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HB1780 • 2026

Education, Higher

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

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Sponsor
Leatherwood, Rose
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on how this change will impact prison education programs or if other deadlines for similar reports are affected.

Changing Report Deadline for Prison Education

This bill changes the deadline for reporting on prison education opportunities from January 1st to January 15th.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for a report on higher education opportunities in prisons from January 1st to January 15th.
  • Requires the Department of Correction to send this report to specific committees in both houses of the Tennessee legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Correction
  • Lawmakers in the Senate and House committees on education and criminal justice

Terms To Know

Department of Correction
A government agency that manages prisons and other correctional facilities.
Committees
Groups within the legislature that focus on specific areas like education or criminal justice.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how this change will affect prison education programs.
  • It is unclear if there are other deadlines for similar reports that might also be changed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  2. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 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 1855
By Rose

HOUSE BILL 1780
By Leatherwood
HB1780
010764
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to postsecondary education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-7-169(c), is amended by deleting
"January 1" and substituting "January 15".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.