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HB0030 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to language assistance for students.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Clemmons, Akbari
Last action
2026-04-24
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 685
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Education

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASS SENATE BILL 1213, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASS SENATE BILL 1213, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 m akes this bill apply to the administration of TCAP tests beginning in the 2026-2027 school year instead of beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0030

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB0030 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1213 House Bill No.
  • 30* HA0822 014432 - 1 - by deleting Section 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1213

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1213 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1213 House Bill No.
  • 30* SA0685 014432 - 1 - by deleting Section 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 685

  2. 2026-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 685

  4. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 0

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0822)

  13. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  16. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  18. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  19. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1

  21. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0685)

  22. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  23. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  24. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  25. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  26. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  27. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026

  28. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  29. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  30. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  31. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  32. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  34. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

  35. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  36. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  37. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  38. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  39. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  40. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  41. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  42. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  43. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  44. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  45. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  46. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  47. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  48. 2024-12-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASS SENATE BILL 1213, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 m
akes this bill apply to the administration of TCAP tests beginning
in the 2026-2027 school year
instead of beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1213
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 30
By Clemmons
HB0030
000531
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to language assistance for students.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-6001(j), is amended by
designating the existing language as subdivision (1) and adding the following new subdivision:
(2)
(A) A student who is an English language learner (ELL) and who
received language assistance services in the classroom during the school year
must be allowed to receive the same language assistance services while taking a
TCAP test or an end-of-course assessment, required by the state board of
education under subsection (a), as long as the receipt of language assistance
services does not invalidate the assessment.
(B) As used in this subdivision (j)(2), "language assistance services"
means services:
(i) Designed for speakers of languages other than English that
are provided pursuant to an individual learning plan (ILP) by a teacher
with an English as a second language endorsement to ELL students; or
(ii) That provide linguistically and academically appropriate
accommodations and scaffolding pursuant to an ELL student's ILP that
are provided by a general education teacher in the general education
classroom to ELL students whose parent or guardian has waived the
student's receipt of the services described in subdivision (j)(2)(B)(i).

- 2 - 000531

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it,
and applies to the administration of the TCAP test in the 2025-2026 school year and each
school year thereafter.