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TennesseeSB 0689114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Sponsored By: Dawn White (Republican)

Became Law

Education

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Two teacher aid programs end July 2025

The law ends the Tennessee Teaching Scholars Program on July 1, 2025. It also ends the Minority Teaching Fellows Program on July 1, 2025. If you have an outstanding loan from either program, TSAC will still manage the loan and its requirements. No new applicants can enter these programs after July 1, 2025.

New panel reviews college funding and aid

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law creates a review committee inside the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. It helps develop or revise the higher education master plan, state financial aid, and the funding formula. Members include leaders from the Commission, the Board of Regents, the University of Tennessee, finance officials, key lawmakers, and others. The Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association president serves only on master plan and state financial aid work. The committee must link the funding formula to master plan goals and meet at least once each year.

State student aid run by commission

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law creates the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) as a nonprofit division inside the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. TSAC must register with the Secretary of State and follow Tennessee corporate law, except where this chapter says otherwise. The current TSAC governing board ends on July 1, 2025, and the Commission becomes TSAC’s board on that date. TSAC may spend money that is appropriated, received, or allocated to run and administer student aid programs in parts 2, 3, and 6–9 of this chapter.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dawn White

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 148 • No: 11

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/10/2025

Yes: 31 • No: 0

House vote • 4/3/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025

Yes: 77 • No: 10

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/17/2025

Yes: 31 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 234

    4/29/2025

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

    4/29/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/23/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/16/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/15/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/14/2025Senate

  7. Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0172)

    4/10/2025Senate

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/10/2025Senate

  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2025

    4/8/2025Senate

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/3/2025House

  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0172)

    4/3/2025House

  12. Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 10, PNV 3

    4/3/2025House

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

    3/20/2025House

  14. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0133)

    3/17/2025Senate

  15. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    3/17/2025Senate

  16. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/17/2025Senate

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/17/2025Senate

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

    3/14/2025Senate

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

    3/12/2025Senate

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

    3/5/2025Senate

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

    2/12/2025Senate

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  23. Filed for introduction

    1/31/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • HA0172 (Substitute)

    4/3/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0133

    PDF

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