# Tennessee SB 1273: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to priority schools. Tennessee SB 1273, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to priority schools., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1273-2025-2026 - 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 1273 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to priority schools. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Education, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (195 yes, 36 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Struggling schools need parent-focused support plans: benefit, low. Starting with the 2025–26 priority-school list, districts must develop and carry out support plans with each priority school. Plans must assess school needs, identify an evidence-based intervention, and review school and district resources. They must also address parent notice and community input.… - Achievement School District closes before 2026–27: mixed, medium. The Department of Education must close the Achievement School District and release all its schools before the 2026–27 school year. When an affected charter sponsor requests it, the commissioner must waive charter application timelines, including the letter-of-intent requirement. This lets the spons… - Struggling schools face support or closure: mixed, medium. Tennessee assigns priority schools to three intervention levels; first-time priority schools enter tier one. Schools listed more than once may enter tier two or three. Tier one offers district-led improvement, an approved turnaround expert, or an approved higher-tier option. Tier two allows approve… - Converted charter schools get five-year terms: mixed, low. Schools approved for charter conversion as a priority-school intervention receive a five-year initial charter agreement. It expires five academic years after the first day of instruction following conversion. The converted school may open in the academic year immediately after conversion, and chart… - New school watchlists and public rankings: mixed, low. Tennessee’s priority-school list includes the bottom 5% of schools and high schools that fail to graduate one-third or more of students. It also includes schools with chronically struggling student groups that do not improve after added targeted support. These schools face required interventions. B… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 75 | 15 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 69 | 21 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 464 - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 15, PNV 2 (House) - 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0235) (House) - 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-16: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0272) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0377) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0464.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1273.pdf) - HA0235: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0235.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1273.pdf) - SA0272: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0272.pdf) - SA0377: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0377.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0464.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1273.pdf) - [HA0235 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0235.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1273.pdf) - [SA0272 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0272.pdf) - [SA0377 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0377.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1273-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).