SB 0196 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the school grading system.
Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
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.
Bill Text
- Full text View text Current pdf
Action History
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Filed for introduction
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Intro., P1C.
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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P2C, ref. to Education Committee
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Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
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Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
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Sponsor change.
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Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/25/2025
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Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
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Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/4/2025
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Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
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Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
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Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
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Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
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Comp. SB subst.
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219
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Filed for introduction
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
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Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
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Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025
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Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0127)
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Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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Subst. for comp. HB.
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Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0270)
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Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1
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Enrolled and ready for signatures
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Signed by H. Speaker
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Transmitted to Governor for action.
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Signed by Governor.
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Pub. Ch. 219
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Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Sponsors
- Page Walley · Primary
- Adam Lowe · Cosponsor
- Joey Hensley · Cosponsor
- Ken Yager · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Walley, Page Republican
Co-sponsors (3)
- Lowe, Adam Republican
- Hensley, Joey Republican
- Yager, Ken Republican
Not signed on (129)
129 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 129 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 0196 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors SB 0196?
- SB 0196 is sponsored by Walley, Page (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), and Yager, Ken (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 0196?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2025. Enacted.
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