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HB1759 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Slater, Haile
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
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: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1759 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1762* House Bill No.
  • 1759 HA0905 016147 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1762

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1762 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1762* House Bill No.
  • 1759 SA0798 015672 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026

  2. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2026

  3. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  4. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026

  5. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026

  7. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  10. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Education Committee

  28. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  29. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review

  30. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  33. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  34. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  35. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  36. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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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.