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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE BILL 91 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Haston | |
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| 5 | 5 | SENATE BILL 636 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Walley | |
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| 9 | 9 | SB0636 | |
| 10 | 10 | 001112 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, | |
| 14 | 14 | relative to assessments. | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 1. The Tennessee department of education shall, no later than January 1, | |
| 18 | 18 | 2026, submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's | |
| 19 | 19 | Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan to remove all end-of-course assessment | |
| 20 | 20 | requirements for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) and to allow the ACT, SAT, or | |
| 21 | 21 | another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner of education for | |
| 22 | 22 | purposes of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-6001(b), to be annually administered to | |
| 23 | 23 | students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) and for student performance on such | |
| 24 | 24 | assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |