HB0663 • 2026

Education

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

Education Labor

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Sponsor: White, Massey
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about what happens after the program ends or if there are other similar programs in place.

Ending an Old Education Program

This bill removes a pilot program designed to improve parent-teacher engagement in early grades of Tennessee schools.

What This Bill Does

Removes a pilot program aimed at enhancing parent-teacher communication for students from kindergarten through second grade.

Who It Names or Affects

Public schools in Tennessee that had or were planning to start this parent-teacher engagement pilot program.

Terms To Know

Pilot Program: A small-scale test of a new idea before it is fully implemented.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens to the parent-teacher engagement efforts after this program ends.
It's unclear if there are other similar programs in place or planned for Tennessee schools.

Amendments

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

SA0289

Amendment 1-0 to SB0709

Plain English: The amendment adds new definitions and establishes a grant program for workforce training in high-demand, high-wage fields.

Adds definitions for terms such as 'competency-based', 'eligible institution', 'noncredit workforce credential', and others related to the economy workforce credential grant program.
Establishes the Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program under Title 49 of Tennessee Code Annotated, aimed at creating a supply of credentialed workers in high-demand fields.

The full extent of how the department will administer the program and specific rules for implementation are not detailed in this amendment text.

Bill History

2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 1/21/2026
2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Ref. to Education Committee
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 709
By Massey

HOUSE BILL 663
By White

HB0663
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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 49-6-308, is amended by deleting the
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.