2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1281: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to released time courses.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires that persons who hold positions with independent entities that teach released time courses and who have proximity to students undergo a criminal history records check conducted by the TBI; requires LEAs to notify students' parents whether results indicate that the subject has been convicted of certain criminal offenses for which a licensed educator's license is subject to revocation with a hearing. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec. for pass 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
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0265

Amendment 1-0 to HB1281

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/2/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/18/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Hill
Timothy Hill
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/24/2025121.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/7/2025118.7 KB