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SB 1213 TN
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Education - As enacted, empowers a student who is an English language learner and who received language assistance services in the classroom during the school year to receive the same language assistance services while taking a Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the receipt of language assistance services does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN · session 114 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 6, 2025

Latest action (Apr 24, 2026) Pub. Ch. 685

Sponsor (1)
  • Akbari Democratic · primary

Action history (23)
  1. Feb 6, 2025 Filed for introduction · lower
  2. Feb 10, 2025 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · lower
  3. Feb 12, 2025 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · upper
  4. Jan 12, 2026 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  5. Jan 12, 2026 Sponsor change. · lower
  6. Mar 5, 2026 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 · lower
  7. Mar 11, 2026 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 · upper
  8. Mar 17, 2026 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 · lower
  9. Mar 19, 2026 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · lower
  10. Mar 19, 2026 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  11. Mar 19, 2026 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 · upper
  12. Mar 19, 2026 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0685) · lower
  13. Mar 23, 2026 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · lower
  14. Mar 30, 2026 Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 0 · lower
  15. Mar 30, 2026 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0822) · lower
  16. Mar 30, 2026 Subst. for comp. HB. · lower
  17. Apr 1, 2026 Signed by Senate Speaker · upper
  18. Apr 1, 2026 Enrolled and ready for signatures · lower
  19. Apr 2, 2026 Transmitted to Governor for action. · lower
  20. Apr 2, 2026 Signed by H. Speaker · lower
  21. Apr 14, 2026 Signed by Governor. · lower
  22. Apr 24, 2026 Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 · lower
  23. Apr 24, 2026 Pub. Ch. 685 · lower
Subjects
Education

Text versions (3)

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  • Current Version · PDF
  • Amendment SA0685 · PDF
  • Amendment HA0822 · PDF

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