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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 196 · Signed by Governor.

Education - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and rep

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the school grading system. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Education - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and reports the data, and if the group of students has at least 20 valid test scores in math or English language arts for at least one grade band; and data for the college and career readiness indicator if the school has at least 20 students in a graduating cohort. - Amends TCA Title 49
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Jan 27, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Jan 27, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Jan 30, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 3, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 4, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 5, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Feb 11, 2025

House

Sponsor change. · Feb 11, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 · Feb 12, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 13, 2025

House

Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/25/2025 · Feb 18, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/25/2025 · Feb 19, 2025

House

Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/4/2025 · Feb 25, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 · Feb 26, 2025

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Mar 4, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025 · Mar 5, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025 · Mar 11, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025 · Mar 18, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 24, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Mar 24, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025 · Mar 25, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025 · Mar 26, 2025

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 2, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 · Apr 2, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 · Apr 3, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 7, 2025

House

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219 · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

Filed for introduction · Jan 15, 2025

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 16, 2025

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Jan 27, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 · Mar 14, 2025

Senate

Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025 · Mar 17, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 17, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025 · Mar 18, 2025

Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0127) · Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 24, 2025

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 7, 2025

House

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0270) · Apr 7, 2025

House

Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 · Apr 7, 2025

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 9, 2025

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 10, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 11, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor. · Apr 21, 2025

Senate

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

WalleyLoweHensleyYager

Recorded votes

REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2025-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 94, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2025-03-20 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2025-03-12 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor. (Apr 21, 2025).