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SB1175 • 2026

Local Education Agencies

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school districts.

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Sponsor
Akbari, Harris
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the criteria for designating an LEA as high performing or what happens if an LEA fails to meet re-designation criteria.

School District Performance Reporting

This bill requires Tennessee's Department of Education to publish information about high-performing school districts on its website each year.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the department of education to list online by July 31 every year which local education agencies (LEAs) are designated as high performing for the upcoming school year.
  • The list includes how long these LEAs will be designated as high performing before needing to meet new criteria.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee's Department of Education
  • Local education agencies in Tennessee

Terms To Know

LEA
Local Education Agency, which is a public school system or other agency that provides educational services to students.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the department will decide which LEAs are high performing.
  • It's unclear what happens if an LEA doesn't meet the criteria for re-designation when it needs to be reviewed again.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  4. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  5. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  6. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  7. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  11. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1275
By Harris

SENATE BILL 1175
By Akbari
SB1175
003027
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to school districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 7, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
By July 31, 2025, and by each July 31 thereafter, the department shall list on its
website each LEA designated as a high performing school district for the upcoming
school year and how long the LEA will be designated a high performing school district
before having to meet the criteria for re-designation pursuant to this part.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.