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SB0887 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Reeves, Baum
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the content of the TISA Guide or its impact on various stakeholders.

Education Funding Act

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Education to publish information about education funding on its official website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee Department of Education to publish the TISA guide on their official website.

Terms To Know

TISA Guide
A guide that explains how money is given to students and schools in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly what information will be included in the TISA Guide.
  • It's unclear when the department must publish this guide after the law passes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  3. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 692
By Baum

SENATE BILL 887
By Reeves

SB0887
002402
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education funding.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-103, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e) The department shall publish the TISA guide on the department's website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.