department is not responsible for carrying out the statutory duties of the
board and shall not direct, control, or otherwise interfere with the exercise of the board's
independent judgment, policymaking authority, or statutory responsibilities. The
commissioner of education shall not exercise administrative or supervisory authority over
the board or its staff.
SECTION 11. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3004(i), is amended by
deleting "An LEA" wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting "An LEA or public
charter school", by deleting "an LEA" wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting "an
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LEA or public charter school", and by deleting "the LEA" wherever it appears in the subsection
and substituting "the LEA or public charter school".
SECTION 12. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-106(f)(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(3) The chair of the:
(A) Education committee of the senate; and
(8) Committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over
education;
SECTION 13. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-111, is amended by deleting
subdivision (b)(4).
SECTION 14. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(a), is amended by deleting
"a local board of education, charter school," and substituting "an LEA, public charter school,
state college or university maintaining a training school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college
or university maintaining a training school pursuant to § 49-2-105,".
SECTION 15. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(b), is amended by deleting
"local board of education" and substituting "Tennessee consolidated retirement system
participating employer".
SECTION 16. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(c), is amended by
deleting:
a local board of education or a child care program
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
an LEA, public charter school, state college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to§ 49-2-105, or child care program
and by deleting:
the local board of education or child care program
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
the LEA, public charter school, state college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-2-105, or child care program
and by deleting:
Any local board of education or child care program
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
Any LEA, public charter school, state college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-2-105, or child care program
and by deleting:
A local board of education or a child care program
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
An LEA, public charter school, state college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-2-105, or child care program
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and by deleting:
the board of education or child care program
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
the LEA, public charter school, state college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college or university maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-2-105, or child care program
SECTION 17. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(d), is amended by deleting
subdivision (1) and substituting:
(1) A person, corporation, or entity that enters into or renews a contract, or that
contracts with a person, corporation, or entity that enters into or renews a contract, with
an LEA, public charter school, state college or university maintaining a training school
pursuant to § 49-8-105, private college or university maintaining a training school
pursuant to§ 49-2-105, or child care program, as defined in§ 49-1-1102, on or after the
effective date of this act, must comply with this subsection (d) if the contract requires:
(A) The person or an employee of the person, corporation, or other entity
to have direct contact with school children or children in a child care program; or
(8) The person or employee to have access to the grounds of a school or
child care center when children are present.
SECTION 18. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(d)(2), is amended by
deleting subdivision (C) and substituting:
(C) Notwithstanding subdivision (d)(2)(A), a person, corporation, or entity that, for
one (1) employee, satisfies the requirements of this subsection (d) for an LEA, public
charter school, state college or university maintaining a training school pursuant to § 49-
8-105, private college or university maintaining a training school pursuant to§ 49-2-105,
or child care program, as defined in§ 49-1-1102, shall be deemed to have satisfied the
requirements for any other LEA, public charter school, state college or university
maintaining a training school, private college or university maintaining a training school
pursuant to § 49-2-105, or child care program, as long as the employee remains in the
continuous employment of the same person, corporation, or entity.
SECTION 19. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(f), is amended by deleting:
local boards of education, charter schools, and any child care programs, as
defined in§ 49-1-1102
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
LEAs, public charter schools, state colleges or universities maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private colleges or universities maintaining a
training school pursuant to § 49-2-105, and child care programs, as defined in §
49-1-1102
and by deleting:
Local boards of education, charter schools, and child care programs
wherever it appears in the subsection and substituting:
LEAs, public charter schools, state colleges or universities maintaining a training
school pursuant to § 49-8-105, private colleges or universities maintaining a
training school pursuant to § 49-2-105, and child care programs
SECTION 20. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413(9), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:
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(g) Each local board of education, governing body of a public charter school,
governing board for a state college or university that maintains a training school
pursuant to § 49-8-105, and governing board for a private college or university
maintaining a training school pursuant to § 49-2-105, shall adopt a policy governing
background check procedures for contract workers and volunteers. Upon this state's
acceptance into the federal bureau of investigation rap back program, LEAs, public
charter schools, state colleges or universities maintaining a training school, private
colleges or universities maintaining a training school, and child care programs, as
defined in § 49-1-1102, may require state and national criminal history record checks to
be conducted on contract workers and school volunteers, and may participate in the rap
back program, for the purpose of determining suitability or fitness for contract workers
and volunteers to work with children or to be on school grounds when children are
present.
