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HB1228 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 49 and Title 62, relative to tenure.

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on whether or not this change will improve accessibility of the tenure policy.

Education Act for Tenure Policy

This bill allows the board of regents to provide their tenure policy in electronic or printed form.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Tennessee law to allow the board of regents to share their tenure policy electronically or on paper.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The board of regents who will now be able to provide the tenure policy in different formats.
  • Educators and schools that use the tenure policy.

Terms To Know

Tenure
A system where teachers can keep their jobs for a long time if they do well at work.
Board of Regents
The group that makes rules about education in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not change the content of the tenure policy, only how it is shared.
  • It's unclear if this will make it easier for everyone to access the policy.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025

  4. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  7. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 820
By Hensley

HOUSE BILL 1228
By Lafferty

HB1228
002399
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 49 and Title 62, relative to tenure.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-301(a), is amended by adding
the following as the last sentence of the subsection:
The board may produce and make available, electronically or in a printed, physical
medium, a copy of the tenure policy.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.