SENATE BILL 196 By Walley HOUSE BILL 392 By Butler HB0392 001066 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the school grading system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-228, is amended by adding the following as a new subsection: ( ) A school that serves students in any of the grades nine through twelve (9-12) with at least twenty (20) students in the current school year's graduating cohort must be identified as a high school for purposes of assigning a letter grade pursuant to this section. SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.