SB 0870 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator evaluations.
Last action — Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
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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 February 05, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 21, 2025.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 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, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - 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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Intro., P1C.
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P2C, ref. to Education Committee
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Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
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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 2/25/2025
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/25
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025
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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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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 4/10/2025
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Comp. SB subst.
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 325
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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 3/5/2025
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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 3/13/2025
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Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0059)
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Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, 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 - HA0298)
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Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 6
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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. 325
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Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
Sponsors
- Joey Hensley · Primary
- Rusty Crowe · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Hensley, Joey Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Crowe, Rusty Republican
Not signed on (131)
131 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 131 →"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 0870 do?
- Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49.
- Who sponsors SB 0870?
- SB 0870 is sponsored by Hensley, Joey (Republican) and Crowe, Rusty (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 0870?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 0870?
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