Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB1338 Latest Draft

Bill / Draft Version Filed 02/06/2025

                             
HOUSE BILL 1052 
 By McKenzie 
 
SENATE BILL 1338 
By Yarbro 
 
 
SB1338 
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AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 
(1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and 
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 10, 
Part 14 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to 
students participating in a school choice program. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1.  Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 
6004), is amended by adding the following as a new section in Section 2: 
 (a)  The office of research and education accountability (OREA) in the office of 
the comptroller of the treasury shall annually report the following information about the 
program for the current school year: 
 (1)  Number of recipients; 
 (2)  Number of recipients who have participated in the program for two (2) 
or more school years;  
 (3)  Number of recipients who were enrolled in a public school in this state 
for the immediately preceding school year; and 
 (4)  Number of recipients who were eligible for the first time to enroll in a 
public kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) school in this state. 
 (b)  OREA shall submit the report to the general assembly by October 30, 2025, 
and by each October 30 thereafter. 
 SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.