2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0870: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator evaluations.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Senate
2/27/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0059)
Senate
3/13/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
Senate
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/13/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/17/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0298)
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 6
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate

Amendments

SA0059

Amendment 1-0 to SB0870

3/6/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
87
Yea
2
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/13/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/5/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20259.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/20259.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/22/2025118.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/14/2025141.0 KB