2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1003: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the state board of education to approve at least one universal screener for pre-kindergarten students as an alternative growth model to generate individual growth scores for pre-kindergarten teachers; requires, instead of authorizes, LEAs and public charter schools that provide a voluntary pre-kindergarten program to allow pre-kindergarten teachers to use the results of a state-board-approved universal screener for pre-kindergarten students as an alternative growth model for annual evaluation purposes. - 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
3/12/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0278)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
4/7/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/9/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0302)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate

Amendments

SA0278

Amendment 1-0 to SB1003

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/7/2025
32
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
3/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/202510.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/21/2025138.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/22/2025125.2 KB