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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 21

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 208

                                                             By Jackson

                                             Substituted for: House Bill No. 187

                                               By Maberry, Cepicky, Garringer

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-905 and Section 49-1-910, relative to
          comptroller reports.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-905(9), is amended by deleting
subdivision (6) and substituting:

                    (6) The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review the foundational literacy
          skills plans submitted to the department for approval to ensure the plans comply with the
          requirements of subsection (f) and the rules promulgated by the state board. As part of the
          review, the comptroller, or the comptroller's designee, shall examine whether the plans were
          initially approved or denied by the department and the nature of any plan revisions or
          amendments required by the department for approval. The comptroller shall include its findings
          from the review in the report required pursuant to§ 49-1-910.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-910, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:

                    The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review data, practices, and outcomes
          related to this part. The department of education shall provide any information requested by
          the office of the comptroller of the treasury to the comptroller's office as soon as practicable.
          Every three (3) years, the comptroller shall submit a report detailing the findings of the review
          to the chair of the education committee of the senate, the chair of the committee of the house
          of representatives having jurisdiction over student literacy, and the state board of education
          and publish the report on the comptroller's website.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 208

PASSED:  February 27, 2025

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                               SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                            CAMERON"SEXTON,SPEAKER
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

J . L APPROVED this  day of YYh,rc:l  2025

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