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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 21
SENATE BILL NO. 208
By Jackson
Substituted for: House Bill No. 187
By Maberry, Cepicky, Garringer
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-905 and Section 49-1-910, relative to
comptroller reports.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-905(9), is amended by deleting
subdivision (6) and substituting:
(6) The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review the foundational literacy
skills plans submitted to the department for approval to ensure the plans comply with the
requirements of subsection (f) and the rules promulgated by the state board. As part of the
review, the comptroller, or the comptroller's designee, shall examine whether the plans were
initially approved or denied by the department and the nature of any plan revisions or
amendments required by the department for approval. The comptroller shall include its
findings from the review in the report required pursuant to§ 49-1-910.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-910, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:
The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review data, practices, and
outcomes related to this part. The department of education shall provide any information
requested by the office of the comptroller of the treasury to the comptroller's office as soon
as practicable. Every three (3) years, the comptroller shall submit a report detailing the
findings of the review to the chair of the education committee of the senate, the chair of the
committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over student literacy, and the
state board of education and publish the report on the comptroller's website.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED:
SENATE BILL NO. 208
February 27, 2025
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RANov·M~ALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
CAMERON"SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this J.L day of YYh,rc:l 2025
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~ -BILL LEE, GOVERNOR