Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades nine through 12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864

Comp. SB subst.

Sponsor(s) Added.

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

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

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

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

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

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

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

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

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

Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

P2C, ref. to Education Committee

Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

Intro., P1C.

Filed for introduction