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SB0798 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Hatcher, Stinnett
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on what happens if the report is late, nor does it specify how this will affect existing pre-K programs or their funding.

Tennessee Pre-K Reporting Act

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Education to submit an annual report on pre-kindergarten programs by February 1st.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the office of early learning to give a yearly report about pre-kindergarten programs.
  • The report must be sent to the governor and the general assembly.
  • It includes information like how many kids are in pre-K, where they go, and who runs these programs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governor of Tennessee
  • General Assembly of Tennessee
  • Office of Early Learning

Terms To Know

Pre-kindergarten
A program for young children before they start kindergarten.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify consequences if the report is late.
  • It's unclear how this will affect existing pre-K programs or their funding.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 678
By Stinnett

SENATE BILL 798
By Hatcher

SB0798
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-108(6), is amended by deleting
"annual report" in the first sentence and substituting "annual report by February 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.