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TennesseeSB 0196114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the school grading system.

Sponsored By: Page Walley (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More student groups count in school grades

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Education must include more subgroup data in school letter grades. If it already collects, aggregates, and reports a group’s data, it cannot leave that group out. A group counts when it has at least 20 valid math or English language arts scores in one grade band. For high schools, the college and career readiness result must be included when the graduating class has 20 or more students. Families may see school grades change.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Page Walley

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Joey Hensley

    Republican • Senate

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

  • Ken Yager

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 135 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/20/2025

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 219

    4/29/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    4/29/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/21/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/11/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/10/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/9/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/8/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/7/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0270)

    4/7/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

    4/7/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/24/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0127)

    3/20/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    3/20/2025Senate

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/20/2025Senate

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/20/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025

    3/18/2025Senate

  17. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025

    3/17/2025Senate

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/17/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025

    3/14/2025Senate

  20. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    3/12/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

    3/5/2025Senate

  22. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    1/27/2025Senate

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/16/2025Senate

  24. Filed for introduction

    1/15/2025Senate

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