SECTION 21. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(h) A child care program, as defined in § 49-1-1102, that receives funds through
the department of human services may elect to complete background checks pursuant
to§ 71-3-507, instead of complying with the requirements of this section.
SECTION 22. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-1015(c), is amended by
deleting "2026-2027" and substituting "2027-2028".
SECTION 23. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-1503(c), is amended by
deleting subdivision (2) and substituting:
(2) Funding for after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and
summer learning camps must first be used for the purposes outlined in subdivision
(c)(1 ). Any remaining funds may be used by LEAs or public charter schools to provide
tutoring required by § 49-6-3115. Funding for after-school learning mini-camps, learning
loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps must supplement, but must not
supplant, existing funding for other educational programs conducted by the LEA or
public charter school outside of the regular school day.
SECTION 24. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2201 (a)(2), is amended by
deleting "secretary" and substituting "member".
SECTION 25. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2211, is amended by
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new
subsection (b):
(b) The commission is administratively attached to the department of education.
For purposes of this subdivision (a)(5), "administratively attached" means that the
commission is attached to the department solely for purposes of receiving administrative
support, which includes, but is not limited to, budgeting, personnel processing,
procurement assistance, and office services. The commission is an independent state
entity separate from the department and retains full responsibility for carrying out its
statutory powers, duties, and functions. The department is not responsible for carrying
out the statutory duties of the commission and shall not direct, control, or otherwise
interfere with the exercise of the commission's independent judgment, policymaking
authority, or statutory responsibilities. The commissioner of education shall not exercise
administrative or supervisory authority over the commission or its staff.
SECTION 26. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2201 (k), is amended by
deleting "department's" in subdivision (3) and substituting "commission's", by deleting "secretary
of the commission" and substituting "chair of the commission, or the chair's designee," in
subdivision (5), and by deleting subdivisions (6) and (7) and substituting:
(6) The commission shall make meetings of the commission available for viewing
by the public over the internet by streaming video accessible from the commission's
website. Archived videos of the commission's meetings must also be made available to
the public through the commission's website.
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SECTION 27. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2201 (1)(4), is amended by
deleting "department's" wherever it appears in the subdivision and substituting "commission's".
SECTION 28. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2201 (1)(6), is amended by
deleting "department's" and substituting "commission's".
SECTION 29. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2201 (1)(7), is amended by
deleting "department's" wherever it appears in the subdivision and substituting "commission's".
SECTION 30. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2202, is amended by deleting
"website of the department of education" in subsection (a) and substituting "commission's
website" and by deleting the following language in subsection (g):
The department of education, including the commissioner of education, or a
deputy or assistant commissioner of education, serving as the secretary of the
commission, may, at the direction of the commission, assist the commission in
the performance of the commission's duties by providing recommendations to the
commission, but shall not, when assisting the commission in the performance of
the commission's duties or when training newly appointed members of the
commission or members of advisory panels, attempt to improperly influence or
interfere with:
and substituting:
The department of education, including the commissioner of education, or a
deputy or assistant commissioner of education, serving as an ex officio, non-
voting member of the commission, is not responsible for carrying out the
statutory duties of the commission but shall, at the request of the commission,
assist the commission in the performance of the commission's duties by
providing recommendations to the commission, but shall not, when assisting the
commission in the performance of the commission's duties or when training
newly appointed members of the commission or members of advisory panels,
attempt to improperly influence or interfere with:
SECTION 31. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2203(d)(2), is amended by
deleting "commissioner" and substituting "commission".
SECTION 32. Tennessee Code Annotated; Section 49-6-2203(d)(3)(C)(i), is amended
by deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(i) A publisher that submits textbooks or instructional materials for adoption shall
provide the commission with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the
public and advisory panel members can use to access the textbooks or instructional
materials. The commission shall post the links provided by publishers pursuant to this
subdivision (d)(3)(C)(i) on the commission's website.
SECTION 33. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2203(d)(4), is amended by
deleting "department" wherever it appears in the subdivision and substituting "commission", by
deleting "department's" and substituting "commission's", and by deleting "and to the commission
before its approval of the textbook or instructional materials for inclusion on the textbook list".
SECTION 34. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2203(h), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting:
(h) Contracts for the books listed must be executed in duplicate by the chair or
executive director of the commission, on forms prepared and approved by the attorney
general and reporter. One (1) copy of the contract must be retained by the publisher and
one (1) copy must be kept on file with the commission. Each contract must state that the
prices contained in the contract do not exceed prices offered currently elsewhere.
