Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 0157 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to accountability.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to use student performance on career readiness assessments administered to high school seniors as part of the school grading system if the department uses student performance on postsecondary readiness assessments for such purpose; directs the department to only consider student performance on the assessment type for which the student achieved the highest score for school grading purposes, if the student was administered a postsecondary readiness assessment and a career readiness assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

  3. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  4. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  5. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  11. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  12. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  15. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  16. Ref. to Education Committee

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  18. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Intro., P1C.

  21. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0157 do?
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to use student performance on career readiness assessments administered to high school seniors as part of the school grading system if the department uses student performance on postsecondary readiness assessments for such purpose; directs the department to only consider student performance on the assessment type for which the student achieved the highest score for school grading purposes, if the student was administered a postsecondary readiness assessment and a career readiness assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0157?
SB 0157 is sponsored by Hensley, Joey (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0157?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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