Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of education to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49. SB1515 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 784 by the Secretary of St, the official text

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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 784

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1515

                                                            By Jackson

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 1625

                                                             By Lafferty

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49,
          relative to the department of education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting

subdivision (20).
          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-251 (a), is amended by inserting the

following as a new subdivision:
                    () Department of education, created by§§ 4-3-101 and 4-3-801;

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 1515

PASSED:  Apri I 6, 2026

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                                          RANDY Mc ~
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                            SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                         CAMERO"FrSEXTON,SPEAKER

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

9<:f' APPROVED this  day of /,J,,pr: J    2026

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                      BILL LEE, GOVERNOR