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SB1606 • 2026

Local Education Agencies

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details about enforcement or frequency of updates, leaving these points as unknowns.

Publishing Character Education Curriculum

This bill requires local school districts to post their character education programs online.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local education agencies (LEAs) to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website.
  • Updates Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, to include this requirement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local Education Agencies in Tennessee

Terms To Know

LEA
Local Education Agency, which refers to a school district or other local organization responsible for public schools.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an LEA fails to publish the curriculum.
  • It is unclear how often the curriculum needs to be updated on the website.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  2. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1512
By Cepicky

SENATE BILL 1606
By White
SB1606
010731
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education instruction.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-1007(c), is amended by adding
the following to the end of the subsection:
An LEA shall publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.