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HB0226 • 2026

Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA)

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

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Sponsor
Haston, Walley
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details about future years' funding beyond FY27-28, only that it will be over $705,900.

Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA)

This bill adds a new funding rule for schools with between 1,001 and 1,250 students.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new part to Tennessee's education funding rules.
  • Gives an extra 3% of money to each student in districts that have between 1,001 and 1,250 students.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Schools with between 1,001 and 1,250 students
  • Students in those specific school districts

Terms To Know

LEA
Local Education Agency, which is another name for a school district.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the extra money will be used.
  • It's unclear if this funding change affects other parts of Tennessee's education budget.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB0226

Plain English: The amendment changes how much money schools get based on their size and location.

  • Adds a new rule that gives an extra 2% funding for each student in districts with between 1,001 to 1,500 students.
  • Changes the existing rule about small districts to give them 6% instead of whatever it was before.
  • The amendment does not specify what 'small district' means exactly in terms of student numbers.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect other parts of the education funding system that are not mentioned here.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0637

Plain English: The amendment changes how much money schools get based on their size and location.

  • Adds a new rule that gives an extra 2% funding for each student in districts with between 1,001 to 1,500 students.
  • Changes the funding percentage from 6% to another unspecified amount for small districts.
  • The amendment does not specify what replaces the original 6% allocation for small districts.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  2. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  3. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  4. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  7. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/24/2026

  9. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/24/2026

  10. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0

  14. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  16. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  18. 2025-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  21. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/11/2025

  24. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  25. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  26. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  28. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 637
By Walley

HOUSE BILL 226
By Haston

HB0226
001444
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-105(b), is amended by
designating subdivision (5) as subdivision (6) and adding the following as a new subdivision (5):
(5) The weighted allocation for a student who resides in an LEA with a
membership between one thousand one (1,001) and one thousand two hundred fifty
(1,250), both inclusive, is three percent (3%); and
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.