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Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Session
- 114
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Education
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-02-02 00:00:00
Sponsors
- Watson (primary), primary
Tennessee 114
Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to implement a pilot program to evaluate whether administering fewer district- and state-mandated assessments results in students achieving greater academic success; adds an additional method by which a student who is not proficient in ELA, as determined by the student's achieving a performance level rating of “approaching” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test, may be promoted. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorshipCompanion House Bill substituted
substitutionRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/21/2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorshipPlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
referral-committeeFiled for introduction
filingIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
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