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SB1162 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to assessments.

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Sponsor
Akbari, Camper
Last action
2025-03-05
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement or monitoring of compliance with the new policy.

Act for Retaking State Tests

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Education to create a policy that allows students to retake certain state tests if they are interrupted by events beyond the control of the school.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee Department of Education to develop or approve a policy for retaking TCAP tests when administration is interrupted due to an act of God or other circumstance beyond the control of the school.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students who take TCAP tests in Tennessee
  • Schools and charter schools that administer state-mandated assessments

Terms To Know

TCAP test
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, a set of standardized tests for students.
LEA
Local Education Agency, which refers to public schools and school districts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the interruption is due to something within the control of the school.
  • It's unclear how the Department of Education will enforce or monitor compliance with this new policy.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

  2. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  3. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

  4. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  5. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  7. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  8. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  10. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  11. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  12. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  13. 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 732
By Camper

SENATE BILL 1162
By Akbari

SB1162
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
Chapter 6, relative to assessments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The department of education shall develop or approve a policy developed by an
LEA or public charter school allowing for the retake of a Tennessee comprehensive
assessment program (TCAP) test, including an end-of-course assessment, if the
administration of one (1) or more of the state-mandated TCAP tests is interrupted due to
an act of God or another circumstance beyond the control of the school.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it,
and applies to the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter.