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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 760
HOUSE BILL NO. 2149
By Representatives Renea Jones, Alexander, Maberry, Chism
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2433
By Senator Crowe
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, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 41, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) An LEA or public charter school may continue a disciplinary investigation of a
student who, during the investigation, withdraws from the LEA or public charter school.
(b) If a student withdraws from an LEA or public charter school during a
disciplinary investigation of the student and the student later reenrolls in the LEA or
public charter school, then the LEA or public charter school may discipline the student in
accordance with the LEA's or public charter school's policy based on the results of the
disciplinary investigation of the student.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 2149
PASSED: April 2, 2026
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
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