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SB0945 • 2026

Comptroller, State

AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.

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Sponsor
Haile, Slater
Last action
2025-03-19
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what happens to the reports already submitted or mention any future plans for addressing other similar outdated requirements.

Removing Old Reporting Requirement for Community Schools

This bill removes outdated language that required the comptroller's office to report on community schools by November 1, 2018.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a section of Tennessee law that required reporting about community schools.
  • Deletes specific language from Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 and Title 49 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The office of the comptroller in Tennessee
  • Education committees in the Tennessee General Assembly

Terms To Know

Comptroller
A person who manages and oversees financial matters for a government entity.
Community schools
Public schools that work with community partners to provide extra services and support to students and families.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens to the reports already submitted.
  • It is unclear if there are other similar outdated requirements in Tennessee laws that will be addressed separately.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 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 1015
By Slater

SENATE BILL 945
By Haile

SB0945
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AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025
(1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and
Title 49, relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2406, is amended by deleting
the section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.