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HB0067 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to early high school graduation.

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Sponsor
Sparks, Reeves
Last action
2025-04-09
Official status
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the data will be used or if it will lead to policy changes, leaving these points as unknowns.

Report on Early High School Graduation

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Education to compile and submit an annual report detailing the number of students who completed early graduation programs in the previous school year.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee Department of Education to compile a yearly report on the number of students who complete the early graduation program.
  • The report must be submitted to the education committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives by September 1 each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Education
  • Education committees in the Tennessee State Legislature

Terms To Know

Early graduation program
A program that allows high school students to graduate before completing all regular requirements.
K-12 education committee
The committee in the Tennessee State Legislature responsible for kindergarten through 12th grade education issues.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what information beyond the number of students must be included in the report.
  • It is unclear how this data will be used or if it will lead to any changes in policies.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB0067

Plain English: This amendment changes HB0067 by adding new requirements for TACIR to study and recommend ways to incentivize early high school graduation in Tennessee.

  • TACIR is required to study if early high school graduation programs can reduce overcrowding in fast-growing counties and compare with other states' incentives.
  • TACIR must make recommendations on how Tennessee should encourage students to graduate from high school earlier.
  • By January 31, 2026, TACIR will report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly.
  • The amendment does not specify what incentives or programs might be recommended by TACIR.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0434

Plain English: This amendment asks TACIR to study if early high school graduation programs can reduce overcrowding in fast-growing counties and suggests ways Tennessee could encourage more students to graduate early.

  • TACIR will research whether early high school graduation programs can help reduce school overcrowding in rapidly growing areas.
  • TACIR must also look into what other states offer for early high school graduation incentives that Tennessee does not have and the outcomes of these programs.
  • By January 31, 2026, TACIR is required to give a report with its findings and recommendations to lawmakers.
  • The amendment text does not specify how TACIR will conduct their study or what specific incentives might be suggested.
  • It's unclear if the existing bill (HB0067) had similar provisions before this amendment was added.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  2. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar

  4. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  5. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  6. 2025-03-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/31/2025

  7. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  8. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  9. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  10. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  12. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  13. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  14. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  18. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  21. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  22. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  23. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  24. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  25. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  26. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2025-01-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 434
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 67
By Sparks

HB0067
000967
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to early high school graduation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-8103, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
(j) The department of education shall compile a report on the number of students
who completed the early graduation program in the previous school year. The
department shall submit the report to the education committee of the senate and the
committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over kindergarten through
grade twelve (K-12) education by September 1 of each year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.