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HB2303 • 2026

School Vouchers

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

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Sponsor
Powers, Pody
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify additional updates to Tennessee's laws beyond changing the reporting deadline.

School Voucher Reporting Change

This bill changes when private schools must report test results for students using education freedom scholarships to June 15 instead of June 30.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline from June 30 to June 15 for private schools to send test results of scholarship recipients to a government office.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Private schools that accept students with education freedom scholarships
  • The state government office responsible for collecting and analyzing these reports

Terms To Know

Education Freedom Scholarship
A type of financial aid given to help pay for private school tuition.
Office of Research and Education Accountability
The state office that collects data about education programs, including test results from private schools.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not provide details on how the change will affect schools or the government.
  • It is unclear if this bill will pass and become law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  4. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  6. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  7. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  11. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2590
By Pody

HOUSE BILL 2303
By Powers
HB2303
012683
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education freedom scholarships.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3507(c), is amended by
deleting "June 30" wherever it appears and substituting "June 15".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.