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SB0208 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-905 and Section 49-1-910, relative to comptroller reports.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Jackson, Maberry
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Pub. Ch. 21
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify that the bill asks the department of education to provide information on an ongoing basis, only when requested for review purposes.

Changes to Comptroller Reports for Literacy Plans

This bill changes how the comptroller of Tennessee reviews and reports on literacy plans submitted by local education agencies and charter schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement for the comptroller to submit annual reports about literacy plans to legislative committees.
  • Requires the comptroller to review data, practices, and outcomes related to literacy every three years instead of annually.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local education agencies
  • Public charter schools
  • The comptroller of the treasury

Terms To Know

Comptroller
A person who manages and audits financial records for a government entity.
Foundational literacy skills plan
A plan that outlines how schools will teach reading and writing to students.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact details of what information must be included in the three-year reports.
  • It is unclear if there are any additional requirements for local education agencies beyond submitting their literacy plans.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 21

  2. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/13/2025

  3. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 21

  4. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  15. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  16. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2025

  17. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  19. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2025

  20. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2025

  21. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  22. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025

  23. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  24. 2025-02-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

  25. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

  26. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/18/2025

  27. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  29. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/11/2025

  30. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  31. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  32. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  34. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  35. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

No later than June 1, 2021, present law requires each local education agency (LEA) and public charter school to submit a foundational literacy skills plan to the depar
tment of education for approval and a revised foundational literacy skills plan no later than July 1, 2024, and triennially thereafter. Additionally, the office of the comptroller of the treasury must conduct a review of the submitted foundational litera
c
y skills plans to ensure the plans comply with the requirements of present law. The comptroller or the comptroller's designee, must submit a report
detailing the findings of the review, including, but not limited to, whether plans were initially approved
or denied by the department, and the nature of any plan revisions or amendments required by the department for approval, to the chairs of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives by each November 1.

This bill revises the above
provisions to require the comptroller to include the comptroller's findings in the annual review report that is submitted to the general assembly.

ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT

Present law requires the
office of the comptroller
to
annually conduct a review of t
he implementation of
the Tennessee Literacy Act
.

The department of education
must
provide any information requested by the office of the comptroller to the comptroller's office as soon as practicable.

By November 1 of each year, the comptroller
must
subm
it a report detailing the findings of the review to
legislative committees with subject matter jurisdiction over education
and publish the report on the comptroller's website.

This bill revises these provisions to, instead, require the comptroller to gen
erally review data, practices, and outcomes related to this act and include such findings in the comptroller's report , which must be so submitted and posted every three years.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 187
By Maberry

SENATE BILL 208
By Jackson

SB0208
000791
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
49-1-905 and Section 49-1-910, relative to
comptroller reports.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-905(g), is amended by deleting
subdivision (6) and substituting:
(6) The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review the foundational
literacy skills plans submitted to the department for approval to ensure the plans comply
with the requirements of subsection (f) and the rules promulgated by the state board. As
part of the review, the comptroller, or the comptroller's designee, shall examine whether
the plans were initially approved or denied by the department and the nature of any plan
revisions or amendments required by the department for approval. The comptroller shall
include its findings from the review in the report required pursuant to § 49-1-910.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-910, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:
The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review data, practices, and
outcomes related to this part. The department of education shall provide any information
requested by the office of the comptroller of the treasury to the comptroller's office as
soon as practicable. Every three (3) years, the comptroller shall submit a report detailing
the findings of the review to the chair of the education committee of the senate, the chair
of the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over student literacy,
and the state board of education and publish the report on the comptroller's website.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.