2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to assessments.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/25/2025
4
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED