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SB0910 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Lowe, Cepicky
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 penalties for non-compliance or specify what happens if a committee does not request the report.

Changing Reporting Requirements for Foster Care Students in Athletics

This bill changes how schools report information about foster care students participating in interscholastic athletics to certain education committees.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the reporting requirement from annual to upon request by specific education committees.
  • Requires the Department of Education to send reports only when requested by the Senate or House committee with jurisdiction over education.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local education agencies (LEAs)
  • Public charter schools
  • The Department of Education

Terms To Know

interscholastic athletics
Sports and athletic activities between different schools.
local education agencies (LEAs)
School districts or other local organizations that provide public education.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a committee does not request the report.
  • It is unclear how often these committees will make such requests.
  • There are no details on penalties for non-compliance with this reporting requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  7. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1230
By Cepicky

SENATE BILL 910
By Lowe

SB0910
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to interscholastic athletics.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-2-136(b), is amended by deleting
subdivision (2) and substituting:
Upon request of the education committee of the senate or the committee of
house of representatives having jurisdiction over education, the department shall submit
a report to the requesting committee documenting each LEA's and public charter
school's compliance with this section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.