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SB1324 • 2026

Education, Higher

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

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Sponsor
Reeves, Sherrell
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on the impact of the change on transparency or accountability.

Changing Reporting Requirements for Higher Education Institutions

This bill changes how higher education institutions in Tennessee report grievance activities to state committees upon request.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes reporting requirements for the board of regents, each state university board, and the University of Tennessee's board of trustees.
  • Requires reports summarizing grievance activities only when requested by specific state committees, not annually.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Higher education institutions in Tennessee
  • State committees responsible for education

Terms To Know

grievance activities
Issues or complaints raised by students, staff, or faculty that are addressed through formal processes.
state university board
A governing body responsible for overseeing a state university's operations and policies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if no requests are made by the committees.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect transparency or accountability in higher education institutions.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  3. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  6. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1178
By Sherrell

SENATE BILL 1324
By Reeves

SB1324
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-117, is amended by deleting
subsection (c) and substituting:
(c) Upon the request of the education committee of the senate or the committee
of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over subject matters pertaining to
education, the board of regents, a state university board, or the board of trustees of the
University of Tennessee shall provide a report to the requesting committee summarizing
grievance activities of the previous year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.