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HB2305 • 2026

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5, relative to teaching credentials.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Stevens, White
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1134
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel

ON MARCH 5, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2407, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 5, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2407, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 also applies the bill to an individual who has n ot yet begun the clinical practice required by law at the time the temporary clinical permit is issued .

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB2305

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2305 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2407* House Bill No.
  • 2305 HA1006 013851 - 1 - by deleting the amendatory language of Section 1 and substituting instead the following: (B) Has completed all EPP coursework, except for the clinical practice required in § 49-5-5604 and the rules of the state board of education.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2407

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2407 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2407* House Bill No.
  • 2305 SA0543 013851 - 1 - by deleting the amendatory language of Section 1 and substituting instead the following: (B) Has completed all EPP coursework, except for the clinical practice required in § 49-5-5604 and the rules of the state board of education.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1134

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1134

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1006)

  13. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  15. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on cal. for 4/16/2026

  16. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  17. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  19. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  20. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  22. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  23. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  24. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  25. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  26. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  27. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  28. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  30. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0543)

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  32. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026

  33. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026

  34. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  36. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  37. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  39. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  40. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  41. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  42. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  44. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor withdrawn.

  45. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  46. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  47. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 5, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2407, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 also applies the bill to
an individual who has
n
ot yet begun the clinical practice required
by law
at the time the temporary clinical permit is issued
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2407
By White

HOUSE BILL 2305
By Stevens
HB2305
012023
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
Chapter 5, relative to teaching credentials.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-106(b)(2), is amended by
deleting subdivision (B) and substituting instead the following:
(B) Has completed all EPP coursework, except for the clinical practice required
in § 49-5-5604 and the rules of the state board of education; this subdivision (b)(2)(B)
applies to an individual who has begun, but not completed, the clinical practice required
pursuant to § 49-5-5604 at the time the temporary clinical permit is issued;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-106(g), is amended by adding
the following language at the end of subdivision (3):
This subdivision (g)(3) is satisfied if the amount of time the individual completed
toward meeting the clinical practice required pursuant to § 49-5-5604 before the
individual was issued a temporary clinical permit combined with the amount of
time the individual taught under the temporary clinical permit is at least equal to
the amount of time required for candidates of the EPP in which the individual is
enrolled to complete the clinical practice required pursuant to § 49-5-5604.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.