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SB1067 • 2026

Education, Curriculum

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

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Sponsor
White, 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 and text do not provide information on penalties for non-compliance or frequency of updates to the curriculum online.

Tennessee Character Education Curriculum Law

This bill requires local school districts in Tennessee to publish their character education curriculum on their websites.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each local education agency (LEA) to post its character education curriculum online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local school districts in Tennessee

Terms To Know

LEA
Local Education Agency, which is a local government unit that supervises public schools.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how often the curriculum needs to be updated on the website.
  • It's unclear if there are penalties for non-compliance with this law.

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. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 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 1195
By Cepicky

SENATE BILL 1067
By White

SB1067
003232
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education curricula.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-1007(c), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subsection:
Each LEA shall publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.