SECTION 35. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2302(a), is amended by
deleting "school board" in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) and substituting "local board of education
or public charter school governing body".
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SECTION 36. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2302(b), is amended by
deleting "LEA" and substituting "LEA and public charter school".
SECTION 37. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3004(a)(6)(A), is amended by
deleting "the director of schools" and substituting "the director of schools or the director of the
public charter school" and by deleting "The waiver request may be for" and substituting "A
waiver request submitted by a director of schools may be for".
SECTION 38. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3004(c)(1 )(A), is amended by
deleting "and approved by the commissioner".
SECTION 39. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3004(f), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting:
(f) LEAs and public charter schools shall commence the school year no earlier
than August 1 unless the local board of education or public charter school governing
body, as applicable, votes by a majority of its membership to establish a year-round or
alternative calendar for all or any of the schools within its jurisdiction in accordance with
department of education attendance policies.
SECTION 40. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3404, is amended by deleting
the section.
SECTION 41. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-4204(a)(2), is amended by
adding the following as a new subdivision:
(D) School employee designated by the director of schools or the director of the
public charter school, as applicable, who has completed the orientation and training
established pursuant to§ 49-6-4212.
SECTION 42. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-4205(a)(2), is amended by
adding the following as a new subdivision:
(D) School employee designated by the director of schools or the director of the
public charter school, as applicable, who has completed the orientation and training
established pursuant to § 49-6-4212.
SECTION 43. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-4212(a)(1), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(1) The department of education shall establish and maintain an orientation and
training program for LEAs and public charter schools, or approve an orientation and
training program conducted by a licensed attorney for LEAs and public charter schools,
to inform school administrators and employees designated pursuant to § 49-6-
4204(a)(2)(D) or§ 49-6-4205(a)(2)(D) of the rights of students relative to searches.
SECTION 44. Tennessee Code Annotated) Section 49-6-4212(a), is amended by
deleting subdivision (3) and substituting:
(3) A school administrator or school employee designated pursuant to § 49-6-
4204(a)(2)(D) or § 49-6-4205(a)(2)(D) must complete an orientation and training
program developed or approved by the department pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) before
conducting a search pursuant to§ 49-6-4204(a) or§ 49-6-4205(a).
SECTION 45. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-8103(b), is amended by
designating the existing language as subdivision (1) and adding the following new subdivision:
(2) An LEA or public charter school that receives at least one (1) form expressing
a student's intent to complete an early graduation program shall report the total number
of forms received for the respective school year to the department.
SECTION 46. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-105(e), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:
(5) Advise the department on matters related to dyslexia.
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SECTION 47. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1402(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(3) "Eligible student" means a resident of this state who:
(A)
(i) Is a child with any of the following disabilities as defined by the
state board of education pursuant to§ 49-10-102:
(a) Autism;
(b) Deaf-blindness;
(c) Hearing impairments;
(cf) Intellectual disability;
(e) Orthopedic impairments;
(f) Traumatic brain injury;
(g) Visual impairments;
(h) Developmental delay;
(1) Multiple disabilities;
(/) A specific learning disability; or
(k) Deafness;
(ii) Has an active individualized education program (I EP) in
accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 300 et seq.,§ 49-10-102, and regulations of
the state board of education with one (1) of the disabilities identified in
subdivision (3)(A)(i) as the primary or secondary disability in effect at the
time the department receives the request for participation in the program;
and
(iii) Meets at least one (1) of the following requirements:
(a) Was previously enrolled in and attended a Tennessee
public school for the one (1) full school year immediately
preceding the school year in which the student receives an
individualized education account (IEA);
(b) Is enrolling in a Tennessee school for the first time; or
(c) Received an individualized education account (IEA) in
the previous school year; or
(8) Is a child participating in the Tennessee Early Intervention System
(TEIS) Extended Option who is eligible for Part C services and whose Part B
eligibility report lists a disability identified in subdivision (3)(A)(i);
SECTION 48. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1403(b), is amended by
deleting subdivision (15).
SECTION 49. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1403, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
(k) Beginning July 1j 2026, parents shall not use funds deposited in a
participating student's IEA to make contributions to an achieving a better life experience
account for purposes of the ABLE Act, compiled in title 71, chapter 4, part 8.
