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HB0665 • 2026

Education

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

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Cepicky, Taylor
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 377
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences of non-compliance by schools, privacy rights implications, or enforcement mechanisms.

Changes to Military Recruiting Access in Schools

This bill changes how military recruiters can access Tennessee high schools and students' information by removing old rules and setting new requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement for public senior high schools to provide military recruiters with campus access or student directory information if other career or educational groups have such access.
  • Requires each public senior high school to allow armed forces recruiting representatives onto the campus at least once a month during lunch periods and at least once every other month when school is in session to inform students about military careers.
  • Changes references from 'military forces' to 'armed forces'.
  • Ensures that if schools share student directory information with career or educational groups, they must also provide it to armed forces recruiters.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public senior high schools in Tennessee.
  • Armed forces recruiting representatives of the state and federal governments.
  • High school students who are interested in military careers.

Terms To Know

armed forces
The military branches, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.
directory information
Basic student details like name, address, phone number, and email that schools can share with others.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a school refuses to follow these rules.
  • It is unclear how this will affect students' privacy rights regarding their directory information.
  • There are no details on enforcement or penalties for schools that do not comply.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB0665

Plain English: The amendment requires Tennessee's public senior high schools to provide military recruiters with access to student directory information and opportunities for on-campus recruitment similar to those given to other educational or occupational organizations.

  • Public senior high schools must give military recruiters the same access to student contact information as they do to groups that inform students about career options.
  • Schools are required to allow military recruiters to visit during lunch periods at least once a month and provide additional sessions every other month for interested students.
  • The exact details of how schools will implement these requirements are not specified in the amendment text.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0713

Plain English: The amendment changes Tennessee law to require public senior high schools to allow military recruiters access during lunch periods and other times for students interested in learning more about military careers.

  • Public senior high schools must provide military recruiters access at least once a month during student lunch periods.
  • Schools also need to offer additional meetings every other month when school is in session for students who want more information from the military.
  • The exact details of how these requirements will be implemented are not specified in the amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 377

  2. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  3. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 377

  4. 2025-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0310)

  11. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  15. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0310)

  16. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  17. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  18. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  19. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  23. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  25. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1

  26. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0176)

  27. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  28. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025

  29. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  33. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  35. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  36. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  37. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  38. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  39. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  40. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  41. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  42. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  44. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 26, 2025,
THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 713, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following revisions to present law:



Removes the provision that requires a high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the military forces of the state and the United States access to

the campus or to student directory information for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military, if that high school is providing such access to persons or groups that make students aware of occupational or educational options.



Requires, instead, each public senior high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the military forces of this state and the United States access to the public senior high school (i) at least once a month during student lunch periods for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military; and (ii) at least once every other month when school is in session to provide further information to students who have expressed interest.

ON APRIL 15, 2025, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 713 FOR HOUSE BILL 665, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 713, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 makes the fol
lowing revisions:



Changes references in the bill from "military forces of this state and the United States" to "armed forces of this state and the United States".



Requires, i
f a public senior high school provides access to student directory information to persons or groups that make students aware of occupational or educational options, the public senior high school
to
provide access to the same information on the same basis to official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of this state and of the United States to allow students to be informed of educational and career opportunities available in the military.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 713
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 665
By Cepicky

HB0665
002602
- 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 49-7-1310(i), is amended by deleting
the subsection.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.