Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to implement a pilot program to evaluate whether administering fewer district- and state-mandated assessments results in students achieving greater academic success; adds an additional method by which a student who is not proficient in ELA, as determined by the student's achieving a performance level rating of “approaching” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test, may be promoted. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Pub. Ch. 1030

Effective date(s) 05/21/2026

Signed by Governor.

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Signed by Senate Speaker

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

Signed by H. Speaker

Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

Senate refused to recede from amendment

H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in SA 2

Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. G. Martin, Cepicky, Cochran, Glynn)

Conference Committee appointed (Watson, White, Yarbro)

Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 80, Nays 0 PNV 6

Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0789)

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1107)

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0

H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26

H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0877)

Sponsor(s) Added.

H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0878)

Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 1, PNV 1

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsor(s) Added.

Placed behind the budget

Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsor(s) Added.

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

Ref. to Education Committee

Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Intro., P1C.

Filed for introduction