Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB1214 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE BILL 1249
3	3	By Yarbro
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5	5	HOUSE BILL 1214
6	6	By Johnson
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9	9	HB1214
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13	13	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
14	14	relative to education.
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16	16	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
17	17	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1403, is amended by deleting
18	18	subsection (e) and substituting:
19	19	(e)
20	20	(1) A parent of a participating student:
21	21	(A) Shall ensure that the participating student is annually
22	22	administered all Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP)
23	23	tests, or successor tests authorized by the state board of education, that
24	24	are administered to a public school student in the same grade or same
25	25	course subject as the participating student;
26	26	(B) In grade eleven (11) shall ensure that the student is
27	27	administered the examination that is administered to public school
28	28	students in grade eleven (11) pursuant to § 49-6-6001(b)(1); and
29	29	(C) In any of the grades kindergarten through three (K-3) shall
30	30	ensure that the participating student is annually administered each of the
31	31	three (3) Tennessee universal reading screeners, or universal reading
32	32	screeners approved by the state board of education, as described in § 49-
33	33	1-905(c), during each of the three (3) administration windows established
34	34	by the department of education pursuant to § 49-1-905(c)(1).
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39	39	(2) A participating student's results on the tests administered pursuant to
40	40	this subsection (e) must be reported to the parent of the student.
41	41	(3) Students with disabilities who would have participated in the alternate
42	42	assessment, as determined on the student's IEP, are exempt from the
43	43	requirements in this subsection (e).
44	44	SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1404, is amended by adding
45	45	the following as new subsections:
46	46	(d)
47	47	(1) A participating school shall publish the school's lesson plans and
48	48	syllabus for each class offered by the school, a current list of materials in the
49	49	school's library collection, and the academic standards for each class offered by
50	50	the school on the school's website.
51	51	(2) As used in this subsection (d):
52	52	(A) "Library collection" means the materials made available to
53	53	students by the participating school, including materials made available to
54	54	students as part of a course curriculum; and
55	55	(B) "Materials" means books, periodicals, newspapers,
56	56	manuscripts, films, prints, documents, microfilm, discs, cassettes,
57	57	videotapes, video games, applications, and subscription content in any
58	58	form.
59	59	(e) A participating school shall ensure that all educators of the participating
60	60	school hold a valid license to teach in a public school that is issued by the state board of
61	61	education.
62	62	SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2607(e), is amended by adding
63	63	the following as new subdivisions:
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68	68	(6)
69	69	(A) Publish the school's lesson plans and syllabus for each class offered
70	70	by the school, a current list of materials in the school's library collection, and the
71	71	academic standards for each class offered by the school on the school's website;
72	72	and
73	73	(B) As used in this subdivision (e)(6):
74	74	(A) "Library collection" means the materials made available to
75	75	students by the participating school, including materials made available to
76	76	students as part of a course curriculum; and
77	77	(B) "Materials" means books, periodicals, newspapers,
78	78	manuscripts, films, prints, documents, microfilm, discs, cassettes,
79	79	videotapes, video games, applications, and subscription content in any
80	80	form; and
81	81	(7) Ensure that all educators of the participating school hold a valid license to
82	82	teach in a public school that is issued by the state board of education.
83	83	SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2606(a)(1), is amended by
84	84	deleting the subdivision and substituting:
85	85	(1) As a condition of participating in the program:
86	86	(A) Participating students must be annually administered the Tennessee
87	87	comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, or successor tests authorized
88	88	by the state board of education, that are administered to a public school student
89	89	in the same grade or same course subject as the participating student;
90	90	(B) Participating students in grade eleven (11) must be administered the
91	91	examination that is administered to public schools students in grade eleven (11)
92	92	pursuant to § 49-6-6001(b)(1); and
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97	97	(C) Participating students in kindergarten through grade three (K-3) must
98	98	annually be administered each of the three (3) Tennessee universal reading
99	99	screeners, or universal reading screeners approved by the state board of
100	100	education, as described in § 49-1-905(c), during each of the three (3)
101	101	administration windows established by the department of education pursuant to §
102	102	49-1-905(c)(1).
103	103	SECTION 5. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.