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SB1229 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 48 and Title 49, relative to athletics.

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Sponsor
Rose
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on whether LEAs and public charter schools are required to follow rules set by the commissioner for submitting these reports.

Changing Reporting Dates for Foster Care Students in Athletics

This bill changes the deadline from January 1st to March 1st each year for local education agencies and public charter schools to submit reports on foster care students' athletic participation to the state education department, and removes the requirement for the department to send an annual report about this information.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline from January 1st to March 1st each year for local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to submit reports on foster care students' athletic participation to the state education department.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local education agencies (LEAs) in Tennessee
  • Public charter schools in Tennessee

Terms To Know

local education agency (LEA)
An organization that is responsible for providing public education to students within a specific area.
public charter school
A type of public school that operates under a contract or 'charter' with an authorizing body, often offering more flexibility in how it runs its programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if LEAs and charter schools do not submit their reports by the new deadline.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect foster care students' access to athletic activities.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1229
By Rose

SB1229
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 48 and Title 49, relative to athletics.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-2-136, is amended by deleting
subsection (b) and substituting instead the following:
(b) By March 1, 2026, and by each March 1 thereafter, each LEA and public
charter school shall submit to the department of education documentation of its
compliance with this section in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.