Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB1024 Latest Draft

Bill / Draft Version Filed 03/18/2025

                             
HOUSE BILL 1036 
 By Baum 
 
SENATE BILL 1024 
By Reeves 
 
 
SB1024 
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, 
Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 
50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and 
Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to education. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-1508, is amended by 
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new 
subsection: 
 (b)  After the first full school year of operation for an innovative school district in 
this state, the department shall evaluate the effectiveness of the innovative school 
district and make recommendations to the education committee of the senate and the 
committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over education.  The 
department's recommendations may include encouraging additional public universities to 
operate an innovative school district based upon future state educational needs. 
 SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.