Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 1003 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education - As enacted, requires, if an approved universal reading screener is administered to pre-k students at an LEA or public charter school, the LEA or public charter school to allow the pre-k teacher whose students were administered the screener to use the results as an approved alternative student growth model or the pre-k/kindergarten portfolio growth model to generate individual growth scores for teachers pursuant to the evaluation guidelines developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025

  8. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025

  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  10. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  12. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  14. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  15. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  16. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  18. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/17/2025

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  20. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Comp. SB subst.

  23. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 385

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

  30. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  31. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

  32. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025

  33. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  34. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0278)

  35. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  36. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  39. Subst. for comp. HB.

  40. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0302)

  41. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  42. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  43. Signed by Senate Speaker

  44. Signed by H. Speaker

  45. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  46. Signed by Governor.

  47. Pub. Ch. 385

  48. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1003 do?
Education - As enacted, requires, if an approved universal reading screener is administered to pre-k students at an LEA or public charter school, the LEA or public charter school to allow the pre-k teacher whose students were administered the screener to use the results as an approved alternative student growth model or the pre-k/kindergarten portfolio growth model to generate individual growth scores for teachers pursuant to the evaluation guidelines developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1003?
SB 1003 is sponsored by Hensley, Joey (Republican) and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1003?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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