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HB0640 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

Education Privacy
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Carringer, Haile
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 778
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, Dept. of

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 400, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 400, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require the department of education to do the following: (1) Develop guidance for Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps (TALLC) members on how to align tutoring services for students with the remediation the student needs and with the academic standards adopted by the state board of education for the student's grade level; (2) I nclude information about the effectiveness of TALLC in its Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act progress report; (3) In the progress report a comparison of the effectiveness of after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, summer learning camps, and tutoring services provided by TALLC members in remediating learning loss and improving student acade mic performance; and (4) P rovide LEAs with a list of secure data management systems that utilize platforms capable of tracking the effectiveness of intervention methods, resource allocation, and student progress in real time across all schools in the LEA.
  • The systems listed must be capable of complying with relevant privacy laws.
  • An LEA will not be required to utilize a system listed by the department.

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

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Amendment 1-0 to HB0640

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB0640 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 400* House Bill No.
  • 640 HA0913 014870 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0400

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB0400 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 400* House Bill No.
  • 640 SA0799 014870 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 778

  2. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 778

  4. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1

  11. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0913)

  12. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  14. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  15. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  20. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0799)

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  30. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  34. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  35. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  36. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  37. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  38. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  39. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  40. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 400, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require the department of education to do the following:

(1) Develop
guidance for Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps (TALLC) members on how to align tutoring services for students with the remediation the student needs and with the academic standards adopted by the state board of education for the student's
grade level;

(2)
I
nclude information about the effectiveness of TALLC in its Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act progress report;

(3) In the progress report a comparison of the effectiveness of after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, summer learning camps, and tutoring services provided by TALLC members in remediating learning loss and improving student acade
mic performance; and

(4)
P
rovide LEAs with a list of secure data management systems that utilize platforms capable of tracking the effectiveness of intervention methods, resource allocation, and student progress in real time across all schools in the LEA. The systems listed must
be capable of complying with relevant privacy laws. An LEA will not be required to utilize a system listed by the department.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 400
By Powers

HOUSE BILL 640
By Carringer

HB0640
000941
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-13-136(c)(1), is amended by
deleting "May 1" wherever it appears in the subdivision and substituting "May 15".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.