2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1036: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the department of education to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative school district after the first school year of operation and make recommendations, which may include encouraging additional public universities to operate an innovative school district based upon future state educational needs, to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Reassigned to Higher Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0306

Amendment 1-0 to HB1036

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/2/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/19/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Charlie Baum
Charlie Baum
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text3/18/20258.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/24/20258.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/20258.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/26/2025115.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/26/2025118.0 KB