# Tennessee SB 0714: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to education. Tennessee SB 0714, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0714-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0714 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to education. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (440 yes, 434 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School improvement plans and fraud reporting: benefit, low. Oversight boards must assess district needs each year and update improvement plans with measurable goals. Reviews cover student results, attendance, teacher qualifications and retention, class sizes, teaching materials, parent involvement, training, student needs, safety, finances, contracts, facil… - State fund supports school oversight boards: benefit, low. The law creates a state treasury reserve fund for school oversight boards, managed by the education department. It states lawmakers' intent to provide $500,000 to $1 million once for fiscal year 2026–2027; it does not itself guarantee that appropriation. Boards must apply and show good cause to rec… - State oversight for struggling school districts: benefit, low. The law creates a nine-member oversight board for Tennessee school districts meeting at least four of six triggers. The triggers are: at least 50% of students lack proficiency in math and at least 50% in English; at least 25% of schools earned D or F grades in the most recent graded year; at least… - School employees face new dismissal powers: cost, medium. In districts under oversight, the oversight board can fire any district employee, including the school director, with or without cause. Contract terms still apply, and tenured teachers and principals keep their legal due-process protections. Contract employees fired for cause lose compensation due… - Local school leaders face state limits: cost, low. Oversight boards can require or stop discretionary actions within a local school board's or school director's authority. They must find the direction necessary to improve district performance, operations, or management. This power includes decisions about policies and opening, closing, or combining… - School budgets and spending need approval: cost, low. Districts under oversight must submit budgets and budget changes for oversight approval before sending them for adoption. Oversight boards can veto whole budgets or individual items and require revisions. They can submit a budget themselves if the local board fails to submit or revise it; special s… - Charter schools gain stronger oversight review: mixed, low. Districts under oversight cannot deny specified amended charter applications, school conversions, renewals, or charter changes without oversight-board approval. Proposed denials and reasons must reach the oversight board at least 15 business days before the final-decision deadline. If the oversight… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 | pass | 73 | 19 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Minority Conference Report Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2026 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Previous Question Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADOPT MINORITY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 | fail | 13 | 72 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 | pass | 73 | 17 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PARKINSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 25 | 63 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 63 | 30 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 8 BY PARKINSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 21 | 71 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY PARKINSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 24 | 69 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY PARKINSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 24 | 66 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Bill text - HA0519 (Substitute), 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0519.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1057.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0662.pdf) - HA0311: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0311.pdf) - HA0535: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0535.pdf) - HA0536: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0536.pdf) - HA0537: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0537.pdf) - HA0538: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0538.pdf) - HA0539: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0539.pdf) - HA0540: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0540.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0714.pdf) - SA0285: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0285.pdf) - SA0430: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0430.pdf) - SA0456: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0456.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0519 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0519.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1057.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0662.pdf) - [HA0311 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0311.pdf) - [HA0535 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0535.pdf) - [HA0536 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0536.pdf) - [HA0537 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0537.pdf) - [HA0538 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0538.pdf) - [HA0539 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0539.pdf) - [HA0540 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0540.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0714.pdf) - [SA0285 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0285.pdf) - [SA0430 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0430.pdf) - [SA0456 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0456.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0714-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).