HOUSE BILL 778 By McKenzie SENATE BILL 1168 By Akbari SB1168 002802 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 49, relative to establishing an incentive program for educators who have fifteen or more years' experience in education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. The office of research and education accountability (OREA), in the office of the comptroller of the treasury, shall study and make recommendations for the implementation of an incentive program for educators who have fifteen (15) or more years' experience in education. OREA shall report its findings and recommendations for implementation of the incentive program to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over educator benefits by December 31, 2025. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.