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TennesseeSB 1019114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to education funding for public charter schools.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

Education, Dept. of

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Districts must share charter student funding

Beginning July 1, 2025, districts must allocate local student funding to charter schools based on prior-year membership under Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement rules. They must also include current-year average per-student state and local funding above that framework's requirements, using prior-year charter membership. Additional current-year members generate additional state and local allocations. Charters also receive appropriate federal allocations, including special education and other federal school grants, under federal rules. For district-authorized charters, districts must use shared-services agreements or subgrants; subgrants provide an equitable share based on eligible students, following Tennessee Department of Education procedures.

Annual guidance for charter funding disputes

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Education must give charter authorizers funding-dispute guidance each July 1. It must explain how charter schools can challenge an alleged error in an allocation to their authorizer. It must also state the steps authorizers must follow. The dispute provision and authority to make rules took effect when the law became effective; the funding rules began July 1, 2025.

Regular charter payments with spending limits

Beginning July 1, 2025, district budgets must show next year's local payment per charter student and the required calculations. Districts must pay expected local funds in at least nine equal installments. They must adjust payments in October, December, February, April, and June for changes in revenue, membership, or student services. District financial records must include all federal, state, and local funds, including state-paid charter amounts as district revenue and spending. Charter schools must spend received funds under their submitted budgets or governing-body-approved revisions, while following state and federal law.

State pays charter schools more directly

Beginning July 1, 2025, student funding follows district membership from its first day through its last day. Early graduates still count through their expected graduation date. The state share for charter students is allocated to districts but paid directly to charter schools, based on prior-year membership and Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement rules. Payments instead go to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission or Achievement School District when that agency authorizes the school. Separately, the Department of Education must keep funds covered by § 49-3-105(c)(3), rather than allocate them to districts.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Stevens

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Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 133 • No: 22

House vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025

Yes: 70 • No: 22

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2025

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/6/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2025

Yes: 29 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/26/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025

    5/15/2025

  2. Pub. Ch. 456

    5/15/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/28/2025Senate

  8. Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0296)

    4/22/2025Senate

  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025

    4/22/2025Senate

  10. Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 1

    4/22/2025House

  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0296)

    4/22/2025House

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0295)

    4/22/2025House

  13. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/22/2025House

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

    3/10/2025House

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/6/2025Senate

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/6/2025Senate

  17. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0

    3/6/2025Senate

  18. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0027)

    3/6/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2025

    3/4/2025Senate

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

    2/26/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/26/2025

    2/19/2025Senate

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

    2/12/2025Senate

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  24. Filed for introduction

    2/5/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • HA0296

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • HA0295

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0027

    PDF

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