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HB1759 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Education
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Sponsor
Slater, Haile
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details about how schools will be assisted in meeting the new deadline.

Changing the Date for Apprenticeship Program Information

This bill changes the deadline from September 1 to December 1 for schools to provide information about apprenticeship programs on their websites.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline from September 1 to December 1 for schools to put apprentice program details online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public high schools in Tennessee
  • The Department of Education in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Apprenticeship training program contact
A person at a school who helps students find apprenticeships.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not say how schools will be helped to meet the new deadline.
  • The bill does not change other parts of education laws besides this specific date.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1759

Plain English: This amendment adds provisions for adult public charter schools in Tennessee's education laws.

  • Excludes students attending an adult public charter school from certain existing public charter school rules.
  • Defines what an 'adult public charter school' is and how it operates, including enrollment criteria and funding methods.
  • Specifies that existing public schools cannot be converted into adult public charter schools.
  • The amendment includes many technical details about the operation of adult public charter schools which are not fully explained in plain English here.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1762

Plain English: This amendment adds provisions for adult public charter schools in Tennessee's education laws.

  • Defines 'adult public charter school' as a public charter school that serves students aged 18 and older to help them earn high school diplomas.
  • Updates existing sections of the law to include references to adult public charter schools alongside opportunity public charter schools.
  • Specifies funding, enrollment rules, and application processes for adult public charter schools starting from the 2029-2030 school year.
  • The exact details of how these new provisions will be implemented are not fully specified in this amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  2. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  3. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  4. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  5. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026

  7. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  8. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Education Committee

  21. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  22. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review

  23. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  24. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  26. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  29. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1762
By Haile

HOUSE BILL 1759
By Slater
HB1759
011720
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 49, relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-419(c), amended by deleting
"September 1" and substituting "December 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.