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HB1195 • 2026

Education, Curriculum

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

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Sponsor
Cepicky, White
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on enforcement or frequency of updates, leaving these points uncertain.

Tennessee Education Act for Character Curriculum

This bill requires local school districts to publish their character education curriculum on their websites.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each local education agency (LEA) to publish its character education curriculum online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local education agencies in Tennessee

Terms To Know

LEA
Local Education Agency, which is a school district or other local organization that runs public schools.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how often the curriculum needs to be updated on the website.
  • It's unclear if there are penalties for failing to comply with this requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1067
By White

HOUSE BILL 1195
By Cepicky

HB1195
003232
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education curricula.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-1007(c), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subsection:
Each LEA shall publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.