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SB1576 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Lowe, Cochran
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is specified in the bill text but was included under 'what_it_does' rather than being a separate point.

Making Student Allergy Reporting Forms Public

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Education to post a standardized form for reporting student allergies on its website.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a part of Tennessee's education laws about making information public.
  • Requires the department to post an allergy reporting form online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Education

Terms To Know

Department of Education
The government agency that handles education in Tennessee.
Standardized form
A specific document used for reporting student allergies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the department will make the form available.
  • It is unclear if there are other requirements besides posting the form online.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  3. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  5. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2015
By Cochran

SENATE BILL 1576
By Lowe
SB1576
010658
- 1 -

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 49-1-208, is amended by deleting the
second sentence and substituting instead the following:
The department shall make the form publicly available on its website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.