Contributions made by a parent of a participating student to an achieving a better life
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experience account prior to July 1, 2026, may continue to be maintained in the account
for the benefit of the participating student; provided, that the funds must only be used for
the student's education expenses subject to the rules established by the achieving a
better life experience program and the student must meet the qualifications to participate
in the achieving a better life experience program pursuant to the ABLE Act, and 529A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 529A), as amended, and all rules,
regulations, notices, and interpretations released by the United States department of
treasury, including the internal revenue service.
SECTION 50. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-11-106, is amended by deleting
"division of career and technical education" wherever it appears in the section and substituting
"division of college, career, and military readiness".
SECTION 51. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-13-105, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
(p) The commission is administratively attached to the department of education.
For purposes of this subsection (p), "administratively attached" means that the
commission is attached to the department solely for purposes of receiving administrative
support, which includes, but is not limited to, budgeting, personnel processing,
procurement assistance, and office services. The commission is an independent state
entity separate from the department and retains full responsibility for carrying out its
statutory powers, duties, and functions. The department is not responsible for carrying
out the statutory duties of the commission and shall not direct, control, or otherwise
interfere with the exercise of the commission's independent judgment, policymaking
authority, or statutory responsibilities. The commissioner of education shall not exercise
administrative or supervisory authority over the commission or its staff.
SECTION 52. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-15-102(4), is amended by
deleting "career and technical education" and substituting "college, career, and. military
readiness".
SECTION 53. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-15-109(b), is amended by
deleting "career and technical education" and substituting "college, career, and military
readiness".
SECTION 54. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-16-211(b), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting:
(b) Total enrollment in all of the public virtual schools established by an LEA must
not exceed one thousand five hundred {1,500) students; provided, that if the LEA has at
least one (1) public virtual school in operation as of January 1, 2026, then the LEA may
use the total number of students who were enrolled in the LEA's public virtual schools in
the 2025-2026 school year as the LEA's enrollment cap. Beginning in the 2026-2027
school year, if each public virtual school in the LEA demonstrates student achievement
growth at a minimum level of "at expectations", as represented by the Tennessee Value-
Added Assessment System (TVAAS) developed pursuant to chapter 1, part 6 of this title
and guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to chapter 1, part 3 of
this title, then the public virtual schools in the LEA may exceed the enrollment cap
established for the LEA pursuant to this subsection (b).
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to adult high schools providing virtual
instruction pursuant to§ 49-6-409(b).
SECTION 55. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-50-1001(d), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting instead:
(d) The state board of education shall promulgate rules providing employees of
the Tennessee School for the Blind, the Tennessee School for the Deaf, the West
Tennessee School for the Deaf, the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, and any other
special school hereafter established, the same rights to contest adverse job actions as
are granted to other employees of local education agencies as provided in this title.
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SECTION 56. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-50-1602(9)(5), is amended by
deleting "diazepam gel" and substituting "an anti-seizure medication".
SECTION 57. Tennessee Code· Annotated, Section 49-50-1803(b), is amended by
designating the existing language as subdivision (1) and adding the following new subdivision:
(2)
(A) If the public institution of education is an LEA or public charter school,
then the Title VI coordinator for the LEA or public charter school shall investigate
all complaints of antisemitic discrimination and harassment reported to the LEA
or public charter school before formally reporting the incidents and complaints to
the Title VI coordinator designated by the department of education.
(B) The LEA or public charter school investigating a complaint of
antisemitic discrimination or harassment must conduct the investigation in
accordance with procedures outlined in chapter 6, part 45 of this title and in the
policies adopted by the local board of education or public charter school
governing body, as applicable.
SECTION 58. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-50-1803(e), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting:
(e) The Title VI coordinator for:
(1) The department of education shall, no later than December 31 of each
year, issue an annual report on antisemitism in LEAs and public charter schools
to the attorney general and reporter and to the general assembly; and
(2) Each public institution of higher education shall, no later than June 30
of each year, issue an annual report on antisemitism at the institution to the
attorney general and reporter and to the general assembly.
SECTION 59. The headings in this act are for reference purposes only and do not
constitute a part of the law enacted by this act. However, the Tennessee Code Commission is
requested to include the headings in any compilation or publication containing this act.
SECTION 60. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
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PASSED: April 22, 2026
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RANDY MCN~LY
PEAKER OF THE SEt/ATE
,2., f APPROVED this ~t day of r:V)~ 2026
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